Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-12-22

sembed, shall proceed to elect Speaker, Clerk
and Sergeant al. Arms, all pro ten.
"ReSOired, That the Speaker temporarily e
leci. shall forthwith appoint the usual committee
on Privileges and Elections. 10 whom shall b.
referred all certificates, papers and claims OF
members to seats. which eommilteo shall as
promptly as possible, report the same TO the
House.
~Resslred. That there shall be no election Of
permanent oflicers-no legislative bus ness trans
acted beyond what is necessary to effect per
manenl organization OF the House, until all
claims to seats shall be decided, unless by COM
mon consent Of the House, except il be TO com
municals with the Senate, and to uniIe with
them in canyassing the votes for Governor.
"Resolced. That all questions relating TO the
claims Of members 10 seals shall be considered
sepaatey-lhat all certified members not here
in before excepted shall have a right 10 vote,
provided that ne one shall have a right 10 vote
upon any question 10 any way relating 10 his
own seat.
"ResOired, That ir any member elect be held
not entitled to his seat on ground Of eligibility,
the minority candidate shall in no case be per
milted 10 lake said seat, but the same shall be
referred back TO the people OF the proper dis
lrcts.
"Resolred lhqrifall the foregoing resolutions
shall be adopted and carried out in good faith
we pledge our honor as men TO abide by them
and the principles there sci forth.
IN. L. CHAFFEE, S. w. MCCLURE,
| Isaac VANDoREN, LEyERETT JOHNSON,
/ Isaac LEE, JoHN f. MORSE,
n p,nntp NopTov TnUNSuFND :"
As soon as The mover had taken his seat, th,
member from DarEe arose and proclaimed tina
the offer would never be accepted, as the prop
osilien, on its face recognized the apporlon
ment law Of last winter, and that 70. himself hi
preferred death to any such recognition.
The resolutions were declared 10 be out Of or
der. TO give our free soil brethren TO under
.and that we sympathised with them, and wer
anxious 10 aid them in their honorable endeav
srs 70 restore peace ant prosperity, the Wing
passed the following resolution with the name
Of thirty persons subscribed 10 1t. kelerrln
10 the foregoing resolutions offered by Mr. kld
die. il was "Resolved, that if all the foregoln
resolutions shall be adopted and carried out i
good faith, we pledge our honor as men to abid
by them, and the principles therein set forth.
The basis of fair and just compromise is sc
forth in the foregoing propositions, 10 whlc
lhrly-eight members, more Than majority
have given their assent, and from which our sd
versaries should not withhold lhsiis, unless i
their determination to destroy all law, they d
not mean to listen 10 reason. The simple ques
ton in issue, is whether the laws shall prevail
or whether they shall be made to yield TO tn
will of men, who in their love for power hav
forgot the safety and welfare Of their country
la conclusion, we would say that our duty
plainly pointed out to us. II we regard our he
nors, our oaths, and the welfare of the State, W
have no choice but 10 maintain the supremac
Of the law.
Chauncey N. Olds, Anselm T. IIocoml
Joseph X. viii, Oliver NJ. Spencer, Mile
Pennington, George w. Runyan, Samuel Big
ger, John Hammond, Jesse c. Philips, r. /
Howard, Henry W. Smith, George Reber, A
anson Jones, II. s. Bundy, Abraham Thomp
son, Andrew Scott, David Gregory, Samue
Watt, Joshua HambIelon, Tanzy Julian, Josa
S. Copeland, Luther Giddings, Richard Green
Abel S. Randall, Felix Marsh, John Foster
Seth Woodlord, Ezra Brainsid, George Ha
desly, John 4. Dodds.