The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-01-29
Our Columbus Correspondence.

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Our Columbus Correspondence.
! wa. COLUMBUS Jan. l6th, 1864
EDITOR DEMOCRAT AS yet, there hal
not been large amount of business trans
acted by the Legislature, of general inter
est to the people. But what is lacking il
tho way OF legitimate legislation has beer
more than made up in assisting, or in try
ing to assist, Congress. Any number O
resolutions have been offered for adoption
'nstrncting our Representatives and Soma
tors IN Congress, as follows: To ropca
tho $500 exemption clauso; to annihilate
dogs not to Increase tho tax on wbiskey
not 10 bavo veteran soldiers who re- onls,
credited on tho present draft to chance
the order, so that all who enlist or ro onlis,
shall DO credited where their legal residence
may have boon, at or before the time of 81
onlisting, or ofre enlisting; TO have now
lot OF Commissioners for the exchange OF
prisoners to increase the pay of soldiers
TO $i6, S2O, 25,and us high as $50 per month
and to cut off tho pay of officers when not
on duty; and consuring our Democratic
Members of Congress for their vote aeains,
the resolutions offered in Congress by the
Hon. Green Clay Smith. Tho above roso.
lutions, with many others, arc referred to
the appropriate Committees
The Relief bill has been discussed at some
length in both branches. Tho Senate started
off with three mills as tho State lew, but
finally come down to two mills, which is said
to be their ulIima,um, giving County Com.
mlsslonors power to make county lovy of
one additional mill, if they deem the same
necessary. They have engrafted an amend.
ment into the bill, authorizing tho Govern.
or to appoint thrco Commissioners in each
County, whose duty it shall be to take tho
whole charge and control of the fund when
collected, with power to distribute or to ap-
point others to assist them in its distribu
tion. This is to relieve Copperhead officers
in certain Counties, who are reported to
have refused heretofore to DO anything in
the premises. 1t is difficult to tell whore
the House will sottle down, whether on a
mil! and half or two mills. This bill af
fords grand chance. as We say, ITO ven.
tilate"-to make speeches full of patriot.
ism, and undying and unbounded loyalty.
But, aftor the gas works oft, they generally
settle down to something like common
sense. and vote accordingly.
Senate.-Mr. o 'Connor introduced bill
providing for the payment of bounty of
$500 to citizens of Ohio who have served
three years in the Union Army, if they re-
enlist for three years Mr.. Humphreyyille.
of Medina, presented tho petition of nine
wives and widows of soldiers of Liverpool
in said County, stating that, owing to tho
fact that, the Trustees of the Township are
Copporhoads they receive no assistance
from tho Relief fund Mr.. Gunckle, of
Dayton, introduced bill to reimburse
owners of property destroyed by mobs in
citios of tho first and second casses, holding
the municipal corporation liable for tho
payment of such damages. The Commit.
tee on Elections made report on tho me-
mortal of Isaac Gass, (Union contes,ing tho
seat OF Thomas l. Kenny The Committee
find that Mr.. Cass received majority of
forty nino votes. The proof in this case
was SO strong that Mr.. Long, &C. H. mem-
Der. admitted tho whole. and declared him
self satisfied. .
House.-New bills: To compel the pay
ment of a poll tax by persons from twenty
one to sixty years of age to increase the
from one dollar and fifty cents
to two dollars +; making all property Liable
for same to give the benefit of the poor
laws to colored persons residing In this
State /; to disfranchiso persons who leave
the State to avoid tho draft. A resolution
was offered instructing the Governor to fur
nish new flag to each old regiment re-
turning to the field, provided that they will
deposit their old onos in tho archives of tho
State Mr.. Pursoll, of Fayette, stated that
thirty different men had been shot down
while carrying the flag of the 64th Regi-
ment. ---.. ...-. .-.. W.
THE Richmond Whig thus notes the last
," Yankee trick =
On Wednesday night the bodies of six
deceased Yankee prisoners were deposited
in tho dead house OF the hospita! to await
the coming of the undertaken with cofins.
Yesterday morning one of the bodies was
gone, and the plank knocked from the
house showed the way the ghost went. He
had been "playing possun," and was laid