The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-15
RUSHCREEK.
COLUMBUS, Feb. s

NOiuMBUo, fop' o.
Mn. EDIToR:- interesting discus
sion sprung up this afternoon in the
House, on a motion of Mr. Ball of Mus
kingum, to amend the Convention bill by
striking ou, the first Monday of April as
the time for holding the election for del.
egaies and inserting the second Tuesday
Of October. Mr. Pugh spoke very elo-
quenlly in favor ofthe proposed change
Mr.. Pugh is the best speaker in the
House. He has of late become very
much III favor Of sticking by that old
constitution that last winter he so bella.
bored. Those who heard him for the
first time to-day, would have supposed
that he opposed tho call of Convention
altogether. However, Mr.. Pugh used
strong arguments in favor of his point
He urged that the term would be too
short between the passage ofthe and
the frat Monday of April; ,he people
would have no time to select candidates,
aud besides that,t would be impossible to
have full vote out then. In addition Ia
these considerations of expedency he
claimed that tine constitution required
the election to be on the same day, with
that for members of the Legislature.
Messrs. Hutchins and Hawkins defen.
ded the original. They said that it was
important to have the canvass for mem.
bers Of tho Convention entirely uncon
nected with any other elections-,hat il
the election was held in October, there
would be Inconvenience in the Conven.
lion and Legislature meeting at the same
time-that there was usually good vote
given at the Township elections-lha
The Importance of the subject before the
electors would increase tha: vo.e-thal
it was of chief Importance to have full
vote on the question Of adopting or re.
ectng the new Constitution when form.
ed, and finally, that The Constitution
did not limit The time, only the manner
There is much force in the Reasoning
on both sides. il certainly would be i'm
portant to disconnect the business Of the
Convention from ordinary party politics
if it could be done. The House adjourn.
cd without taking any vote.
The Senate has been engaged much Of
the day in maturing n general law fol
the regulation Of Plank Roads. These
are becoming 80 numerous as TO make
such law as necessary for them, as foI
Railroads and Turnpikes. The bill re-
quiring county commissioners To preserve
bound files nfeach poli,icOlpaper passed,
The CircleviIle Watchman is down on
your Judge Whitman like u thousand Of
brick. "BIclhren dwelling together in
miy!"
The annual bill regulating the times
ofholding the Courts of Common Pleas
in the sixth Judicial circuit, passed both
Houses to. day. Below you have a sy.
nopSis of ii,
Pickaway-April 1sj July lsi Sep.
tember 30th.
Fairfeld-April 18th; July 18th; DC,
tober 18th.
ROSs-Muy goth; August 9th; No,
vember 4th.
HOcking,-May 9th; August 26th; No.
vcmber 25th.
A strong effort will be made to.mor.
row 10 &c. vote on the Appropriation
aud Convention Bills. 1t is hoped that
both bills will be passed through the
branch in which they originated the Ap.
propriation bill. the Senate, and the 9th.
er, the House.
lobserve ]. V. Robinson, Esq, the
President ofthc Scioto and Hooking
Valley Railroad Company in the city this
evening. The bill to amend The charter
OF that road is still in the hands OF the
Railroad committee of the House.
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