Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-02-13
fHE ONO tEGIsLATURE.

THE OHIO LEGISLATUlsEs
In the SENATE, on Thursday, Feb. IL, alter
prayer by the Rev. DR.. Randall, petitions were
by Messrs. McLuDg, Finck and Perrill,
which were referred. The second reading and
commitment Of bills occupied some time; after
which, Senate bill was passed, To authorize
Commissioners Of counties to levy tax for the
redemption Of bonds issued and payment OF
money advanced for the purpose of paying
county bounties to volunteers, under the calls
of the President made on the I'd Of July
and 4th Of August, 1862. 49,.
The following bill was also passed: House
bill, To extend the time of payment for school
lands in Marion county.
The following bills were introduced and read
the first time: By Mr.. Finck-supplementary to
an act entitled "an act to authorize counties,
townships, cities, and Incorporated villages to
Issue bonds In certain cases." passed March 10,
1860; By Mr.. Sherrard-To provide for the ad-
justment Of the affairs Of insolvent railroad
companies, and for their reorganization with
out sale Of the property thereof.
The Senate spent most Of the day In COM
mittee of the Whole. After coming out of
committee, II adjourned.
In the HOUSE, after prayer by the Rev. Mr..
Mather, petitions were presented BY Messrs.
Blocker, Taylor, Vance and Wilkin, which
we're referred. Sundry bills were read the
.ooo,d t;rna and ann m itkad
The following bills were passed;
House bill, To repeal the second and third
sections Of an act amendatory and supplement-
ary to On act entitled an act to provide for the
creation and regulation Of incorporated compa-
nies in the State of Ohio, passed May Let,
1852, passed May lst, 1862; House bill, Sup
Elementary to an act to provide for the organi-
zatlon Of cities and incorporated villages, pass.
ed May 8, 1852, aud the amendment, passed
March IL, 1853, and q supplementary act,
passed April 8, 1856, and supplementary to the
act, passed April IL, 1858; House bill, Supple
mentary to an act to provide for the organiza-
ton of cities and incorporated villages, passed
May 8, 1852.
The following bills were introduced and read
the fret time By Mr.. Bartram, from the COM
mittee on Claims, to pay J. B. H. Bradshaw,
Treasurer of Muskingum county, eight hun
dred and eighty.eight dollars by Mr.. zlnn,
to authorize commitments by courts In Hamilton
county, to enforce the payment Of fines, with
power to release when parties are unable to
pay.
Mr.. Dresel moved to take from the table his
resolution, to instruct the select committee on
Arbitrary Arrests, to report by whom charges
we're made against those who were arrested -
The motion was lost-yeas 80, nays 38-the
Administration members voting against taking
up the resolution. Mr.. Lofts resolution, re-
questing the Governor to publish an order In
relation to paroled aoldiers, etc., was taken up,
and referr ed to the committee on Military Af-
fairs.
Mr.. Msffett offered the following preamble
and resolutions, relative TO expenditures of the
public moneys, for the purchase and mainte-
nance of slaves, and for the deportation Of
"ftee Americans of AFRICAN descenf'-Which
went ov er under the rule:
WHEREAS, Large sums Of the peoples money
have been and still are proposed TO be expended
by the Washington Government, for the pur.
chase, clothing, subsistence and deportation
of the "colored population" snd
WHEREAS, Pfesident Lincoln has repeated
Iy urged upon Congress inc prOprie,y aud NO.
cessity of providing for the purchase, at Gov
ernmeut expense, of the slaves Of loyal masters,
and freeing all the slaves of all disloyal mas
ters, willing or unwilling, and 10 purchase
territory in some "congenial CLINE" to- which
all thus freed are proposed TO be trsnsmigrated
at the expense. of the National Treasury, in
the event of Their being willing to 60. All of
which will involve the expenditure of "fabp.
loussums Of money;'b and
WHEREAS, There is national debt, at the
present, hanging over the people by thousands
of millions-terrible in msgnitude-and must
necessarily be rapidly augmented i'll the prose-
cution Of this unheYy war; and
WHEREAS, IL is exceedingly improper and
extremely impolitc aud unjust, to force any
debt upon the country other than what may be
absolutely necessary for the legitimate purpose
of Carrying on the Government, and for the
suppression of the rebellion; therefore 49,
Resolped, by the Genesal Assembly of tho State
of Ohio, That we do hereby most earnestly and
solemnly protest against every attempt of the
General Government to interfere with the sla-l
very question, directly or indirectly, to either
purchase, clothe, subsist purchase territory for
their deportation, or assist fugitive elaves, or
do anything contemplating or requiring the ex-
penditure Of public funds. 1
Resolved, That IL Is the deliberate and we'll
settled opinion Of this General Assembly, that
Congress has nc power under the Constitution
of the United States to impose tax on the
people of the State of Ohio for the purpose OF
raising means 60 purchase slaves of the citizens
OF other States requiring the expenditure Of
money; and that we will oppose the enforce
ment of any act OF Congress imposing such an
outrageous burden upon rs by all legal and con-
stitutional means within our power; and that
we deem IL but just to make known, Ia time,
our unalterable determination in the premises.
Resotved, That our Senators and kepresen-
tatives in Congress be, and they are hereby
requested to exert their opposition 10 any bill
or Dills brought before their respective bodies
contemplating expenditures of the peoples
money, to any extent, for any of the purposes
above indicated.
ResoIoed, That Il is hereby made the duty of
the Governor to forward copy of these reso.
lutions to each of our Senators and Representa-.
tives in Congress. Immediately after their pas
sage. yn.affil
The House spent most Of the day in the cop.l
of Senate bill, For the relief Of fam.
iliaa of aoldiara It was finallv Peferrad to n