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OHIO LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,


The question being on the adoption Of
the following resolution appended TO the
report: ... ....
Resolped, That the committee on The
Judiciary he instructed 10 report bill TO
create permanently tho Office Of St1e
Printer, providing for an election 20 fill
said Office dur4ng the present session,
Mr. Greed said, ho was not now prepa.
red to vote on tins question. From the
short tune The report had been before the
House, he was not qualified to vote for
or against the resolution. What his views
might be, when he had examined it, Ae
knew not He would be glad If it Aight
| Iie on tho table. AS the legislative Gunc
lions oi the gentleman from CIinton, Mr.
Harlan would this day cease, he hoped
all the argument which that gcntiem IN
had to offer, might now be presented to the
House, and the resolution then be permit
ted TO rest for a time. There were
many things connected with this subject
which required time fora proper inyes
tigatlon He was perfectly willing 10
listen 10 whatever Arguments might be
presented to the Consideration Of the
| House
Mr. Harlan said, the gentleman from
Fairfield (Mr Creed was exceeding.
| ~ kind in protesting his readiness to
listen 10 what he had to say. lie
would be the last TO urge any one TO
vote en- the question, unless he was
prepared to vote understanGing'y.
since it was agreed on all hands thai
this was a subject Of importance. lie
knew not thai he had another argu.
ment 10 offer or reason 70 advance
other than those contained ia the re-
port. Nor should he at the gtntIe
mans suggestion srrogate TO himself
the duty Of defending the report. lie
was perfectly satisfied to leave that TO
the other members Of the committee
who made The repart BuI he called
upon gentlemen TO meet the question
fairly, and say whether or not there
was in existence law creating the
Office Of Printer 10 the Safe Of Ohio.
II they had not examined the sui iacl
satisfactorily he would be one Of !Ee
fist to grant further time But in1s
much as The subject was agiated al
the last session and had been during
the present, he had supposed that ev.
ery member was fully prepared TO say
whether such law did or did not
exist. This was no new question; il
had not sprung up as unlocked for; it
! bad been 10 agitation ever since the
pres nj incumbent had been acting in
the capacity Of Printer for the Legis.
Iaiure. There was nothing in the
report so complex, that 1t did moi
strike the understanding of every one
at the GrsI glance, He thought Ian
unnecessary, an unjust rcquisilion, to
ask TO lay it on the labls.
Mr. Bostwick as one orlho commit.
tee would make a few remarks. lie
said there emed to be n disposition
to force this resolution through the
House, without giving time for discus
, sion. Much had been said about the
courtesy due 10 the gentleman who
was 10 vacale his seat Were no
others entitled TO courtesy as we'll o,
he9 The other member Of the minor
ily,INr Cushing,) was now iudlspo
sed and had no opportunity Of being
heard on this subject-was he deser
1 wing Of no courtesy? If the gentle
> man who presented the report coul,
mol hereafter be present, others Of tn
| same committee were here fully com
II petent 10 advocate its merits Ii
t had not had time to prepare a counte
r report lie supposed he should b
n forced 10 vote on this question.
u Mr. Harlan signifed his willingness
to postpone for the present the aclio
OF the House on the resolution, whcu
The report was laid on the table.
u The bill from the Senate providing
u for the sale Of one fourth Of Secliol
Is, Township II, Range 6, now U
Mon township. 10 Carroll county
!, was reed the first time,
SATURDAY, february Is.
r Petition presented, By Mr. Sidg
: er, for the incorporation of a compan,
e to render navigabIe the Still Fork Q
.s Sandy Creek-referred to Messrs
ID slldger, Blackburn, of Stark, aat
y Gamble. sas
The Speaker laid before the Hous
accumulation from Carter B. Har
h Ian, Esq, resiguing his scat a Rep
!. resenIanve from the county of Clir
N ton, in consequence Of his acceptanc