Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-27
C0NSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

j Alter the reading ofsthe lonrnalof vester
day, the President announced the standing
committees.
Mr.. CHAMBERs moved that the list O
committees be laid on the table and order
led to be printed. =.
Mr.. VANCE, Of Butter, from the stand
ling committee on. thu subject, reported
rules for the Conventiop, which on his mo.
tion- was laid on the tdble and ordered ,c
be printed. ..
/ II. Klakwoop, chairman Of the com.
IEmittee on Privileges and Elections, report
e Y. Tug. 8, q ,,.. Xha hsa sssase,ia!s
to seats. The report was agreed to.
Mr.. HUNT introduced q resolution in.
structing the standing committee on APP
portionment to enquire into the expedien.
cy of provision in the "new constitution
allowing to each county at least one rep.
resentative. The resolution was adop.
ted. ". ...
Mr.SMITH, Of Warren, moved 10 take up
the memorial presented by him on yester-
day in relation 10 equal suffrage, &C.,
without distinction Of color.
Memorial was referred to the standing
committee on the Election Franchise.
Messrs. THOMPSON. Of Stark, WILLIAMS,
of Warren, and ST1LwELL made similar
motions in relation 10 memorials hitherto
presented by them on the subject of the ex-
tension Of equal franchises 20 all persons
without regard to color or sex.
| Mr.. PATTERSON, introduced resolution
instructing the committee on the Judiciary
to inquire into the expediency of providing
in the "new constitution" some measure for
quietiDg land titles in the Virginia Militia
ry district--which was laid on the table
and ordered TO be printed.
Mr.SMIrH, Of Wyandolt, introduced a
resolution instructing the committee on Ju-
risprudence to make certain inquiries in
relation TO Law Reform, which was laid
on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. HAWKINS moved to take up the res
olution in relation to the Surplus Reye.
nue..
After some discussion on propositions
from Messrs. SAWYER, GREEN, Of Ross,
ARcHIBoLD, SWAN and others, the Conven-
ton resolved itself into committee of the
Whole, considered the surplus revenue res.
olution, rose, reported, and heGonyenilon
took recess.-Statssman May4l4th.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. HooTMAN in.
troduced resolutions instructing the commit
tee on the currency to make certain inqui.
ries in relation to the proper disposition by
this Convention Of the subject Of Banking.
Mr.. SAWYER and Mr.. SMITH, Of Wyan-
dott, moved amendments instructing .the
committee to report in favor amending the
Constitution, SO as to prevent the further
Incorporation Of Banks. The resolution
and amendments were referred to the COM
mittee of the Whole. .r.-
Mr.. LoUDoN ofesed resolution instruct.
ing the committee. on the Elective Fran
chise to report as TO the expediency Of o.
mending the Constitution so as to prevent
the immigration Of Blacks into the State.
Mr. .FIREsToNE introduced a resolution
instructing the committee on the Legisla.
tive Department to report on the subject
of annual and biennial sessions.
Mr.. LEEcH offered resolution instruct.
ing the commi.tee on the Legislative De.
partment to report in favor Of amending
the Constitution 10 require all bills to EN-.
brace but one object, to be plainly express
ed by its title (a.very desirable thing, by
the bye. J -......'....
Mr.. CUTLER introduced resolution in
struc!ing the same comitlee to report as to
the expediency Of retaining in the New
Constitution the Bill of Rights in our pres.
ent Constitntion-which resolution was
laid on the table to be printed.
| Mr.. MITCHELL introduced resolution
which was referred to the committee on
the Preamble and Bill of Rights, the pur-
port Of which from the confusion prevail
ing, we could not hear.
Mr.. PERKINS introduced resolution in
relation to Capital Punishment, which was
referred to the committee on Jurisprudence.
Mr.. BENNETT introduced a resolution in.
structing the committee on the Legislative
Department to inquire into the expediency
of providing that a majority Of each House
Of the Legislature should constitute quo
rum to do business-which resolution was
referred TO the committee of the Whele.
Mr.. REEMEL1N offered a resolution in
relation to printing the reports and debates
in The German language. Referred TO
committee of three.
| Mr.. HAWKINS moved TO take up resolu.
tious No. 5, which were referred to the
committee of the Whole. ... -
The Convention then resolved itself into
the committee of the Whole on the state
Of the Commonwealth.
| Resolutions No. S were taken up and
debated by Messrs. MASON and ARcaBoLD.
The resolutions provide, first, for the elect
ion Of Lieutenant Governor-and second.
I ly, for giving the Governor qualified
negative upon all bills passed by the Leg
islature.
Mr.. MASON, adresssed the committee at
considerable length in IN able, deliberate,
temperate and convincing argument in ia.
vor of the proposition. He set forth the
approriate nature ofthe office Of Governor,
characterized in plain and just terms the
'sdegraded' relation and duties of the of.
fee in the present Constitution, and sug-
gested the adoption of the amendment in.
dicated by his resolution, in order to give
the Governor of the State such functions
as would lend dignity and efficiency to the
Office.
Mr.. ARcHBoLD followed in speech re-
plete with sound and searching argument,