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Ohio Legisla ture.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, Dec. 90, 1S42.

ReSOlUed By The General Assembly O.
the State ofOAiO, That our Senators il
Congress be instructed, and cur Repre-
sentaIives requested, 10 exert tbemselveO
10 procure the passage Of a law TO re.
fund TO Gen, Jackson afine imposed or
him by Judge Hall, at New Orleans
during the last war, with interest there
ON until paid.
ResOlUed, That the Governor be re-
quested to forward a copy Of the forego
ing resolution TO each Of the Senators
and Representatives in Congress from
this State.
The resolution was then adopted by
the following vote:
YEAS Msssrs. Atherton, Atkinson
Baird, Brish, Brown, Byington, CabilI,
Clark, Dixie, Douglass, Gallagher, Cru
Der, Green, Henderson, Houseman,
Humphreys, James, Meredith, Mudgelt,
M'CEung, Mcclure, Mcconnell, M'Far.
land, M'Nulty, Nelson, 0key, Olds, Phi.
cher, Rees, Reid, Sharp, Spindlar, Wake.
field, Warner, White, MILFORD, Wood
bridge and Speaker-45.
NAYS-Messrs. AckIey, Baldwin,
Campbell, C~henoweth, Chambers, Con-
verse, Curry, Counts, Earle, Fisher,
Fudge, Fuller, Kelley of C, Larsb NJ.
Creu, Pardee, Probasco, Ross, Seward,
Schench, futile and Webb-23.
The joint resolution, relative 10 the
election of President Judge OF The 7th
Judicial Circuit, was taken up and re.
ferred TO a select committee.
Mr.. M'Nulty ofere the following:
ResOlred, That it is inexpedient to ex.
tend the charters, or prolong the oxis-
tence OF any bank or banking corpora.
ton, in this State, that have at nny time
suspended specie payments. or violated
any laws in relation 10 banking priv
leges.
Mr., OIds said the object Of the resolu-
ton was TO prevent the granting Of anv
extension whatever, as oil or nearly all
Of the Banks in the State had Suspen
ded al some time during their corporate
existence. lie should not waste apv
words on the subject, but thought the
good sense Of the House would prevail,
and the resolution would nol be adopt
ed,
Mr., M'Nulty said tho resolution en-
bodied q plain proposition. The Bank.
ing institutions Of The State had violated
the organic law OF their existence, and
the solemn enactments Of the Legisla-
ture, and he wished 10 know the opinions
Of members on The subject.
Mr.. Robinson opposed the resolution,
on the ground that an extension of such
charters as would expire on The Let of
january, was absolutely necessary to
enable The BOnks to enforce the collec-
tlon Of their debts, and wind up their
business.
Mr., ODDS thought It strange that such
a proposition should come from the Gen.
tIeman from Knox. te was Surprised
and aslonished that such q course should
BIO pursued by that gentleman, when no
longer ago than the lllh dOy Of August
last, he (Mr. N.Y. had put forth an ad-
dress TO the people Of Ohio, in which it
was stated that had it not been Tor the
disqualification of tho Wings, an ex,en.
sion oil the charters of all the specie.
paying banks would have been granted
at the extra session. Had any now
light burst upon tho gentleman since
fhattl lime 10 cause this cbange2 Not
only did no pen bis name 10 that ad-
dress, but he actually had the wording
Of ii throughout. Mr., o. wished to
have no clap traps in their acli on in 70.
lalion TO banks. lie would inquire if
suspensions had not been authorized bv
tho Legislature, and whether it was
proper al this late day that Judgment
should DO rendered against the Banks,
Tor exercising a right which had been
granted them by the highest authority
OF the Slater Was tho resolution offer.
cd Tor tho promotion Of the best inter.
esls Of tho peopie Of Ohio2 IT such a
course was pursued the banks would DO
compelled tolgo into The hands Of receiv.
ers on the Isl Of January, and tho peo
pie DO Obliged 10 wait tho lO,dy process
ot The law before they could realize
Their dues. A bill Of the Sena'e was
also before them touching this subject,
pnd II was disrespectluI 10 that BODY to
foreslall the action Of the House in re-
gard TO il.
Mr.. M'NuIty replied. lie had ever
been opposed to prolonging the existence
of these swindIiDg institutions, which
had already disregardcd the laws Of the
Sale. and Of their " beng lilo wish
to rriec, faithfully the sentiments of his
constituents in reference to this question
and he beloved tho resolution no had
Offered reflected the sentiments mol on
~ OF his constituents, but OF a vas, ma,
jorIly Of The people Of this Common
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