The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-03-15
Ohio Legislature.

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In Senate, Monday. March 6, Mr.. Foote
offered resolution to instruct the commit
tee on federal relations, to report back the
resolutions relative to the organization of
the Nebraska territory on Wednesday
morning.
Mr.. Smith. of Athens, moved to lay the
resolution on the table.
The yeas and nays were demanded.
and the motion was agreed to--yeas II,
nays 9.
The Senate went into committee Of the
whole. Mr.. Pendleton in the chair. The
bill was considered.
The committee rose and reported the
bill back with several verbal amendments
The amendments were agreed to; the
bill was laid Upon the table and made the
special order for Wednesday next.
The Senate went into committee Of the
Whole, Mr.. Anderson in the chair, and
considered the bill to authorize the Gov.
ernor, by and with the advice and consent
Of the Senate, to locate and erect new
Deaf and Dumb Asylum; said location
not to be within three miles Of any city Of
$4,000 inhabitants, nor within one mile of
any incorporated village, and to be of the
extent of at least 100 acres.
In House, Monday, March 6, Mr.. IIol.
Scott and SO others, Of Monroe county,
against clearing the mill-dams out Of the
Muskingum river.
House bill to authorize the supplying Of
evidences OF title to lands where the same
have been accidentally destroyed. Pas
sed-yeas 81, nay l..
PERRY CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
On motion of MIR. Gest, the report of
the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tons, on the above case, was taken up.
Mr.. Gest offered an amendment to the first
resolution reported by the committee, by
substituting the following:
Resolued, That John II. O'Neil was
not duly elected to the office Of Represen.
tative from Perry county, at the election
held on the l l,h day of October. 1 1853, by
reason of the frauds which were perpetra-
ted in the townships Of Reading, Thorn,
Hopewell and Madison, in said county, in
conducting said election.
The amendment was agreed to-yeas
46, nays l8.
The resolution, as amended, was adopt
ed-yeas SO, nays II.
The second resolution declaring the seat
vacant, was dopted-yeas 69, nays Is.
The third resolution, providing that the
Speaker inform the Governor of the vacan.
cy, being in order,
Mr.. Pruden chairman Of the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections moved to
amend by striking out the entire resolu-
ton, and inserting the following:
Resolred, That Solomon Nunemaker is
entitled to seat in the House OF Repre-
sentalives, from the county of Perry.
Mr.. Gest offered substitute, declaring G
that Solomon Nunemaker was duly elect
ed Representative from the county of Per-
ry. at the annual election in said county,
held on the llth October, 1853.
Mr.. Pruden accepted the substitute as a
modification Of his amendment, which was
then agreed to-yeas 40, nays 26.
The resolution, as amended, was then
adopted---yeas AZ, nays "a.
In Senate, Tuesday, March Z, Mr.. Bright
gave notice Of bill to amend rhe act fix.
ing the jurisdiction of Probate courts, so
as to provide for jury of twelve.
Mr.. Stokes offered resolution to in
struct the judiciary committee to inquire
into the expediency of reporting bill to
give consonent Jurisdiction to the court Of
common pleas with the probate court in
minor criminal offences-agreed to.
In House, on Tuesday, March 7, Mr.
Brown then offered the following pream.
BILE and resolutions:
WHEREAS. This House, on the 9Th day
Of March, 1854, passed the following res
olution: "Resolred, That the seat Of John
Ii. O'Neill, now sitting as the Represen-
talive for Perry county, is hereby declar-
ed vacant" and, whereas, the Consti,u
ton, Art 2, section II, declares that "al
vacancies which may happen in either
House, shall, tor the unexpired' term, be
filled bv election, as shall be directed by
law" therefore,
Resolred, That the Speaker Of thi:
House forthwith notify the Governor tina
the seat lately held by John II. O'Neill
as the Representative Of Perry county, has
been declared vacant by a resolution O
this House.
Mr.. Paine moved the indefinite post
pontment OF the resolution, which motor
prevailed-yeas 81 nays IL. The House
adjourned.
In Senate, Wednesday, March 8, the
bill TO amend the act TO provide for the in
corporation of cities. and to provide fo
the purchase of land and laying out o
parks in cities, was read third time ant
passed. Yeas l9-nays o.
Mr.. Atkinson. from the Finance com
mittee, reported back the sub treasury bill
with three amendments and recommended
the adoption of the amendments, and the
passage OF the bill.
The amendments were adopted; and or
the motion of Mr.. Atkinson, the bill wa.
laid upon the table, and made the specia
order for to morrow and every succeeding
day until disposed of.
Mr.. Pendleton reported back the bill te
amend section 1O6 of the Code, from ths
Judiciary committee. and recommended
its passage. The bill was read the thjrt
time, and passed-yeas 90, nays o.
In House, Wednesday, March 8, bill
to amend the municipal incorporation act
so as to allow incorporated villages to be
come cities of the second class between
decennial periods, Passed yeas Ga