The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-12-22
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.


, and inviting all absentee members to Join wit
them in organizing the House Of Representa-
tives; but there has as yet been no result there
from. AT ten clock to day, the recusant
enter the House, as usual, and proceeded Il
take their places in Chuckery. When the,
we're all, assembled, Mr.. Olds, of Plckaway
offered resolution to his friends, which the,
adopted, expressing their W willingness to adop
the proposal of Mr.. Riddle: and Judge Spen
Ger stated that while his confidence in hi
cause was unabated, he was in the hsnds o
his friends, he would not vote on the proposl
tim, but would submit 10 their decision.
Mr. Bfeslih from the committee appointed
on previous day made the following report
Report ef Comm ,iee.
The committee appointed FOR The purpose o'
inqaring into the circumstances, which
have prevented full and complete organi
zation of the House ofRepresentatives, by
the presence and qualification of consti-
tutional quorum of the members, and also,
~ INV VIC NousCo VI TIC VHIiOuo uIo
turbances which have been offered 10 this
body, have discharged the duty assigned
them, and ask leave to report.
That in conformity with the constitution of
the State, quorum of members elect, Of the
House Of Representatives, assembled at the
State House at about 9 O'Clock A. NJ, on the
first Monday Of December, and were called
to order in the usual form, by one Of their own
members, another Of them acting as Clerk
pro lem. Upon a call ofthe roll, thirty seven
members presented the regular and usual GER
tifcates of election, and were duly sworn IN
to he just discharge Of their duties, as men,
bers of the House of Representatives seve.
raj persons occupying seats, understood to be
members, not answering to their call. After
an interval, the roll of unrepresented counties
"as called and being several times repeated,
five ctier members appeared, and in like man
Gates of their electiun, and ware legally sworn
into the discharge of their duti s, and thus
forty two members of the House we're reyu.
larly recognized and prepared to prosecute
the duues assigned to them By the conslilu.
tion aud laws of the State.
After the first thirty seven members, as
Aforesaid had presented their certificates, and
had regularly organized themselves, great
number of persons obtruded themselves into
his ball, and filled up the aisles and every
vacant space within the body of this House.
Amid the confusion thus unavoidaby produ-
led, a body OF men assembled in one corner
If The hall, and there, in defiance of The rights
ind privileges OF this body, and with great
lulse, attempted to form separate organ
sation, 10 the disturbance and annoyance of
his House. Every effari in the ordinary fo,m
vas made to repress this disorder. The
chairman Of this body, though occupying the
speaker chair, and possessing for this pur-
ose all the authority Of that station, was en-
rely unheeded, and by the persons concern
in this attempt at separate organization,
'eated with disrespect in every effort on his
art, either TO promote the proper organ'za {
on Of the House of Representative, or to g
'aintain the rights and privileges OF large
'ajoriiy of it's members.
The constitution and laws declare that sew.
nty two members shall constitute the House,
I'D two thirds of its members shall be neces-
Try to form quorum for the transaction of
Isiness. The forty two members composing
is body. thought in point Of numbers ma
riy of the House, are therefore not quo ,
IN, and lack six of the number necessary
clothe the House with all the power and
lthority necessary for that branch of the
legislature. Nor car this body be organ.
ed and become so clothed until the number
members required by the constitution shall :,
I'VE regularly taken their seats and become
IalIfed as members of this body.
Your committee have, however, to report
at every effort has been made to induce the
bsentees to take seats. The roll has repeat.
ly been called, and The Chair has again and
'ain invited every person possessing the reg.
ar certificate of election to come forward
ID after being properly qualified, by The .
ih Of office, to take his seat Ms a member of u
is body. The pretended organization be- P
re alluded to. though composed OF but II
" men, and confessed TO number bur thirty. a
lie or two at most, as your committee under
and, and minority OF the persons entitled 81
seats in the legislature Of Ohio, have per a.
sred, IN mos, offensive manner, to claim a
at this body should submit to their demands. ''
= attempting To set up the form Of a separate "a
gan'satio u. they required this body to DIS
I've its own organization, and that your for. IL
two members should submit themselves to
9 will and orders of that irregular and un- -
wful assemblage Of 9 minority. ~
tonsci"us h,wever at tbe charae"r :
her proceeding. ,he.s men suhseq ,eo.,
', "ndertuok % "ske various informal a.
dpos,,,"ns 10 this il"use. and TO die -
ie the terms opon which such Of them I"