American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1860-03-15
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COLUMBUS, March 10.

. great deal farther adSsDcsa than that of
he House. and the former Body 6oaiipasl
iO-tness daily at ten and thres o'elock,
while the latter meets at hllfpast nius
and half pest two. Night! sessions have,
bseD spoken Of. but none hava yet taken
place; AND probably will not ill Ihe week
before adj ournmeut, To day both Houses
had long sessions. working quite ill the
hour OF tea.
A bill (by. Judge Rsyj for the judiciary,
Committee. was INTRODUCED 10 the Senate,
and, by . suppression Of rules. passed.. ap-
propTiating $1,000 for the purchase Of
1905 ooppiss Of Swans Revised Statutes
OF Ohio, now ip press Of Robert Clarke &
Co., at Cincinnati. l. has heretofore bsep
the custom to PURCHASE 5000 cpppies of
the revised statutes; but Judge Key great
ly reduces this humber. and carefully
guards the dis.ributioh Of the books. E,ch
member Of the General assembly il to se
furnished with copy, which is to be re.
turned to the Secretary Of State at the
close Of every session. Copies are TO be
placed in the Offices Of Common Pleas
Judges and each OF the ofhoes Of State.
II was objected by Mr.. Ready, who op-
posed the bill, that it furnished copies
to officials who we're able to buy them, and
lett Justices of tbs Peace without them.
Judge Key expls ned .ythat to supply
this work, TO justiceS. Of whom there were
nearly four hodsahd .iu the State, You'd
require an expenditure Of about $4,000.
At dif-rent times memorials have been
| presented, protesting against the appro-
briaig Of 1000 tc. deiray The expenses OF
the legislative reunion in January. In the
Senate, pne of them was selscily referred
to M.Ssrs, PARRISH. Harsh and Holmes
This morning. Messrs. Parish and Harsh
made q majority, report. in which they
ask that the, resolution Of appropriation be
recinded. .Gn .tbe, grouod that il violated the
duty imposed on, the custcdians of the
public treasury, violates the constitution,
setsa dangerous precedent, and "encour.
ages by high State authority. great evil.
from which eminatts q large proportion Of
the crime 10 the Siats.n A.. -.
Col Holmes said that, be Intended to
make minority report, but, yas not yet
prepared to do so. lie promised 10 be
brief. and at this motion the ,mjpoEiIy re-.
port was temporarily laid uponthe table,.
Senator Gar6eld's Geological Strvey
bill was postponed until the lst day, Of
January next. at the instance Of its, friends
who were conscious Of inability to carry
il now. There was much discussion in
regard to it,-Messrs. Harrison. Smith and
Fisher strsnuously opposing the bill. and
Mr. Garfield defending it, Mr. Harrison
claimed that it could not be got through
this Legislature. and protested against en.
Cdmberpg the adjourned session with use
less business. pa 49,.
pr. Fisher and some other opponents
sdpittsu, their willingness to vote for the
survey. whenever tlle State was able 10
make It. as a contribution 10 science; but
be did not bslivye it would be useful in an
sgricult1r i point oil view. ,r ~.
Mr. Smith denounced this principle.
and declared that governments were es.
tab)ishsd ~ Rg8teet .eiiseus in their rights
and not 10 contribute to science or the
arts. t.. 60.
Mr.. Garfield, Ia ,the course, Of q very
able and thorougb defense Of his measure.
psid merited tribute 70 tbs science Of the
cspitsl-the residence Of the Kipparts and
the Sulliyanls. -, ,,to.t.,
Yesterday afternoon, Mrt Collins read a
very long report from the Railroad Comil>
tee, adverse 70 petitions for pro rata freight
law. 500 copies ofthe report we5s ordsr
ed to be printed. The reasons why tbe
Committee report against pro rata law,
are briefly stated as follows:
Because it would prevent the railtosdi
in Ohio from competing for the lhrougi
business between the seaboard and the
States west Of us.
Because it would require services to bC
rendered by said companies without ade
quste compensation.
Because it would require said eomps
MES to demand extravagant compensation
, for Services which could be cheapiy rec
dersd, whereby they would lose business
which would otherwise be advantageous t.
them, ..,'.,..s.-.
BscadSe Il would prevent said comps
) pies fron aiding and encouraging the de
velopmeul of!he, RESOURCES Of the couutr,
through which they may pass, by making
proper Determinations and allowing prop
er drawbacks. ,a.
;. Because 1t wpSld incits, the State
through which the great Eastern thor
oughtsres. pass to retaliate, and thus shu
out qbr heavy products, from the Easter
| market, unless they should be sold at great
7 ly reduced PRICES a., d
Beoaase it would be "a dlract,, tiolatio
Of the lawsof trade, and an imholtio ID
= terfer nee with tha privilege Of, those com
. pauies to control their own property an
8 business arrangements. 3, ,.; l,4l
b And lastly, because it would tend o,de
s s;roy the little remaining confidence ths
! is now felt in railroad Investments. an
! hasten the ruin which seems about to IA
/ upon many Of them. vo, a. ~H ,-
.lu tBss Hodss to DAY, Mr.. con7Sers
/, tried to make little sensational bushes
q by The Introduction OF resolution for a
: investigation Of The circumstances attend
( ing the arplic ,tion, in 1868. Of $1,000
i from the SinRingFuud to repair tie canals
Q The whole afternoon tue discussion rage
Q n the House; but the people are alread
. iu pSssessiSh, Of She; facts Of the CASE, ]
J is iSowh, tbat II the money bad. not pee
!. applied as It was. the. State must hav
D suffered very great loss in the dadidgs @
the canals. Technically; IT was berbAP