Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-03-15

S,riy. Ninth day Of The sessi0n-W What has
been dons-.Adjourned session again.
Treasury defatcation--Penieniiary Re-
port. s,ufaf- -" I.'.I
From Our Own Correspondent.
COLUMBUS, March 10, 1850.
EDiror CnnoN GLE: This completes tho
sixty-ninlh session Of this General Assent
bly,. f
There have been 234 bills introduced in
the HOUSE, and about 100 in the Senate;
of these A have been passed and IRE laws;
is Of them have been killed, snc 2s indie.
fin:tcly postponed, which is equivalent to
killing them. So you will see that if all
the Bills Introduced are disposed Of this
session fard wurk viii have to be doEe
during the remainder o. the session. n
fear my reputation as a prophet will be
somewhat impaited hereafter, on account Of
my quasi prophecy in reference TO the ques.
ton Of an adjourned session. l supposed
when ] last wrote you that the que s,ion
was really settled, and that the great State
Of Ohio was to be without a session Of the
Legislature next1yeor. The question came
up again on Thursday, in the House, where
a resolution was udoptsdtto adjourn on the
26th day Of March. inst, to meet again on
the first Monday In Jsnuary 1861. %. .a
Many circumstances combined to bring
about this result. Numerous members from
the Southern Districts claimed that their
people were In favor OF adjourn ed sessions
and in some counties made it an issue at
the last election. They claim the right to
district the State next winter, provided the
Census returns are received in time. Again,
it is well known thst '6n accouht OF the Bres.
lin defalcution oS6bhrf finances are not in the
most prosperous condition, and that 1t is
utterly impossible TO make proper a2pro-
priations for two years. Then here Is the
New Penitentiary to be built, a new build
ing for the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, which
Is about tumbling down. and a score of 9th
er reasons pressing on the members, con.
strained them to agree on on adjourned SEES.
sion.
The Resolution was passed by a vote Of
81 yeas, and 80 nays. Fifteen Democrats
voted in favor Of the resolution, aud n Re.
publicans voted against it, so it will be seen
that 1t was not made a party question.
Mr.. Converse, a Democratic member of
the House from franklin county introduced
the following Resolution into the House
this afternoon: l"'.'' F'. f
RESOLVED, by the General Assembly, That
the Joint committee appointed to ~investi.
gate tho alleged Discrepancy between the
books OF the Auditor and Treasurer, be re-.
quired also 10 investigate the condition of
the SINKING fund, and whether in the month
of June, 1858, there was not token from the
Treasury the sum Of $l6, $40 90, contrary
to the constitution and the laws of this
State-and report what steps are necessary,
In their judgment, to procure the same To-.
be returned TO the Treasury.
The Committee alluded to was sppoirted
this morning, to inquire into an alleged dis.
crepancy, between the Books Of the Auditor
and Treasurer Of Stale.
Mr.. Welsh offered the following amend.
ment: "nnd that the investigation extend
back to the year 1855. and the committee
be requested to report whether any debts
had been contracted. or appropriation made
in violation of law during that year, or the
preceding one.".ie es'.a Ff' .-
Mr.. Baldwin ofEsred tho following addi-
tional amendmen,.1i ~ 4'gl'n"r q
Strike out all after the words "Treasurer
OF State" and insert. "Mahing such further
investigation into the condition OF the Ire.
asury as said committee shall deem neces-
sary," and report to the Legislature on or
before the 20th lust,
Mr.. Baldwin's amendment was voted
down. .a. H ar. .a 't
The question then was on Mr.. Wel.h's
amendment, which camssto y vote, as fol
lows: Yeas 80; Nays u. II being observed
that there was no, a quorum voting of cour Q
there was no decision Of the question; and
resolution with the amendment went on the
table by adjournment. The political com.
plexion Of the vote on Nv. Welsh's amend.
ment was as follows: Ayes. 80 Republicans,
6 Democrats; Noes; Az Democrati.
Judeing from the polkicSi complexion of
this vote what party, thiHk you, fears an in
vestigation Of the past soiugs in the Treas
ury Department. lI-
1t may be well to say In reference to the
above referred to defaication, that there 10
no foundation for It whstever have been
informed by a gentleman who was one of
the Comm ission appointed to compare their
books (not under the above resolution, but
under a former law. } that The only error they
found was n OF THREE CENTS, and
that enormou amount was recti6ed in the
proper ann SO the psrturicnt noun
tain hos brought forth a ridiculous nlouseg
The report Of the Committee on the New
Penitentiary has been referred to the Com
mittee on tho Penitentiary in the House,
and to the same Committee believe, in
the Senate.
0-Hon. T. W Newman, late Speaker