Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-12-20
A, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20, 1913.

After balloting until fAe humber in hill
reached thirty five, MI. AH ilson hoped Mr..
Hendricks would introduce his biII.of which
he had previously gwen notice to- abolish
Capital Punishment, Iar members, he th6't.
had been punished IN lhe apitar Of ihe j
State sufficiently long debate ensaed
of more pleasant kind Than is usual and
after another ballot for officers, the Senate
adjourned until Monday:
The House of representatives as organ.
ized on The morning Of Aonday, has re-
mained in continuous seshian. This naor-
ming about 10 o'clock, the disorganizings
members, who still relusAto produce their
certificates ami 10 take aMeir seats assmem-.
bers, again visited the. keasa,s anaa took
refuge in that corner, kfUWn for many
years past, by the name 3f Chuekery, and
interrupted, for time, tie proceedings, by
the farce of calling listpf absent counties,
and going through the bqrleSquo Of Legs
lation,
From committee. previously appointed,
Mr.. Breslin, this morning, made an able re-
port on the conduct of tue recussant mem
bers, which will be found in the regular
reports.
On this report Mr.. Pugh made an able
speech and in which he spoke Of the prop
ostion offered by Mr.. Riddle on yesterday
reviewing the whole question involved
in the course of dispute,a synopsis Of which
will be found in the reports.
On leave, Mr.. Spencer, who claims Il
seat in the House from Hamilton county,
and the junior member from Ross, Mr..
Olds) who, though holding a certificate,
refuses to present it and TO take his seat,
were permitted to reply.
! In the ablest speech we e7 er listened to,
Mr.. Pugh responded. In the course OF
his remarks he laid bare the iniquity of the
apportionment scheme-showing by whig
authority, the trckery and cunning, by
which it is pretended it was passed, and
charged home upon its authors the crimes
they committed during the past session, in
lraudulently taking the bill from the Sen
ate-enrollng and having it signed and
published as law, without it having been
passed as such. ~
Mr.. Pugh also spoke of the conduct o.
the conspirators against the peace Of the
State, and who Interrupted the proceeding
of the Legislature, ard whose disorderly
conduct, would have the effect Of destroy
ing the law making power Of the State
government. The charge of ira aad on the
democracy in taking possession oil the Cap
itol, he successfully rePelled' and c;horget
that while the Wing party took as the EN-
1>ft I,or yyhi icl
Lives the lie of a thiassg,aaG dies the ~deatl
Of coward, that the democracy take tha
of the bold chanticleer, whose loud crow
ing announces the dispersion Of darkness
by the approach OF light. -
He, atr. P, would admit of no cornpro
mise, that would place in jeopardy the right
of the freen1en he represented. lie ha'
been asked to pair off, and to leave th
! House with man who has no rights II
this body, who was not elected by the PEG
pie, who had chosen him, (Mr. P.,) as on
Of their Representatives. With the Rep
resentative from Ross, Mr., Olds,) VIII
had made the proposition, he, Mr.. Pugh
would pair of,untl the question was decid
J. ed, for he recognized that gentiemans as
d!OtIioCi, 90 SOot1 20 Las SSitii w " r
r duced, but the person claiming his { MI
: PSF seat, he could not recognize in tho
+ light, for he was defeated in a fair conteS
had received minority Of votes, an
had not even served notice Of contest.
1t would be impossible TO give sasisfae
r tory sketch of this speech which we trus
Il will be written out by the author. III
d close Of it. wherein he spoke of the right
of the people, as pearl beyond all prlc
is as jewel that, come veal, come wos
d could not be surrendered, was beautiful be
n yond any thing we ever heard: and for ii
patriotism, its purity Of style and name
y of delivery received the highest praise fro,
3. all parties. During its delivery a breath
d less silence an eagerness to hear ever
v single word was manifested, even by tn
n disorganizers in the northeast corne
which showed the effect of truth and justle
IL even upon them.
Is The disorganizers left the hall tame
O. than they came in, and throughout tn
I'd whole scene more subdued spirit than G
T. er before exhibited, was plainly visible
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