The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-01-19
Ohio Legislature.


The proceedings of,he past week may
be comprised in a nutshell. After the
proceedings of Tuesday, |!
could not be expected lhut the members
would harmonize and go 10 work.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. WHIT
MAN commanded the Clerks not 10 enter
the announcement of the Speaker upon
the Journals. Instead uf doing their du-
ty. they obeyed the hehest of Mr.. WnIT'
MAN and made the Journals tell falsc-
hood.
In the Senate, the next day. various
efforts were made to amend ii; but in vain.
In the House a motion to suspend the
rules was made, aud then the Locofocos
passed the day in making motions to ad-
iourn, moving calls Of the House and ta-
king appeals without any effect, until the
hour ofadjourument. The same may be
said of the rost of the weeks session,
when finally the motion to suspend the
rules was carried.
In The Senate a series of resolutions
were offered by Mr.. CHASE. Of Butler
county, concerning the appointment of a
Committee to canvass the vote for Cover
nor, which were debated at length; but
were finally laid upon the table, when
the following resolution and instruction,
offered by Mr.. SWIFT, were adopted. the
first by vote Of 10 TO I2, the second by
a vote Of 90 to l2:
ResOI0ed By tie Senate and House Of
Representation, That there be a commit.
tee of three members appointed on the
part of the Senate, and-members on
the part Of the House, to wait ON the Gov.
ernor elect and inform him of his election
and ascertain when he willtake the oath
and communicate with the General AS
sembly.
The same gentleman moved the follow
ing: That the resolution be referred to a
committee, for the purpose of examining
and reporting the returns made 30 the
Secretary of State as well as those re.
turned to the Speaker of the Senate Ia
be examined to ascertain who has actual
ly received u majority ofthe votes polled
for Governor at the October election
lS4S.
When the above came into possession
Of the House, they were taken up and
various efforts made to amend them by
the LocOfOcOs, but without success. AT
the latest accounts, they had not finally
been disposed Of
On Tuesday last, Mr.. Whitman, Mr..
Ewing aud some others declared, in their
seats, in the Senate, that no bill should
pass this Legislature, unless the APP
pOrtionment law was amended. We
wish the reader TO mark their declara-
tons-these attempts at dictation-upon
the part of such Jacobincal spirits as at
tempt to control the Democracy of this
State, and should harm come from their
movements, the people will know where
to place the blame.
Forty days Of the session have passed,
and nothing done. The Revolutionary
spirit which took possession oflhe House
of Representatives, on the first day ofthe
session, still maintains possession of the
Halls of Legislation, and notwithstanding
tho Wing members have already com
promised away half their rights, nothing
has been done-nolhng can be done
Each hour, that passes, demonstrates the
unwise counsel of those who desired
compromise. Let such spirits, as Whit
mans, once get the idea that they cal
conquer by bravado, and they never viii
stop in their exactions. Let them b,
met with frmness aud decision and thei
cowardIy owners will shrink from the con
TACT
We notice, among the petitions, ont
presented by Mr.. Kendall, from l34 cili
zens of Portsmouth, for the incorpora
ton Of a company to construct Railroad
from Portsmouth, via Chilicothe, Circle
vile and Lancaster, to Newark.
Latcr.-We learn from the telegraph
ic reports Of the Scioto GaSette that Nj
Swift $ resolution and Instructions, afte
much debate, finally passed the House