Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-01-12
An UnwIso BIN Postponed.


Mr.. Harrison, Of Madison, nominal Republican.
gave notice of bill just as unnecessary in
Ohio as the firth wheel TO the old fashioned
stage coach. lie followed up the hasty move,
and accordingly Senate bin No l, Is entitled "a
Bill 10 prevent the setting on foot Of Military
expeditions in Ohio against the Territory or
people Of any Of these United States" 1t pro
Viies punishment in the Penitentiaiy not less
than ono nor more than ten years.
NJ. HarrisOn's bantliug came up for Senate
action Few days ago, and on motion was re-
frrred 10 a select committee. On the 10th, Mr.
Jones, Of Delaware, nominal Republican, re
ported the bill back from the majority, recon-
Iaending its passage without amendment Mr
Monroe, Of Lorain, Republican, from the MI
norily, presented an able report adverse to its
passage. He declared the bill unnecessary, as
the offence il proposes to punish is one which
never has existed, does not now exist, and new
er viii exist in the State of Ohio. Mr.. NJ also
opposed the bill as calculated to do Positsye
injury, inasmueh as hy its passage we shall be
assuming that there is a necessity for 1t in the
character Of our people, proposition as false as
it il insulting. A further objection urged by
Mr.. N. with much force, is that if it becomes
law il will be made the occasion Of harrassIng
and prosecuting innocent citizens OF our oWn
STATE. and he also opposed It because Of the
peculiar circumstances in which we are al
uressnt placed in our relations to the Southern
states and beeause our own citizens, having
piyen no occasion for such law, will see in i
piece of gratuitOus ssrvility to the Slave
power. Mr.. Monroe sums up his grounds o.
opposition to the Il in these wOrd':
I'VE have thus seen that the bill under CON
sideration is in all Tespects unnecessary thai
if passed, it would Produce an erroneous and
Injurious impression that it would be used as I
means of persecutinr innocent men, and that
under existing circumstances, its passage would
be inconsistent with proper self respect
Tn, moment Mr. Monroe finished reading
his repors-whieh we shall publish in iull-Mr
Harrison moved that the bill be enRTossed a
The Clerks desk and read the third time fol
immediate passage Mr.. Brewer. OF COlum-
biana. Republican, moved 10 postpone furIhe
consideration of it for two weeks. Mr.. HaTn
son made short speech, advocating the imme
date passage Of the bill Mr.. CuPPy, o
Montgomery, Republican, moved to POstPOn
the bill 10 the first Monday in February. Mt
Jones opposed the motion, and replied at som
length to the report of Mr.. Monroe, urginl
the passage of the bill Mr.. N. replied to tn
arguments of Messrs. Harrison and Jones
and after having spoken fOrcibly upon th'
points in his report, referred to the duty
Ohio to preserve her self respect Mr.. Harm
son interrupted him, and desired Mr.. M. " t.
d fine his idea Of self respect" Mr.. MOnrc
promptly and with fne effect IePlied-"nOt t
infringe on the lights of others, and to frmlI
resist every invasion Of our own rights" Mr.
Cuppy's motion to postpone to the frst MOndal
in FEBRUARY was carried by the following vote
Democrats in Italics:
Aycs-Breck, Brewer, Collins Cox, Cuppy
Fisher, Garfeld, Glass, Lasksy, Monroe, Morse
Parish, Potts, Potwin, Smith, Sprague, Stan
Isy Walker-ls.
Nays-Bonar, Fas0n, Ferguson, Foster, Har
rison, Hash, Holmes, Jones, Key, Mccall
Moore, RelOmaR, OTia, PERIL, Ready, ,Sehleieh
Whit.
Il win be seen that every Democrat vote
against pOstpOnement, and that seven sena
tors elccted as Republicans gave said an,
comfort" to the common and chuckling politiea
enemy. The bill was introduced by Mr.. Har
risou without consultation with Republican
members generally, and he has not only refuses
to submit the measure to such consultation
bot has pressed it with persistoncy and hO
haste which point directly to the cat in tn
meal.tub-embarrassmen if possible, Of tn
U. s. Senatorial question. We are glad T.
know that the Republican phalanx from th
Reserve, in both branches, will steadily oppos
this bill, which is entirely uncalled for by In
public voice or veal, and is an insult to th'
whole people of the State Of Ohio.