The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-23
Columbus Correspondence.
COLUMBUS. March 10th. ls9


session would be somewhat extended. But
vain are all calculations not based upon
facts which have not already transpired -
This question of an adjourned session. like
Hamlot's ghost, would not down. On
Thursday tho question camo up again in
the House, and that body passed by a largo
majority,a resolution to adjourn on the 26th |
Of tho present month, and como back again
on the first Wednesday of January next In |
this action the SuDato concurred by a vote
Of 20 to Is. Thus you SEQ that, in ono
week, an entire change takes place in the |
determination OF this matter. The vote
was not party ono by which this resolu-
iiOn was adopted, fourteen Democrats in tho |
House and two in the Senate voting for tho
resolution, and number ubsentng them. |
solves from each House. Among those
voting for this resolution you will find tho
names of those over before recorded against
adjourned sessions. The question very nat.
urally arises. what has caused this great and
sudden change: On tho rejection of the
resolution last week, tho Finance Com
nittoo woro instructed to bring in bill inn
modiately, making appropriations for two
! years. After investigation of the subject.
! members of that committee Of both parties
stated to tho House as their conviction
] TINT, IN Tue DTCstnt COUulllOn OF InD treas.
ury. and also tho Judicial affairs of the State
generally, tho Legislature ought not to at.
tempt to mako the necessary appropriations
! for moro than one year; that in their opin-
| ion. the best interests of tho State required
| an adjourned session. Together with this it
had become very apparent that tho present
session would not close by sine die ad-
inurnmcnt until late in April, on account of
tho many measures of importance to dis
posod Of If the Legislature did rot moot
4 again for two years. There is the matter
of now Pentontinry, in regard to which
tho Commissioners appointed for that pur.
pose, have but just now reported. Some
sixty TO eighty places have made application
for its location, aud among them all ia to be
selected one only. True, majority ro.
port in favor of Saudusky City. and mi
nority for Hamilton in Butler Co, yet il is
not to bc supposed that wheio there are so
many places applying, and Of course tho
members representing these different local
J tiles, each having individual preferences.
that calculation will DO Immediately ar
rived at The present Ponitentiary is prob.
ably to he enlarged. but when the addition
proposed bv tho Commission is made, it
will accommodate vrry few moro than are
already there but it is thought. with the
now one may be- deferred for ono year
Then there are the public works. the canals
which have been so often referred to- Not.
withstanding these have been for number
of yeas a burden to tho State not only to
paw tho interest upon the debt created fol
tho building of them, but also for annua
], expenses 10 keep them in repair yot so ur
D gent is tho plea of those living along the
lines of these works, and such the patronage
= and influence exor;ed by the money paid
out and the members employed upon these
" works, in favor of the party having them in
o contract that a majority cannot yet bt
- found to go for their sale. An attempt il
being made to reform abuses, curtaii OK
> penses and so manage them that tho reye
i nue. therofrom shall pay expenses. II th
q fails, and not much doubt il will after an
!. other years draft upon the Treasury o
some 800 600 or more thoro seems to be
II disposition by common consent that they b.
l. in some way disposed Of
o Then there is tho importance of the dis
, tric,ing of the Stale at the next session
should tho census be completed in time
: and also tho election of q United State
Is Senator. should Chase receive tho nomina
o ton at Chicago, and that nomination resul
A in his election us President.
refer TO these as only few Of tho rea
" SONS given by ihoso who havo been urgn
70 tho course which has been finally adopted
|. The fact that number OF gentleman votin
for this resolution, did go contrary to thei
individual opinions and wishes, is PERSONAL
- known to mo, and that il was only done i
IT view of Urgent appeals on tho pare of thos
2 believing another session to be RbsolutCi
,r necessary, and what thoy were led to believ
N tho interests of the State required. Will
" it may DO somo had personal objects i
d voting for this measure, and others b
10 dodging the vote desired to accomplish th
" same result without appearing upon th
N record From personal knowledge, | at
:. satisfied :hat tho majority in both branche
10 was secured by the vote of those convince
ed of the necessity of tho case.
at During tho week many measures hav
ts passed, some in both HOUSES and others
oa nne or tho other. In tho House are notice
H. B. 63.. further to defno aud punish I'll
he crime of arson," II. B ll2, Amending N
act relating to ronds and highways" Th
of Bill provides that man may discharge II
ho two days work no is required by law TO pc
N form MS poll tax, by tho payment of tV
in. dollars. heretofore one dollar and fif
rnl cents only was required. II. B 100, amen
m ing assignment act, so as to provide thi
nf tho ub>ISHo' NhI h'uH Niunc'i VI u uoil
,tv stead exemption, and prescribing tho mo'
of ia which this homestead shall DO set off. -.
,r. H. B. 1873, "amending the act relating
zoo tho settlement of estates of diseased pt
Iv sons" This bill docs away with tho necC
,bt s,ty undor tho 42d section of that act,
Inv sotiing off certain articles of household fu
his niture and other property TO the widow, n
Va also allows to her moro than she recev
under tho present law. Besides bool
clothing, stoves, as under the law now, 8
is allowed necessary cooking utensils q
rst furniture without designating six cups a
60 saucers. six spoons. six knives and forks,
W. w, In place of u COW, shoep, &c, sho is allow
the to select $500, in property, yaluo to bo FIX
Re- by appraisers, unless the best interests
Irly the estate, in the opinion OF appraisers u
ma. administrators, demand 1t, when il may
reduced TO any sum, not less than 800
o'S' This amount, in either case, to remain
ds widow or minor children exempt from
use ecutiOn. Also Senate Bill which had p
so viousy passed that body. to wit: S. B.
Requiring tho increase of bonds given
State Treasurer from $500 600 to $500 o.
Also S. B. l07A amending the act in RI
ood tion to Wills. SO changing tho law at pres
.oos upon the Statute book. that. If the hus0u
dies leaving n will, without children, and
'uiu widow elects 10 take under tho law, and