The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-03-31
Our Columbus Correspondence.
COLUMBUS. March 9th. 1876

inUOuucod Dill IN Tue senate, Tor the re-
lief OF the families Of eoGiers. This bill, as
Introduced, differed essentially in only two
points from the law for the same purpose
enacted last year. First. it provided. that
tho enumeration should be taken by the
township clerks, in lieu Of tho township as
SCISSORS.
Second. that the money arising from The
State levy should 10 paid over to tho &c unity
Treasurer, by tho Auditor of State, accord.
ing to tho necessities of persons in the fam
i,ios of soldiers aud marines, in the several
counties, in lieu Of paying il over, as now
provided by low, according to tho number
OF soldiers and marines from said counties.
| This bill came down to tho House about tho
first Of March, and about the IL b was ro.
TUNED to the Senate, So amended us to pro-
vide that the township assessors should
take the enumeration, and the distribution
to the counties should be according to said
enumeration, striking out tho words "ne-
cessitous persons in tho families of soldiers
and marines" The Senate agreed to the
! first of the above amendments the second
il dIsagreedio.
| The matter is now in the hands of com
mittee Of conference. So this is the cond-
ton of the Rekef bill, one of tho bills that
| must be passed., at tho end of tho twelfth
week of tho session. But, notwithstanding.
the bill will pass into an act, and the pro.
visions, as far as they rotate to the duties of
township officers, will be the came, as in the
act Of 1864 also as to the duties OF county
auditors.
Senate Procecdings Tho bill incro sing
the salary of the State School Com IN ssion.
er was lost on its passage. The following
bills. were passed: TO create the Office
Of the Cork of tho Supreme Court, and to
provide for the election Of tho Clerk by tho
people. This is now a law. Senate bill to
correct errors Of County Auditors in exccut.
ing the bounty law of 1864. Senate bill, as
amended by tho House, relating to tho ad.
ministration of trust estates. 1t requires
that trustees may be required to give bond
in cases whero they arc appointed by any
will, uNless tho testator 10 bis will expressed
wish that his trustees may not be required
to do so. House bill to authorize the
snrcties of county officers, especially sher-
iffs, to withdraw their bonds upon giving
tho proper notice to the county commits.
siopers. The following bills have passed
the House; Senate bill to provide for the
recording of soldiers discharges in the of.
flee OF the County Recorder. The House
agreed to the Senate bill to exempt the Ma.
House Proceed,ngs.--This branch of the
General Assembly had very exciting and
interesting discussion on Thursday and
Friday. on tho bill to provide Home for
wounded and disabled soldiers. Some
time sincc, number of gentlemen, consist
ing of three from the Committee on Fl.
nance, three from the Committee on AgricuI.
ture, and three from tho Committee on
Benevolent Institutions, wore appointed, as
select committee of nine, TO 90 up and
make an examination Of the property known
US the white Sulphur Springs" in view OF
its beirg purchased by the State for Sol.
diers Home This property 10 eight miles
from Delaware, and contains one hundred
and oighty acres Of land. bounded on one
side hy tho Scioto Riv or, said TO be worth
for farming purposes S40 per acre. This
place has been used for summer resort and
watering place. People have gone there
during the hot summer months, TO rest and
drink sulphur water, which flows from a
spring on the premises. The buildings arc
wood, but are said to be comn,odous, and
pretty woll adapted for summer use. Since
tho winter Of 1864, there has been persist
ent effort on the part of the gentlemen who
formerly owned the property, back cd By
all the men in Delaware county, to soil
the said property to the State, frst. for an
Agricultural College; second, for q Soldiers
Homo In tho winter of 1862, the whole
Legislature was invited up to tho Springs,
transportation was furnished free, by Mr..
Wilson, tho very gentlemanIy proprietor.
and about half or more of the members ac-
copted the invitation, and went up. This
was in viow o: the State purchasing the
proport, for nm Agricultural College Tho
CD pif 10 Of mt hnf bpo hn
(and thoy might properly bo called the
committee of tho wholo Lcgislature,) after
their return. did not report very favorably
as to the buildings, but rather thought they
would 30 Of but little account for college
purposes. But, Notwithstanding all this,
tho said committee of nine came back, las
select committees are somewhat apt to,
whom sent ont on special visits,) very much
elated with tho trip and the visit Il was
much pleased with tho grounds. buildings,
and the entertainment. Whether they
drank anything beside white sulphur water
or not, 10 not positively known. Be that as
II may, the committee, on i;s return, report.
ed o substitute for the bill, which passed the
Senate, with .he following provisions: First.
| that thoro shall be established Soldiers
Home. .-t
Second, that the Governor, Auditor and
Attorney General of the State shall pur
chase the farm known as tho Ohio Whi,e
Sulphur SpriDgs. in Delaware county. Ohio.
provided tho price does not exceed $50, 900
Third, tho Governor shall Immediately Y
after the purchase OF said farm for Sold.
iers Home, appoint six trustees to take
charge Of and manage said Home.
Fourth, said Board of Trustees shalt ap.
point Superintendent and other necessary y
officers.
Fifth, The Board shall admit into the
Homo so many Of tho class Of disabled sold.
iers as arc without the means of support.