Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-02-17
The AdIOurnmont ove.s,or,

The Adjournment Question.
Tho Senate on Friday took the following
sensible action on the subiect Of adjourn
monts
Upon motion Of MI. Moore, his Joint res
olution that Che General Assembly adjourn
sine de on the irst monday in March, was
taken from The table, when be moved 10
amend II by striking out the words sine dc
and insert so as TO make the resolution read
that the Legislature shall adjourn on the
first Mnnday in March 10 meet on the first
Monday in February, 1861, yrf
Mr.. Stanley moved to strike out February
and insert January, which amendment was
accepted by Mr.. Moore.
The question recurring upon the amend
ment of Mr.. Moore as amended by Mr..
Stanley, it was lost--yeas 10, nays 23.
Those who voted in the affirmative we're
Messrs. Collins, Cuppy, Fisher, Key,
Mccall, Moore, Potts, Smith, Stanley,
Walker-10.
Those who voted in the negative we're
Messrs. Brewer, Bonar, Cox, Eason, Fergu-
son, Foster, Garfield, Glass, Harrison, Harsh,
Holmes, Jones, Laskey, Monroe, Morse,
Newman, Orr, Parrish, Perrill, Potwin,
Ready, Sprague, White-23.
Mr.. Cuppv offered the following: "Strike
out first Monday in March and insert the
following after sine die, viz: Whenever it
shall have discharged its obligations to the
people of Ohio" Carried, reconsidered
and lost-yeas 5, nays %.
A motion by Mr.. Cuppy to take re-
cess was lost-yeas 9, nays 80.
Mr.. Potwin renewed the amendment Of
Mr.. Moore-which had not been considered,
to adjourn on the first Monday in March to
meet on the first Monday in February, 49,
81. Lost, yeas IL, nays 21.
The question recurring upon the original
resolution to adjourn sine die on the first
Monday of March, Mr.. Monroe moved to
strike out first Monday and insert "third
Monday"
Mr.. Smith called for division of the
question ITO strike out" Lost. Yeas Z,
nays 26, and the amendment was also lost.
Mr.. Mccall moved to refer the resolution
to Mr.. Moore. Lost.
Mr.. Sprague moved to postpone the sub
ject indefinitely. Lost. Yeas 10, nays %.
Mr. Smith moved to postpone the ques-
ton until the first Monday in March,
Lost
The question recurring upon the original
resolution TO adjourn sine die on the first
Monday in March it was carried-yeas 2S,
nays Q.
Those who voted in the affirmative we're
Mcssrs. Brewer, Bonar, Cox, EasoD, Fergu-
son, Foster, Garfield, Glass, Harrison, Harsh,
Holmes, Jones, Mccall, Monroe, Moore,
Newman, Orr, Parrish, Perrill, Potts, Pot
win, Ready, White-23.
Those who voted in the negative were
Messrs. Collins, Fisher, Key, Laskey, Morse,
Smith, Sprague, Stanley, Walker-9.
With the Cincinnati Gazette, "we hope
the House will concur. Retrenchment in
Legislative expenses can be easily effected,
and that sort of economy is always satis-
factory to the people.
So desirable action, however, is hardly
probable, as it is stated that at Republi-
can caucus Friday evening, II Senators and
Al Representatives present. it was resolved
by vote of A to IA that the Legislature
should adjourn March 18th, to meet again
on the first Monday in February, 1861. Il
is to be hoped that Republicans enough will
be found in both the Senate and the House
to prevent the adoption of SO suicidal a
measure as an adjourned session, and espe-
cially such untenable and paltry reasons as
the difficulty of making appropriations fol
two years than for one; and it would be
far better, looking to future Republican
success in Ohio, to make the question ot
districting the State an issue in electing
members to the next General Assembly