Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-01-03
THE STANDARD.
GEORGETOWN, JANUARY 3, ls4s.
OHIO LEGISLATURE.


embraced tho opportunity to agai d exhib-
it their loyalty TO privileged corporations
and their disregard Of the interests of
the people, by opposing the individual
liability Of ST oekholders.
The question being on agreeing to the
amendment Of the committee, making the
stockholders liable in their individual ca,
psciiy 10 the whole amount Of their cor.
porate liabilities,
The yeas and nays were demanded.
and, being ordered, resulted as follows
yeas 3s, nays %:
YEAS-Messrs. Baird, Brish, Brown,
ByingtOn, CahIlI, Clark, Douglass, Cor.
don, Green, Gruber, Henderson, Hum
phreys, James, Johnson, Kelley Of Perry,
KilgOre, King, Larwill, Martin, Of Col.
umbiana, Martin of Stark, Meredith Mud
gett, McClung, Mcconnell, Mcfarland,
McNMiy, Nelson, Okey. Olds, Pitcher,
Rees, Reid, SpindIer, Wakefield Warner
White, WilfOrd and speakeE-3S-(al (all
democrats)
NAYS-Messrs. AckIey, Atkinson,
AthertOn, Baldwin, Campbell. Chenswith
Chambers, Converse, Curry, Counts Dixie
Earl, Fisher, Fudge. Fulls-. House man,
Kelley ofCuyahOgS, Larsh, Mcclure, Par.
dee, Probasco, RObinsen. Ross, Seward,
Smith, TGttle, Webb, and Woodbridge
2e-lall whigs.)
The bill was re-committed to the com.
mittee on Banks and the currency.
The House passed the bill for the ap.
PraiS'nent Of personal property taken or
eKscuIien-the vote being, yeas ~,
nays Is.
On the 24lb, the Senate took up the
resolution relative TO an investigation
into the affairs Of the Ohio Penitentiary
and agreed to the House amendments Op.
pointing one member Of the Senate and
two Of the House a committee to make
the investigation.
In the House, on the 26th, Mr. White
presented a petition from the members
ofthe Feesburg Presbyterian Church fOr
an act Of Incorporation. II was referred
&c Mr.. White. Mr.. Fisher presented a
petition for the same object. Referred to
MIR. Fisher.
Mr.. OldS the chairman of the commit
tee on Banks and the currency, reported
back Senate bill No. IL, extending the
charters Of certain banks, and recom.nen.
.ded its passage.
Mr.. ByingtOn. from the minority Of the
committee, made report against the
passage Of the bill.
The question being on adopting the
report of the majority of the committee
MssSrs. Meredith, ,Olds and Gordon spoke
In favor Of the bill; and Msssrs. McNulty
aud ByingtOn against II.
After which, the question was put ant
the report disagreed tO-yeas Is, nays
81. The bill was then ordered to a thirC
reading, when the House adjourned. o.
the 9th the bill was read third time,
and the question being on its passage
resulted as follows yeas 80, nays Ss.
YEAS-MessrS. Baird, Birch, Brown
Cahill, Clark, Douglass, Fuller,* Gordon
Gruber, Humphreys, Johnston, Kelley o.
Perry, KilgoTe, King, Larsh,s Larwill
Meredith, Mudgelt, McClung, McFar
land, Nelson, Okey, Olds, Pitcher, Rees
Reid, Sharp, Wakefield, White, Wiliord
and Speaker-32.
NAYS-Messrs. ACklsy,# Atkins.
on AlhertOn,% Baldwin, Bowen By.
ington, Campbell,* = Chenowith,* Cham.
bers,* Converse, = Curry, #Counts,& = Dike#
Earl" Fisher" Fudge Gallagher +, Hen.
dsrson, James, Kelley" of CuyahOga,
Martin Of COlumbians, Martin of Stark,
Mcconnell, ,McNulty, Nee Clure* ,Pardee, =
Probasco, Robinson, ROss,# Seward"
Schenck," Smith, Spindler, 8 Steedman,
Tuttle.4 Wsbb,' Woodbridge" andWar.
ner.- 80,
*WhigS.
But two wings voted iu favor of the
passage Of the bill to extend the char
tefs Of the Banks which expired the frst
OF this month, 1t 10 evidsat that after
all their professions Of desire to settle the
banking question, they are doing all in |
their power to prevent a settlement at this
session, The object Of this bill was to
keep the present banks in existence un .
I'll new system, on better principles,
could be adopted. An effort was after.
wards made 70 re consider the vote on
the bill-the result OF which we have
not yet heard.