The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-29
Ohio I.crisInIure.

ObtV hNSlSNltutc.
The two branches the lower house ortlIe Ohio
Legislature have at length met together on COM
mon ground. What the final result. of the com
promise will be OF what tho manner of adjust
ment Of rothcr difficulties is for the future to deter
mine.
Ga Friday last Mr. TowEsHEND offered The fol-
lowing resolution:
Rcs0lrcd, That for The purpose of ef
feciug an organization oflhis House Mr..
Letter, Of Stark act as Chairman and
act as Clerk, 10 whom the certificates and
other evidences to seats heretofore han
ded to Nlessrs. Smith and Swift shall be
delivered and the House proceed imme.
diately to tho consideration of the follow
ing resolutions:
RcsOlrcd, That George L. Pugh and
Alexander Pierce are entitled to seats in
the organization of this Housc:"
On which resolution neither saidPugh
orPiorce orSpencer orRunyan shall vote;
but the same shall be decided by the sew
eniy certilicated members, & on consider.
alton thereof, the certificates of the said
Pugh and Pierce, aud Spencer and Run
yam, and ether evidences of claim which
either parties may present, shall be read
and considered, and all parties may be
heard by counsel or otherwise, as they
may prefers
And in the case tho said resolution
shall not bo decided ailirmatively by a
majority vote, the House shall proceed to
consider the following resolution.
"ReSoiped, That Messrs. Oliver Nj.
Spencer and George w. Rnnyan are en-.
titled to seats in the organization of this
HOuse:"
On which said resolution, the other
seventy certified members shall vote as
on the preceding one.
In case neither of said resolutions shall
he decided aflirmatively by majority
Messrs. Pugh and Pierce, Spencer and
Runyan shall withdraw their claims to
seats until tho organization of the House
has been effected, and nothing in these
proceedings shall bo construed to inter
icro with, or in any manner TO effect the
rights Of Messrs; Spencer aud Runyan
or Mcssrs Pugh or Pierce, to claim their
seats after such organization.
Before any definite action was taken upon them
the two organizations adjourned The Wings
frat offered to fill the blauk by inserting the
name Of Mr., Swur This wus rejected by the
LocoIocus, The Wings lhon amended the first
resolution by inserting the uOmo of Mr.. loLcoMu
as Chairman leaving the blank To he filed ur
| by the Lnc0ioc0s. This wus also rejected
On Saturday morning the Wings on motion o
CnAFrEE amended tho first resolution so as to read
ns follows.
RcSOlrcd, That for tho purpose of Of
fccling an organization of this House, the
two partial organizations already exist
ing be united, and that Mr.. LEIrER act
as Chairman and Mr.. McCLuRE as Clerk
to whom &c"
Tho Resolutions, as amended, were then taker
up 10y lheLoculoco side Of theIlunse aud utter con
siderable debate, says the J0urRak were adopted
According To tEis arrangement, both orgHnza
tiuns were recognized Or neither. II mny be cor
rec,ly considered that sovcnly.Inur members us
Semblod IN the State House. nnd being unable I,
come tn terms, hilcd to organize House oil Rep
rescntatiNes until three weeks after the day up
pointed by law.
After these resolutions were adopted Mr.. Tx
rER netting ns Chairman, MIR. Mcclure called owe
the list Of counties, the cer,iicates which ha,
been delivered To MessrS. Smith and Swift, hay
ing been transferred Ia him. The House then ad
journed over IN Tuesday with the understanding
that it would lhon adjO Ouru until Thursday. Thi
was 10 give tho Hamilton county members tim
tn prepare their arguments, This vote TO adiour
stood 81 ayes 10 lG nays.
This compromise, we doubt not will prove VI
satisfactory to many of both parties We are NJ
advised Of the influences which led both sides /
agree To il; but we fear that hlse representation
hnvs hud their influence We ccrtainiy hope
however tlmt il may prove Of advantage to III
interest and welfare OF the State
We lOd occasion, last week, To give our opiio
', upon compromises, when questions of right wer
at stake II isa fearful responsibility, which me
take upon themselves, when they compromise
!, way my right of those whom they represent; an
y we repeat that il should never be done except
cases OF extreme necessity and then only whe
good may follow to the greatest number
G View the present compromise as we will. "
cannot forget TINT, under the law, the rights