Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-02-05
CORRESPONDENTS.

COLUMBUS o., Jan'Y 1857.
MesSrs. Editors.
On Wednesday the 2lst I happened to be in
the House Of Representatives, and sirs. Won
had better think there was a good time there
amongst members upsn the Judges salary bill,
which was in the first place to increase The fees
or rather salaries Of both Supreme and Com
mon Pleas Judges, that Of Common Pleas 10
SEQ 0 and that ofSuprems to $500 per annum
1t had passed the Senate as | understood and
was sent to the House. The measure had a
respectable number OF friends there. Il was
ably eontended for, and every means with
in The rules Of the House for its government.
were resorted to for the purpose ofcarrying the
measure through. Yet witbal il failed by a
decided majority. The bill was indefinitely
postponed by O vote Of some 88 10 56. Your
member 10 the House, and | beliVs your Sena
tor too, voted against the bill, and | think will
be very Likely to vote againts sny proposition
hat may have for its object the increase ofany
fee or salary, unless upon the principle OF ab,
solute righ. and justice and in that event there
is DO doubt they would be justified by theil
constituents.
On Thursday, the 22nd inst, the committed
some days since appointed by the House to in
v~sstigAie aud report upon The difficulty which
occurred between Messrs. Slough and Caldwell
members Of the II, use, made their report there.
in, c%ondemUing in very decisive language the
difficulty but did not recommend any par.
%ticular course to the House, leaving the mat.
ter entirely to that body to act in the premiaee
as to them appeared best The committee
should have recommended, after due time fol
the collection of The facts in the case finding
them us they did and as ihsy were, immediate
expulsion, is the opinion Of the writer, Bat
Il e E having been 3 special order for the day
at 5 o'clock, (ths regular hour for the meeting
ofths House in the aftarRoon) the House
bad TO defer any further action upon the re.
port un,il the special order of the day had
been gone through with, which consumed the
entire afternoon. The special order being the
consideration of House bill No. -, pre-
sentsd by Mr.. Monroe of Loraia Co. having for
its abjsct The submitting ola proposition to the
people Of the State TO strike from the Coastitu-
ton the word "whits,' Upon this proposition
Mr.. Monroe made 3 most beautiful and con
vinciug speech. Perfect silence and good or
der prevailed during its delivery which occu
pied one and ahalf hours. The hall of the
House and its galleries were Gro wded so as ia
be uncomfortable, and wilhal the best OF at
~tention aud good order prevailed. The speech
will no doubt be printed in many of the news.
p.pors of he day, 1t certainly is a good
speech and will be read with much interest.
The report Of the select committee of House
whose duty il was to investigate the Difficult
ty Ehich took place bstWesn two of its mem
bers, Slough and Caldwell, has been ordered
to be printed. lore through courtesy to the
minority, than because the nature Of The case
demanded it. In consequence Of this order to
print the report, the final action Of the House
upon the report has not been had. This pro.
crastination of time is not shat should be in
this case nj this time is the opinion OF the
writer, More hereafter.
.EFE NANnnD