The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-01-26
Columbus Correspondence.
Hall fthe House Of Reps,
COLUMBUS, Jan. 10. '59.

Hall ofthe House Of Reps,
COLUMBUS, Jan. l9. '59.
DEAR SrIRIT:-In accordance with the
promise 1 made in my last letter, 1 pro-
pose to give your readers sketch Of the
proceedings of the General Assembly.
The bill making an appropriation to
continue the work of boring the artesian
well, and bill so amending the school
law as to allow of the union af town and
township in the support of high schools,
were passed. Both houses adjourned un-
til Tuesday morning.
TUESDAY, Jan. l8.
SENArE.-Mr Morrow from the Stand
ing Committee on Common Schools and
school houses Reported back Senate bill
No. l62, supplementary to an act to pro-
vide for the reorganization, supervision
and maintenance of Common schools,
with pending amendments of the House.
aud recommended that they be passed.
SuRdry remonstraDces we're presented
against the sale of the public works, A
bill was introduced by Mr.. Caldwell rela-
tive to the law on road supervisors and one
by Mr.. Winans to amend the interest law.
HOUSE The following bills were intro
duced:
By Mr. Bell, amending the school law
so as to provide township Boards for the
examination of TEACHERS instead of county
Boards.
BY Ny. Ray of Scioto, to authorize
the Commissioners of said county to pur-
chase lands and erect county Jail.
BY Mr.. Monroe. amending the law reg
ulating the fees of Sheriffs.
This bill is to allow Judges to order the
payment of expenses incurred for rent, &C.,
for the safe keeping of goods taken on ex-
ecution. -
BY Mr.. Green, defining the jurisdiction
of Probate Courts. This bill gives to
Probate Courts concurrent jurisdiction
with Justices, when trial by jury is waived.
A report received from the State
House Commissioners, in response to the
resolution of Mr.. Dobmeyer, reported that
the Dome of the State House was nearly
completed, and that it now presented the
general appearance designed by the origi-
nal plan of Mr.. West. Plans for Corin-
inthian columns around the outside of the
Cupols, had been presented to the Com.
missioners, and would be added if or
dered by the legislature-not otherwise.
The House passed bill requiring
township A assessors to ascertain the mum.
ber Of sheep killed and injured by dogs.
The House spent the principal part OF
the afternoon in Committee of the whole,
your humble servant in the chair, and con.
sidered several bills among which was q
bill fixing the compensation sof members
of the Assembly at $500 per year All
sorts of speeches were made aud amend
,nerts offered, but without disposing of the
bill, the committee rose and the House
adjourned.
promised in my last letter to give
your readers little hint in relation TO the
extravaganza On our new State Houses but
l confess that am at loss TO know
where to begin. By reference to the re-
port of the Commissioners ofthe State
House, it will be seen that from the veal
1888 up to the year lS4s there was ap
propriated by the General Assembly tn,
sum of ONE HUNDRED AND TWEEN
-FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUN
DREn AND SEVENTY FIVE DOL
LARS. The amount appropriated eact
year from l849 up to the present time ii
as follows, to wit: