Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-01-30
Columbus Correspondence.
The New STATE HOUSE.

Messrs. Editors The new State
House is not completed yet. nor are the
halls for the two houses of the General
Assembly, so that they can be occupied
bythat body, las Madam Rumor" said
they would be and much yet remains
to be done before they can be occupied.
But, as many Of your readers belong to
a class Of people who are famous for
guessing" perhaps they can form their
own idea when il will be done, when /
tell them that the room to be occupied
by the Representatives. hss cost for
p!astering alone, the snug little sum of
right thousand dollars, Il presume that
includes the lath, Which are all of cast
iron. and is not completed yet. The
Senate hall has none Of the extra plas-
tering on YET, but win be finished SINH
lar to the other.
In the basement, is located q powerful
steam engine, for the purpose of pumping
water. and heating the different apart
ments of the house. It will be 8 mag
ni6cent building. internally. and eIler-
nslly, when completed. but years must
elapse before it is entirely finished.
The LEGISLATURE.
The Legislature ha, not done much
business yet. After organizing IN the
7sh they adjourned until the 9th to give
the ''unterriied" the free use of the time
bonored EIGHTH" and they used it free
ly too. Two days more were spent in
counting the votes Tor State Officers , or,
rather q part o" those two days were
spent in getting the election returns from
Hamilton county corrected. q mistake in
one Of the candidates names having oc.
CURED in the returns.
TIE IskueURITIos OF Gov. CEASE.
Long before the appointed hour for the
Inauguration three P. M the lobby of
the House was densely crowded with
anxious spectators. whist the ladies took
undisputed possession of the desks of the
members, and by the time the Senate
was announced, the seats were nearly all
occupied and the members of both houses
we're obliged to stand during the delive-
ry of n of the best, if not the best In
augural Address cyer delivered in the
State. hope it may be read by every
body. don't let its length prevent any one
from reading it.
WoMAN's RIGHrs.
The best argument l ever sa,g in favor
Of Woman's Rights, was when the ladies
took their seats at the desks Of the mem
bers of the House this afternoon, and in
justice to the ladies, whether the mem
hers like it or not, l must say. | never
saw those desks so handsomely occupied
before. and in these slater days." when
appearance is everything. the argument
must have some force.
The AsrLUA FOR THE DEAF AND Dunn.
This institution, once commodious and
convenient, is now entirely inadequate to
the demands of the public. Very many
of that unfortunate class Of our inhabi-
tants must, necessarily, be excluded. for
want Of room to accommodate them
The buildings, besides being TOO small.
are very old, and must be Immediately
and thoroughly repaired, or new ones
erected in their stead Many of the
members of the Legislature after exam
lining the premises, are in favor Of imme-
diate action of some kind in the matter.
The gentlemsnly Superintendent, Rev.
Mr.. Stone, very strongly urges the ne
cessity Of having several kinds of me.
chanical business carried on in the Insti-
tuition, so that the inmates. many of whom
are poor. and whose parents are not able
to support tbem-when they leave The
school may have a mechanical al well as
a literary education.
Yours, Respectfully, T.
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. l4th 1856.