The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-04-11
CHARDoN, ,GEAUGA COUNTY. OHIO. FRIDAY APRIL H. 1862

West argued that thcy were other slaves,
prisoners OF war or freemen. If prisoners
Of war, there was no authority for CON-
polling thom to do monial service for other
prisoners Of war. II treemen, they should
not DO retained thore, and bo was satisfied
thcy were treated as slaves as much at
Camp Chase, as thov had boen at Fort Don.
elson. AS to the Union party, If it could
not stand up undor efforts mado to main
tain and support tho Constitution Of tho
State inviolato, lot il fall to pieces.
Tho motion to indefinitely postpone was
lost, and n message sent to the Senate for
the onerosscd Resolutions. (Wben Bill
is road the second time, if tho House or
Senate is ready, it is engrossed; that is,
writton out in plain hand, with whatever
amendments that may have been mado on.
grated in it. The same with Resolutions.
After Bill or Resolution has boon passed
by both branches, it is thon enrolled that
is, written out in a plain, logible hand,
words close together. No orasures are al.
lowed. and, If a word is omitted or written
wrong, the Clerk has to throw the whole
aside, and start anew. Aftor they are on.
rolled, they are examined by joint Com,
mittee of tho two Houses, and, and, if found
correct, are reported. FIRST. to tho Speaker
of the House, who signs thom in tho pres
ence of tho House, and are thon sent to tho
Senate, and there reported to tho President
Of the Senate, and by him signed in the
presence of that body)
On Tuesday p. NJ, a message was re-.
ceivod from the Senate, stating that S. ]. r..
90, relative to negroes at Camp Chase and
Rebel officers in Columbus. after having
passed the Senate and House. was, on the
forenoon of Saturday. the Goth inst, re.
ported by the Joint Committee on Enroll
ment. as correctly enrolled that, by said
enrolment and report, the original rosolu.
tioD which passed the two Houses, was su.
perseded, and was no longor pending in
oithcr branch, as a subject OF legislative nc.
ton that the enrolled resolution was sent
to tho House to be signed by the Speaker !;
and therefore the Senate is unable to COM
ply with the request Of the House to return
the said resolution. Previous to tho read
ing Of this message, tho enrolled resolution
had boon reported to tho Speaker o. the
House. After the reading thereof, the
Speaker said that, in the presence of tho
House, he would sign the resolution. Mr..
Smith Tose to question of order. He
claimed tho House still had a right to act
on the enrolled resolution. Mr.. Smith sat
down to write his point of order. Mr.
FIagg roso, and offered preamble and res.
olutions, tho purport of which was that the
Speaker be directed not to sign tie enrolled
resolution. The Speaker said it was min.
isterial duty for him to sign tho resolution,
which he did in the presence of the House
Mr.. Smith said, as tho resolution was signed
his point OF order was of no use. A motion
was made to adjourn. Lost-yeas, 81
nays, 40. ...
Business about this time was lively. Mr.
Flagg offered the following, which, on mo.
ton of Mr.. Myers, was laid over:
Resoiued, That the Committee on the Ju.
diciary be instructed to report q resolution
for tho expulsion of j. r. Hubbell from o
seat in this House.
Mr.. Converse denounced tho signing o.
tho resolution by the Speaker as high
handed act of arbitrary power. Mr.. Flags
moved the Clerk be instructed to retain tht
resolution until further orders of the House
and not return it to tho Senate; pending
which the House adjourned.
| Wednesday morning tho Journa! was
road. Mr.. Smith moved to amend the
Journal by inserting: "Mr. Smith rose tc
question OF ordor. The question raised
was shat tho resolutions having been recon
|
The Speaker requested Mr.. Smith to senc
up his point of order in writing; that
while Mr.. Smith was preparing his point o
order. the Speaker signed tho resolutions.
The Speaker said he did not understan,
what MIR. Smiths point of order was but, a
to himself, had no objections to its going OIL
to the journal. The day was consumed il
discussing this and all the various amend
tbaf ha of oil nf 70
were rejected. The vote on amending tn
Journal by inserting the above, was-yeat
46; nays, 80. l do not know how Nj
Fagg feels, but he acts like man that i
mad. The Speaker is not going to bo bur
much he will not be expelled.
When the subject of reconsidering tn
said resolution first camo up, the Straight
were against il but, as soon as they foun
large portion of those who voted for th
adoption of tho resolution, did not want {
reconsider, they changed fronts, and wer
determined they should 30 reconsidered.- -
There is game here, in some way or ano :he
Where is it? A part of the Union Domo
. Gratis, and once in a while a Republican, ar
!. working in this thing with the Straight
They may be sorry hereafter. Tho game
supposed to be this that they are going t
to make it appear to the world that th
party that opposes the investigation Of th
matter of Slavery a: Camp Chase, is tn
/ party that is supporting the Government
Q that the other party is working in a manne
q to embarrass the Administration. This
n small game; it will not win. Cannot ma
y investigate-cannot he institute an inquir,
y to ascertain if Slavery is or is not in th
j, State of Ohio, without being an enemy
e his country or its Government "Tbis
/; the question:
: After the Journal was corrected. VI
d Flagg offered resolution that the Clork
y instructed to retain the resolutions. La
o on the table, under the rule. A motion
!, suspend the rule was lost by a vote of
l. to 80.
g Thursday morning, "all quiet" and Il
y storm over, unless Flagg at some time tri
q to get his motion for expulsion from Il
1t table, in which case we will have another a
d dition to the said storm. W.
l. Cheering Words.
1t When the heart is worn and weary, oil