Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-01-30
I'm SENATE.

LIZ" 4 IN OLi4Nh
WEDNESDAY, January 3Oh 1s6l-l0. A. M.
Mr. GARFIELD had leave, and voted no up.
on the motion to recommit the majority and
minority reports OF the Committee on Federal
Relations, relative to the Virginia Resolutions.
PETITIONS AND MEMoRnIs. u F&
Mr.. SPRAGUE presented the petition of
John S. Abbott and 23 other citizens ofMor-
gan county, praying for the repeal dissection Ia,
of the Militia Law of March %, 1857, so chang.
ing the sames as to admit of volunteer compa-
MES, adopting such uniform as they may chose,
which was referred to the Committee on Mil.
tia. r"G rrr
SECOND READING or BILLS.
The following bills were read second time
and referred: n haa h kH
S. b, No. 2O5-To amend the act entitled an
act supplementary TO the act entitled nn act to
provide for the creation and regulation of incor.
porated companies in the State OF Ohio, passed
May i, 1852. Referred to the Committee OF
S. B. No. 206-To repeal an act passed Feb
ruary 10, 1860, entitled an act supplementary to
an act to provide for compensation to the owners
of private property Appropriated 20 the use of
corporations, passed April 30, 1852. Referred
to Committee on the Judiciary.,d p 81 eeog
s. B. 2O7-Fixing the time of holding the
Common Pleas Court in the counties of Tusca.
rawas and Noble, for the year 1861. Referred
to select committee of one--Mr. Ready. -it-.-
S. B. No. supplementary to the act en-.
titled an act for the better regulation of the
public schools in cities, towns, ETC., passed Feb.
81, l649. Referred to committee OF the whole.
n. b. No, 303-To extend the time Of pay.
ment Of section sixteen, township seven, range
seven, school lands, in Monroe county. Refer
red to committee Of the whole. .n
FIRST READING, AZ f.1H.
I H. B. No. 274-To secure to Churches and
other voluntary associations the benefits oftheir
records. IN .-orr. 80 '.-.,-. f.-----~' ID
s. B. No. 2O9-To regulate the sale of rail-
roads, was referred 10 the committee on Rail-
roads. .egf IetrrIy.. Of s. ..,
REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES.
| Mr.. P0TWIN, from the committee on Public
Works, moved to reconsider the report by which
the claim of A. Latham was indefinitely post
poned, and inslructing the Finance committee
to report on the expediency of re enscting the
General Law, repealed in 1858. which allowed
interest on all claims approved by the Auditor,
and no funds in the treasury for their payment
Agreed to. 's.iJ tAtDf Itt
| THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.
1 ITOm OOmmlLtec on Fe0cfa
Relations reported In favor of striking out the
first and second of Honse Joint Resolutions No
80, and inserting, so that the resolutions shall
read as follows:
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Virginia
has appointed five Commissioners 10 meet in the
city of Washington on the 9TH Of February
next, with similar Commissioners from othei
States, and after full and free conference, tC
agree, ii practicable, upon some adjustment o
the unhappy difficulties now dividing our conn.
Il try, which may be alike satisfactory and honor
able to the States concerned; therefore
Resolved, By The General ABembiy Of Ohio
That five commissioners be elected by ioin
convention of the Senate and House Of Repre-
4 sentatives, to be held Immediately upon the pas
sage Of those resolutions; whose duty 1t tshall be
70 meet the Commissioners appointed by the
/ Commonwealth of Virginia and our sister States
4 on the 4th day of February, 1861.
l Resolutd, That while we are not prepared q
assent TO the terms Of settlement proposed bJ
i Virginia, and are fully satisfied that tho Cen
stitution of the United States as it s, IL fairl,
interpreted, and obeyed by all sections of our
country, contains ample provision within itself
for the correction Of all evils complained Of
yet disposition 70 recprocate the patriotic spir
it of sister State; and desire to have har-
moniously adjusted. all differences between us
induces US to favor the appointment Of the com
missioners, as requested.
ResOived, That the Governor be requested b
transmit without delay copy Of these resolu-
tons TO each of the Commissioners herein nam
ed, TO the end that they repair 10 the city o
Washington, on the day hereinbefore named
TO meet such Commissioners as may be appoint
ed BY any Of the States, in accordance with Oh,
aforesaid propositions OF Virginia.
ResOlved, That, in the opinion OF the Genera
Assembly, 1t will be wise and expedient to ad-
journ the proposed Convention to later day
and that the Commissioners hereby appointed
are requested 10 use their influence in procuring
an adjournment to the 9TH day of April next.
Il Mr.. STANLY said, they have "higheI
law" in the South. II consists in inquiring into
the private business and opinions Of Northern
men doing business in the South, and Il theiI
opinions do not suit them, said visitors are grant
cd leave OF absence, and are sometimes helped
away In manner not very pleasant. He al
luded to the prescriptions Of the rress, &c., anC
denounced them az being contrary to the spirit
Of the Constitution. and thought the North
should demand little concession on tho part o.
the South. r+,..5 4ii.af-is1s
MIR. KEY asked the Senator what course hi
, would propose for saving the Union.
i Mr. STANLY-I would recommend thu
course pursued by General Jackson; woult
enforce the laws. Ohio has done no wrong
and should make no sacrifices. lie did no
know, however, but States should be permitte,
to secede peaceably. However, he thought tht
best way 70 preserve the Union was TO rigidl,
, enforce the laws Of the country. The who'll
difficulty Originated 10 the election OF Lincoln
! and Northern Democrats are lending aid AM
! comfort to the enemies Of the country, by th
course they are pursuing. He defended ID,
Republican party against the chargeof fayorinj
"negro equality" &c. $40 DO 'r.a -tf,s.Ift
Mr.. STANLEY said the controversy ia in re
ality between the decision Of the people on III,
, sixth of November and the Southern pro-say
eryites. He alluded 10 the division of th
|, democrats in the Charleston and Baltimore Con
ventions, and said that more than three fourth
Of. the people OF the United States had decided
against slave code for the territories, and vel
this was the issue that was to destroy the Union
1 He doubted very much whether any good woul,
result from this commission, or whether the In
vitation was extendedln q fraternal feeling =
/ We are asked 10 extend slavery into territory
and establish II by law, and even to make 0hfC
q highway Tor the droves of chained slaves tC
travel over, and he was not willing to take bacl
bis sentiments, or his votes in opposition TO bot
Of these principles. Certain Senators, he un
derst0od, were willing TO accede to these prop
osltions, humiliatlng as they are. He neye
could. He said that lthad been charged on thi
4 asor that Ohio had been guilty of notification
and that, too, in a more coWardly manner thar
the notification Of Mississippi tta,l ao
/ Mr. WHlTE-Will the Gentleman permit mi
to interrupt hint ,,s. ~, ,t,t,s',-
Mr.. STANLEY-Ofc course. ass ,5,5 i,ls
Mr. WHITE-I suppose the gentlemen al
/ nd IN naeE 4 l.. IL u(i. .