Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-02-25
Obio Gtgislatarc,
SENATE.
FEBRUARY II, 1858.

SENATE.
FEBRUARY II, 1858.
Mr.. PHELPS presented a petition pray
ing Tor the rem val OF the county seat OF
Paulding.
Bv Mr.. MURDOCH a petition calling
FOR a law prohibiting the further immigra-
ton Of celored persons into the STATE OF
Ohio.
Mr.. WEsTCOTT from select committee
reported back S. D. No. Go: To establish
the Ohio Normal School; was read the
| second tine and referred TO Committee OF
t e Whole.
Mr.. HATCH offered the following which
W as agreed to:
Resolved, That the commissioners Of the
sinking fund make inquiry Of parties con-
nected with the various turnpike roads and
canal companies in which the State is a
stock holder, and ascertain whether a fair
price can be obtained for the interest which
the State holds in such companies, and re-
port the result Of such inquiry to the Senate
Mr. TAYLOR offered the following res
~olution, The same he offered yesterday, but
Withdrew in the absence of the chairman of
the committee:
Resolved, That the committee on Exeru-
tive Nominations be and they re hereby in
s ructed to report back at the meeting o.
Il e Senate this afternoon the nominations
hereto fore referred 10 them.
Mr. PHELPS said that in the press OF
business the two names sent in and refer
red to the committee had been overlooked
There was no disposition to hold them back
He suggested 10 the Senator 10 withdraw
the resolution.
Mr REID moved to lay it on the table.
Yeas Messrs. Cass, Chapman, CorwiDe,
Gard, Hatch, kincaiJ, Morro", MurdOck.-
Perk!ey, FerrilI, Phelps, Reid, Stafford
Schleich, Smith, Thomas, Vanatta and
WestcoIt-ls.
Nays-Messrs. Ashmun, Caldwell, Can
fed, Catch, IIenkle, Miles, Taylor, and
Winans-8.
M. SAFFORD offered the following
resolution, which, on motion Of Mr. TAY-
LOR, was referred to committee on the
Militia:
RESOLVED By the General Assembly of the
State of Ohio, That the Quarter Master
General be authorized to issue to the Ohio
Military Institute at Chillicothe. Ross coun
", Ohio, public arms sufficient for One COM
panv of Infantry. or Light Infantry, not To
exceed 20 muskets or rifles, for the use of
IL l., ,LarE -rpiar s,,cT, T,,;4,;.,.
and restrir,ions. and in Ike manner as arms
are issued TO volunteer companies.
On motion of Mr.. PHELPS, the Senate
resolved itself into committee OF The Whole
on the special order of the day, II. No. s.
(the Jill billy
Mr.. SLADE delivered a written speech
in opposition to the bill, which will prof.
ably appear.
The committee rose and reported, and
the Senate took a recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion of Mr. WESCOTT the Sem
ate resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole on the special order OF the day, Che
Jail billy
The repeal of the bill was advocated by
Mr.. PHELPS and opposed by Mr.. TAY-
LNR. The discussion continued for some
time with considerable warmth, when an
effort was made fer the committee to ri e
with leave to sit again, bat was REUSED
| On motion of Mr.. LANGDON the com-
mittee rose and reported the bill without
amendment.
The question being on ordering the bill
to be read the third time:
Mr.. CALDWELL moved tue Senate ad-
%journ, and the yeas and nays were demand
ed.
Yeas-Messrs. Ashmun, Buckland, Cad
wei, Garfield, Gard, Catch, Green, Hen.
kle, Holloway, McCleary, Miles, Sla lie,
Taylor and Winans-l4.
Nays Messrs. Cantwell, Cas-, Chap
man, Corwine, Hatch, Kincaid, Langdop,
Morrow, MurGock, Perkey, Perrill Phelps,
Reid, Stafford, Shidelrr, Schleich, Smith
Thomas, Vanatta, and Wescott.-2O.
The question recurring on ordering the
bill 10 be read the third time, the yeas and
nays were demanded, aud decided in the
negative by a similar vote.
The question being on reading the third
time now it was SO decided By the same
vote.
A motion for recess WIS made by NJ.
HENKLE and withdrawn.
And the BIZ was passed, the ysns and
nays being the Same as aboye-yeas &C.,
nays IA.