The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-12-30
RESOLUTIONS.

kESt)LU TIOINS.
/ Rcsolued, That for the purpose Of ei.
fectng an organization Of this House,
Mr.. Letter, of Stark. be recognized as
Chairman, and act as Clerk,
To whom the certificates and other ev.
licences Of claims to seats, heretofore
handed to Messrs. SmIh and Swift.
shall be delivered; and that the House
proceed Immediately 10 The considera-
ton Of the following resolution:
| Resolved, That George F.. Pugh and
| Alexander N. Pierce are entitled to
seats on the organization Of this
House. -
Upon which resolution, neither the
said Pugh or Pierce, or Spenceror Run-
yan, shall vote; but the same shall be
decided by the other seventy ceriifca.
ted members; and on the consideration
thereof, the certificates of the said
Pugh and Pierce, and Spencer and Run.
yam, and any other evidences Of claim
which either party may present, shall
be read aud considered, and all parties
may be heard by counsel, or otherwise.
ns they may prefer. And in. case said
resolution shall not be decided atiirma.
lively by a minority vote, the House
shall proceed to consider the following
resolutions:
Resolped, That Oliver Nj. Spencer
and George w. Runyan are entitled To
seats IN the organization of the House.
On which resolution, the other sew.
entv cerlfcated members shall vote as
on the preceding one. In case neither
of said resolutions shall be decided af.
frmativ-ly BY a majority, Messrs.
Pugh, Pierce, Spencer and Runyan,
shall withdraw their clains 10 seats un,
til the organization OF the House shall
have been effected, and nothing in these
proceedings shall be construed To inter.
fere with, or in any manner affect the
right of Messrs. Spencer and Runyan
or Messrs. Pugh and Pierce to claim
seats after such organizalion.
No other business Of importance has been trans-
acted in either House since / last wrote you. The
prospect for an organization looks rather dark.
THE EDITOR.
In the Senate. says the Ohio Statesman. at.
tempts were made to take up the resolution refer.
red TO the Judiciary committee, to enquire into
the constitu.ionaIity Of the law which takes from
the Legislature and gives to the Auditor of State.
the power to levy taxes. Fearful Of report from
the law committee of the Senate. on'this subject.
aud equally fearful of discussion, the whig part Of
the Senate refused even to allow the resolution to
Re taken from the table. Owl like, they fear the
light Of day-and the light which investig cation
will giva.
! HALL OF THE House. OF FREPREsENrArIvEs,
| Columbus, Dec. 23, lsi8.
DEAR SIR:-The long agony is over. An or.
ganizaton is At length effected. Yesterday. prop.
ositions Of various kinds were banded back and
forth. but nothing conc lusive was arrived at To.
day the wings came in and yielded up their Chair.
man and their Clerk, and adopted proposition,
which authorized Mr. Letter to act as Chairman,
and Mr.. Mcclure, ff.e-soil whig, to act as Clerk.
The amendment to Mr. Townsehd's resolutions,
(Which have before forwarded to you,) is as fol.
lows: ......
"Resolued. That for the purpose of efecting an
organization of this House. the two partial organ
izalions already existing, be united, aud that Mr..
Letter act as Chairman, and Mr. Mcclure as
Clerk"
This is all the amendment to the original prop.
osition, and was agreed 10 by both sides of the
House.
The State House was crowded at the time the
organization was effected. As soon as il was com.
pleted, the whole House commenced stamping
Of feet and clapping Of hands. So you will per-
ceive that have been false prophet l was up
to the time Of the organization, of the opinion
that union could not be effected
For the proceedings OF the Senate. you will
please compile from the Statesman.
The House has adjourned until ten o'clock,
Tuesday morning THE EDITOR.
In the Senate, says the Statesman, of the 22d,
| Mr.. ArchbGld moved u take from the table the
resolution instructlng the committee on the Judi.
ciary. to inquire into the constitutionaity Of the
law. which gives the Auditor OF State the right
to levy taxes.
The question being on taking up the resolution.
Mr.. Archbold inquired IL the question was deba.
table.
The Speaker replied it was not. The rule re.
quired such motions to be decided without debate.
The question was then taken aud lost, yeas lS--
nays ls, party vote.
Mr.. Archbold then. in behalf Of himself and 9TH
ers. agreeably to notice given on yesterday. sub.
mitted Protest against the action of the Senate,
in refusing to take up the said resolution
Upon this. quite an animated debate sprang up.