Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-08-02

MONDAY, July 25, 1912.
This being the day TO which the Legis
lature stood adjourned, the speaker took
the chair, at 8 o'clock, and called the
Senate toIorder, when all themembers were
found present.
The journal Of the last day of the reg
uiar session was read, and found cor.
rect.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
BY Mr.. Mcconnell, four petitions from
citizens ofMorgan county, for the PISS.
age Of a law authorizing the appraisment
OF chattel property. Referred to the stan.
ding committee on the Judiciary.
| BY Mr. Waddle e, from citizens of Clark
county, FOR the passage of law requiring
personal property sold under execution
10 bring two-thirds of its appraised value.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Walton offered for adoption the
following resolution, which was agreed
to:
Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives., That joint select com
mltee consisting ofseven members upon
the part of the Senate, and mambers
upon The part af the House of Represen.
tative, be appointed to report a bill appor-
tiOning the representation of the Senate
in Congle ess among the several counties
by districts.
On motion of Mr.. Spangler,
w. B. Thrall was admitted within the
bar Of the State as reporter for the O.
hio State Journal.
Mr.. Aten gave notice that on TO NOR =
low, or some subsequent day of the pres
ent session he would ask leave TO intro
duce bill to repeal the law for the cleo
tion Of directors Of the p)or
Mr.. Thomas offered for adoption d
resolution directing The Sereant-at.arms
to furnish the members with one copy
each, of the journals and
the laws passed at the session cOmmenc.
ing in December last.
Mr. Spangler thought this a proper
time to settle the question whether the
members came here for the purpose of
doing business other than than that of
districting the State. For his own part,
he was opposed TO doing other business,
uuless absolutely necessary, and his con.
sliluenls having offered him their peti--
tiOns, and as he had refused, on the
ground that this Legislature would pass
no bills except the one forwhch they met
lie therefore wished the question at once
settled, and if we'were going into gener
al business the resolution was proper aud
should pass, but not otherwise.
Mr.. Thomas disclaimed any intention
of driving the Legislature into other bus
mess. The Journals, SC, we're in the
posse ssion Of rheSearjeanl-at arms,as that
officer hav informed him, and il was prop.
or thai they should he laid upon the Ia.
bles Of the members.
Mr. Ford said he would vote for the
resolution, and was undorstood 10 say he
would oppose general legislation.
The resolution was then adopted.
Mt. Taylor offered for adoption the
following preamble and resolutions, which
was laid on the table, in order TO il being
printed:
Whereas, The Con gress of the United
States, in the enactment of law ''ior the
aPportiOnment of Representatives among
the several States, according TO the SIKH |
census" has exercised the power of pre-
scrlbing the manner in which the elections
tor members Of the federal Legislature
shall be held in the respective States,
without any obvious necessity therefor,
and, whereas, such an exeraise of Jwor
is II variance with all past usage, and
hostile TO the spirit if not TO the letter
0f the Constitution; and is, in its ienden
cy, subversive Of the most important
rights Of sovereignty incident to the state
Governments. Therefore,
Be it reSolped by the General Assem-
1ty Of The State of Ohio, That Congress
has no right, under the Constitution OF
The United States, to prescribe the man
ner, time, or place of holding elections
.or members ofits own body, except in
cases where the legislatures of lheSrates
shall refuse or neglect to make provisions
fer The same.
ResOtDed, That il this General Assem-.
hly shall proceed 10 divide the State Of
Ohio into Siagle districts, for the election
OF members OF Congress, it will not be
done through slOv'sh spirit of obedience |
10 'he imperious mandate lately enacting
from the body, but in accordance win s
long established custom and the peculiar t
preferences Oft o free citizens of this $
commonwealth.
ResOlUed, That this General Assembly g
acting in behalf Of the people Of the State i
OF Ohio, do hereby solemnly protest a. 4
gainst the late glareing attempt Of the ma. a
tlonal Legislature 10 encroach upon the
Independent sovereignty Of the Several il
States composing this Union, and the sec. a