Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-02-27
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
In Senate, February ID.

The bill further to amend the act 20
regulate common schools was passed.
The bill 10 punish the crime Of Tetit
Larceny within the county Of Brown,
having been read the third time, MI.
Hszelline made objections 10 its passage,
and called for the yeas and and nays
Mr.. LOudon followed in reply to MI. II.
and in defence of the provisions Of the
bill. The debate was cODtinusd for some
time, aftsr which the question was taken
on the passage Of the bill, and carried
yeas 25, nays 8.
In tho House, the following bills were
pasSsd,yiz:TO amend the act providing for
the distribution and investment OF this
States portion ofthe surplus revenue: to
amend an act relating TO wills, passed
March %, ls40
Feb. Is. The Senate passed the fol.
lowing preamble and resolution, by vote
Of 81 yeas TO 4 nays.
Whereas, The term Of Office of Joseph
WhitehiIl, Treasurer OfState, expires on
the l7ih inst; and whereas the financial
interest Of the State. requires that the
said vacancy should be Immediately filed.
Therefore,
Resolved by the Senate and House Of
Representatives, r That both branches Of
this General Assembly will meet in the
Hall Of the House Of Representatives,
on Saturday The 18th inst, at3 o'clock,
and then, and there, proceed to elect
one Treasurer Of the State Of Ohio, in
place of Joseph Whilehill, whose term Of
Office expires on that day.
A message from the House Of Reple-
seDtatives was then read, announcing the
death Of the Hon. James F. Sargent, a
member Of that body.
MesSrs Baldwin and LoudOn each,
made few impressive remarks on the
sudden death ana virtues Of the decaset
| A series Of resolutions, introduced b.
| Mr Loudon, expressive Of The deep,regre
of the Senate at the melancholy event
&c.were then passed aud the Senate I'D
iourned until Saturday morning. [Th
remarks of MessrS. Baldwin and LoudOn
we're subsequently, ordered to be place.
upon the Journal Of the Senate o.
In the House, after the reading ofalh'
journal, Mr.. Roudebush announced tht
death of Mr.. Sargeuts and pronounced
a short eulogy upon the worth Ofthe de
ceased. The House then passed resOlu
tiOns similar those Of the Senate, and ad
iourned until Saturday.
Feb. II. In the House the fOllOwin
bills were passed.
A bill TO amend the act relating to ju'
ries.
A bill to encourage the culture Of sill
A bill in addition TO the act for the il
speciiOn ofsalt'
hill 10 prevent the introduction an
spread of the Canada thistle.
A bill TO provide foT making settlemel
with the Treasury Ofthe county Of Luca
. A bill to amend the act prescribing Il
. duties Of county Auditors.
8 A bill to regulate the militia.
Mr.. Duncan, from the committee
Confer ence on the subject matter Of di
ferahce between The two Houses relati'
! to the bill fixing the compensation
members Of the General Assembly, g.
n -(usuaIly called the Relrenchment bill
= made report Of the majority Ofsaid c"n
mittee.
MI. CooMBs moved that said report t
laid on the table, that he might have q
: opportunity to present minority repOr
Il which motion was carried and M
CooMBs, from the minority Of said con
,nii,ee ON the part Of the House, presentt
:. a minority report.
= A DIVISION Of the pending question b'
+, ing demanded, the questions turned on la
F" ing the report 0fthe minority On lhe Iabl
J Shlch was carried. The question on pr
! ting The minority report %ss then put, an
/. carried, yeas 43, nays %.
r. On motion Of Mr., H,wkns,
The H0nss took up the resolution FRO
the Senate, TO elect, his,AfternoOn. a,
I> o'clock, a Treasurer Of State, and ii
q same waa amended so as to include Sc
rotary of State. two Associate Judges
\ Mercer, two fOr Champaign, one for Sc
olo, aud one for Hooking counties.
/ The RESOLUTION was ihsn agreed 10.
z The question then being on sgFeei
!. 10 the Dreamhla, the same was lost.
SO the Premble vas disagreed TO.
AFTERNOON sEs TON.
The House agreed TO the report Of
: muiOrity Of the committee OF co1ferer
h Oh the retrenchInent bill. Yeas 30 ne