Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-01-23
CoLUMBUs CORREspoNDENOE


COLUMBUS Jan ~, louu'
In the Senate this A. NJ. several bills were
read second time and appropriately referred.
House Blu, To amend an act entitled "An
Act to amend the 18Th section of an act en-
titled an act relating to the organization of
Courts of Justice, and their powers and duties,
passed Feb, 10, 1852" was passed-yeas ~,
nays 2. Mr.. Collins introduced a Bill max
ing further partial appropriations for 1860.
The Senate then went into Committee Of
the Whole on the orders of the day. The bills
considered in Committee were ore fixing the
duties and compensation of the Attorney GEN
eral. This bill makes it imperative upon the
Attorney General to reside in Columbus, and
fixing his compensation at not over Sl,4OO,
including collection fees. This latter section Of
the bill was stricken out. A bill To amend an
Act defining the jurisdiction and regulating
the Practice of Probate Courts, passed March
Is, 1853, which was passed without amend
ment, although there was a considerable dis.
cussion on both of them. In the afternoon
the Senate went into Committee of the Whole
on the same bills, and they were discussed at
great length, and driIy enough. The whole Of
the latter BILL after the enacting clause, was
stricken out.
So far Sc bills have been introduced into the
Senate; and in the House s6--being a grand
total of I42. They won't all pass-hardly,
In the House to-day the bill of Mr.. Hitch
cock to amend section 10 of "an Act establish
ing Boards of County Commissioners, and pre-
scribing their duties, passed March IL, 1858
and supplementary to an act entitled "An Act
to establish code of Civil Procedure" passed
March IL, 1855, were both passed. The after.
noon was chiefly spent in discussing the sub
treasury law, in which W. B. Woods and Par
sons figured do not think the bill will pass
A large number of petitions were also pre-
sented.
While the Senate was in Committee Of the
Whole on the orders of the day this morning
l took an 'ambrotype" of Col. Ben EasOn.
On the Democratic side of the S snste, he sits
"a quiet, smooth>fsced, dark ha ired, hazel
eyed gentleman. and is known among his con
stituents as simply Ben. Eason. lie is farm
er and purely self-mRde man; a shrewd
successful pOlislclan-One whose enLlre ana
unIeserved adhesion to DemOCr tic faith be-
trays itself in half an hours eonv ersation with
him. He is probably 35 years Of age, about
five feet ten inches high, and weighs nearly OF
quite $50 pounds. Although Col. E. is reserved
and retiring in his bearing among the mem
bers, be unites with strong, practical sense
speaking talents of no common order. ln
this, he reminds me much of Aaron Harlan Of
the House He Speaks more slowly than Mr..
Harlan-carefully arranging his ideas and
words as he prOceeds-talking straight to the
point and saving no more than Is positively
necessary. He has singular habit OF run
ming both hands through his hair, dragging II
back from his fOrehead-then passing the
open palm of his right hand down over his face
drawing the right corner of his mouth curl
ously downward-and in concluding his SEN
tences, inclining his head desperately forward
and opening his eyes to their full bigneB. He
talks earnestly, as though he felt that every
word he uttered was of solemn Importance, and
deserving of the profoundest confederation
Col E is an ardent friend of the Eeducational
interests of the State, and his whole duty will
be done in their behalf In his social relations,
and have known him for many years-Sen-
ator E. gentleman in every sense, generous
TO fault, firm in his friendships, and eternal in
his Democracy-which latter is his most serious
and l regret to say, a hOpeless-efailing.
ALLIFoOTE.