The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-06-10
COLUMBUS, June 4.

4 Mr.. Hewkins, from the standing commit
4 tee on Public Debts and Public Works, sub
/ mi.ted their report, which was laid on the
table TO be printed
Judge Swan from the committe on the Ju
dietary, reported back resolution which
\ had been referred to that committee relating
/ to the impeachment of officers, recommend
ing that the following clause be inserted in
/ the constitution:
"The General Assembly shall provide 0y
law for the removal Of Justices Of the Peace,
and other county and township officers, in
such manner and for such causes as TO them
shall seem just and proper.
The committee of the whole then resum-
4 ed the consideration Of the report OF the
/ Legislative committee. The question still
being on some amendments proposed to the
39h section, it was discussed during the
whole forenoon, there being only 49 speeches
I delivered on ii in the space Of three hours.
The section was at length adopted as report
ed py the committee with the exception OF
| the word Z" FIRST" which enclose in brackets
in order that you may see from where ii was
stricken.
/ Private property shall ever be held in
| violate, and no private property shall ever
be taken for public use, unless the public
/ good impeatively demands it, but in all
l cases. full and adequate compensation in
money shall Ifrsi] be made to the owner"
Sec. 40, the last in the report, was adopt
ed without debate after which two addi-
tional sections were adopted, One offered
( by Mr.. Reemelin, making it the duty of the
Secretary Of State TO preside over the House
4 Of Representatives until the election OF It's
Speaker, and one requiring the presiding Of
/. ficers of each House 10 sign all laws passed
by their bodies.
\ The sections which had been informally
passed over were then taken up, slightly
amended. and adopted, when the commit
\ fee rose and reported the report back to the
convention as amended, and 1t was laid ON
4 The table, and the amendments ordered 10
be printed. Athalf past a the convention
Adjourned. Yours, &C., ZED.
COLUMBUS, June 5.
The following petitions were presented
this morning.
y One by Mr.. Harlan, esking for negro suf
frape. and that their property may be exempt
from taxation until such right shall be ex-
tended TO them. Should the latter prayer
Of that petition be answered, apprehend
that negroes will never pay much tax in
Ohio.
One by Mr.. Brown, Of Athens, asking
that the rights of married women may be
N more effectuslly secured in the disposal and
control of their separate property.
One BY Mr.. Kirkwood, asking that the
nnestion whether the General Asse mbly shall
6e REQUIRED 10 prohibit the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors. may be submitted to the
people for their decision.
The resolution offered some days ago by
Mr. Mccormick, relative to the adjournment
of the convention to Cleveland or some
other place, was taken up, and Mr.. Lanville
moved 10 amend the original resolution SO
4 "that when the contention adjourn on the
\ llth day Of June. IL 10 adjourn to meet at
4 Watson Hall, in the city OF Cleveland, on
4 the ensuing Tuesday at 2 o'clock"
MI. Msnon moved to amend SO |" that the
\ State should be put to no additional expense
Nv s,,ch removal or by transporting and re-
Transporting the proceedings Of the conven-
t;on-io Columbus for publication, or in the
slertion of another printer, end that the
,ae,nhers who might vote for such removal
sbould be compelled to- pay all the expenses
st,eneaut upon such removal" G
The yeas and nays were demanded upon
.,.S,i6n 10 law the whole matter upon the
s.his which was carried by vote Of as TO
III IA pretty close shave, that.
I Y rhe convention then resolved itself into
...s,;tsee of the whole, and took up the
sc.e-1 N The committee on the Executive
i.,.. ,,esnt. and spent the balance of the
,n.soo, session criticising the grammar o.
~ ~ +,J sec,iOh of Sid report y was al
,1-e,b ~ ~ smended 50 as TO suit the iaslidlou'
:tss n sDne learned gentlemen, aitei
whiri, hey felt easy and took = recess. y,
As tbs cvu,msoceInsul y the AFTERNOON .
..-,:.n 4 REQ ll:ieo was adopted thai nc
..,-,.bst sbaIl speak m5ro than 10 minutes
" ~ ~ does,ina am now kooplpf