The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-03-11
TELEGRAPHlc INTELLIGENCE
Ohio Legislature.

Ohio Legislature. s..
WgDSEsDAY,-A March 2--Seaae.--Alle The
presentation OF petitions. bills were reported 10
Tx The cOmpensaiinn of Judges aud fo protect
nerchanls from NONRESIDENT vendrrs Of meridian
die.
The bill for the erection nf two additional La
natIc ASylnms was taken up nnd after some far
lher dlScllsslon passed yeas 20. nays . lis main
'enlnres were mentione,l in our paper Of W,dnes
d y. r.Hf tf' ...+
Mr.. Cradlebaugh's r, solutions to appUint rom.
To Investigate tue charges againt Tie Couubns
Insurance company continued in PAGES rncinpr
a., We're taken mp aud after considerable dicu.
SION passed, yeas "a, nays G. Messrs. Cradle.
"augh. Gtleli Williams and Coyey ere appoint
ed the committee.
Several other bills were considered, but u,
final action had thereon.
The committee Of conference agreed upon
$1,000 as the sal Try ol the Commissioners 10 reyi.e
The rnctice of Courts, and the bill is now a law
HoHsc-The usual number oil petitions wer,
presented. -.
The bill tn incorporate colleges, &c., was pas.
sed.
A bill was introduced to repeal the liquor law
of 1851.
Several bills were considered in committee Of
the whole but no final action had Oh any OF
interest.
The resolutions 10 instruct our Senators and
Representatives in Congress to vote for lnw
granting 100 acres oi land 10 each actual settler.
was pendmg when the House adjourned
THURSDAY, March 4.-SeRate.- After the pre-.
sellatnn Of petilinns Mr.. Riddle reported back the
bill TO establish au exclusive Criminal Court in
Han ilto' county, which after long discussion,
was passed. ..0
Several other bills were reported. .
Mr. Smith reported hack the bill fixing the sal.
aries Of Judges (s1me as before, which wasIor.
Idered to he engrOssed ..I.. ....
Several other bills were reported and consid.
cred. but no final action had thereon.
The G"vrrnor sent in the nnlnna,ion Of James
Cox. us Register Of the Militia Sghonl Lands
which, to establish precedent, was laid over for
consideration. A '....
HOa".--Alter the presentation of a large num.
ber of petitions, Mr., SheIIabarger called up hi,
resolutions 10 submit the Maine Law tn n vote vi
the people He spoke at length in favor Of the
resoluIions, and was followed by a number Of
others.
Mr.. Plumb said the April election seldom
brought out the strength of the people, and even
it in this case it did the voice of the people
conId not he more strongly expressed than in The
adoption OF the new constitution. That vote told
pninly what the wishes nf The people were. aud
why refer ii to them aganl Besides the petitioners
showed what the people wished and what they
wonld support As To the property this law
would destroy, its passags would save more 10 the
State in one yenr tilan the whole amonnt invested
in that business. As to the persons engaged in
the business it would be all advantage To them 10
have the law passed.
Mr. Rush opposed the resolution. The evils oi
lniemperance are acknowledged by ALL and they
onght to be removed Besides the legal voters
did not constitute all the people OF the State, and
their vutsson this question might not be an in eS
OF the wishes Of the people. Again there was
no pledge OF this body that If minority Of the
voters were in favor Of the law, it would be pas
sed. ii was also contrary 10 the spirit uf the Cou.
stllullon II submit law to The action Of the pen.
pie. lii lis county, the vote Oh ihe new consii-
tuition was regarded ms IA vote for the passage OF u
stringent law on this subject.
Mr. lie Blond thonght the consideration o' these
resolutions involved ihe constitutional question ol
The right 10 stop the traffic in arden, spirits -
Whatever might be the intentions of the Trainers
of the constitution, it was now generally admit.
ted that the constitution did not forbid such tra.
tc. On the contrary, it re>tnred to the people
tue natural right Ia this traffic which had been
taken from them by previous legislation. The
people had now this natural right The Legsla
tire had only the right to provide against the
evils resulting from The traffic not agniust the
uai'lc i'SrT' he r'Sht To provide against The
eN"s' SUPPOSED Tue ieSh' existence III 'he cause I"
'n"se e''S' lhe 'lst't l" tn'no was lIa'ura
''Sh'' s"hIan'te" ny t"e c"hs'i'u'lnh' we cnn'o
only prevent ITS evils The adoption ol these res
o'u''"'ls w"n'' SUNNI 10 'ie Pe'P'e an ''ncohs''
lh'l"hn' Iaw' ana 'lelr Sanction wouid not naS'
nc"hN''.nuohaI " was c"hS'i.u''oha'' Tie an.
MS c"hS''ueh'S "oulu suoiht 10 H. ana cary
Out ..., .
Mr. EnSh" was opposed !" ,ne resolutions an
wsheh =" nave Il oi'l framed wn'chWon'd 'hee' IN
views OF mhJ"I"y ol tlilS BODY ana summit 'hi
oii' 10 !he people Inc people wuud thrh nav
nehn'e .h'ns neiore tliem' lie moved 10 r'
c"i,'ht 'ne re'o'u,'pnS,
Mr, DAVIDSON wished 10 rep'y 10 lhe sta'emef
.la' ."'S question was 'tllfd ny iIe new cpns'
"'''" "S was ,"' ~ '"e oo'e III Ild'iIl'"'n ro'l
w. ne '"'.e nr no n'e''Se' oee1use ne was ~
P"STu i" IL" N,nus VT "'e"s's' ""' w "Nor v. U
9"'' I's"S ne ""s "t'l'oseu' at 'ne '"s' e'ect'on
because ne nau N"'en "n'ns. uli un'TuS'."iT"a i
hW ,'S' "l''o'' au" "'' u"'''''e. " 'e' V''l vi
n'nl ny Sun o"ry "'u "''ie's' uu' % 'e ''n, oed'e'
'htu' u" M sue" Jaw as ."" P'"P"Seu '''"
; eNS' W .lan'll'"" county A,,u '"t" '''S Ma'I
'r'',, a, 80 " ~. ,rla clI IT,
british ,t the isInnd or Cns,ine during the las
war. when the people of Ohin were wading thru
the swnmps To fight them. He was uppnse,l 10 a