Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-02-01
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

MOnuhyS Jan. StS lo4S.
Mr.. Sharp, from the committee on Pub
lie institutions, reported favOrably To the
numerous petitions, praying an enlarge
ment of the Lunatic Asylum; report re-
committed to the same committee.
Mr.. Probasco, in accordance with pre-.
vlous notice, introduced bill to amend
the act regulating the duties ofcounly
surveyors; read the first time.
Mr.. Cooke, after some remarks, offer
ed for adoption long preamble aud res
oluiions. on the subject Of protecting tar
Ifs, or home league.
MIR. McNully said he thought the gen
tIeman, Mr.. Cooke, had now redeemed
his pledge, given some days since, "that
no would not introduce any measure OF
a party character"
The whig newspapers, Continued Mr.. .
McNnl'y,) are reading us homiIy about
spending our time discussing trhlng
matters; and as the measure proposed
by the gentleman, is no new thing, as il
has been discussed for more than ten
years, and condemned on more than one
occasion, by the people, as it is we'll un.
derstOod by every school boy, 10 he the
old protection system of Mr.. Clay, think
Il would be wasting the liWe of the
House, TO discuss the same, and there.
fore move its indefinite POS ponement:
aud call for the previous question on the
motion.
The question then being; shall tho
main question be put, a vote was taken,
and the question carried, by vote of "a
to 80.
The question then turned on the mo.
ton to postpone, and tho yeas and nays
being demanded, were caIlad, and result.
ed 81 follows:
Yeas 81, nays 33.
Mr., Bowen offered for adoption a pre-.
smble aud resolutions upon the same
subject.
Mr. Mcfarland called Mr.. Bowen TO
order, on the ground that the preamble
and resolutions were in substance the
same as those offered by Mr.. Cooke.
which The House had just voted down.
Mr. Bowen said his preamble and res.
olutiOns were different from those Just
voted upon, because those Just voted
upon contained the word "proteciinn,"
whereas his did not Say word about a
prO'rcliva tariff.
MI. McFarllnd said he spoke Of the
substance Of the resolutions, not ofiheir
wording
Mr.. Bowen then proceeded to speak at
considerable length in favor of his reso. |
luliOns. He appeared 10 he considerably
excited. and said If members voted down
the resolutions, he could tell the peopIe
OF It, through the newspapers. He said
considerable against being gagged, aud
was desrous 10 have the question dis.
sussAd; but before taking his seat, moved
hat the resolutions and preamble be laid
IN The table TO be printed, and called for
ne ne previous question on his moliun,~
The sall by him, for the previous aues-
lons on his own motion, Just after he had
'een speaking against the gaqginp sys.
em, was rather diverting 10 some mem.
ers.
A vote was then taken on the call for
he previous question and carried.
The question then turned on the mo. ,
on 10 lay The resolution on the table 10 /,
printed, Phe yeas and nays being !
emanded, we're called, and resulted IN !
cas- 30, nays ~.
SO the resolutions and preamble shared .
70 same fate, as those offered by M. h
;Onke.
On motion Of Mr. McNulty,
4 resolution was adnpiod, grating
savs sSS o. absence for few days, TO the
). .',Isset.sn,.s,'arms, Ia. and that the deputy act
i Il giI,'ene'pa'' 4, e%p'' until the Sergeant alarms
nv mouse then took recess.