Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-03-25
THE OHIO LEGISLATURE.

In the SENATE, on Tuesday, March oath, the
following bills were passed: Ii. b To author
ize the council of Greenfield, Highland county,
to appropriate money; Changing the time OF
holding the summer term Of the courts in Bel
mont county; s. B., Relating to statistics.
The resolution, requesting our Congressman
To favor a law by which volunteers may be al
lowed to elect their own officers, was passed.
The House resolution, relative to adourning
on the l4th of April, and resembling the resolu-
tiop to adjourn on the 26lh of March, was
adopted.
The Cincinnati and Covington bridge bill
was taken up and discussed during the after
noon: and was finally passed. The Senate
then adjourned.
In the HOUSE, the following bills were pass
ed Senate bill, Providing for the confinement
of persons indicted for crime committed while
In the penitentiary; House bill, To authorize
sne Cummisoio nara of Butlor county, TO iovy a
tax for building free bridge over the Great
Miami River in said county, at point known
as Balls Ferry; A bill, To facilitate the open
ing and making of roads and drains in certain
caaes: Mr.. O'Connor's Senate bill, To author
ize the Bosrds Of Education of Clsrington spe.
cial school district, In the town Of Clsrington,
Monroe county, and school district No. 9, in the
Incorporated village of Finalay, Hancock coun-
tv. Ohio, to issue bonds to raise money to pur-
chase sites and build school houses in said dis
tricts: Mr.. Godfrey's Senate bill, To provide
for the transcribing of county records iu cases
where they are SO mutilated as to be eligible,
The following new bills were introduced:
By Mr., Reamy-To repeal an act to incorpo.
rate the town Of Dresden, Muskingum county,
and the acts amendatory thereof; By Mr.. Con-
verse-A bill, To prevent Illegal arrests in
Ohio; By Mr.. Scotia bill, For the relief of
the contractors for State printing, binding and
furnishing paper.
Mr.: Flsgg offered resolution, which was
adopted, authorizing and requiring the Secreta-
~ of State to test the weights of the Inspector
Of Weights and Measures of the city of Gin
cinnati by the State Standard Weights now in
his custody.
In the afternoon, the special order-beinp
Mr. Vests resolution to expel Mr.. Dresel, and
the Bradbury substituts-was taken up. Mr..
Crane moved to refer the whole matter to- Sc
lect committee ofHve, which was lost. Mr.. Con-
verse raised a point of order, to the effect that
Mr.. Bradbury's substitute was not in Order
The chair decided the point of order well taken,
and declared the substitute out of order.
Mr.. Stanton then offered substitute for Mr..
Vests expulsion resolution, as follows;
WHEREAS, Joint resolutions passed the other
branch of thls General Assembly, strongly con-
demning the existing rebellion, and deprecsting
the projected movement to dismember the Union
by separating the Eastern from the Western
States, or otherwise; and
WHEREAS, Otto Dresel, member of this
House, offered as q substitute therefor series
of resolutions, reasonable in spirit, disloyal
in sentiment, and insulting alike to the country
and those engaged in it's defense; therefore
Resolued, That In the opinion of this House, |
the propostion to strike ont said Senate resolu.
tion and substitute those of Mr.. Dresel, is an |
express approval of the project to dissolve the |
Union and separate from the eastern States;
and
WHrREAs, It is declared in said resolutions, |
''that che conscription law recently passed by
Congress is subversive Of the sovereignty and |
rights of the States; and designed 60 make |
them mere dependencies upon the central Gov |
eminent, unconstitutional In Its provisions. and |
dangerous to the liberties of the people;" and |
WHEREAs, Said resolutions further dellber. |
ately avoW that 'fhe liberties OF the people are
menaced by Congressional and Federal uaurpa.
tions, and can only be preserved by the ener.
getio action Of State authority" therefore
Resolped, further, That 10 the Judgment of
this House, the foregoing Is the svowal of a
deliberate purpose to EULLIFY the consoription |
law, and an express invitation to RESIST the
Federal Government by estate authority"
aud that if such doctrines be carried into ex.
ecutIon, they can only result in armed collision /
between the Federal and State governments,
and the probable overthrow of both; therefore,
ResoIeed, That for the introduction Of those
resolutions into this House, Otto Dfesel be and
q hereby censured 40 . promoter of sedition,
IN advocate Of disunion, and an enemy to bis
,ountry.
MIR. Converse raised the same point Of order
against Mr. stanton's substitute o. hs bad asps