Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-03-30
Things and Doings at the Capital.
COLUMBUS, March 25th, 1859.

week or two or leave some things undone
that are deemed Of great importance =
The Senate on Friday passed the bill
amending the Charter of the Warren and
Franklin Railroad Co, so as TO permit
the Company TO locate the road any
where in The township Of Warren instead
of in the village, and the probabilities are
that it will pass the House.
Judge Barley whose word is law with
the majority, has been here and made
himself very busy in favor of It's passage.
Mr.. Kent has also been here, | learn,
lobbying for it.
A bill by Mr.. Haymaker passed the
House on TUESDAY, constituting the coun,
ty Auditor, Surveyor, and Commission
ers a Beard of Equalization for each
county, instead of the present Board,
which includes the District Assessors.
The House has passed Mr.. Finefrocks
Hill 10 restore the canals TO the contract
ors. The Supreme Court decided the
contracts unconstitutional, and the con-
tractors were dispossessed, but the field
for plumber was too rich, and the con-
tractors too good Democrats TO be sent
off by so slight a matter as q mere viola
ton of The Constitution, consequently
they must be r~einstated, but the Senate,
not having the fear of the House before
their eyes, indefinitely postponed the bill.
which so enraged some of the fsllhful as
to seriously threaten a breach Of the
peace.
Judge Rankin thinking it would never
do 10 give it up 50, introduced into the
House a resolution to appoint a commit
tee 10 examine the claims that these
fraudulent contractors have sci up against
the State in consequence of being dis
possessed Of their contracts.
This committee is to sit during summer
and report 10 the next Legislature.
Verify tbs Democracy do lOalhe
smelling committees"
On Wednesday The house had under
consideration Mr.. Edson's bill 10 repeal
the imprisonment clause of the liquor
law, when 10 the distance The sound of.
martial music was heard, and forthwith
both branches of the Legislature must
take a recess of three or four hours TO
allow the Honorables to see the trainin'
and the presentation OF a war-worn flag
from some of the volunteers who fought
and bed in Mexico.
The flag was presented to TIE State
to be handed down to posierity as a me-
mento of the valor of the ''Bonny Buck
eye State"
The Legislature convened again at
I o'clock P. NJ. after doing military ser
vice, and resumed the consideration of
the liquor question.
1t appeared very evident however, that
some %duringihe recess had imbibed a good
deal of the spirit of pat riot isns or some
other spirit-for when the business had
fairly commenced, Mr.. Andrews and
Mr.. Brooks engaged in N earnest con-
versatien, and the gen aeman from Hamil-
ton slapped the face of the gentleman
from Auglaize, remarking ihathe permit,
ted no man to call him a liar. As it was
ali in the "family" but little notice was
taken of the affiir. The bill under con
was referred 10 q committee,
aud sleeps quietly now.
TheStaie Journal has been diving in
to the archieves Of the State and has
brought up a very ugly looking record
relative 10 Morgan and E1gerton, the two
principal actors in the late Treasury
Investigation. 1t appears from this rec
ord which is composed of letters written
by and to these persons, that they were
well acquainted with the embarrassment
of the treasurer and the treasury, years
before the defalcation was made public,
and it required all the ingenuity of them
both, with a good deal of outside assis-
lance 10 cover up The rascality until Re-
publican officers had charge of the treas.
ury, and the public knows The amount of
lying that has been resorled TO since that
time, 10 make Gibson and others scape-
goats 10 bear the sins of these worthless.
Now the people will be able to guess at
the reason this committee were unable
to find the two hundred thousand dollars
THAI BreSlin would not account to E1ger-
ton fer, and may also guess why these
two men who had always been thought
TO know something of the rascaliiies prac-
upon the people, were selected to
make this investigation. Let the light
The House yesterday, passed the bill
for the relief of The Treasurer of Coshoc-
ton County, that had before passed the
Ii releases the Treasurer and his
securities from all liabilities for the loss
of the money and re qnires the State, the
and other persons natural or ar
iinciaI to give the Treasurer full credit
for so much Of their money as he says
was stolen.
Well, this is a precedent, and if future
do not have business of this
kind TO do ] am not good at guessing,
all.
The Gag resolution that 1 mentioned