Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-02-02

drst section, by MIR. NJ cans, providing thai
notice for sealed proposals should be pub
ished, also in two papers in Clesela and
Cincinnati
MIR. Hopk moved to amend by inserting,
in addition, the nsrnes OF Dayton and Zanes.
vile.
MIR. Morgan though, there was some
,,her cities than Cleveland and Columbus.
Considerable discussion was elected, and
The matter was no. decided when the com>
mi;tee ose,-.Statesman, Jan. %.
Senate.-Yesterday afternoon and this
morning have been spent mostly in consid.
ering in committee Of the whole, the bill to
| appoint commissioners 10 revise the pratice
Of our courts. The question which has
caused the most discussion, is as TO what
length of time The Office Of The commission
ers shall exist. Some think The report Of
the commissioners can be made as well in
two months as in two years. Others think
| that year or two is none too much. Inc
question, a, the time of recess, had not been
decided. The matter will probably come
up again this afternoon.
Mr.. Waiter introduced bill this morn.
| ing, providing for the erection of two new
Lunatc Asylums, one north and one south
of the National Road. This is very i'm.
I'portant and necessary movement, and we
are gaG that the subject is in able hands,
in the hands of men who will attend TO it.
The House resolutions asking Congress
| to appropriate lands and money to construct
ship canol around the falls of Saut ST.
| Mary, were read and laid on the table.
House Yesterday afternoon there was
quite discussion upon the report of the Sc"
lect committee, relative TO instruc;ing our
Senators, and requesting our, Representa>
tives in Congress 10 make donations of land
and money 10 the building of ship canal
and railroad oround the Falls of the ST.
Mary's River.
The first part, relative TO the canal, was
passed without much dissent, it being re-
garded as National work. But the other
branch of the question drew out the most
severe animadversions Of the Democrats.
Mr.. Brown made very cogent, forci-
BILE, and convincing constitutional argument,
in opposition to the doctrine of unrestricted
| internal improvements. within the States
BY the General Government. This is the
true democratic platform, as we understand
| it, and ought not 10 be deserted.
Mr.. W eller also very strongly reprobat.
ed the principle sought to be cover,ly pass.
| ed by Democratic votes under the thin dis
guise Of acting for the interests Of their
constituents, when these grants were 10 be
made to spectators Of Michigan.
| Messrs. Haley and DeBloud also took
strong constitutional grounds against it.
This morning the tax law was read the
second time and made the order of the day
for Tuesday next.
| We had also two reports Of an important
character from the committee on Privileges
nd Elections.
| The first on the case of Isaac Parish,
who claims 10 be the representative of No
Bile county
l Resolued, That Noble county is moi
entitled to separate Representative, as
taken apart from lhe counties of which il
| was formed. And
3D. That Isaac Parish is not, consequent.
ly, entitled TO seat in this House.
The record on. the Morgan county con.
tested case, and in favor William Beswick
Both reports are to be printed States
man, Jan. "a.