The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-30
THE JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRAT.


and, at ten O'Clock, a Committee of Confer
cnce upon the difference betweon the two
Houses, was appointed. About eleven
o'clock this Committee reported, aud tho
House refused to agree to tho report. AT
ore, another Committee OF Conference was
appointed, in the report of which, ut two
o'clock, both Houses concurrod, and, as soon
after as the bill could be enrolled and signed,
tho annual message passed between the
Houses. aud an adjournment was had The
bill! finally passed with the lease provision
stricken out, and simply making apprOpri-
ations 10 keep the Works in repair. and
limiting tho amount which can be drawn
from the treasury to All excess oyor and
above the receipts. of 81 900 per month
This, like tho general appropriation bill
which passed on Saturday evening was car.
ricd only by q baro Constitutional majority
of fihy.throo votes--the last by strict
party vote, tho other vory nearly 80, and
both after constant labor in Conference
Committees. Tho bill in relation to print
ing tho laws in tho newspapers, failed be-
tween tho two Houses, Monday evening"
Ii originally passed tho Senate repeating all
laws providing for such publication, was so
amended in the House as to restore tho law
very nearly as it was before tho passage Of
tho act Of last Winter. To this the Senate
disagreed and Committee of Conference
was appointed, but did not report in time
for action. Thus the old law, which really
needs some change, to prevent unnecessary
| expense. remains, as tho result OF attempting
| too much.
| During tho evening the Representatives
| Hall was crowded almost to suffUcation -
! Whenever the Canal Bill was before the
| House either on report Of Conference Com
mittoes or in any olEer way, tho utmost
! good order, and much oalncst discussion
was had but, in tho interiins. whie these
Committees were out, there was occasionally
very essential lettings down of Legislative
dignity. Very many Of tho usual resolu-
tions adopted at such times, were put
through. The snmo Of speccheS, All gen.
eral business and some considerable spScidi
was in order. Great efforts at sport were
made and some small success achieved. -
Tho Members part with the most perfect
good feeling personally. In fact, there has
been less personal feeling manifested during
tho past session, than l hayo over before
. Witnessed.
| Thus has terminated tho first session OF
tho present General Assembly. When the
volume of laws passed by it shall DO pub.
lishcd, II will perhaps appear that no great
harm las been dono. if tho good desired ha;
not been reached. Between two and three
} hundred bills have boon disposed of on u
iiual vote in tho House, aud yet tho number
! OF laws passed. is unusually small, in whicl
, perhaps as much wisdom has been mani
, tested as in any other way. | should like Il
} morallzo u little upon this subject, but tim,
: and prudence, the better part OF yaIor for
bid. Suffice it TO say, tho present Genera
Assembly is made up of set of men Of fAi
. ability, of rather more than usually Uor log
istors) good character aud habits, of earncs
. purpose and disposition to labor; and ye
a what has been accomplished. is not up Il
U what was expected, eithOr by the people o
o themselves. Especially is this so as to tn
/ class of measures in which tho people o
4 your part of tho State fcel deepest intercs,
n Why is this so !: No; for lack of industr
d or intollgonce, but for want of union -
t There has been ip tho House, no MA orit
Q which could DO re.iod npon for distinctly
t Republican meHeures. True enough, vot,
4 could be secured to vote down outrageou
d Democratic Pro Slavery measures, but nc
. enough to enact benefcent Anti. SLAYER
II measures. All the strength of the majorit
Il was spent in "borning" United States Ser
} ator. Although tho opposition to Chas
d was interior IN numbers, yet it's btterne,
e was such that only by the most careful mar
rs agement and perhaps a little Provdenti'
o interference, was it brought about.
t Hero, with this dissertation, will rclie'
o yourself. readers and columns from long,
burden, making my lowest bow, and sui
IS scribng myself your humble correspondent
!. Il.