The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-12-08
OHIO LEGISLATURE
MoNDAY, November go, 1859.
SENATE.

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MONDAY, November go, 1859.
SENATE.
Mr.. Cushing, on leave, introduced . bill
10 prevent the further settlement Of Ohio
BY Hacks and Mulattoes. which was read
the first time.
Mr.. Johnston. on leave, introduced q bill
10 amend the Tax law. Read the first
time.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The militia bill was read a second time,
and was referred 10 the committee Of the
whole House, and made the order of the
day for this day.
The House then resolved itself into Com
mittes Of the Whole. Mr.. Means in the
chair, and considered Mr.. Poland's reso-
lutions requesting the Auditor of State 10
report 10 the House, relative to the amount
Of money paid by each county, for the
publication Of the local and general laws
since Jan. 9Th, 1852.
Also, a resolution requesting the Auditor
Of State to report the amount paid for
printing the laws, journals, &c, for the
first session Of the General Assembly un-
der the new Constitution.
The Committee then rose, and reported
one amendment, striking out the second
resolution.
The question then being, shall the reso-
hutton pass-the yeas and nays were or
dered and had. resulting: yeas 81, nays
8. So the resolution was agreed TO-.
TUESDAY, November 80, 1852.
~ SENATE.
Mr.. Fudge, from tho Standing Commit.
tee on roads and highways, reported a bill
prescribing the duties of Supervisors, and
relating to roads and highways. Read the
first time.
Mr.. Atkinson. from the Standing Com
mittee on Finance. reported back Senate
Bill making appropriations in part, for the
years 1852 and '53, recommending that
the amendments Of the House be agreed
to,-yeas Is, nays O. So the House
amendments were agreed to.
A Bill to prevent the further settlement
Of Ohio, by Blacks and Mulattoes, was
read a second time.
Mr.. Peppard. from the committee on
Foreign Relations reported back the House
resolutions. instructing our Senators and
Representatives in Congress 10 secure the
passage Of q law to give to actual settlers,
enc hundred and sixty acres of land, rec.
ommending their adoption.
The yeas and nays were called, and
resultsd-yeas 20, nays 4; two wings vot.
ing in the affirmative.
The following are the preamble and res.
olutions:
WHEREAS, 1t is the true policy Of our
government to encourage the distribution
ofits public lands amongst its landless cit.
liens, and to discourage the monopolizing
Of the same in the hands Of spectators,
and, WHEREAS, the time has arrived when
the public lands belonging to the United
States, should cease to be a source of rev.
snue to the General Government, there.
fore,
Resolued. by the General Assembly of
the State Of Ohio, That our Senators and
Representatives in Congress DO. and they
are hereby requested to secure, if possible,
the passage Of an act giving to each in.
dividual who will settle upon any Of the
public lands, and improve the same, n
hundred and sixty acres thereof, at the
actual cost 10 our government of survey.
ing and locating the Same, and from
hsnceiorth. entirely abolishing the system
Of disposing Of the public lands to ION.
residents, at any price.
Resolued, That the Governor be re-.
quested to send q copy Of this preamble
and resolutions to each of our Senators
and Representatives in Congress.
Mr.. Rioe offered a resolution, granting
the use Of the Hall to the Presidential
Electors, tomorrow, which was agreed to.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Bishop, from the committee on
Public Printing, reported back House res.
olution directing the Sergeant.at-A Arms to
call on the printer for bills, with one amend.
ment. striking out all after the word resolv.
cd, and instrueting the Secretary Of State
70 procure the folding and stitching of all
bills and reports necessary for the use of
tho House, at prices not exceeding the
lowest rejected bid Of the letting of July
Is. 1852, under the provisions Of an act
to provide for the State Printing.
The House then went into Committee
Of the Whole and resumed tho consider
alton Of Senate bill to organize the Militia.
After some time spent therein the commit
tee rose, reported progress and obtained
leave to sit again.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1, 1852.
SENATE.
Not in session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House then resolved itself into
Committee Of the Whole, and resumed the