Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1860-03-14
Adjourned Session.

The question OF nm Adjourned Session
has been settled by the passing Of a reso-
to adjourn on the 26th inst, to meet again
on the first Monday in january 1861. IL
the House, on the Sth, and the Senate OIL
the 9th.
In the House on the motion to adjourn
on the Goth inst, to meet again on the first
Monday in January, 1861, the yeas and
nays were as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Blakeslee, Brown, Burr,
Buss, Choate, Clapp, Collins, Coover, De
wore, Flag. Haddow, Hamilton. Herrick.
Hitchcock, House, HOW'LL. Hutchinson. Jes-
sup, jolly. Kerr, Krum, McCune, McPher-
son, McSchooler, Miller, Monahan, Mus
son, Nigh. Noble. Ogle- PARROT, Plants,
Rees, of Franklin, Schff. Scott of Warren,
Sears, Slusser, Snyder, Steele. Stubs, Tan
neyhill. Thompson of Perry, Thompson OF
Summit, Truesdcll,- Vincent, Eoris. Watt.
Welsh. Wood, Wright of Warren, and
Speaker.-5L.
NAYs-Messrs Andrews, Baldwin, Block
er, Bruf, Carlisle, Carter, Chase, Cory,
Cox, Davis, Fellows, Gore, Harlan, Jones
of Hamilton, Kennedy, Mcconnell, MEGA
vran. Par, Pearcc, Rees Of Morrow, ReiSing-
er, Robinson, Rogers, Rukenbrod, Scott
Of Jefferson. Shaw. Skinner. Stedman. Tar-
Tor, Trimble. Vanvocrhis. Walker, Winner,
Wright of Hamilaon-3G.
Only the Friday previous, the same
House decided against an adjourned ses-
sion, yeas q, nays So. and instructed the
the Finance Committee to report appropri-
alton bills for two years, as soon as prac-
ticable. Instead of doing SO, the Finance
Committee reported that they were unani-
mously in favor of an adjourned session,
because they found it impossible to make
appropriations for two years!
In the Senate, on the 9th inst, Mr..
Stanley moved to take from the table the
House Joint Resolution providing for an
adjourned session.
After sSme debate,
Mr.. Eason and others called for the
yeas and nays upon the motion to take
from the table. Carried-ycas %, nays
IL.
Mr.. Holmes moved TO amend the resolu-
ton by inserting size die after 1860. Lost
yeas l3, nays 20. The vote was the same
as upon the first vote, excepting Messrs.
Cox and Garfield. who voted for the amend
nent
Mr.. Schleich moved to amend so as to
adjourn sine die on April Isl, 1860, Lost
yeas Is nays 90.
Nh. Schleich said the question had now
been fairly tested and be was willing to al
low the vote to be, taken.
The question recurring upon the origi-
nal resolution to adjourn on the 26th inst,
to meet on the first Monday in January,
1861, it carried-Yeas 81, nays u.
Mr.. Schleich said there are two vacant
seats in the Senate-Messrs. Perrill and
Newman-and as be did not wish to see
any of his friends dodge the question, he
would vote yea in order to move a recon
s:deration.
Those who voted in The affirmative, were
Messrg. Brock. Bonar, Collins. Cuppy. Fish
er, Glass, Key. Laskey, Mccall, Monroe,
Moore, Morse, Parish, Potts, Potwin,
ScA1ich, Smith, Sprague, Stanley, Walker,
Nhite-2l.
Those who voted in the negative, were
Messrs. Brewer, Cox, Eason. Ferguson,
Foster, Garfield, Harrison, Harsh, Holmes,
Jones, Orr, Ready-12.
Mr.. Stanley said for the purpose Of set
Ting the matter he would move to recon
sider the above vote, and today that motion
the table. Lost.
Mr.. Smith moved to indefinitely post
pone the motion to reconsider. Carried.
We have no inclination to impugn the
of the majority of the Legislature,
whe have passed this resolution, but We
have. an abiding faith that it will prove a
very unpopular measure. 1t was not 4
party act, men belonging to both parties,
having voted both for, and against its pas
sage.
We are glad that the members from this
County. in both Houses, steadily opposed
it from first to last