Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-02-26
Columbus Correspondence.

COLUMBUS, Feb. %, 1859.
Mr. REED:-Ths is now the eighth week Of
the adjourned session Of the Legislature, and,
judging from the business which has accumua-
ted or rather from the mass of bills upon the
desks of members, it is likely that the session will
be prolonged into April, Notwithstanding the
giving out from the majority party, that it will
be brought to close at any earlier day.
On Thursday of Inst week, Mr.. HITcncocK's
bill to prevent domestic animals from running at
large, was taken up and discussed at considerable
length. TWAS laid on the table to take up the
resolution proposing an amendment to the Con.
stitution, so that the people can license the sale
of intoxicating liquors. A call of the House
was had but the friends of the measure saw the
handwriting and moved an adjournment which
prevailed.
! By invitation, Mr.. STONE, the Superintendent
of the Deaf and Dumb Ayslum, occupied the
hall of the House Thursday evening, and enter
tanned large audience illustrating the system
of instruction in that institution. Several class
es of his pupils were present, and passed the
examination very creditably. "A class OF youths,
under instruction but FIVE months, furnished evil
dence of the practcabilily of the system, for
they were enabled TO unite and. define large
; number of words, selected promscuously from
list before the professor.
Hon. Chas REMELIN addressed an audience in
the hall Friday evening - subject, Reform
Schools. Mr.. r. is an interesting speaker and
eviuces great earnesness in the cause of reform.
He has devoted much of his time late years to
this subject, aud the Reform School established at
Lancaster, is the result of his study aud observa
tion--after having visited all similar and kin
dred institutions in this country and in Europe.
Il approaches near, in his view, a School long
established in France. The Reform School is
now in very nourishing condition, and the
State will have reason long TO remember Nj.
: Reemelin whose services have been so gener-
y ously devoted TO the establishment of this
School, and all regret the necessity which has
impeled Mr. r. to withdraw from the active su-
i. pervision of the Reform Farm and School, but
- his private affairs demanded it. He will how
d ever retain advisory position, and lend it his
n counsel and experience
o In the House, on Friday, bill was passed
e which strikes at The privileges of class of loaf
} ers who hang about Court rooms md elbow the
r Sheriff and deputies for seats on juries. The
bill provides that no uryman of this class shall
j. sit on more than one case at the same term oI
IT Court. In the afternoon bill to repeal the
o. Library clause Of the School Law was discussed
x There is persistent effort on the part OF few
K men in the State, to repeal this law, and their
10 reasons are based principally upon the fact that
Id the system has been abused. The library law is
w very little understood, and ii is not strange that
II opposition to its provisions should be expressed
but opprehend that when our libraries become
larger, they will be more appreciated, and The
people at large less disposed TO dispense with
IN them. To repeal the law now would be vir
,a tuaIly throwing away all that has been expended
~ The Senate did q good work on Friday b.
Is passing the House bill to repeal the ten pc
OF cent. law-20 10 l4 leaving the rates at pc
oil cent. OF course the scores of men in every
- town and village who have turned brokers IN
RS der the workings of the ten per cent. law vii
~ declare il bad pOlicy-and others will assure Il
In that the repeal drives from the State much O
nd the foreign capital, sent here for investments =
~, My opinion is, the State is better off withou
y that capital unless it be invested in some leg
rs mate business which will develop the iuduslriG
~ pursuits.
5r The of the country must remain depressed while Il
he rate Of interest high State could not prope
mi willie it takes all earnings of labor pay the
ov The repeal that unwise enactment will stimulate and
- courage industry and in all pursuits well mechanics
long exist the Agnaton produced by the wit
vs. drawal Of 50 mnch capital for usurious purposes.
ed Saturday the Senate indefinitely postponed House bi
ell supplementary far the encouragement Of acultu
s authorizing the State Board TO Incorporate into their repo
80 the Geueral Assembly, abstracts from the reports OF tow
sell .a'is n.niso nv the managers Of Co1uv societies
TO wards the independent societies. and possible, they
crush out" their vitality they wi continue nouri
Ills despite such shortsghtedness.
on In the House. Mr. ALLEN introduced bill to amend
laws relating to roads and highways TO do away
~ the necessity presenting the Treasurer Supervisors
en- tGcate simply by revising parts Of the old law for such Cor
lis ties the time for the working out of the road tax
ng not extended by the COMMISSIONER beyond the III
nm when the duplicate for the collection of taxes placed in
a., hands Of the Treasurer
Yesterday attendance slim in both branches
as quou secured by Nothing of importaI
lt anspired At early hour, both Houses adjourned
ap till wednesdaythe House declaring by preamble that
For day Is the twenty Of February"
IN In last week, in stating that Mr. DEMTSGs
to amend the School law indefinitely postponed
'' was referred 10 select Committee, and is before
uiS' Honse. Yours, A
IN The earnings of the Cleveland & Erie r.
rec for January, 1857, are as follows, compared wi
be those of the corresponding month last year
Freight .................. S54.999 90
yer Passengers. s................ 24,986 90
Mail. SOO 90