The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1846-03-05
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

OHIO LEGISLATURE.
SENATE-TUEsDAy, Feb. "a, ls46.-Mr
O'FERRAL reported back the bill to erect thu
new county of Auglaize, and recommended
its engrossment for third reading.
MIR. OFF. moved a call Of The Senate, anc
Messrs. King, Martin of Columbiana, Eek
ley, Madeira and Newman were ABSENT
The first mentioned were excused.
Further proceedings under the call being
dispensed with.
Mr.. EDcERToN objected to the bill that il
did not provide for paying sufficient proper
ton of the debt of Mercer county, and of
fered an amendment providing for submit.
ting the question ofcounty seat at ST. Mary's
or Wapaukonnetta, to the people of the
county, and that the citizens of the county
seat shall pay for the public buildings, the
amount of five thousand dollars, and also
donate a lot.
The amendment was debated by Messrs.
OFerrall and Bean, against, and by Messrs.
Edgerton and Ewing for it. The last named
gentleman exhibited to the Senate map of
the county, which is in the shape of the
letter T., and likened it to the gerrymanders
of former times.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the Senate took recess, the ques
ton was upon the amendment offered by Mr.
Edgerton to the bill to erect the county OF
Auglaize.
There was call of the Senate, and the
Sergeant-at-arms despatched for the absen
tees.
Further proceedings under the call being
dispensed with.
Mr.. O'FERRALL moved to amend the
amendmen by striking out the provision re-
quiring the citizens the county seat to pay
$4,000 for the buildings and donate lot.
Mr.. EDGERToN called for the yeas anc
mays, and the motion was ost-l2 10 20.
Mr.. O'FERRALL moved to strike out the
words "not less than en- acre." SO as to leave
it read ia suitable lot," which was agreed
to and the question being ON agreeing to the
amendment of Mr. Edgerton, tho same was
carried Yeas Is, nays Is.
Mr.. EDGERfoN moved 10 strike out that
portion of the bill which provides for levying
tax for public builings, which was agreed
10.
Mr.. O'FERRALL moved 10 recommit the
bill.
! Mr.. EDeERroN moved its indefinite post
ponement.
Mr.. WEIGH said he meant to divide his
votes among them, ho would vote against
indefinite postponement, for the engrossment
and against the passage Of the bill.
Upon the indefinite postponement, there
were yeas Is, nays l6.
So the question was lost.
Mr. EDGERToN moved that the bill be
postponed 10 the first Monday of December
next
Mr.. O'FERRALL spoke of the subject oI
new counties in the northwest, and defend.
ed the shape of the county, as being as
good as that of Jefferson and some others.
Mr.. EDGERroN replied, and exhibited a
cut which showed the shape of the county tc
at.
Upon the question of postponement there
were, yeas lS, nays ID.
So the bill was postponed to the first Mon
day of December next.
Mr.. EDsERToN moved reconsideration
of the vote, which was carried-yeas II,
mas l6.
Mr.. CooMBs said he had voted for recon-
sidering on purpose to break up this practice
of moving reconsideratons.
The vote was then taken again upon the
posiponement, and resulted as follow:
YEAS--Messrs Clancy, Codding, ,Coombs,
Cox, Edgsrton, Ewing, Goddard, Croft,
Harte, Jones, Koch, Mackall, Martin of
Fayette, Newman, O'Neal, Reid, Thornhill
and Wood-ls.
NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Bean, Eek
ley, Hastings, Kelley, Madeira, O'Ferrall,
Osborn, Perkins, Powell, Quinby, Warner,
Welch, Wetmore and Speaker-l5.
So the bill was postponed.