Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-05-31

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=. ~. 49, se. " u,scna'Se ci 'he Gu
s. A.uo' oS'a ~ pe''of'i' "he
aanoa. - became necessary 70 nse
10y ol c1"'nng ihe later was chosen
alia !sss,7faay ratner rafS, OF Loraln
n'' ss0u "'sa eAcel'ehe on'if!h IN OF the
.osni1,es on oshovoseh iasti,oli''ns'arnse
~ ms pi ace 70 oHers resolution. The
SPeoKer Aoy 2 PHscosacefted fdngeaaen Mt.
na0 resl8aeu tue Chafr 10 ". lruesdale o
ifamoail, q man .made on F4rpose to al
ne hinE up aaShe. No"dy supposed
tnat hr. Fafk s-fes s9iailonl related I" any
shing more dangerous Than the reception
OF pupil laso one ot the esAsyiu'ns,"r SINE
tnms Oh mat sort, anu all, 'ron- contl1enct
: 10 the man, were prepafed to cry aye. ~
Ihe resolution " - rsad dis inctly but per
haPs Rather JtaenHy by the >panker. pre-
TEN, and proved to De one declaring thu
the ff1use fece1e from ils amendments IL
Senate bill No. 10, and that a III. SIS ,ge ta
that eff'cs be sent TO the Senate. The
question was on the adoption of the resnlu
tion was plainly ana promptly put rs was
proper,& c,rried almost unanimously, ,some
OF the L'cotocos even voting tor 1t. Ii
was lulihsdiatety declared passed, and the
Clerk, (heing in the secret.) sent the Ser
geant.at-arnlS with the message 10 the sen.
ale before the echo Of the loud aye had
hardly retirnsi from the lllery. The
otH ,css then passed and only needed To b'.
enrolled and signed to become law. II
was bY sone magic, or rather oy the chi
rograpbic pl"ers OF our musull TREND
Jin,ny Noo;e, enrolled in ab"ut five min
utes, reported back from the enrolling r"m-
mlttee, signed by the Speaker OF the House
and sent TO the Senate tor, the signature os
its Speaker .bef''re the ioco;ocos had
conprehsnded the meaning "t MIR. Parks
resolution. At this time :. more amusing
scene was never witnessed tran thnt pre-
senten by the countehances oi the inenl'
bers OF the Houss; those OF the wings show
an expression ot triumph struggling from
conceatmenf, and those OF .he 'ocoi"cos
saying to one anH'her IKE bfo"h |" nus
convicted brother IN the tarce 'on'tH a0s, rs
ees's footed! An attempt was made t"
reconsider the vote On the ao'qptlon OF the
resolution on the ground that they were
not aware OF Its effect when The question
was first taken bat tailed.' -
This ict,er writer, unconscious OF the
effect Of The secrets he was divulgmg' un'
wells the whole plot, and although he ut.
tempts TO smooth over n portion "s 1t, his
letter shows that the wh"te scheme was
concocted ont OF the House. ano ihat
each motor in the play had his part assign
ed, AMI was perfect IN It. ne Dill, the
writer s.yS, was "enroiled IN aooa' hVe
minutes" 1t must truly have taken u magic
poacer TO have perormei the task OF writing
out a bill, covering nearly seven pages
OF the vnidms Oh general laws, III hVe MN
utes. The bill had besn lei by the ad'
Journment OF MONDAY on the 'aoie n' inc
Senate. and in possession OF the Clerk.-
From that 'abls. and lrom the possession OF
the senrte Clerk 1t could not legally pass
It was lfas'duleaiiy taken theresron 10 me
House and was enrolled In ADVANCE, am
hence. in the words OF the letter writer
sslhe Clark being an the secrst, he was en-.
nbled to send the :. sergelnt-at-arms with
the msssageto the Senaie, before Inc echo
Of the loud aye had hardly retnrnei IRON
the gallery" Does not these things prove
the conspiracy! Upon evlden'.e less strong
and less pt,sitise, men have been lndic!eo,
convicted and sentenced by courts ol ]'s'
fice, af,d have PAID the penalty " '"e''
crimes by Imprisonment
But we have ''thef evidence. aner Inc
fs:urn Of Mr. Speaker tiawklns 70 MS nome
in Eaton, be 10 reported, IN speaking OF the
passage of Mr.. ! ark's iesal!ution'as SAYING
s'When II was detefnihen oy me wings
that the The resolution should be paseeo oS
the House. ne lspeaker Hawkins. inior,n-
ed them that if he was in the Cnair, ne
+ Il q, ,I,lfIn n a;f0
etasrs. SO that II m,gh' % ols.lnc' nei'u
by all the me,nhefs' ana that II any oe'i',
crat caught his eye ana ~'Shea u SPEAK
against the passage "t Inc res 'u'l"n ne
should b" heard It ,o's taen aSfef"sanea y,
BY the actags that ne sho1a Ie9ce Lae
Gsair because they did not want hlHl /"
conpreniise h.s 6thclai station-in wtlicn
opinion he fully c'ncurfed' ana lett the
Chair Aud thereupoh the resolution was
passed in little less tuna than lightning
would run down creased pole"
This report IS corro5ofuted oy the oecla-
rations Of Mr.. tiawkins III his Dayton