The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-03-18
FROM COLUMBUS.
CorrssoOndeace Of the Jc6ersoaidn Democrat.
CoLuMpus, March 18th, 1859.

usually close attention to business 10 the
House and quite a number of bills have
passed that body. Among which will no.
tice few, to wit i House Bill $50, "Com-
peling Railroad Companies to build culvorts
and construct outlet drains" in cases whero
streams Of water are changed by tho build
ing of the roads Senate Bill,23 Author
zing the sale of surplus copies Of law jour
mails and Executive documents" This bill
"provides for the disposal of those books
which are accumulatng in tho offices of our
County Clerks at auction, the amount real.
lied therefrom to be paid into the County
Treasury" The House Bill, %, "Rcquir-
ing Railroad Companies to enclose their
roads with fences and cattle guards A bill
"to prevent certain county officers from
holding tho office OF Justice of the Peace )"
Another "to require County Auditors to
/ flo Supervisors certificates without fees, and
another Empowering tho Receiver of SEN
oca County Bank to commence suit to re.
cover to tho state the assets of said Bank"
The Senate early in the week after fierce
discussion passed tho Cincinnati Police Bill
of which wrote you last week, which con-
stitutes tho principal business disposed of
in that body, except what is connected with
the reception OF, and printing of the Invcs-
tigating Commissioners report, never for
eating to mention resolution passed by
that body to-day, providing for u sine die
adjournment of this General Assembly on
the 4th day of April nextut IL o'clock noon.
As it is understood tho Democracy in the
House have in caucus assentod to this, the
people may hope to see their Representa-
tives home along about that time, having
holden in place of some fifty or sixty days
session, Very short session of only ninety
two days. Ii those who pay the iddlor
don't doff their hats and make q very low
bow in the excess of their qualification at
tho passage of this resolution, am much
mistaken.
The exciting topic of tho week, has been
tho Report of Tho Treasury Commissioners
This was sent in TO the Senate at the open
, ing of tho session on Thursday morning -
In his message transmitting this report to
the General Assembly, tho Governor saw fit
. to revert to his doubts expressed at the
time of tho appointment of this commission
y of the cOnstitutouality of such an appoint.
o ment by the Legislature, outside Of its own
J.. body. This reused the iro of tho majority
of both bodies, and refusing to print the
message, it was uuceremoniously laid upon
the table. Probably this will not prevent
= tho message from getting before the people
t but there seemed to be upon the minds OF
certain gentlemen an ndetinable fear that
this message would prove an antdote to all
the partizan effect horod to reproduced by
L this report. a joint resolution passed both
# branchus for tho printing of % 900 copies
s of this report; fifteen with, and seven with
i out the evidence. Having sent you a copy
OF this report Immediately on its having becn
printed, which you have probably before
y this examined, shall not attempt to give
Y any synopsis OF its contents; but would
n SIMPLY say, that So far rs the gaining of any
= knowledge Of facts is concerned, not prevl.
ousy ascortainod by the joint committee OF
o the last Legislature, and the investigation
u by MIR. Sparrow, it is grand ,fz=te. BY
n this mean that so far as gaining any knowl
edge of what has become of tho money, W,
10 were Just as we'll OFT before; at all events
no this is so unless it may be something gainc,
" in the statement of Brcslin, by which W
al loain that there arc valuable assets to tn
amount of 5000 900 held by not more tina
" three parties and under his control, but i
On regard to which ho utterly refuses at tn
present time to make any exposure. Th
he substance of his statGmont upon this pon
NJ. it seems to me must impress tho minds
'0 every one candidIy reading it,as it did min
VI that whenever tho people Of Ohio will max
liza up their minds to regard Bresn as the VII
rs, tim OF designing ones, poor, untOrtunat
an prosecuted, innocent one, and so viewin
permit him to return to tho States withol
90 prejudice, free from either civil or crimin
III prosecution, viewing him simply as an or
ah ing,repGntant one and not at all as crimnu
nd then they can have their money and not b
fore.
No ono can sit down to an hours roadir
he of this renort without tho imnrnssion Gx,
ed upon his mind, of tho intent of producing
;ay partzan effect. Itruns through every pag
mr. column, soutonce, line expression, but wi
its bane it carries the antidote 1t is so @
ccssively partzan, AS to destroy its inHuonc
"s II is not as we could have hoped q report
facts, but an argument based upon fac
od colorcd with Wow to bring about certa
is result, and exert certain influence III
. great effect is to connect as many as possib
" with tho handling of the moEey after it w
ca allowed by Breslin TO 60 out of tho Treas
in ry, and show that he was only the tool al
dupe of designing onos. But this matter
so suggestive that my limits are being tran
gressed and my lucubrations must bo chec
our cd; will simply add. that thrust you W
SO not presume from any thing said, dispo
ing ton to excuse any one shown 70 be mix
,lIv up with this matter. Far bo it from IN
2 Let justice be noted out, and due conder
'"' nation fall upon all deserving it,
H. During long session yesterday, and {
,ng day to-day, tho most exciting dobato h
of ragcd upon the floor of tho Nouse, wh
,o has occurred during either session of Il
1t" General Assembly. ltaroso upon an amen
ment proposing to print the Governo
message with tho report, opening up &
or whole subject of the report and the Treas
for ry depletion, I'll stop. X.
','' A PENNSYLVANIA JUDGE on DIVORCE CAsF
tue In the Court of Common Pleas of PITT
dor burgh, on Saturday, Judge Mcclure ma
the some well timed remarks in regard to Il
NOS alarming increase of divorce cases.
=" stated that applications of this ChaTact