Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1860-02-22
Columbus Correspondence.

Dear ChrOnicle:-The chief event o
the past week has been the debate and ac
ton on Harrison's Invasion Bill, bette
known throughout the State as the ''gra
tuitOus servility bill" This bill as you
readers will remember, was postponed from
an early day in the session to the frs
Monday of February, and came up in regu
lar course of business in the Senate OF
Monday last. The fate of the bill fol
sometime hung in the balance, but wher
its chiefsupporters, aided by the Democrats
voted down all amendments and substitutes
and determined that the bill should g
through, "purc and simple, and especially
when its author was betrayed in the heat
of the discussion, into declaring that he
wished to reach, not the John Browns but
the orators who in his opinion were incul.
eating too free notions in regard to human
rights, such as the Wendell Phillipses and
Lloyd Garrisons, the table turned, and some
who had promised to vote for the bill, re-
considered their determination, and it was
defeated by vote of is to Is; the fifteen
being made up of 10 Democrats and
Republicans, the Is being all Republicans.
One of the nominal Republicans of the
House of Representatives has given notice
of his intention to introduce the bill there,
its defeat in the Senate,
but 1 am hopeful that it will be looked up
on as an outrage upon the people to waste
a week or two upon the matter there, after
the other branch of the Legislature has
emphatically condemned it. Now that it
is voted down in the Senate it would be a
mere wanton disturbance of the peace of
the party to revive the strife between the
earnest Republicans and those few whose
allegiance is so slight that many regard it
as doubtful question where they really
belong. Looking upon the matter in this
way, the leading Republicans of the House
will resist the first reception of the bill, if
the project to introduce the frebrand is
urged.
The question of an adjourned session
llso came up in the Senate this week, and
was the cause of very spirited contest
A resolution to adjourn sine die was intro
luced by member who is openly IA favor
of an adjourned session, but who designed
to embarrass the regular Republicans by
springing the question before the caucus
which had met two or three times in regard
TO the matter, had reached any definite
upon it. To his surprise. the
Members from Yankeedom," as the Re-
serve men are sometimes called, took him
1T his word, and by demanding the yeas
md nays, began to put the other men,
oers on the record faster than they de-
sired. This was met by the usual parlia-
nentary tactics ofamendments &c, but the
Adjourned session men were fairly caught
in their own trap. The following extract
rom the official report VIII give some idea
# the course the question took, each mo-
ion being vigorously debated.
Upon motion of Mr.. Moore, his Joint
that the General Assembly ad-
Ourn sine die on the first Monday in March.
vas taken from the table, when he moved
o amend it by striking out the words sine
lie and to insert so as to make the resolu-
ion read that the Legislature shall adjourn
n the first Monday in March to meet on
he first Monday in FEBRUARY, 1861.
Mr.. Stanley moved to strike out Febu-
ry and insert January. which amendment
7as accepted by Mr.. Moore.
The question recurring upon the amend |
1ent of Mr.. Moore as amended by Nj |
tanley, it was lOst-yeas IO-nays %.
Those who voted in the affirmative were
Iessrs. Collins, Cuppy. Fisher, Kee, Nc
all, Moore, Potts, Smith, Stanley, Walker
10.
Those who voted in the negative were
lessrs, Brewer, Bonard, Cox. Eason, Fer
uson. Foster, Garfield, Glass, Harrison.
Iarsh, Homes, Jones, Laskey, Monroe,
lOrse, Newman. Orr, Parish, PerriIl, Pot
in, Ready, Sprague, White-23.
Mr.. CupPy offered the following: Strike
ut first Monday in March and insert the
flowing after sine die viz Whenever it
lall have discharged its obligations to the
eople of Ohio" Carried, rccOnsidered
nd lOst-yeas 5, nays %.
A motion by Mr.. CupPy to take recess
as lost-yeas 3, nays 80,
Mr.. Potwin renewed the amendment of
r. Moore-which had net been consider
|. to adjourn on the first Monday in March
meet on the first Monday of Febuary. j
SCI. Lost, yeas l2, nays 81.
The question recurring upon the original =
solution to adjourn sine die on the first
onday in March, Mr. Monroe moved to
IKE out hrst Monday and insert third l
onday."
Mr. Smith called for a division of the
lestion Ito strike out" Lost. Yeas z. =,
Us 20, and the amendment was also lost
Mr.. Mccall moved to refer the resoIu- L
n to Mr.. Moore Lost.
Mr. Sprague moved to postpone the sub
t indefinitely, Lost Yeas 10. nays %.
Mr.. Smith moved to postpone the uues- .
n until the first Monday in March,
st. C.
The question recurring upon the original II
lolution to adjourn sine die on the first Il
'nday in March, it carried-yeas % O.
Us 9.
Those who voted in the affirmative were "
,ssrs. Brewer. Bonar, Cox, Eason. Fer 81
son, Foster, Garfield, Glass, Harrison. ST
rsh, Holmes, Jones, Mccall, Monroe. al
'ore, Newman, Orr. Parish. Perrill. .,
It's, POtwin, Ready, White-23.
Those who voted in the negative were
ssrs. Collins. Fisher, Key, Laskey,