Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-01-11

-NSNiuuE' AhCE dIidhu. mcNulty, Ol0S.
Powell, Scott, Sharp, Smith, Of Highland.
Smith, Of Licking, Smith. of MOnigomo-
~, s'reater, Taylor, Warner, Waters
Wheeler-34.
Mr. Henderson, moved TO amend the
resolution, 30 as to have the petitions re-
ierred to the Judiciary committee, in-
stead ofa select committee; during the
Pendency of which motion, the House
took recess.
AFTERNOON.
Inc question turned on the amendment.
and being put, was lost.
Mr.. James, moved to amend the reso-
luton, by adding at The close thereof
these words, ''Ihat no report shall bo
made by said committee, until oil peti.
tons relating to slavery, shall have come
/ in.
Mr.. Chambers, opposed tho amend
ment; the question was then put, on Mr..
James amendment, and lost, yeas 2s,
nays 81.
Mr.. Byington, moved to amend the res
olulion SO as 10 prevent the printing Of
abolition petitions; which amendment
was also lost, by a vote of29, to IS.
The question finally turning on tho
adoption Of the resolution, i; was agreed
to by the following vote.
YEAS-Messrs. Atkinson, Baird, Bliss,
Bowen, Chambers, Clarke, Converse,
Durham, Fudge, Fuller, Green, Hatch,
jenkins, Jones, Kelley of Perry, Kith-
cart, Lowman, Medbery, Meredith,
Moore, McClosky, McCrea, Mcfarland,
McNully, Olds, Perkins, Probasco, Raf
fenspergsr, Scott, Sharp, Smith of High
land, Smith of Licking, Smith Of Mont
gomery, Steedman, Taylor, UpdegraG,
Moore, Walters, Workman, and Speaker
Al.
NAYS-Messrs. Acklsy, Briggs Brown.
Bying;on, Cahill, Chenowith, Dunn, Ew-
ing, Griffith, Hamilton, Henderson, HaW.
kins, James, Lawrence, Lyon, McClunQ,
Mcconnell, Okey, Powell, StreatOr, II
tus. Wheeler-22.
Which resolution, as adopted, provides
that committee of Ave shall be appoint
ed, by vote ofth House, to whom ell
petitions or memorials, relating 10 abOli.
tionism, shall be referred without debate
or reading.
Mr.. Byngton, moved that the House
do now proceed to elect, By viva Voce,.
Eve members, TO serve as said Abolition
committee, under the resolution iuas
adopted; which motion was agreed TO.
The Chair, then announced that the
clerk would proceed to call the name Of
each member, who, when his name was
called, could name the person he wished
to elect chairman of said committee.
The Clerk, accordingly commenced
calling the names of members, and the
named the man he wanted TO serve 90
chairman of the about TO be created ADO.
lillon committee. The Clerk, coming to
the name of Mr.. StyCator, called it out
Mr.. Strester replied, Mr.. Smith; there
being three Mr. Smiths in the House, the
clerk inquired, which Smith?-"taks
your cbaiee," said Mr. Streator, (very
unconceFnedly)-the clerk then continu.
ed to cal the names of members in alpha.
betical older, until he got lhrough-when
it appeared that no one candidate had re.
ceiVed majority OF all the votes given,
and consequently no choice was made.
A second Vo;e was then taken IN the
same way as the first; and upon counting
there appeared to be in all 63 votes, Of
which
Mr.. Joseph OldI (whig) received al
and was declare i duly elected chairman
OF said committee.
Msssra. Bliss, Chambers, Clarke, and
Powell, (all whigs,) were in like manner
iseyaraly elected members Of the COM
mttee.
This extraordinary election, OCCASION
ing considerable fun while in progress,
was conducted with apparent good feeling
by all parties interested, and without any
eie crioneering by either side Of the House.
Mr.. Sharp, presented a communication
from the superintendent Of the Blind
Asylum, inviting the members to visit
that institution on new years day; which
was read by the Clerk.
Mr.. Dunham, offered for adoption q
resolution, TO grant the use Of the Repre-
sentalives Hall to Tho1. Morrig aad 9TH
ers, on this evening, TO lecture on the
rights of man; which, on motion, IVES re-
ferred 10 the Abolition Committe.
On motion of MIR. McNult,, all the alb
oil tiOn petitions heretofore laid on the
table were taken up, and referred to the
select committee on Abolitionism.
On motion of Mr.. Byington, the joint
resolution from the Senate, IN relation %
a division of the State into two Judicial
| Circuits, was taken up and adopted.
Mr.. Byington, offered for adoption, :
resolution, calling upon the select com.
| nittee upon AboIitiouism, to whom had
Ibesn referred tho resolution in. relation to
giving Thomas Morris and others shO us0
Of the Hall, to lecture in. toEsport the
same back, together With ssid eomnittsee