The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-02-03
Our Columbus Corres pondence.
COLUMBUS. Jan. % h. 1856!

! COLUMBUS. Jan. % h, 1865.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT A bill hos passec
both branches o. the Legislature to prohibit
| volunteer and substitute brokerage, as fol
! lows:
| Sec. l makes It unlawful for any person
or persons to engage in the business OF pro
curing credits for counties, Townships, &c
Sec 2: That the legally constituted au.
thoritics, or any volunteer association o,
ciu1ens. ip any county, township. city, ward
or sub.d'strict may employ ono or more
agents to procure substitutes, volunteers
or credits to fill quotas, paying such agen
or agents Il reasonable com pensstion there.
tor; but. 10 no case. shall such compensa.
ton DO retained or paid, in part or in whole
out OF any bounty stipulated to be paid ia
such volunteers or substitutes.
Sec. 5: For violation Of the provisions
OF tho oct fine OF $500 for each offence. or
imprisonment IN the county Jail, and fed on
bread and water only. for thirty days.
Sendte Proceedings this body there
are some men of most remarkably fertile
imagination. MIR MILESTONE, of Hamilton
has invented a way by which taxes can be
collected without any delinquencies. and
which, as ho thinks. will make every thing
right hereafter. The bill provides that the
County Aaditor shall keep a book of ccrtf
Gates. giving description Of prop@Fty. with
n memorandum on the margin similar TO
that of a banking house. This certificate is
to be signed by the Auditor, and given to
the property owner. and, When presented 70
tho Treasurer, shows tho amount Of taxes
due, or amount Delinquent. and upon set
temont receives tho signature Of tho Treas
nrer. The Treasurer settles with the Au-
di,or by the memor ndum on tho margin,
or the ''slates," as they are called
Tho Bounty Bill. which passed tho House
last week, authorizing a levy Of &2C0 has
been changed into bill Of the following
proportions:
Sec. ! provides that tie State shall pay
10 any volunteer who may hereafter enlist,
tho same bounty as 10 now paid by tho Uni.
ted States: that is, for tho torn Of one
year. SlOo; two years, $500; three years,
1900
Sec 4 provides that the bounty shall be
paid in instsl!ments running through the
term OF enlistment.
Sec 7 provides that the Commissioners
of the Sinking Fund shall, from time to
time, by loans upon the faith or credit of
the S'ate, advance tho SUNS of money ne
cessary to NEE. the payment OF the boun.
ties as they become due. To this end they
may issue tho bonds or stock Of the State
with interest payable semi. annually at six
por centum. roimbursable al the pleasure
of the Stale, after the hrst day o: January,
1878
Bee. .: After the passage Of this act. i,
shall not be lawful for the trustees Of town.
ships, &c, to levy any tax, or. in their cor.
porato capacity, collect or borrow. or issue
any bonds, SC, for the purpose of paying
bounties
The bill is long in it's details, but the fore
going will give ono an idea Of its main fea,
,ures. Should the Senate pass the bill in
the above shape, do not think tho Housc
will agree to the amendments.
Tho following bills have passed the Sen
ate, after having passed the House To al.
low tho Directors o: County Inhrmaries
~ 80 per day. (Tbis is a Senate bill. aud
has not as yet been acted on by the House.
House bill to increase tho salaries Of State
officers, after being 60 amended az 10 apply
only to Judges of the Supreme Court. to
$3 600 per year; Judgcs OF c c. p. ia
~ 900 per year. To establish Bureau o,
Military Claims. similar to tho former pay
agent claims ofiico; to 30 amend tho Land
law, that any person owing poll tax Of two
days must either work or pay $3 90 CON
mutation; the penalty is also raised TO two
dollars.
House Proceedings Tho following bills
| bavo passed: TO allow County Commission
ers 49, 90 per day to authorize the elec
ton OF Supervisors in cities of the second
class. The pay of township assessors viii
most probably be increased from $l so tr
w 90 per day; also tho compensation OF
Clorks Of Courts and Sheriffs in small coun
ties, provided it can be reached in some
way without taking effect in the large coun
ties; but do not think tho increase of the
fees and salaries of officers will be very
much this session.
Bills are pending in both Houses, to in.
crease tho compensation of members; in
The Senate. providing for Ave dollars per
day; in tho House. for $500 per year. The
Senate may possibly pass bill with one or
ihe other Of these provisions but l give i,
as my opinion that tho most the House viii
do in tho premises, (if nnvthing) will be tG
raise the per diem to A. 90 per day, where
It stood in 1852. Many are opposed to any
increase in fees and salaries at this session
They think the pay is now better in cvi
than in military positions. taking into con
siderstion tho safety of the one and tn,
dangers of the other; that tho sacrifices ar,
mainly on the side side Of tho military
therefore be not surprised, IL the presen
Legislature should fail to do any thing fol
the benefit of its successors.