The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-06-26
Correspondcnce of ,hc OhIo PalrLOI


following points.
lst That the sessions Of the Legislature
shall take place bieHnidlly, OF once 10 two
years. /
End, That the elections for Senators and
Representatives shalt take place, bieRniGIty,
on the second Tuesday of October.
Bird, That the term OF Of Senator shdll
be two instead offour years, as reported by
the Committee -nnd the Representative, Of
course, holding for the same period under
biennial election.
4ih. That the qualification for Senator
shall be the same us Representative, viz: 25
years of age, and residence Of one year in
The county or dislric,--and also to possess the
qualification of an elector.
5th. The printing Of the Legislature, as
well of,he publicdepartmenls, obe let,out by
contra ct. A motion was made to strike this
out; rs being better suited for simple leg
islaliye enactment, but lost.
Several amendments have been made 10 the
report of the Committee, after considerable
debate upon the sections, as they came up
in order.
The most exciting debate originated upon
the question of annual and biennial sessions
of the Legislature. Franklin county being
most deeply interested in this qaestion, her
Represen ative, MIR. Stanberry, (he present
Attorney General ofthe Saie,) made strong
effort in favor Of annual sessions being the
second time that question was brought up
! He undertook 10 show that the State had
saved on a recent occasion, more than S25U,'
600, which he said must have been lost un~
der biennial sessions. He undertook to de-
monstrate his case in this way: "This year
some four m lions Of our debts become due.
Last year, lS4S-9, the Legislature authors
zed the fund Commissioners 10 exchange
The 5 per cent. stacks nj par. and they could
not gel more than an averge Of Z per cent.
premium on the 6 per cent, They were not
authorized to sell the slocss, only 10 ex'
change them They applied to the Legisla-
ture last winter for authority to sell the stocks
ana pay off the old debt. THIS has been
done, aud over one million OF dollars has
ben exchanged at an ddrGaced premium
: of more than one hundred thousand dollars,
and The stocks have been sold as high as 20
per cent. premium. The 5per cents. have
been for from 5 to 10 per cent. premium. =
iLNO"J ~ tiiO nuh uOi illSl blll WV
coming winter, This immense sum would have
been lost To us, as The debt must be met and
Ipro'idud lor this gear"
M. Rec ne.in also made a speech in sup
port Of Mr.. Slanberry's position-and Messrs.
Ranney, Archbold, and Khkwood took the
opposite side Of the question, and in favor of
biennial sessions.
Mr. Stanberry, however, did not make
out his case 10 The satisfaction of the Con-
Vcntitn, for upon taking The vote, two thirds,
{ not three Iourths, voted for bieunlal sess
sions. They came justly to the conclusion
that the Stale Sdped the money by the delay
and the rise Of the price cf her stocks in The
) neantime- that the impracticable and bung~
ling law (no doubt originating from The Au-
dtor Of States office DELAYED in TACT, The
exchange OF sale Of the State stocks, until
the price arose, aud thus save d. the State the
difference in price.
f 1t is well kown fact, that the people are
9 in favor Of biennial sessions. They know il
q will be a saving to the Treasury by having
4 a session oftbe Legislature once in iWo years
q That The Stale has been governed Too much
by immense piles OF statutes, passed and re-
Ipenled with as much regularly as the season:
follow each other. Your Representatives
q Nessrs. Qaigley and Gregg, voted for the
biennial sess ons, and will continue TO do so
!. in every shape in which it may come up.
$ On Saturday, the committee on corpor
e ations, other Ihan banking, made a report
which was ordered to be printed-and theG
= the convention continued the discussion
OF the Legislative report in committee O.
: the whOIe-and passed upon several sections
A section. rendering persons incapable ofhol
F.. ding office, who shall fight OF be engaged ir
S anywlse IN duel, was debated for some
f time, ,-and altho' duelling found no friends
|. Iye there was difference oG opinion as tt
inserting the section in the constitution.
:, On taking the vote, howeve. the clause wal
,, retained by large vote.
Y A long legal argument was then sprung
e up, upon The 35h seciop, which provide!
!, that, The General Assembly shall have NJ
, power 10 pass relro-1clive laws, or laws in
Ipaiting the obligation OF contracts, or the
:, remed dies"
e The legAl argument was conducted BY
:, Messrs Vance, of butler, Nash, Stanton, Ma
son, Mitchell, &c. until the adjournment.
. On Monday morning, after the reading o
st the journal, aud reception Of petitions, the
Both section again came up--was debated b!
Judge Hitchcock, of Geauga, Green Of Ross
: Rauney of ofrrumbulI, Reemetn, of Hamilton
n aud after beng once alne ded by striking
n out "or their remedies, ,''--was sIill fnrhe
" amended by inserting the following stIuary
proviso offered by Mr.. Robertson, Of Far
. field:
"Propided, That The General Assembly il
session shall have power o amend, CT revoke
;, any charter of incorporation granted by any
" preceding General Assembly,"
r This is Coming up 10 the true democratic
" faith.
D The next section providing "for the creation
:. and government of municipal corporations
y by general aud uniform laws" was adapt
s ed. Also section against allowing ertri
ID compensation 10 any officer, ngeni, or con
Is tractor.
) A section providing for county boar
q of seleclmen, to consist Of delegate from
n each township and ward, 10 aci as kiu'
r. ef local legislature, was, after considerable
N debate, voted down because ofits expens
! 10 the people, in creating 100 many puJIi
/. Officers
MI The next section taken up, was one pro
q hibilng The appropriation Of private prop
e eriy to public use, without "full and nd
Iequate compensation 10 money FIST mad
lio tho owner1 During Tic pendgnrv Of