American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1860-03-29
Debate on the Protest Question.

arose this afternoon 10 the House, on the
report of the Committee of Conference,
recommending that the House recede from
its amendment, Incorporating into the
General Appropriation Bill protest with
Preference to The payment of the sixteen
Thousand dollar Oyerdraft item.
Thsitem and protest ats as follows: G. |
ITO enable heAuditor tComptroller
and Trsasurefs Of Stale = balance heir
acco6nts with section three Of the Ohio
Canals fOr,he year 1851. the sum. ofsix.
1 teen thOusand-three hundred and eighty. |
three dOlIars'and eighty cents; butain ma.
king this appropriation. the General As
sembly protests against this. and all other
drafts Of money from The. Treasury, not
authorized by law and in, contrayeniion of
the Constitution ard the statutes, and is
only made in consideration that the public
officers acted honestly and in good faith.
and that the money was faiaifully applied
to the public use."
4 Whether 1t was out Of mere curiosity or
= the result ofaccident, ora general belief
4 that something interesting was about 10
occur, by reason Of the near approach Of
the close Of the session, or whether a fear
that an implied cersure was about to be
inflicted on certainex official iunoliouaries
certain tits. that scarcely had the de-
bate commended on the question Of agree
+ ing to the report of the Committee Of Con
ference, before The number Of spectators
in the hal yisibly increased until the hall
was pretty we'll filed; and II there were
not anxious faces, there was, At least, an
unusual interest msnifested in the de-
bate, which. under ordinary cHcumstan.
ces, would have been highly ha,tetiug TO
the speaktrs. vaHA s't4.i .7tU1 trj II
Among hosespfesent noticed eur dis
,, tipguishsd Senator eleo,s Without wish.
. ing to aatter Imay irriy say that there
iwere some speeches made wbichas parlia.
! mentsry efforts were highly creditable to
those wis made them. 'I''"" '''., 'n'''
= 20 gr. Mussoh. Of Champs;ynl county, a.
member who has hitherto had but liul to
say, but who had already established a
' reputation among the nemberslof being a
:, :, man OF exec Hen, sense and uncompromi
sing Independence, spoke as follows: ,
Mr.. Speaker:We are asked by the Con
ference Committee oiecede. and the gen
tleman from Union points out the way -
He says vote for the Appropriation Bill,
and then protest So far as this bill Is
: concerned 'bave votedwith a majority il
this House, Let the gentleman apply the
argument to himself Let him votefor the
appropriation bill with the amendment,
and afterwards protest. Will lie do it,
9 No sir. Why then ask me to do that
which the gentleman himself will not do?
| have listened patiently 10 the argu.
menls Of gentlemen who disapprove Of this
amendment, and so far, sir, not single
man upon this floor has attempted to jusli-
{, fy the orerdrqH There is not man in
this House who does not know that it was
: a fragrant violation Of constitutional law
> IL 30, dare we not utter our disapproba>
, d, ton Of ahact, which all, both Republicans
and Democrats. condemn as such? For
y my part, cir, shall not atlemptto stultify
my vote. There il Is, and there II shall
,.fremain.. III this | know no party con
demn poprrtY, simply assert my els
appreciation Of a wrong, ~"
We know Nwha, appliances have been
made. How every poodle and shepperd
, dog in the. Republican camp has bayed
out. All day yesterday we witnessed the
pressure from outside and inside the bar
Gentlemen were ,button>holed, until now
he can point out divers conversions. .
; Every man in this House may reoede;
but, sir, !. for one, shall not shrink from a
declaration of my opinions. AS between
party and conscience, my course is plain.
would rather trample upon my party
than my conscience Therefore I shall
vote against the report Of the Committee
= Several speeches were then made on
y both sides oil the question. when Mr.. Par.
> rot made a speech which was lisened to
will, marked attention. o. ..' '' ,' W.
Mr. Parrot, one Of the members from
J. Montgomery couhiy.and a brother to Mark
j., OF Kansas potorieiy, Is young man OF
; dimirutive stature and youthful appear.
' ancc, but full Of that quality known as
pluck. ...
He. too, has spoken but seldom, but al.
ways with good success. lie seems to
! have the good sense.and taste not to thrust
himself into the foreground OF picture
when that part Of it should be occupied
' with more venerable figure. Having
magnificent voice, which, considering the
almost Lilllpuiau proportions the speak
er, strikes every listener with wonder. and
: possessing clear, vigorous and cultivated
!, mind, Mr. Parrtt is destined to make
" " noise in the world in more senses than one.
He sroke as Goll-ws: ..
Mr.. Speaker: When the Appropriation
Bill was under consideration the other day,
. > | gave the reasons BY which / was gov.
erEed lu voting to retain in the bill an a.
mendment put there BY the Republican
. vote Of this House, say by Republican
% uote, for although the amendment which
70 has given rise TO this Committee OF Con-
y ference, was first offered by the member
from AuglaiEe, Democrat, yet ii was vo.
v tod into this bin by forty Republican
o votes, and but thirteen arc record d against
} II. '' ''
% II is truo that Immediately afterwards
y these gentlemen turned round and en-.
- deavored TO strike out the amendment, DO.
u u cause, as they said, they had been taken
), in a mel which the cunning Representative
: from AuGlaizo had spread for them, and
- that ! adhered to my original position be.
cause did not deem myself to have been
Z gGlled. They say that It was as a matter