Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1850-12-28
Ohio legislature,


Bills were introduced in the Senate, bv Mr.
Bill to amend the acts Incorporating the juno
ton Railroad Company, and the Toledo, Nor
walk and Cleveland Railroad company, and al
so TO authorize the trustees of Huron town
ship, in Erie county, to subscribe $4,000 to the
Huron and Oxford Railroad campany Also a
bill to incorporate the town of Bellevue, in this
county. Mr.. Lawrence introduced one to in
corporate the town of Huron in Erie county.
On the 18th inst, Mr.. Pow from the commit
tee on Federal Relations, in the House, re-
ported resolutions instructing our Senators and
requesting our Representatives in congress to
use all honorable means to obtain the repeal
of the Fugitive Law, which were laid on the
table, by vote of 38 to 49, This is a signal
triumph for the Peace measures in the Leg
isiature, as the vote was understood to be a
test one
Letter, of Stark, who distinguished himself
and immortalized his hat during the proceed
ngs of the locofoco rioters in the legislature
two winters ago, and who was beaten by a
whig at the late election, in district decided
ly locofoco, attempted to contest the seat OF
his competitor, on some small pretence, which
he supposed would secure his per diem for the
time he should spend at the capital The
senate committee on privileges and elections
however, reported unanimously against him.
and the motion to pay his per diem, was lost
by vote of ayes 12, noes 16. The ex-Speak-
er of the Rump Parliament, was found quite
as unpopular in the senate as among his for.
mer constituents The Senate on the l inst
decided the printing question in that body, by
ordering the Speaker to contract with Scott
| (Whig) to do the business. On the 18th Mr.
Bill introduced in the Senate, bill to author
lied Free Banking, which was read twice
On the eth Mr.. Pratt presented in the House.
remonstrance from H. P. Radcliff and ter
other citizens of Sandusky city against the
passage of a law authorizing said city TO sub.
scribe stock to the junction Railroad.
The Columbus correspondent of the Cleve-
land Herald, reports locofoco Senator thus
"The adjournment resolution is occasion
under discussion. The last time it was up
Senator Bull, Dem, of Ashland, made the i'm
portant speech. He was opposed to its pas,
sage: said he wanted time to look around
some; was last winter member of the House
got acquainted with the members, and found
them to be good, clever fellows; and also found
one or two places where they kept good liquor
had found these latter places egain this win
ter; did SO Immediately after getting here, land
got in track of some more, but he wanted time
to do the business of his constituents; they
were not particular about the cost, so it was
we'll done. If they were to adjourn early, he
would, to be sure, better his condition, while
many of the members would make theirs
worse, because he should go home and go tc
husking corn, while they would go home and
90 to practicing law; but he insisted on hav-
ing time to attend to the wants of those wAC
sent him here; to visit his friends who kept
good brandy; and if there were in nfact any
new, decent establishments, to become reason
ably well acquainted there; then he should
like to get well acquainted with all the whie
and democratic members of the Senate. Sc
far as he had formed their acquaintance he
liked them very much. without respect to par
tv felt as if they were his brethren; these
were the things he was particularly anxiou:
about; after they were accomplished, he should
| like we'll enough to become acquainted with
the Free-soil members, if it came handy, but
would not ask the legislature to delay any or
this account. The resolution was laid on the
table by two or three majority"
Huron Reflector.