The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-03-04
FROM COLUMBUS,

CorrssDondsHcG Of The JtfsrSOHian Democrat
COLUMBUS, February l9th, 1859.
DEAR SIR Tho House has probably |
been engaged as many hours, the past week,
as at any time before during tho present
session, ard in both branches thore has
been more than usual discussion upon
number os important measures, On Mon.
day tho time of tho House vas principally
occupied in discussion upon u resolution to
instruct tho Committee on Finance to ro-
port Bill to provide for the redemption of
Seneca County and Canal Bank of Glove
land Bank notos, and Leote'o Bill for in
crease of salary to State and Judicial officers
Tho first appears to mo an ominently
proper measure, aud that it is only qucs.
ton of time. for it must bo dono at somo
time, ard tho sooner done tho bcttcr to tho
Bill holders. Tho best thing to DO done
with this money now, is to deposit it with
the Receiver appointed here for Seneca, and
at Cleveland for Canal Bank, taking their
receipts bearing interest until paid The
increase of Salary BiIl-although probably
!
they should bo, tho pooplo will not be very
anxious to SEQ it pass now, ir its present
shape at all ovents, Tuesday discussion
| upon the same bill, and also for an amend
mcut to the Constitution upon the Liconsc
/ question. Wednesday samo. Thursday
lengthy upon House Bill ISL, Preventing
| domestic animals from running at largo
! Friday the most Of the timo IS occupied in
discussing bill to repeal tho Library por-
| ton of the Common School Law. This
proposition, although meeting with some
favor at first, is not likoly to prevail. 1t is
urged with some force that the system has
not long enough been tried to determine as
to tho good which may result from it
Messrs. Rankin, Day, ELson, and Christy,
for repeal; and Mcssrs. Monroe, Lcete,
| Fincfrock, Raymond and Plants opposed to
! it. Tho Liconso question was defeated on
! Thursday, but tho vote is rcconsidcred, and
! tho effort has been made to tako it up u
number of times siuco, not as yet succeed
| ing howovor. Among other bills tho House
have passed. an amendment to tho Code
providing for tho taxing of costs of trans
cript, &c, to party defeated, in petition in
orror or OH appeal. Also Bill to exempt
from taxation Agricultural Fair grounds
aud buildings, bill to amond tho act to
provide for tho erection of Town Halls, and
u bill to amend the jury law, preventing a
person who has served as taIisman juror in
any cause, in tho same court at tho same
, torn, from serving as juror in any Other
J court, or rather making this cause of chal
j lcngo This is understood to be iutondeC
to do away with professional Jurors hanging
around our Court houses in large towns auC
=, cities.
Tho Senate spent the most Of two days
e Thursday and Friday in discussing aud vot
q ing upon amer Gmopts to tho Bill repeating
IS the Ten Per Cont Law, and finally atteI
e every parliamentary effort was made, ant
. iuiIed to doicat it; it passed by vote o
Il twenty to fourteen. Much general satisiac
r. ton is expressed in regard to il. whilo som,
n grumble. Mr.. Caldwell Of your district ha
exortcd himself, and been OF valuable aid il
j. bringing about this repeal so far us tho Son
u ate is concerned. That body on Wodnes
n day indefinitely postponed thcBill to allow
"a w. Allen to suo the State. So that thi
is matter is again put to rost 1t seems tha
i he has just claim, and that it should b
'f paid, whether this be tho right way to deter
y mine the matter or not.
u That this worry usofu machine to the poo
.r ple, will DO kept running until the first q
April, now seems most probable. A b
~ was introduced the other day to restore I'll
h, Canal Contracts, and tho doterminatiu
H. seeing to be to put this through before ad
iournment any how. AS all is not peace i
nj tho camp, it is said it cannot be done will
ed out help from Republicans, and that thor
n. is a probability that some of them will voi
S. for IT, trust not. 1t is too humiliatin
oo the thought that tho State of Ohio will col
ol tract aud dcker with the same tricksteI
10 and parties whom sho has just detected i
IN criminal and prohgate use of publ
tn moneys Of the State. For sail under wha
ms colors they may, il is the same clique, il
CO cludng tho same parties who have beo
:, depicting the State Treasury resulting i
;, tho Brcslin deiacation. X,
'e, DEAR SIR This has been a great da
-. among tho sovcreigns, atlas the people here
in In consideration of tho fact that it is til
he anniversary of the birth day of Washington
lis both Houses of tho General Assembly ad
OF journcd over from last evening, until Wed
a. ncsday. and to-day tho members have bee
" adding their quota of supply to tho CROW
ID which has besn filing through The stfoot
es seeking for pleasure, and the graliGcatio
of curiosity in the many iueideuts Of th