The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-01-11
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

OHlU LEGlSLATUKE.
We were somewhat disappointed upon thr
arrival Of the mails during the past week at
receiving NO communication from the Editor;
bui after examining our exchanges from Col
uInbus, We became perfectly satisfied that
The failure of the usual correspondence.
arase from the fact that there was nothing to
write about.
Up TO the Sd inst. (enr last da,esD little
business Of general Importance had been
transacted, Though q considerable amour. Of
locsl matters, presentation Of petitions, re-.
psrs &C., were disposed Of.
The resolutions which had been iniroduc-
I'd. making known to the people ,ha. the
batch Of banks in bias, in Oh;s are 10 them
Z grea, blessing. were passed by strict par
~ vote. Capt. Mclean, who had dsclaied,
whilst the r, sUlttuns were und, = consider.
GRAFTON, that he cssld no, indsrse in wh,.,r
sale ihs "rag mills" ras "wIipp"d in" ln5
voted with his whig brethron--in .syof II
Tho res.lutiols.
The wing iin-psn, il appears, has not ysi
lnaiured ito nppor,ionmsnt bill, bnI 10 in 's-
peciancy daily and when Brought forth W
shall see how the professions Of All "hones
superintendent" are adhered 10. Or c0urs
the Democracy sxpec' nothing.
Below We Civ. rom the Ohio Press) ex.
trae0s Of the summary ofpfocced ngs sdur.ns
he past week:
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Senais was in ssion only q shoi'
,iIne yeste rday sfiernoon and his tHornng,
aecaIIse---ihey have no h',sness Oh the lab
le 70 be transacted!
10 ths fious yesterday afternoon. The DIS
discussion WAS npoa Nj r ssell's bank res.
Siul,ou and Mr.. Shaw's amendment thereto.
The House vera entertained by the sh,g
,ode, with vii, sophlsT. buio"nery and every
n,ng but solid offence Of their favoIit
'.rag m ils" They assumed that as tiie elac.
ious had heen in favor of the wings for til
last two years, ,his was an endorsement r.
Sinking. aud nothing further was nscessAy,
--'hsy possessed .'ihe spells Of victory" and
It was rot requisite 10 Justify The possession:
having pr, sent success, they did moi feel i
u cessa y 10 show that lhey deserved it
This WAS Inc assumption, hui nevertheless.
Mr. Russell tasked his Ell ctive powers to
teply to Mr.. Shaw, with but ltile more real
success, than on the previous evening, when
his arguHent was concluded AT the com.
,nenesement, though with show of reason
.ng. His ASSERTION that the people had in
heir possession now, all the pecie waicli
would be found in the country If kanks did
not exist, and this was his strong point, ap
peared 10 us one of the shall0wesi snplsIns
which really able man could be found Sc.
rously 10 offer AZ principle upon which 10
base legislation. 70 have any weight II as.
sumes paper 10 be equal to gold, fallacs
which the rates of exchange sufficiently dis
prove; aud 10 deny that the Legislatures au-
therizing the circulatioa ofan inferior curren.
cy at a nominal value equal Ia that of a cur
rency which is of higher aud Intrinsic value.
will not drive out this batter currency, 10 to
deny wha, is plain 10 very ordinary capac.
iiy.
M. Smith spoke without great fo1ce in re-
ply, and the discussion was prolonged ill
late hour, when the vOte WAS taken aud NJ.
Shaw's amendment was rejected and, Mr.
Rnssel's preamble and resolution adopled b,
a strict party vote.
On the final vote Capt. Mclean, sf Ath, ms
voted to endorse ), WHOLESALE The rag ,nlls'
h- had denounced two days before. He had
not the courage 10 defend an opinion of tht
correctness oi which he had privately snd
publicly declared his entire convection. V4s-
cillatug and unsteady as he is, his conduc
scarcely msri,s passing n"tic', and should
not receive IL, bn, 10 exhibit, the entire SUN
seryiency de,sanded from their servants 10
the Legislature by the Oni" b,nkers.
In the House this morning the iime wa.
in the consideration ofprivale bills.
- Dec. %. .4@
In the Senate, yesterday afternoon, D..
Olas presenred series Of resolutions, aud
made a. speech, upon the bank aud currency
,usz,ions, which sss given al ieAsih IN augt