The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-04-07
Our Columbus Correspondence.
COLUMBUS. AptjI

spent the most OF inc ume Tor two days. in
discussing bill to provide lsf a geological
survey of the state, This scheme was
started by oil spectators. w.
The following bills have boon passed hy
this House: House bill to relieve the
Judges OF the Supreme Court FROM. duty in
the District Courts for the year 1868. This
is for the purpose of enabling the said Su.
,preme Court to bring up its docket.
House lolegropti bill. ( This bill Ia now
one OF tho laws o! tho State. llUuso, bill
to authorize county commissioners to allow
county Auditors. at their discretion. 5000
per year in addition to their present com.
pensation. House bill to increase tho
fees of justices and cons,ablos. .sf...i -....
The senate ngreod to all OF House amend
mcnis to the Relief bill but ono, and, on
recommendation OF tho committee OF con-
ference, the House rccedcd, which com.
pletod tho passage of the bill. |, is now a
law. AS tho Senate first passed tho bill, it
provided that the money arising from tho
State tesy Should be paid over TO the
county auditors, by the State Auditor. ac-
cording to tho number of nccossitous per-
sons in tho families of soldiers and marines
in tho service of the United States. This
tho House struck out, leaving the disi,ibu-
tion State~lsc, The same as heretoforo
The Senate did not ngrco to this amend
mont, ard. as above stated, the House re.
coded. Township assessors will do well to
take notice. and be suro to got down all of
said class OF persons. .4t.' a.u -.s. .s .a.
Honsc.-Ou Monday, the 2Sth, tho Agri-
cultural College bill was tho special order
The bill was SO amended as to provide for
sale OF scrip by the Auditor, Treasurer and
Secretary of State. aud tho appointment,
by the Governor of five commissioners, who
may receive bids aud proposals for tho es.
tablishmcnt of ono or moro colleges. exam
inc Identities. make. investigasi ions and no.
port to tho next Genoral Assembly Mr..
Stanton, Of llamiltop, offered a substitute
for tho bill, which provided that Farmers
College DO accepted and receive one-third
OF tho proceeds of tho scrip. This substi.
tute received only about ouo. fourth of the
votes of tho House. The bin passed tho
House on Tuesday, by vote of--yeus 65,
pays 6. On "Wednesday, tho House passed
bill authorizing tho appropriation OF lends
and railroad tracks for tho purpose of ,es-
tablishing magnetic telegraph lines. There
has been more men of distinguished ability
lobbying for and against this bill, than in
any one case in the last four sossions 1t
appears that tho Uoion Telegraph Company
has made such arrangements with most Of
tho railroads in this State. that Tho said
roads cannot allow other companies 10 put
up thor poles on their road beds. and
thereby has obtained a monopoly of tho
topographic business. A company, that has
to run around by tho highways cannot sue.
ccssfnIly compete with one that runs q, a
railroad track; hence tho necessity of pass!
ing tho bill to givo oil telegraph cnmpanies
q fair change, and relieve tho people from
ono of tho greatest monopolics in tho State.
The bill was rofer.ed to tho Committee on
the. Judiciary, and argued before said CON.
mt oe by Judge .Gholsop, on Tho part Of
tho bill, and by Stansbcrry and S. o. Girls.
void, of Cleveland, in opposition to i,s pass
age Thcre was but iittle. II any,, opposi.
ton to tho bill tho part of tho railroad
companies. the objections being made by
tho said Western Union Telegraph Compa-
ny. The bill passed tho House nearly
unanimously. The general tax bill aIso
passed. tho House tho same day, allowing
County Commissioners, in such counties as
Geauga, to lovy for road purposes. ono mill.
aud township trustees an additional mill, II
they deem the sarno necessary. Died -
i About tbreo weeks since. the bin 10 nav
members OF tho General Assembly, in the
future, S40O per apnum, after being los on
its passage, Qho vote being re.coDsidored J
was referred, With instructions to SO amend
as to give thom 1880 On the samo day as
above. the bill was reported back with said
amendment, which was agreed 70, and, after
about one hours discussion, put on i's pass.
age, and lost by seven vOtesy The follow
ing day, the vote was re, co onsidered. and
tho bill passed by majority of three votos.
Senate bill to provide that every person
owning or Keeping stock or, hay scalos,
shall have them examined by tho county
surveyor, in tho month of Juno 10 each
year, and pay three dollars for the same,
and that any porson might order an exauJ
inatlon OF such scales onoo in three months,
at tho same pr.ce, ard five cents per mile
Tor travel, was lost on its PASSAGE. .g~sp;tE
Both Hpusee have agreed to tho report of
tue committee of conference on the bill to
provide for dlsfranchising persons who
leave thor place of rosi,ionce to avoid tho
draft. They may also be imprisoned for
six months, The following bills have also
passed the House: Senate bill TO correct
the errors OF county auditors, in tho execu.
ton OF tho Bounty law OF last winter
House o'l' to authorize township trustees to
take charge. of public .ccmotories, fonce
them, ana levy taxos for that purpose
Senate bill to authorize soldiers in tho :ied
TO vote for township officers in cities Of Tho
first and second classes, Senate bill to amcnd
tho Temperance law so as TO render con
tracts made for leasing buildings for the
purpose OF selling liquors void. when, The
Same ia to DO drank on the premises. The
bill to provide tor paying out of The State
treasury $3.50 600 for damages done by the
Morgan raid. was discussed at some length
on Thursday. and then referred to select
committee Of Ave. 4 gaof .ti &. G.IIJtl
Both Houses havo agreed to adjourn sin.
diG on tho l3th OF ApriL ,ER ..-,.,-