Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-02-02

dale in the station from which he had been /
"unjustly removed" The wings managed
to evade discussion and vote on the res
olution, by laying it on the table.
The only other business of consequence
was the indefinite postponement of the bill
to create the new county of Bennington,by
q vote of-yeas I8, nays 16. Ohio Stalss-
man, Jan. 24h.
In Senate, this morning, as we predicted,
the wings, to try and induce the people to
believe that they had not tin panned the ap.
portionment bill, came forward with some
amendments to that infamous measure
One or two of the amendments are lust
ones. while others make it still more infa-
nous.
An attempt was made to day to reconsid.
er the vote by which the Senate refused to
order the bill to erect Bennington county to
be engrossed. Mr. Eaton, who had pro.
fessed to be friendly to the bill, stalled, while
the motion was pending, that the friends of
the proposed new county had given up all
hopes. Though the contradiction of Messrs
Olds and Archbold was positive, ,and though
Mr Eaton subsequently said he wou I'D vote
for the reconsideration, yet all his preten-
ded friendship was more dangerous than
would have been his open hostility. The
motion to reconsider was de(eated.-Ohio
Statesman, Jan, 25th.
The House on the oath, agreed to the
amendments Of the Senate to the General
Railroad bill, and added additional amend.
ments.
A joint resolution was introduced by Mr.
Blake, declaring "That the public lands
are the property Of the people, and Of right
should be held and appropriated for their
common use and benefit, and for no other
purpose and instructing our Senators and
requesting our Representatives in Congress
to use their influence 10 procure the pass
age off law to prohibit the sale Of the pub
lie lands, and to cause them to be surveyed
into lots not exceeding 16O acres each, for
the use of actual settlers.
In committee Of the whole the House
considered the bill to repeal the testimony
clause Of the Black Laws. A motion Of
fered by MIR Wilson, to strike out oil after
the enacting clause, was carried, on divis-
ion, by 80 in favor and 81 against it.
In the Senate yesterday afternoon, Mr..
Reemelin, read very able report upon his
bill to equalize taxation, in which he sci
forth the injustice of the present plan Of
taxing bank property. The Senate have
rejected the bill by party vote.
The discussion of the apportionment bill
was continued. In the course of it there
occurred scene, and some rather harsh
language between two Senator'S.
The affair Of Mr. Teesdale was disposed
of this morning by the indefinite postpone,
ment Of the whole subject by the whig ma.
jority. In this they have committed an
act of great injustice to their own clerk.
They have permitted him to be charged
with having unjustly removed one Of his
assistants, and then refused to permit him
to make any defence, for fear of inyuring
the harmony Of the whig family.
In the House, yesterday afternoon, on
the consideration in the committee of the
whole, Of the bill to amend the Tax Law,
some discussion sprung up on the 10th Sec
ton, which proposes the whig scheme for
taxing Banks. 1t will be seen by refer.
ence to our Reports, that Questionable and
inadequate rs the system proposed is, it will
not, when enacted by both Houses, become
law, but remain dead letter unless the
banks or any one of them, finds it profita.
bic to accept of it us mode of taxation.
This morning considerable business was
progressed with, but nothing requiring a
special notice. -..s. ..-... -..
This afternoon, the Senate ordered to a
third reading, the two most important bills
of the session-the apportionment bill by a
party vote; and the bill referring the con-
stitutional question to the people. by a vote
Of twenty-five to eleven, eight wings vot-
ing in the affirmative.-O. Press, Jan. 90.
In the Senate, this morning, Mr.. Stutson
changed his vote on the bill 10 refer to the
people the question of calling convention
to amend the constitution. This leaves
seven Of the whig Senators, who are will
ing-we do not say to amend the constitu-
tion--but simply to refer the question to
the judgment Of, the people of the State.
The bill regulating railroad companies has
passed both Houses, but some amendments
made by the Representatives are still pend
ing before the Senate. --..-
Yesterday afternoon, the House refused
10 take up resolution to adjourn on tho
the 7th day of February next, by decisive
vote. When they will be willing to re-.
lieve the State from their labors is evidently
undetermined.
The House also very summarily dis
posed of the petitions to erect a land office
at Defiance. 1t was of no use that it was
represented by Messrs. Potter and Lands
that public convenience and the interests Of
the State demanded the measure-that the
establishment of this office would very
soon do away with the necessity of the land
Office at Lima and Perrysburgh. The
General Assembly had at this session cho
sen Land Register and Receiver at Ii
ma, and the preservation Of competent
salary to these officers seemed to weigh
more in influencing decision than the in
terests of the State. Public economy kick
ed the beam when placed in the scale a
gainst the interest Of whig officials.
This morning, several bills of general in