Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-01-04
TAE OHIO LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
"WEDNESDAY, January 8, 1866.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
SENATE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUOE OF hEfKEOENIAIlNES ES.
This body was called to order by the
Speaker at precisely ten o'clock A. NJ,
when the Rev. Mr.. FELTON, opened the session
with prayer. The journal was read, cor
rected, and approved.
Mr.. Thornhill gave notice of bill, 10
amend section IA Of an act directing the
mode of trial, in criminal cases, passed
March Z, 1881, as amended by an act passed
Ma. ch IA, 1862.
Mr., Follett introduced BILL which was
read the first time, TO amend the 9th sec
tion of the act entitled an act relating to
dover. .D E -.l Aft
Senate bill, Fixing the times Of holding
the Courts In the 9JA Judicial District for
1866, was read under suspension Of the
rules, and passed.
Mr.. Hitchcock offered the following reso-
luton, which was adopted 4 tEF il.
ReS0lUed, That j. G. s. Miller, Sergeant
at-Arms of the last House of Representa-
tives, for his services in opening and ar
ranging the Hall of the House, and assist
ing at the organization, be paid out of any
appropriation for the payment of the ofli-
GERS and members of the General Assembly,
the sum of twenty-five dollars; and that
the Speaker draw a warrant upon the Treas
urer for that amount.
Mr.. Dangler offered the following pre-
amble and resolution, which were laid on
the table and ordered to be printed:
WHEREAS, The time has arrived, when
we can clearly perceive and appreciate the
wisdom of our Fathers, in their opposition
to the passage of the three-tifths clause of
our Constitution, which gave to certain
States Congressional representation based
on population looked upon as Chattel
Property, and voiceless in the election Of
those Representatives; and, whereas, the
political history of our country from that
date down to the present, has proved that
the concessions then yielded TO the demands
of the slave power only served to increase
its insolent and Unsuitable lust for domina-
ton in the Government of this country,
which finally eliminated in an effort TO
ruin "when it could not rule;" and believ-
ing, as we do, that the existence of the
three-ffths clause in our Constitution Is
contrary to the spirit of our tree institu-
tions, and ought to be wiped Off with sla-
very, ofwhich it was the offspring; be it,
therefore, ..-rr. -.-.. .....-.
Resolved, By the General Assembly Of Ohio,
That we request our Representatives in
Congress of use every effort to procure an
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States so as Congressional Repre-
sentation shall be apportioned according to
the number of male citizens over q years
of age resident in each District possessing
the requisite qualifications for electors of
the most numerous branch of the State
Legislature.
RESOLVED, That a copy of this preamble
and resolution be forwarded to each MEM
Der of the House of Representatives and
Senate of the United States from Ohio.
Upon motion of Mr.. Putnam, it was.
Resolred, That the Clerk of the House be
instructed to send no bills to be printed,
for the repeal or amendment of any law or
section of a law, unless the said bills refer
to the page and volume-Of the statute con-
tanning the same.
The House then, at an early hour in the
forenoon, adjourned.