Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-03-28
Fifteenth week Of the Session.

Both branches Of the Legislature have
agreed to a resolution for q sine die ad
iournment on Monday next, which, dating
from the 4th Of January, the day the whig
leaders in the House allowed the Legsla-
,ure TO organize, will make session of
seven,y.two days. Counting in. however.
the thirty-one days lost by the disorgani-
zing wings, who refused to allow the Leg.
islature to organizefor the business oflegis-
la.ion, and j. will swell the number Of days
II the number Of bills introduced and
passed is to be taken as evidence Of ses-
sion being productive Of good, the one
which will end on this day week, will rank
favorably with any we have yet had.
& This bill to apportion the state for repre-
sentative purposes has passed the House,
and is now in the Senate, where its fate,
to say the least. is doubtful. The oppli-
ances Of party viii be used TO defeat it,
and men, who honestly believe that the ap-
rortionment scheme Of last winter never
passed into law, and that the journals
were mutilated to cover the fraud, will vote
against this bill through fear Of their party
urge them thus to commit violence on The
more honest feelings Of the heart, be The re-.
sponsibilny.
A resolution has passed the House, and
another the Senate, 10 examine into the
facts connected with the garbling and mu-
tilating Of the journals Of the last session
and in relation 10 the pretended passage oi
the apor,ionment scheme. Every effort
was made by whiggery to defeat this inves.
tigation. The Speaker of the Senate has
appointed on the committee two wings who
opposed the investigation, and one demo
crat who favored il. These two wings
can prevent any report from being made;
for, under the rules, report must first
come from the majority Of a committee be-
fore minority can submit their report
Mr.. Beayeriand Mr. Lewis may refuse te
make any report, and Mr.. D.mmock is
therefore deprived of the right Of submit
ting the report called for by the resolution
It was in view Of this fact that the commit
tee in the House was raised, and from its
political complexion, we have guaranty
that report will be made, and from the
gentlemen named on it the investigat ior
will be full, free ard fair one
Tho Homestead Exemption, bill which
passed the House some DAYS since, has
been ordered to a third reading in the Sen
ate en- today Monday.) * :
The appropriation bill has passed both
branches. In it provision is made for con
yict labor on the new State House.
The Convention bill, that great meas
ure $50 loudly demanded by the public voice
and so necessary to the interests of the
state, is again killed by the whig,votes. -
The bill which passed the Senate received
% votes ta9 againstit, and in the House ii
received 40 votes to 25 against it. The
constitution reqairing vote equal to two.
thirds Of the members elected 10 the Gene.
raj Assembly, the bill failed. Every vote
in either branch cast against the bill came
from whig, and to that party the odium
Of the defeat is justly attributable. Its
provisions required vote Of the people on
the question of calling Convention to a.
mend the present or to make new consti-
tuition. Ii afmajority ofthe people ut the
next election voted in favor Of the calling
ofa Convention, then itbecame the<euty Of
the next General Assembly to provide for
4he election Of delegates by the people
Acting guppp the. principle which has dis.
fipgaislfed federalism since the days OF Al