Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-01-06

tions, which had been passed fixing day
for that purpose, &c He moved to lay
the resolutioneon the table, which VISA lost;
and then, on his motion. the resolution was
referred to select committee of three.
The House adjourned till Monday.
Our Columbus papers containing the
proceedings of the forenoon of the 2sth ulr.
have not been received. In the afternoon
the Senate adjourned over to the 29th,
HOUSE OF REP.-Dec. %. Afternoon Ses.
sion.--On motion of Mr. Smith, of Hamil.
ton, the House took up from the table the
Executive message communicating certain
resolutions Of the Legislature Of New
Hampshire, and so much of said resolutions
as refer to the annexation of Texas, and to
to the abolition of slavery in the District of
Columbia, was referred to the committee on
Federal Relations.
Mr. Trimble, on leave granted and un-
der instruction from the committee on Fed.
eral Relations, to which had been referred
the petition of Lyman Peck and others, in
habitants of the township of New Lima in
Ashtabula county, asking for an act declar-
ing the Union dissolved, &C., reported that
saidpetitioners have leave to withdraw their
petition; and that the committee ask leave
to be discharged from the further conside-
ration Of the subject.
Mr. Smith, of Hamilton, moved to amend
the report by inserting proposition to re-
turn said petition to the signers thereof
The reading of the petition and names
were then called for, and being had, Mr.
Smith, of Hamilton, expressed his doubt
whether they were really citizens and res
idents Of the State; for the credit of the
State. he could hope they were not; and he
called on the gentleman from Ashtabula,
(Mr Owens, ITO state his knowledge of them.
MIR Owen was acquainted with few of
the names read. Some of them were high
ly respectable, and some of them were a.
mong the leaders of the ABBY Kellyites.
The amendment was lost-yeas 20, nays
SO.
The question recurring on the adoption
of the report of the committee, it was decid-
ed in the affirmative-yeas Al, nays 18.
Mr. McMakin offered for adoption the
following preamble and joint resolution:
Whereas, it has been decided by the At
torney General of Ohio, and acquiesced in
by the Adjutant General, that there is no
law now governing and regulating the mi
litia of this State; and whereas, the country
is now engaged in war with foreign foe,
&C.; therefore,
Resolved. That the committee on Mill
tary Affairs be directed to enquire into the
expediency of revising the militia law ol
1887; and report at the earliest day prac-
ticable.
Mr. Truesdale proposed to amend by
striking out foreign foe, and inserting sis
ter 1epublic;' but withdrew upon being in.
formed by the Speaker, that an amendment
to the preamble could not be entertained
while the question was on the adoption oi
the resolution.
The resolution and preamble were ther
adopted, and the House adjourned.
SENATE 29.-Mr, Lewis pre-
sented two petitions from citizens of Por
tage county, for the repeal Of all laws max
ing distinctions on acconnt of color. Refer
red to a select committee-Messrs Lewis
Harte, and Perkins.
A bill to repeal the fourth section ofth'
act to protect purchasers at Judicial and ta!
sales was ordered to be engrossed.
HOUSE OF REp.-Dec. 29.-Mr Will
Jams, of Coshocton, proposed for adoption
resolution calling on the Auditor ofStat'
forthwith to furnish the House with a full
and complete statement of the condition O
the banks Of the State, as reported to his Of
fee on the first day of November, 1916
designating the amounts of stock subscribe
to each bank; and of the amounts actuall,
paid, what portion had been paid in gol
and silver, what in State stock, and wha
in 1deposites in Eastern city banks. Also
the amount of specie on hand on said firs
Of November; together with the informa
ton required by the fifty ninth section c
the general banking law, passed Februar
s, ls46.
Mr. Backus moved to refer the resoll
ton to the committee on the currency, ,whic
after some discussion, was decided in tn
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