The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-05-27
NUMBER 5.
columbus Correspondent
CoLuMBUs, MAY IL, 1850,

Another unimportant days proceedings
OF the Convention has passed. There was
as good as no business transacted to-day
ibavo as it were, no proceedings to give
you, and have neither time nor disposi.
tion to comment and speculate upon mat
ters-and things in general; and hence, my
letter is necessarily short, and | don't know
how near it may be to the point.
The first thing done this morning was to
authorize the Secretary to appoint another
assistant; after which,
On motion of Mr.. Reemelin, his resolu-
lion on AppOrtionment( "a copy of which
sent you some days snce,) was taken, and
Mr.. r. addressed the convention at some
length on the merits of his severaI propo.
sItions. His speech was listened to with
profound attention by all of the members,
and the lobby was filed with spectators.
The subject was referred to committee
Of the whole convention, where il will
come up again for discussion, but pre-
sumo it will not meet with any serious op-
position, though it will he amended to some
extent, of course,
After Mr.. Reemelin closed his speech,
some four or FIVE resolutions were offered
--none Of them, however, amounting to
much. give you d few specimens
Mr.. Cabil offered the following, which
was referred to a committee Of the whole:
"Resolued, That the bill of rights be SO
amended as to affirm the rights ofthe peo-
pie, by their representatives in General AS
sembly convened, to alter, amend or repeal
any Inv Of the State, whenever the pub
lie good may require it.
"Resolred, That the assumption by the
Legislature of the power 10 enact laws
which subsequent Legislature cannot al
ter, amend or repeal, is at war with the
principles Of republican Government, and
subversive OF liberty"
Mr.. Leech offered the following, which
was referred TO the committee perposcs to
instruct.
st" Resoloed, That the standing commit
teeon " Corporations, other than Corpora-
lions for Banking" be instructed 10 in
.quire into the expediency Of SO amending
the constitution Of this State, as to prohib-
il the Legislature from creating any COR
porations by special laws.n
The following, by Mr.. Orion, was the
only resolution offered this afternoon, which
was referred to the committee it names 5,
"Resolped, That the committee on the
Elective Franchise, be instructed to inquire
into the expediency of comforting the right
Of suffrage upon Foreigners, who shall
have resided in the State Of Ohio one year,
and have taken an oath of allegiance"
This afternoon the convention met and
remained in session about Is minutes, and
then adjourned till Monday next at 10
o'clock, A. M.
The object in this adjourning over To-
morrow, is 10 give the standing commit
tees an opportunity to work. and prepare
their reports. Some of.them are expect
cd to submit their reports TO, the conyen-
lion on Monday. Yours, &c, ZED. /.
CoruMBus, May 20.
After the reading Of the journal this morn
ing, the. Convention was visited withanother
shower of memorials and petitions on the
subject of suffrage, the ladies and negroes
demanding in emphatic terms that they
must have oil the rights and privileges en-
joyed by white men. Two Of those peti.
tions came from Portage county, two from
Stark, and two from Clark.
There were as many as twelve different
resolutions offered during the forenoon ses-
sion 70 day, but none of them however, Of
very great importance. They were, for the
most part instructing certain standing com
mittees to inquire into the expediency d
making certain changes in the constitution
concerning divers things--some with regard
to banking, apporticnment of Senators ant
Representatives, the Judiciary, &C., &c
They are too lengthy and unimportant, /,
give you in detail, especially as we DO no
know wha, disposition may finally be mad
of them-perhaps they may neyefagain com
before the convention.
A part of the forenoon session, and III
whole Of the afternoon, was spent in com
mittee of the whole discussing Mr.. Mason
veto proposition. 1t was the most intel
esting discussion that we have yethad, thel
being several verg able speeches delivers
on the subject. 1t does not, to very grel
extent, assame the aspect Of a party que
tion, there being men of both parties for, /
wesias against the measure. The princip
speakers on the subject were Messrs. RAJ
( ney, Brown, Of Carroll, Dorsey, Robertso
Perkins, Archbold, Peck and Judge Hitc
cock 80
The standing committeeon the Legislatil
department made their report today. whi,
was laid on the table to be printed beio,
! bfingacted upon. twill doubtless be \
subject of debate IN committee Of the wlo
tomorrow q
Yours. ZED