The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-02-05
Our Columbus Correspondence.

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EDITOR DEMOCRAT Tho following arc
some OF the proceedings of the Senate during
the past week The bill for tho relief of
families Of volunteers passed., ordering a
state lovy of two mills, and granting to
County Commissioners discretionary power
to mako u County levy of ono mill in ad.
ditlon to said State levy, If in tboir Judgment
the Same DO necessary. There is but little
doubt that tho House will pass tho bill
in about the same form. Mr.. Gunckle
presented petitions from 339 ladies of
Dayton for IL law to provide q place In
the Ohio Reform School for reclaiming and
educating unfortunate and vicious girls
Mr.. Jamison introduced o bill to authorize
County Commissioner to levy q tax to pay
b%ountios to volunteers. Mr.. West. a bill
prescribing penalties for frauds in the ro-
cruiting service. 1t provides for punish
ment by fine and imprisonment for dofraud.
ing any volunteers of any money duo such
volunteer for premium, advance pay or
bounty, or for illegally charging or receiv-
ing money or other property for services
rendered in procuring the exemption or dis.
charge of any soldier from military duty.
House bill granting power to County Clerks
to administer oaths has passed this body,
and is now a law. Tho bill to increas SO tho
fees Of County Recorders has been indefi
nitcly postponed. and tho one to give addi-
lional pay to Sherilfs for boarding prisoners
was lost on It's passage. This settles the
question in this branch of the Legislature,
of giving any increased compensation to
county or Other officers F; and l think the
House will DO quito us hard road for such
measures to travel.
Ilouse.-The Committee on Privil eyes
and Elections, in tho contested case, (Caney
VS., Larwill,) from Ashland County, reported
that Larwill GO. II received 2297 Home
votes. 90 from soldiers, in all 226O. G. W.
Caney, (Unicn,) POLL Home votes, from SOL
diers 27l, making 22s3 Canoy's majority
%. Tho Committee therefore declared Mr..
Canoy entitled to tho seat occupied by said
Larwill. The report was adopted so to Z.
The Wyandott County case, which stood
on similar grounds, was disposed of in like
manner, by giving Mr. White, (Union,l tho
scat of which 10 had thus far been deprived
by tho Clerk of said County, assuming uu.o
himself tho authority to decide tho consti-
tutionality of tho law.
Tho resolution offorod somo days since,
asking the President to appoint new Com.
missionors for tho exchange Of prisoners,
Was reported back by the Committee on
Federal Relations. and indefinitely post.
poned. Bills have been introduced, and
sovorally read the first time, for tho follow
ing purposes: To provide for n registra.
ton of voters uames in a manner similar
to that required by tho Now York law /; to
amend tho Afth section of tho Bank Sus.
pension act, SO as to authorize Treasurers
to receive and pay out notes of tho now
National Banks ; to pay jurors before Jus.
tees OF the Peace one dollar per day ; to
amond tho Justice Code so as to entitle a
party to costs, after offering to confess
Judgment for a given amount, unless tho
adverse party shall recover more than the
amount rendered. Tho resolution to pay
tho Governors in gold was indefinitely post
poned.
The Committee on the Judiciary reported
back tho bill introduced by Mr., Scott, pre-.
scribing tho oath which shall BIO taken by
State aud County officers, with an amend.