Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-03-21
Columbus, Tuesday, March. l3.

The Senate, on yesterday afternoon, had
under consideration a resolution to recind
the resolution of last winter, providing that
the tolls on salt manufactured out Of the
state, shall be no higher per mile on the
Ohio, than is charged on the Miami Canal
The resolution was referred to Mr. Dennison.
as select committee, and it will be up
again in a day or two, and will then be ex-
tensively discussed. -.
In Senate to-day, Mr. Beaver from the
majority Of the committee on Privileges and
Elections, made report in the election con-
tested cases in the Senate. ~
In the case Of Mr. Dubbs, the Senator
from Hamilton county, the committee report
that he is duly elected from the second dis
trict in Hamilton county, thus attempting
10 carry out the words of the infamous ap.
portionment scheme of last winter, which
for political purposes and against the ex-
press wording of the Constitution and of the
action of the members who framed it, at
tempted to divide county for Senatorial
and Representative purposes. .t
In the case Of Mr. Chase, Of Butler, (dem.)
whois accused of having been at the time Of
the election Notary Public and Commiss-
ioner of Insolvents, the majority Of the COM
mittee report that the charge disqualifes
him from holding his seat Mr. Burns from
the minority of the committee, in his re-
port AYERS that no evidence is shown that
Mr. Chase held either of the offices at tho
time of his election, and that if he did, that
they do not render him ineligible, within the
meaning of the Constitution.
In the case of Mr. Hendricks, of Preble.
(whig, who held the Office of deputy Sher-
iff, and published as deputy Sheriff, the
Proclamation for his own election and THAT
of the Representatives, the whig majority Of
the committee held that the Senator holding
his seat was duly and constitutionally elect
ed. Mr. Buras from the minority of the
committee dissents from this opinion, but
holds that if certain testimony, to show re-
signation, be taken as evidence, then Mr. H.
is entitled to his seat.
Mr. Backus, (whig) member of the COM
mittee, happened to let the cat out the bag,
by the statement that he intended at the
proper time to move the further considera-
tion of the subject until the first Monday in
December, in the hope, we presume, of a
whig majority that will enable them to oust
Mr. Chase, and to make Mr. Dubbs Sena-
tor from the "secomd district" of coun-
ty that has not, and in the language of
Judge Corwen "could not form a part of
two Representative DISTRICTS and thus to
make by trickery what Gen Mason of Clarke
county, calls a constitutional inspossibil-
ty." The reports were laid on the table to
be printed r-.. @
THE CONVENTION BILL PASSED!
At O'Clock, P. M.
The Senate has just passed, by vote of
yeas q, nays 6, the bill to allow the peo-
pie of the State to vote for or against the
calling of Convention to amend the present
or to adopt new constitution. Those vo-
ting in opposition to the bill, were Messrs
Conklin, Corwin, Haines, Ken
dali and Vinal all wings. There is a hope
that the bill will pass the House, the whig
fearing the effect of further oppo-
sition to this much needed measure.