Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-05-14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY, May 10, 1861. 3 o'clock. P. M.

MONDAY, May IL, 1901 10 O'CLOCK, r. NJ |
Mr.. WOODS offered the following:
Resolped, That the thanks OF this House are
due. and are hereby rendered, to Hon. Peter
Hitchcock, for the dignity, integrity, prompt |
ness, impartiality and fidelity with which ne mas
presided over it's deliberations since MS eiecsion
as it's presiding officer
| The yeas and nays were demanded, whicn 70
sulted-yeas 80, nays none. :,
Mr.. KRUM offered resolution rendering the
| thanks of the House to Hon. Joseph Warwick,
Serqeant-at.arms Of the House, and his Assist
ants. for the efficient and faithful discharge OF
their duties-which was amended, on motion OF
Mr.. BLAKESLEE, 30 as to include the Messen.
ger Boys, and adopted. 81. ~.
Mr.. MYERS offered q resolution rendering
the thanks of the House to Messrs. +. Ried-
Ling, G. C. s. Miller, s. Blocker, G. S. Matoon,
T. Rees and w. ]. Doetetter, for the faithlul-
neas and courteous and gentlemanly manner in
which they have discharged their duties, which
Mr.. BROWNE, of Miami, offered the usual
resolution providing for the payment OF the
Clerks of both Houses for preparing the Journals
, for publication, which was adopted.
Mr.. FLAGG moved to take from the table
T the Crttenden. Corwin amendment, which was
agreed to-yeas Al, nays &c. -,
The question being on the adoption Of the
, resolution,
! Mr. VORIS opposed its adoption as degrading
10 the House and their constituents, when the very
people whom it was intended to concliate, are
in arms against us.
Fl [Mr. PLANTS next made some remarks, in
. onnosition to the passage Of the resolutions,
which will appear in the SiGteiman OF to NOR
MI. tLAGG thought there was something
due to party on the floor who thinks 1t ought
to be adopted. Its passage would conciliate,
} and harmonize the whole House for the passing
, of the war bills now pending
Mr.. BROWNE, OF Miami, said, when. this
resolution was fret introduced he was for It's
adopton. But he thought the time was past,
for compromises. 1t is tri1ng with our time
{ and our constituents to even discuss. 1t. IL is
not in the spirit of the people Of the loyal
Y States TO make concessions to men now Wit b
arms in their hands, to make war upon us, and
] against whom we are making war upon them
III we want to make concessions, let US disperse
9 our armies as the only sensible concession that
| we can make. t-r
Mr. ANDREWS said he was going into the
army, honored with the command oil thou.
o sand men; but it was not against slavery that
d he was going to fight IL was Tor tue nag OF MS
n country and for its Constitution.
e Mi. DEVORE said it was the duty OF this
House, and all who had promised not to inter
e fere with the institutions of the South, to pas
1t this resolution. Did any one propose to re
) fuse the South any of their rights7 He was fol
lie the Constitution Of his country in all its par.
ticulars, and would say to the South that we
re do not regard It as defunct Constitution.
o.. Mr.. HILLS said this resolution more con
I'd cerDed the people of Ohio than any others. Ou
own Constitution cannot be changed by such 9
he vote as will pass this. And yet we are 70 vot
st a change in the Constitution OF the United State
i for all time TO come, in q thin House, at thi
hour 1t was fraud upon the people OF tn
II. State to propose such thing.
i'd Mr.. BALDWIN moved to lay the resolutions
on the table, which was disagreed to-yeas 80
at nays 43
as The previous question was then demanded.
i'd The House concurred In the Senate's amend
1t. ment TO the House resolution relating to th'
marble balustrade.
On The preyious question on the United State
II. Constitutional amendment was sustained, whe
to the vote was taken on the resolution, which re
ut sulted-yeas Al nays az
Those who voted in the affirmative, wer
as Messrs. Andrews, Blocker, Browne, OF Putnam
Carlisle, Chase, Ceilings, Converse, Cory, De
ok yore, Fellows, Flagg, Gamble, Gore, Hamilton
Hughes, Hutcheson, Jacobs, Jessup. Jolly, 10
mas, Jones, Of Hamilton, Mcconnell. Nc
Schooler, Myers, Nigh, Noble, Ogle, Parr, pai
terson, Pearce, Powers. Rees, OF Franklir
Reisinger, Robinson, Rogers, Schiff, Scar
Shaw. Slusser. Snyder, Sters, Stout, Tanney
ch hill, TAYLOR, Westcott, White, Woods, Wrlgh
of Hamilton.
re Those who voted in the negative, wer
", Messrs Baldwin, Bakeslee, Browne OF Miam
az Bruff Burr, Carter, Choate. Clapp, Cooyer, Co'
s. Davis, Haddow, Herrick, Hills, Howell, ker
Z Krum, McClung, McCune, McGavran, NC
zee Pherson, Musson, Plants, kees, OF Morro'
- Reid, Rukenbrod, Scott, OF Jefferson, scar
r. SQUIRE, Stedman, Steele, Stubbs, Thompson,
he Summit, Trimble, Vaavoorhis. Vincent, vori
ID. Walker, Watt, Welsh, Wood, Wright, OF Wa
for The SPEAKER decided that this was res
his llutjon of such character thatit would require
,olA majority Of those elected to carry it.
as Mr.. WOODS moved an appeal from the Dc
cision Of the Chair.
on Mr.. BROWNE, Of Miami, moved TO lay th
of appeal upon the table, which vote resulted
n yeas Al nays45.
The question then turned upon the appea
a when ss ~ ~ !,
d's M. BURR quoted the Constitutions Of u
e United States and Ohio, contendiug th
de nothing short of full majority of all the mer
d. bers elected ought to pass aresolution OF th
d. MSSBALDwIN and Mr.. KRUM concurr'
in this position. eaa ~
in. The previous question was. then demande
as and sustained on this appeal, when, by consen
tile Speaker gave his reasons for his decision
ng The Speaker said that, in bis opinion, at leai
ng A constitutional majority Of all the member
elected to each branch Of the General Assembl
would be necessary to agree TO the resolution
Itw was a new question, and he would be glad
en more time in which to dispose Of IT, but from th
as little time spent in the examination OF IL, coul
come 10 no other conclusion.
~ Joint resolutions pass by majority OF thoi
c n voting, but no law can pass exceptby majorit
-, v Of ali the members elected. The resolution
No under consideration propose change IN "a
= fundamental law, the Constitution OF the Uni
nc NC ted States. No amendment Of the Ccnsttutio
=. OF the State Of Ohio can be submitted, even
a. vote Of the people, except on vote Of three
~ fifths of all elected TO each branch OF the Ger
Sa ba eral Assembly. Certainly y seems that yhe
ne the State declares herself In favor OF an amend
~ \, ment TO the Constitution Of the United States
~ should at least be bya majority OF all elected
y Again, the Constitution OF the United stateI