Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-03-21
LRTTER FROM CoLU1IDUs.


CoLUBUs, March 49,
The last week Of the session is reached, and
both Houses are working pretty earnestly. They
do not talk loss that casual spectator can
Obsorve-but they meet earlier and adjourn la
ter every day.
Tbs Senate has, after two days constant
application, got through with the general ap.
preparation bill. dropped in Saturday after
noon when they were passing over the amend
ments adopted in committee of the whole, and
heard some lively discussion on an amendment
Of the appropriation of $40, 900 taken from the
Sinking Fund in 1858 to repair the canals. 1t
was proposed by the minority to add to the
SpproprAting clause 8 protest Of the General
Assembly, against such use Of the Sinking
Fund, as unlawful and unconstitutional This
the Republicans very properly voted down
II is well known that thCre was at that
time no other money with which to repair the
canals, and whether technically correct or not,
the application of the Sinking Fund 10 that
purpose, was perfectly proper 1t was merely a
Democratic dodge TO put the Republican legis-
ators at variance with their State officers.
Senator Monroe got through liberal appro-
pr .tioDs for the support of his favorte institu-
tions-,he Reform Farm and the Idiot Asylum.
To the particular exertions of the same gentle
man, those interested in tho Cleveland, Tusca-
Iawas and Medina 3 R owe the passage Of a
bill to sell their line and franchises 4his gosd
was incorporated in 1851, and foTtY.two miles
were constructed at a cost of 5000, 900, when a
broker in New York with when three hundred
thousand dollar bonds Of the Company were
deposited, made way with them for his own
use, and the Company became bankrupt, They
cannot finish the road to Wheeling as was de-
signed, and they asked power to sell TO those
who could and would bind together the Coal o;
eastern Ohio and the oheese of the Reserve
Stockholders, Directors and all desire the srle.
Last week Senator Parish made fine histor'
ioal aud patriotic speech on his bill to enable
the town of Fremont to purchase Fort Steven,
son. think the permission will be granted.
There was some very curious discussion on
the appropriation of $4,000 to pay the expenses
% the Legislative Festival here in January
one high-toned Democrat opposing it cOnstitu'
tionally, although he had originally voted to
i invite the Kentuckians and Tennesseeans, and
had voted for this very appropriation. Nov
when the expense was incurred, he was op.
posed to meeting it.
Mr.. Garfield exposed the absurdities of this, as
did several others Mr.. Monroe favored meeting
the expense, now it had been contracted. A
correspondent Of the Cincinnati Gazsttee has
SUBSTANTIALLY reported his argument:
"Mr. Monroe put the thing in its true light
in forcible and witty little speech which he
made. He said that at first he had thought the
proper way would have been for each member
of the Legislature Individually to meet the eX'
penses of their guests, and he had voted against
the resolution appropriating $4,000. But b,
regarded the question as closed now. There
wCs no doubt that the expense had been incur
red with the sanction of the State, and it vai
the duty of the State to pay it He did not
see how any one loving the good name Gnt
credit of Ohio could oppose the payment; anC
as he could not excuse himself for now voting
against it, so he did not believe his constituents
would blsmo him for sustaining the honor o
the State-though, if any part of Ohio could
reasonably grumble at entertaining shareholders
Obe Rim could. He would pay this debt or
lgood Abolition ground. We had contracted it
and Abolitionists never repudiate To get 1
man to work for you, az these hackmen anC
landlords had done, and then refuse to pay
them, was kind ,f slaveholding. Oberlir
couldn't stand that He should vote for thu
appropriation. The amendment was carried.
If this correspondent had said that Mr.. Mon
roe was opposed from FIRST to last, to the appro'
priation in itself, but now felt bound in honor Il
vote to pay the States debt deliberately in'ur'
red by legislative authority, he would hav,
done that gentleman's position more cOmplet'
Justice.
There has been nothing very interesting il
the House that think of now
The spring advances rapidly and the wealth
er has been charming till this morning, whel
it rains. @.