The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-03-18
Our Columbus Correspondence.
COLUMBUS. March 18th, is

EplToR DEMocRAT Tho Senate has
passed the following bills To provide that
indictments need contain but the first name
of a firm or company upon whom larceny
has been committed. To amend the School
Law This bill provides that applicants for
examination shall, as u condition OF exami
nation, pay, zach male fifty cents, each 70.
male thirty cents, which shall be paid into
the County Treasury. Tho fund thus paid
into the Treasury, after paying the expenses
of the Board of Examiners, cost of stamps
for certificates, &c., shall be SGT apart MS a
fund for the support of Teachers Institutes.
Soc IL makes II the duty Of tho State Com
missioner Of Common Schools to appoint q
State Board of Examiners, to consist of three
persons. The State Board of Examiners
thus appointed are authorized to issue State
certificates of high qualifications to such
teachers as may DO found, upon examination,
to possess requisite scholarship, and who
may also exhibit satisfactory evidence of
good moral character and of eminent pro-
f%essional experience and ability such Ger.
~tificates to-superscde the necessity of exam.
ination by County Boards, and to be good
during tho lifetime of tho holder, unless re-
voked by said State Board. Each male APP
plicant for a State certificate to pay 49, OF
each female, ~ 90. III Bills. TO regulate the
manner of electing County Recorders. aud
providing for filling vacancies in that Office
to fix the compensation of Shoriffs for keep
ing prisoners at forty cents per day to re-
quiro State Courts to certify cases of arbi-
trary arrests to United States Courts ; aud
to provide for a Bureau of Military Stats
tics in the AdjutaDt Generals office, and
making appropriations for that purpose.
House proceodings.-Tbe bill requiring
Probate judges to keep u record OF under.
takings and bonds filed in their offices, was
passed. After spending somc time on the
Senate Bounty bill, il was referred 10 q SO.
lect Committee of five, together with the
House bill on tho Same subject. The Com.
mitteo reported tho bill back on Friday,
when it was made the special order for "a
o'clock on Monday next. The bill, us re-
ported back by the Committee, is substan-
lillly the same Us tho House bill, differing
heweser, to the effect that, in cases where
Trustees have issued bonds in anticipation
of a law authorizing their redemption, and
whore volunteers hold said bonds as bounty
il lieu of money, to the amount of else
each, the said Trustees may lovy a tax tt
cover the amoun; 30 pledged.
Tho 48th Regiment OF Ohio volunteers
veterans, Col. Wolcutt, arrived in this city
this evening. by special trains, a, 7 O'Clock
This 10 a Franklin County Regiment,a and ba!
been expected for some days. q reat prep
a~rations Ind been made .or its reception
Almost every house on High Street, US wei
as many in other parts Of the city, were dec
GRATED with Union flags of every variety anc
description. The Regiment was escorted
from the depot to the State House by the cit,
Military Companies, headed by the Govern
or's Brass Band. The Fire Department, will
three steam fre.engines, following in tn,
rear OF the Regiment, and. by their peculiat
kind of music, which only steam can make
added much to the interest of the march,
The route up High Street was illuminated
by q continuous shower of fire.rockets, ant
beraIded by continued cheers and ever,
manifestation of joy. The display of rock
OTIS was magnificent and beautiful in tn,
highest degree. Tho Regirnon. was formed
in close column at tho, west front of tn,
State House, where Gov. Brough addressed
them in a short and very appropriate speech
While this great ovation wal being offere,
to this Regiment of noble Veterans, just no
turning to their friends, their homes ant
frosides, there could be seen many friends
mothers. wives, sisters and fathers anxious
ly waiting for its termination, that tho,
might extend that Welcome which wes NOR,
precious to the individual than a welcom,
from the mass. This Regiment returns will
about $50 recruited, fiuo, hearty and health,
looking men. tt a' al w.