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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
Tuesday, Dec %,


On motion of MIR. Eayeart, the House
<esumed the consideration ofthe "exPun
ging" resolutions.
Mr.. Greed moved to add resolution
approbatory of SO much ofthe Presidents
late annual message as relates to our at'
fairs with France--rejected, yeas ~,
nays As.
MIR. Ford moved to add resolution de
claring "that the people are the people,
and to them alone belongs the right ofin
etruction."
MIR. Walton moved to strike out the
last clause Of this proposition, namely,
"to them belongs the right of lnstruc-
tion.n
The yeas and nays being called for on
Mr.. Walton's motion, he withdrew 1t,
with leave of the House.
Mr.. Fords amendment was then reject
ed-yeas 20, nays so.
Mr.. Allen then moved to strike out the
resolution which requests the Governor
to transmit a copy to the Hon Thomas H.
Benton lost-yeas "a, nays 46.
The question then turning on agree
ing to the original resolutions, a division
was called for, and first resolution was
put to vote. 1t reads as follows:
ResOlUed, by the General Assembly Of
the State ofOhio, That the said resolu-
ton of the Senate, and the action had
by that body, were without precedent,
gross, assumptions Of power not confer
red by the constitution and laws" but in
violation Of the spirit of both,
This resolution was agreed to by the
following vote.
YEAS.-Messrs. Armstrong, Ankeny,
Baldwin Blackburn Of Columbiana Black
burn, of Stark, Brown, Butler, Chambers
CreswelI, Conklin of Hamilton, ConkIn
of Morgan, Outright, Coulter, De Wolf,
Enyeart, Faran, Gamble, Harlan, Hatha
way, Hosbrook, Hough, Hubbard, Hum
phreys, Lowry, Lyman, MedIll, McMeal,
Miller of Wayne, Patterson, Porter Quinn
Read, Robbins, Saylor, Sprague, Stable
ton, Smith, Stidger, Utter, Van Hook
WeIton, Winship, Whitmore, Yontz. and
Speaker--46.
NAYS.-Messrs. Allen, Bently, Bos;
wick, Champlin, Greed, Cushing, Ford
Goldman, Holcomb, Hunt, Knapp, Lutz
Matthews, Mcdonald, Miller Of Law
renee, Mitchell, Moore Of Delaware
Moore of Muskingum, Morrow, Morris
Reese, Robinson, SliVers, and Taylor o
Mercer-24.
The question then turning on agreeing
10 the second resolution, the House wal
successlvoly addressed by Messrs. We
ton, Smith, Sayor, and Harlan, in favo
Of it; and by Messrs. Allen Bostwicb
Gushing, Greed, and Ford, in opposition
The discussion lasted I'LL The House Al
journed, which laid the whole subject Oh
the liable.
ExPUNGING RESOLUTIONS.
On motlon'of MIR. Harlan, the hous
again resumed the consideration OF tn
1'expunging'' resolutions-the question
pending being agreeing 10 the second re
olution, which instructs and requires ou
Senators TO vote for expunging the obno
ious resolutions from the journals Of th
Senate.
Mr.. Gushing addressed the House, a
considerable length against the resoI
ton, and discussed, with ability, the rigl
of the Legislature to instruct, conleudin
that il was right The people had nevC
delegated, aud consequently could not e
Ist in the Legislature.
Mr.. Allen made few remarks on th
same side Of the question.
Mr. Hubbard followed on the other sid
combining his arguments chiefly to show
ing that the right orinslructon had bee
acknowledged and exercised by the Leg
isature ever since the adoption ofIhe col
shtuhon Of the State.
Mr.. Baldwin noxt addressed the IIons
in a few remarks in favor Of the resot
ton, lie wns tolowed by
Mr.. Morrow, who made few re
marks. lie denied that there was an
precedent on record, which would SUI
port The Legislature in passing these re'
OiutiOns, The Legislature of Ohio ha
never yet used the language of commdn
or Injunction in instrucling Senators il
Congress. This resolution reads, "re
CURED" twas without precedent.
MIR. Faran addressed the House mex
insuppOrt ofIhis resolution.
Mr.. Bostwick followed. He had bu
little to say in addition to the remark
made BY him yesterday. lie wished
however, to renew an inquiry which h
then made, but which the genllema
from Clinton, Mr.. Harlan,l which intr
duced these resolutions, seemed TO huV
overlooked in his speech last evening. :
He would again demand of the friends
these resolutions, and particularly of thu