The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-03-23
EDITORIAL conhDspoSpENcE

EDITORIAL CORRBsPoNDENcE.
COLUMBUS, Ono, March 20, 1865,
The unfortunate men who were sent
to the State House during the winter,
have again been granted few days
absence, and have gone to their differ
cnt homes partially restored They
will return in q few days, and will
oct to work, making speeches and 60
ing through various evolutions, under
tho hallucinatioa that they have n
great work to perform. Some Of them
Mt the end of tho session will return
home completely ycurcd, but we fear
that many will have to be returned
next winter to effect permanent re-
storaton.
The House fixed the 10th inst, as
tho day on which 10 adjourn sine die,
and tho Senate changed tho day to
March Both, The present prospect is
that the body will disband about the
10th of April. Several importantb ills
are yet to be passed, among them, tho
Railroad bill, tho Telegraph bill and
the Appropriation bill. The latter
has passed the House and is now in
tho Senate, where the item appropria.
ting one hundred thousand dollars to
Greet an Asylum for Idiots, is eiclting
much discussion. .
The Railroad bill has passed the SEN
ate and is before tho House. 1t pro.
vides that the Governor shall appoint
three Commissioners, ono Of whom
must be practical engineer, whose
duty it shall be TO inspect all roads
once in threo months. 1t compcls rail
road companies to keep their tracks,
rolling stock and machinery in good
condition and upon failure to do so
roads may bc onjoined from running
their trains until the roads are repair
cd. All companies arc required to
post up at all of their offices and places
Of business, bills exhibiting their rates
offarliR for passengers and freight, and
10 greater sum shall be received than
that set forth in tho pdblishcd rates
which shall not be greater than the
sum already allowed by law. 1t is
furthermore mado the duty of the
Commissioners to sec that thc laws rc-
lating to the railroads of the State arc
enforced, and in case OF violation by
any railroad, to proceed ut once and
collect the penalties for such violation,
They shall also have power to restrict
the speed Of trains, whom by reason OF
the condition Of tho road, tho public
safety requires it, Tho law also an.
thorizes Commissioners TO mako rules
and regulations for the management
OF trains, guarding OF bridges, &C., tc
insure the safety of passengers,
These arc the principal provisions
Of the BILL and II has our best wishes
for a successful passage through botl
Houses. Tho frightiul nnmber ofrail
road accidents which occurred during
tho winter has called tho attention o
the public TO the matter, and the
slaughter ofSenatorWhetstone brought
the subject home to every member o.
the Legislature. The facts of the nc
cident on the Marietta road, In whicl
the lamented Senator lost his life, will
never bo 'ully known. Tho account
which appeared in the Cincinnati pa
pers were rrittEa By the officers Of N
road, and the use Of the telegraph line
TO transmit facts, was refused to news
paper correspondents. An effort wa
made to hush the matter up as mucI
rs possible. 1t is said by those VIII
were Atthc place soon after the accl
dent occurred that the Conductors ha
some 10 OF ~ more tickets taken W
than there are persons accounted fol
These persons we're burned or washo
away, and It wiii pcrhaps never b
known by their friends where the
disappeared There was q station on
mile and . half from the bridge, on N
tns side, aaisacther ore wils itel
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