Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-03-02
From the Statesman of Feb. II .
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

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The great crowd upon our column.
pecessarily forces us to be brief in al
5nr remarks. The Senate passed through
all The sections of Mr.. Bissell's bill, anc
il was committed TO the committee on
Banks aud the Currency. This morning
Mr.. Glover made a report on the bill to
prevent Immoral practices" which de-
clares the bill unconstitutional. This is
The OpEn1un, we believe, of a great many
out Of The Legislature who favored bill
Of some kind on The subject. At all haz-
ard let the constitution be preserved
break down its barriers, all is chaos, con-
fusion and uproar. A good deal of ex-
citement and i'll feeling sprung up, which
for time led one to believe that the ef-
(ects Of the bill was 10 produce ''immoral
practices" in its advocates as well as IN
It's opponents. The best way is TO let
The Report be printed and go to the
world. The people are the proper judges,
in the end, of all such questions. They
will decide correctly between cons'itu-
tiong and eccles astical power. When
the Senate took recess, the question
to print had not been decided.
In the House, the resolution Of in.
Struc'iOn on the Independent Treasury,
was under discussion until dinner time.
The conscientious wings struck out the
word instruct, and put in some soft phrase
about their deSireS--all Of which was as
modest as could be expected Of men
who doubted themselves whether they
were right. The debate, while we we're
in, was all among the federalists them
selves. Proceedings ta.morrow.
February IS.
Tho bill to prevent "immor i practices" "
is still under discussion in the Senate,
and singular as il may seem, yet the
wings are evidently attempting TO make
il party question, believing, we sup
pose, that they can inlist religious preju.
Ices in their support. In this they will
be mistaken--rnembers of churches have
no more desire 10 have the constitution
violated than other men.
"When Mr.. Glover asked for the le.
commitment o + the bill on Saturday, he
said he would not retain it five minutes.
II bad moi b.,er returned ON Tuesday"
The Hnuse on yesterday had up
CIarke's bllsto terminate the Office Of
Slate Printer on the first Of April nezt!
M. Way, whig, moved to amend the
bill so, as to take effect at the expiration
ofthe term of present incumbent. He
had some doubts about legslalilg man
uut OF Office in such summary manner,
with whom they had made contract TO-
a certain period Of time. This brought
the little man ofnegro stGsts" to his feet
in great wrath. Such an amendment, be
said, would defeat the whole "Obiect"
of the bill. No one doubted that! Bul
the House laid the bill on the table to
rest a while and gather head. The mos
remarkable stretch Of genius was in hIs
quoting his ovn report to prone has as
sertioRs! Wonders will never cease, we
presume! Truly, ClsrmOnt has a bright
representative. We do hope, if the
House intends to turn us out by The first
ofApril, s,aII fools day" (uo insinuation! !!
that they win lei us know at as early a.
date as possible, so that we can get our
Salt river boat resdy in due season, as
we have . pretty large family to row up