Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-01-10

= to strike cut all after the enacting claus,
+ aud insert Senate bill No. IL.
= Mr.Meredith withdrew his motion (
+ recommit.
Mr. Schenck then moved to striks ou
the amendment snj insert two section
similar TO those of Senate bill No. IL, bu
, without the individual liability clause.
The motion was lost.
The question was then takon on agree
ing to the report Of the Committee, viii
the following resuIt-yeas Ia, nays 54.
The question then being on the en-.
grOssmento Of the bill, "a bill amending the
election laws, and in no respect pertain.
ing to the extension of bank chacters up
on which the judiciary committee engraft.
ed the amendment reported byMr. By,
ington, for the purpose Of bringing it be
lore the House, } it was carried, and the
bill ordered to be engrossed for iis third
reading to morrow, by vote Of yeas IS,
nays l3.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
MIR. McNulty meved call of theHouse
which was had, when it appeared that
Messrs. Chambers, Cory, James, Nc.
Crea and Nelson were absent.
Messrs. Curry, Nelson, Chambers aud
McCrea, we're excused, when, on motion
of Mr.. Green, all further proceedings
under the call were dispensed with.
The question was thea taken on, the
call for the previous question, made by
Mr.. Gallagher; which was carried
The question was then taken on the
motion by Mr.. Gallagher, to suspend the
rules, to enable the House 10 entertain
a motion TO reconsider the vote on the
final passage Of Senate bill No. IL, (the
Bank billy
The vote being tsken, resulted in yeas
81, nays 30.
The vote to suspend the rules being
less than two thirds of the House, the
motion was lost.
Mr.. Gallagher thought a simple MAJOR.
ity was sufficient toisuspend the rules and
appealed from the decision of The Chair.
Mr.. McNulty quoted from JeiFerson's
Manual, in support Ofthe decision of the
Chair.
After some desultory debate, in which
several members participated, the ques
ton Shall the decision Of the Chair stand
as the judgment of the HouseP' was then
put and carried-yeas SO, nays 8.
Mr.. McNulty, from the standing COM
mittee on Public Lands, to which had
been recommitted House bill 10 amend
the act relating to the state of the canal
lands belonging 10 the State Of Ohio, and
all acts now in force in relation thereto,
passed March 7th, IS42, reported the bill!
back, and recommended its passage.
Mr.. Baird moved TO recommit the
bill to the standing committee on Public
Lands, with instructions to strike out
Defiance, in the county Of Williams and
insert, 'Penysburg, in the county of
Wood. .'(as the 10 cation Of the land ofice)
Tho question was carried, and the bill
to the cOmmitte on public
lands.
Mr.. McNulty from said committee, re
ported the bill back amended, in confer.
nifty with the instructions, and one add.
ional amendment,
The question being on striking out
Defiance. in Williams county, and ln>
Ierting 'Perrysburg, in Wood county,
The amendment Of the committee was
Ihen agreed TO by vote Of yeas S6, TO
nays %.
The second amendment Of the cons
nitee fixing the minimum price Of the
ands sold at two dollars and fifty cents
per acre, was also agreed to. Ii
The bill was then passed-yeas S9,nays
The Speaker presented the application
f Thomas Morris, Esq, for the use of
he Hall Of the House this evening for
he liberty, convention; which, on motion
4 Mr. Byington, was postponed until the
ecOnd Tuesday OF October next. Also
he application Of Mr.. M. Wilcox for the
se Of The HallOn Friday and Saturday
venings next, for The purpose Of hold.
ng religious meeting, which, on mo-.
ion Of Mr.. Fuller, was postpoAsd to the
sd Of April next.
The Speaker announced Messrs. Rrish
nd Woodbridge on the part of tie House
o investigate the affairs OF the Ohio Pen
Ientiary.
Mr.. Gordon moved that the House ad,
ourn until half past six o'clock this even
ng.
Mr. McNulty demanded division of
he question. The question then being,
hall the House adjourns
Mr.. McNulty demanded the yeas and
ays, which we're ordered, and resulted,
cas- 40, nays 90.
So theHouse adjourned untillO o'clock
O-morrow morning.
SENATE.
Thursday Dec. 90, lS42.