Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-02-01
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE on REPRESENTATIVES,.
Saturday, Jan. %, 1s42


question then turning on its final pass
age
Nc Byington, moved 10 recommit the
bill, 10 the COMMITTEES on Public Lands,
with Instructions to insert provision that
will cause the sale of The lands 10 dis.
continue, sn soon as a sufficient amount
shall have been realized from the same,tO
complete the Wabash and Erie Canal and
the Miami Extension.
Mr.. Steedman, opposed the motion to
FecOmmIi; he thought the State ought
not TO seek TO speculate upod the labor
Of individuals that il the land reserved
should hereafter bring higher price than
il would now, il would be in conse.
gueuce of tho improvement Of the sur
rounding lands, cultivated by individual
citizens.
Mr.. Scott, hoped the motion would
prevail, he was opposed 10 selling the
lands at ALL bnt if thay had to be sold for
the purpose Of completing the canals
spoken Of, then, SO soon as the reason for
selling lands ceased, the sales should
cease.
Mr. Jenkins, spoke al some length in
favor Of the motion TO rocOmmit.
Mr.. Waters, opposed the recommit-
ment.
Mr. McNulty, called for a decision Of
the question.
The question then turning upon The
first brsncl Of the motion, viz: :! shall the
bill be recnnmitted to the commit.
tee on Public Lands" was put aud car
Tied.
The question then was, on agreeing TO
instruct the committee, as moved by Mr..
ByingioD.
Mr.. Powell, Spoke al some length
against nstrucling the committee, he
thought that ifpart Of the land should be
taken out Of the market, after a certain
quantity was sold, that which should not
be sold, would not bring near SO much
as il would, If it should be understood
that all Of the land was in market, and
TO be sold.
Mr.. ByingtOn thought that the gentle.
men, had n0ne Of them; touched the mer-
its OF tho proposed amendment: he
thought that it these Immediately inter
ested, were. wise aud discreet, they would
vote for this amendment, for the purpose
ofp'cventing the specuIi'oFs from bly.
ing up all the land in their country, and
holding on TO for series Of years with
out he slightest improvement, and TO the
great disadvantage Of the surrounding
country.
Mr.. Mcfarland moved 10 amend the
motion 10 instruct; by striking out the
word "estmate so that the iustruc
tons would read: ''so soon as a sufi mt
quantity Of said lands shah have been sold
10 maei The cost Of completion Of said
canals" ,"&c.
Me. Beard hoped that neither Of the
amendments would prevail. Mr.. Baird
cou lnued at Sumo length to show, that TO
adopt such cOurse, would Ls an ungen.
erOns aud iooslng pnIcy.
Mr. ByiRglOn alter some further re-.
marks, accepted oflhe amendment Offer.
cd by Mr.. McFIrtnd.
the question at length turning on a.
gFeeing 10 the second branch Of Mr.. By.
ing'on'a motion as amended; viz: to in.
struct the cammtlee as aforesaid;
the yeas and nays were demanded,
and bving called, resulted: yeas So; nays
81.
So the second branch Of tho question
carried, and the bill was rec0mmilted with
baid Instructions.
Mr. BynglOn from the standing com
mitIee Oh the Judiciary, made The follow.
iOg
REpORT.
The standing committee upon the Ju.
dietary, to whom was referred the peti
tloa Of sundry citizens Of Elyria, in the
county Of L0raiH. praying The adoption
al such legislative NJ assures as shall sup
press The transporatipn of Merchandlze
upon tho nay gable waters of the state,
on The Sib5atI, have had the same un.
der consideration aud report that they
do not consider the advent of such peti- |
inn, as being auspicous Of an elevation
Otihe morals Of The country, since The ex.
psFience aud good sense Of mank ind |
demonstrate that The human conscience
lS seldom improved by the application to
u OF an arbitrary rule OF law. Neither do
the COMMITTEES. imagine that the liberty
OF inc citizen would be advanced by the
dennnc'aIion of Culinary penalties
against common characteristic Of the
spirit OF The age and country ia which we
hVe' involving an eacrOachmeul by US.
upon The administrative functions of On.
Impotence. IL existing laws upon this
suDleS' which are somewhat cOmpre. :
nehsIve 10 their provisions, aud slrinsent
IN their lnh'bIliOns, do not eIiei, Crum an
enlightened public, corresponding die.
position TO enforce them, n e harSlv -
be expected that the peOrle would hS q
impelled into an emulation Of ,be nscnIi b
~ virtues Of Puritanism, By the ans",. d
ment OiOIbers, varying the form, ana 4. y
cFeasing the GuaniIm, Of physical penal
tiss 70 Be incnrFedby spiritual aisobed.
SDee. The committee are ihersiare, Of
a