The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-30
Columbus Correspondence.
COLUMBUS, March goth, 1850.

adjournment might be very easily known
by tho lookcr.oD, oyon wore he not informed
that the present session would close on Mon
day next. The close attention of members
TO business, tho long daily aud nightly sos-
sions, tho interest manifested in those
sessions by tho people of Columbus, their
unusual attendance upon ono or tho other
branch of the General Assembly, as tho Ap
preparation Bills may chance to bo passing
in one or the other, all point Immediately TO
tho fact. Even the, Keepers seem for
u time changed. They are worry gentle.
manly; very accommodating tho wants Of
their guests arc very closely attended to
even their tables arc better set and why
There is to be another session, and thoy
want no less boardors then than they have
now.
Tho people of Columbus nre very nice
set of pooplo, Uery Perhaps, like tho dom
izcns Of all other Capitals. a little lacking in
public spirit, but this is all mndo up. in love
of public money and ..about the time np.
preparations for disbursements of this pub.
lie monoy arc being made their excessive
friendship, so long pent up, is pretty suro to
break forth VOL they are made up pretty
much like tho rest of US, after ~, aud prob
ably it is only tho legitimate manifestation
OF poor human nature, under certain cir
CNhieNhuCtS VI tduChNlOn anu OI HHDlI. AS
the State House is 80 nearly completed, this
source of expenditure o: public money hero,
is nearly closed, but there are our Benevo.
lent Institutions, at tho necessary expcndi-
0 turo for which probably 10 one complsins,
f and tho PeDitcntia;y, which is becoming so
much extended and in connection with
which 80 much money is disburscd, and cs.
pccialiy with its enlargement to tho capacity
= OF one thousand prisoners, which is prOba-
- bly, to bu determined OH this session.
, These, with the payment of officers in the
different departments, tho expense of print
D irg and OF stationery, with the thousand
: and one expenses necessarily incurred
u about State Capital, mako tho subject of
appropriations of great interest to tho peo-
- pIo hore and must be permitted to say.
II they arc pretty comfortably we'll looked
t, after Still, whilo doing this, justice com
4 polls mo to add, that from the best informn.
U ton within my roach, tho subject of appro-
priations has been carefully looked after,
u and each item more closely scrulinized at
!. the present session. than is usual In the
Senate, nearly all last week was spent in
this way. Notwithstanding this, taking up
tho bill in Committee Of tno Whole ycster.
day,at ten o'clock in tho morning, the House
It was occupied until between ten aud eleven
u last evening, reducing tho amount from
!. $50 900 to S25, 1000. This morning the
amendments made in the Committee of the
" Whole wero agreed to,and tho Bill ordered tc
J. a third reading this afternoon. On being
r, taken up, Andrews, OF Auglaize. moved t,
" amend tho Bill by inserting after tho appro
- printion OF ZIG $50 to pay over draft made
}" by State Officers in tho Fall Of 1898, for re
10 pairs npon the Hooking Canal, by which
IN some $2S 600 was saved to tho State
rs sort OF protest, setting forth that, while tn,
!, money waa Judiciously expended, and tn,
interests OF the State subserved by it, ye
u that It was contrary to tho Constitution an,
10 especially TO tho Sub.trcasury law. II
making this motion Mr.. Andrews iutimate'
j, It II should DO agreed 20, probably many o
~ his Democratic brethren would vote for tbt
,ee Dill although, being himself pledged agnins
IT, he could not do so. largo number o
~ Republicans, thinking it II compromise, an
90 p'Sc'ng somo"hat more confidence in tn
"a statement OF MIR. Andrews, than II large
and bettor acquaintance with tho individuu
NV would have warranted, politically, mean
q, voted Tor tho amenament, which was agree
h. TO, ana the bill passed, whom 10, on lookln
mn at tho list OF ayes and nays, !ive Democrat
Of wore found recorded for the bill, just th
OuoB who would have eOtpd fnr yit hnu