The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-03-25
FROM COLUMBUS.
CORES tsOoadsace Of The J,gsrsoniaa Democrat.
COLUMBUS, March 10Th 1859.

business must be very uuinterestiDg to your.
self and readers am much at loss in at
tempting 10 give you a summary OF news
for the week past. Both branches have
Ooen very busiIy engaged in business, the
Senate having held one late evening session,
and passed quite number OF bills. Some
twenty five or thirty bills have passed the
House, yet in looking over the List, very
lew arc noticed OF general interest. The
truth is, that the evil OF local and special
legislation, sought to be prevented IN tho
new Constitution, is largely on the increase.
Wero IL not for tho wrong, it would be
amusing to see the easo with which const-
tutiOual objections give way, when IL is de-
slrable TO pass any measure open to such
objections. In fact the constitution has
boon SO often cracked, that without difficult
ty you can drive six horse team through
It III any direction you please.
Among billie having passed tho Senate, IS
one, " kolmbursng the Sinking Fuud, Tor
loss accrulng thereto, by tho treasury deiAl-
catiOn;" One "Approprlatng money for tho
pay ymeut Ot Interest, portion OF the debt aud
| expenses OF Commissioners OF sinking fund.-
uuv TO further prevent tho taking OF usu
! rlous interest by banks $ one, Providing
| for iurles ia trials OF certain Offences before
Justices of the Peace" aud another {" Pro.
vdlng for the renewal, and 20 regulate the
| final payment of tho funded debt OF the
/ State" Ths last was to-day lost III the
! House, but tho vote was rtconsiderCd and II
will undoubtedly pass House bill 4l0,
Amending road law so as TO dispense wItt
Supervisors certificates was yesterday losl
on It's final passage, Among those passing
the House is noticed, House Blll, Al " Re
curing township cIeiks TO give bonds =
House Bill, 469, Providing tor tho election
OF Supervisors of districts. Tins Olll pro
vides for meeting of tho inhabitants II
different road districts, on tho Saturday at
ternoon previous to tho first Monday ol
April for this purpose. House BIN, 4oo
TO help along tho MlIIia;' Sana;e Blll22l
40 authorize tho adoption OF children.
This provides for their becoming legal heirs
and releases them entirely from tho control
OF their natural parents, in certain cases
and also House Bill, 375, d" Appropriatng
Spring navigation" This bill passed OF
| Monday, but after resting one night, ant
having caucus in the morning, some OF th,
faithful thought they smeIt Il" niger in til
wood plu," so on Tuesday morning the yot
was rrconsidured, and after much gas. an,
some considerable voting, tho matter wa
passed for tho tmo, and is now made tn
speciu! ordor for next Tuesday The diff
culry in passing this very necessary appro
prlatiun, is just this consequent upon tn
very heavy floods OF last june breaches oC
Cured upon ono section of the Ohio Cana
to such Uu extent that tho appropriati0
made was insufficient to put them in repaiI
. Tho alternative was presented D! eiIhe
II calling tho Legislature together for the pun
e pose OF making tho necessary appropriation
Il Let tho bitches wash out, and run dry, sus
pending entirely navigation on tbs South
. cru portion of tho Ohio Canal, and render
3 ing OF very little use tho whole line of tha
work, during the remainder of the season
Or else the officers OF the State tako tho re
sponsibiiity of using for this purpose tn
needed amount oi money. The latter cours
was adopted and thus was oyerdrawn abou
y Skl6 900. by tho expenditure OF which tn
State saved some three times that amoun
: THIS money was used however without au
= thoritv OF law, ard tho INA ority thinkin
thuy can mako somo capital out OF it, az
II determined to appropriate no money (
IL meet their own drafts Aud whllo they car
l. not as yet control all their own men ,Repul
IS licans refuse to vote for tho bill, with III
/. express provision that this amount shall M
be paid.
to AGother bill which excites considerab
II. attention,s tho restoration of theCunal col
,s tracts, which passed the House yesterda
20 This is an inIquitous moasure,and tho bret
rem had pretty tight time in putting
g through. Ono memucr had paired off !;
sOmu voted against, aud others would II
OIL yoro at all. Alter going through with q
Us call, 10y tnegraphic signs from the clerk
IT. was ascertaIued that one more vote "
es wanting Thcreupon the leaders began
us try tho backs of those who had not vot
with them. One would not vote at all
70. Another would not change his vote, but t
oh brethren having paired II showing evidt
~. signs that he was sorry he had done so. {
le, whoie force was brought to bear upon hi
or expostulation, threatening and exhortati'
induced him to drawl out an unwilli
F., AVE-" the clerk made his report, and
"' bill was announced passed. This bill p
a'' vides for letting by contracts tho repu
cN' upon the canals. aud also II tho contract
on, fail 10 keep them up, tho State 20 "a
MY them in charge. The upshOt of tho mat
ed. is, that there being ono ar two fat jobs, ,rh'
will DO worked, aud the others where
re. price is really low, will probably fall back
ale The State. 1t is however doubtful if it p
ot the Senate.
an, Perhaps it will be interesting TO you
,nI know that the big State bore is yoI
' largo, has gota huIe some 1925 feet de
-" and is still going down. X
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