Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-12-30
WHOLE NUMBER 83,
Oh Benevolent L.sli.usiOns-M -Messrs

i on Benepo'ent LnsiitutiOns- -Messrs
Harte, Lewis and Stutson.
On The Psniteniiary- Messrs king,
Hastings and Utter. As
On the Libray -Messrs Coombs, Martin
of Columbiana, and Bean. ~ s1
| On State Baildiags-vMessrs Ford, Edger.
Ton mad Meleh. 80 ei
On Ne,O Counties -Messrs Thornhiil.
Johnson and Reed.
On Retrenchment --Messrs Welch. Will
ford and Wilson. ~
Salaries and fees Of public Officers
Messrs Eckley, Spindler and Hopkins.
On Public Printing -Messrs Edgerton,
Martin of Fayette and Reemelin.
On Federal RELATIONSHIPS Ewing.
Eckley and Graham.
On Enroliusent-Messrs Reed, MADEIRA
! and Wheeler. -Res<
Mr.. Goddard presented the memorial of
Mr.. Cox, contesting the right Of Mr. Will
ford to the seat he now holds in the Senate
which memorial, @4
On motion of Mr.. Goddard, s,4F
Was referred to the committee on Privil.
eges and Elections.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. -Dec.f 10
House bill No. /, to wit: to provide for
the ascertaining ofthe will of the people Of
this state, upon the question of calling a
convention to amend or change the const-
tuition of the same, was read second time.
committed to committe of the whole house,
and made the special order of the day.
Mr.. Blake now introduced House bill
No Q; which had the first reading,t to wit: "A
bill to repeal certain acts therein named;'
that is, the act to regulate black and mu-
latto persons, passed January 5, 1904, and
the acts amendatory thereto. ~
!, The House now resolved itself into corn.
) mittee Of the whole on the Convention Bill,
, (Mr. Vallandgham in the chair, and after
9 some time spent therein, the committee
e rose and reported the bill to the House with
: out amendment, and on motion of MIR VAL
: landigham, the bill was laid on the table.
t The Senate and House met together in
e the Hall Of the House and proceed to count
J, the votes for Governor and the Speaker Of
= the Senate announced the following as the
e result:
= Bebb, IlS.s57
: Tod, 1l6,4s9
Lewis, lO.799
q Scattering, 46
d There were no returns from Mercer and
+ Wyandott. .#
n The Speaker of the Senate declared
William Bebb to be duly elected Governor
: of the State Of Ohio, for the ensuing two
# years.
S SENATE.-Dec. 11.-The chair an
J, nounced Mr. Hastings as q member of the
committee on New Counties, in place Of
J. MIR Johnson. H.
s The Speaker presented the testimony of
9 Mr. Willford in the contested seat case.
}. The Senate then resolved itself into a
of committee Of the whole-Mr Ford in the
r. chair-and after some time spent therein,
s. reported back the following bills.
6 A bill to repeal the registry law. Re-
l. committed to Judiciary committee. e.
A bill to provide for the election of the
ID Board of Public Works by the people.
Recommitted to committee on Public Works
10 and Public Lands
Mr. Ewing gave notice Of his intention
to introduce bill to amend the act lew.
in ing taxes on all property according to its
De true value.
S. Mr,Goddard offered a resolution. instruct
z ing the Judiciary committee to inquire into
y, the expedieney of providing by law for the
T. election of Justices Of the Peace on the
lg second Tuesday of October. .as 4.
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
k. HOUSE OF REP.-Dec. ll.-House bill
n- No. 2,to repeal certain acts therein named.
The House being in committee Of the
RS whole-Mr Ribbard in the chair. ~
The first order, to wit: House bill No 2,
n, to repeal certain acts therein named, (cou.
monty called the Black Laws) was read
s, from the chair.
Mr. Vallandigham moved to strike ou
I'd all after the enacting clause; and the mo-
ton carried. @a
i Mr. Brown inquired whether the effect Of
the motion just acted upon, was to strike
r out all Of the enacting clause, or to
r. strike out all after The enacting clause9
rs A voice-Immateria which--and some
laughter
= The question being on concurring in the
action of the, committee ofthe whole on the
es bill to repeal the Black Laws
Mr.. Bennett said, the objects sought 10
= be accomplished by the passage Of this bill,
were such, that many thousands Of the Cit
IL izens Of Ohio could not but feel the deer.
lest solicitude as to its fate; and Mr. b.
rd thought, that, In its present shape, it wa.
not likely to meet with much favor in the
- House. And, to say the least, it woule
70. certainly be very uncourteous, at this ear
er, ly stage of the bill, to crush the proposition
attonce. He edid not propose now to ente
n ntany length into detail Of the reason
upon which the bill was sought to bsFcar