Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-15

Senate, requests the President ito cause to Z
be forwarded to the Governor OF Ohio, auyt
and all papers on file in the Executive Del
partment at Washington certifying the1
ratification by the General Assembly oil
Ohio of said proposed ConstitutlonaiI
Upon this. I am fnstructedt
to say that the Department of State is or
among other things, for the safe
keeping of the public archives, and that
there is no law permitting the Secretary to
withdraw therefrom any document which |
has been committed to its custody, whether |
at the request of an individual, or of /
State.
The resolution ratifying the proposed |
amendment,i and that re-
scindi0g it and withdrawing the ratifica-l
ton will, therefore, remain on the files of
this Department, and have such effect as |
they may respectively be entitled to.
/ have the honor to be, bsP .aa
assl. Very respectfully,
Your ob't serv't,
(Signed) WILL. H. SEWARD.
The communication was read and refer
red to the committee on Federal Relations.
The Governor also transmitted copy OF
resolutions adopted by the Board of Trus-
tees of the Central Ohio Lunatic Asylum,
and accompanying report of the Snperin-
tendent, and which were read and referred
to the committee ON Benevolent Institu-
tions.
THIRD READING.
House bill relating to roads and high
ways was read the third time, and after the
adoption Of several amendments,
Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren, moved to recon-
nit the bill with instructions to strike out
81 30 per day as pay for supervisors, and
to insert 81 90 per day-upon which the
yeas and nays were demanded. ordered and
resulted-yeas 25, nays 62. So the House
refused to recommit. 5fag
The question was then upon the passage
of the bill, upon which the yeas aud nays
were called, and resulted-yeas 81, nays 8.
So the bill passed. Recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. WARREN asked and obtained leave
to present the protest of the minority of the
House on Mr.. Jewett's reconstruction reso-
lutiOns.
PROTEST.
We, the undersigned members of the
House of Representatives of the State of
Ohio. respectfully protest against the joint
resolutions passed by majority of this
House on the 9Th day OF February, 1868.
concerning the so-called reconstruction
acts OF Congress and other matters. Tor the
following reasons: t
1st. Because it has not been shown. nor
does it appear, as alleged in said resolu-
tions, that said acts are subversive of the
rights OF the States, or the liberty and pros
perity OF the people, or OF the constitu- :
,tional powers of the Executive or Judicial
departments of the Government.
81. But. on the contrary. it does appear
by abundant evidence, that when the first
of said acts was passed, the Union-loving
people generally, of both races, in said
rebel States, were without any adequate
protection of life or property; were kept
in constant fear, subject to the most inhu-
man indignities, and often deprived oftheir
lives and property in violation OF the plain
est guarantees of the National Constttu-
tiou, without any effort of the so-called
local authorities to prevent the outrages
or redress the wrongs SO committed; and
that the military supervision provided for
in said acts, has for the most part been
efficient in putting stop to the said bar
| barities and cruelties, when DO other pow
er could have accomplished that object.
| 81. Said acts have also been effective in
removing, to great extent, the reign OF
| intolerance that had previously crushed
out the freedom of speech and the press,
and rendered it wholly impossible to in
troduce into said rebel States any thing like
Republican Governments, which Govern
ments are now being inaugurated rapidly
i'm said States, and we look forward with
high anticipation 70 an early day when we
shall be able to welcome said States back
to their proper position in the Union,
which joyous hope we know would be
blasted by the repeal of said acts:
4th. We also protest against the passage
of the said resolutions, because the occasion
does not justify such admonition to the Ma
| tioual Legislature, as is therein contained
| 9Th. We further protest against the afore-
said resolutions, for the additional reason
that they are contrary to the sentiments ol
a majority of the voters of this State.
/ Mo- ,sr, ". IDes T. nt,~,,
Sherwin, B. :. Hill, J. Saylor, J. Scott, 5
F. Kerr, William Henry Scott, F. b. Pond
5. c. Kerr. Samuel Il. McMorran, j. C. Ui-
lery, NJ. E. Gallup, K. V. Cannon, Thomas
Rough, Lewis LewtOn, James M. Kahn, F
| w. Moore, II. G. Borden, Jacob Wolf
George Crist, M. G. Lawrence, William M
Eames, Madison Belts, H. Warnking, X. B
Dennis, j. M. Dunn, III. L.. Wood, S. G
Carpenter, George w. Brooke, Charles
Hare. G orge w. Skaats, William Ritezell
M. p. johnson. William Sissler, d. w
| Garfield, j. X. Rukenbrod, Amos Hill, II
e. Kennett, r. w. Anderson, Perry Stuart
John Sinclair, J. H. Dickson, w. O.P .rker
H. Bronson, K. s. Coleman, Alfred E. Lee
T. A. Welsh.
Mr.. r.JEwETT moved to lay the protes
on the table.
Mr. JEWETT said his reasons for max
ing this motion was that the protest trav
els outside OF the record in its statement
in regard to the action of the majority o
this House. He did not desire any delay
but he thought its statements should con
form to the records of this House,
The CHAIR decided that under the con
stitutional rule the motion was not in Oh
der, because it would cause delay.
4 Mr.. FIELDING thought the majorit!
might. under a previous precedent, enter
counter protest on the journal, denying tn
allegations of the minority protest.
{ The protest was ordered to be entere'
upon the Journal of the House.
FIRST READING.
i. Senate bill to authorize the election 9
one additional judge OF the Court of Com
mon Pleas in tue Third sub b-division of th
Fifth Judicial District of Ohio, was rea
the first time.
, Senate bill to amend section twenty tw
!. of an act passed March q, 1887, Jefinin
the powers and duties of justices of th
peace. and constab!es in civil cases, wa
read the first time.
RECONSTRUCTION RESOLUTIONS.
| A message from the Senate announce
the passage OF Mr.. Jewett's protest agains
the reconstruction acts of Congress, wit
. the following as an amendment to
added:
Resolved, That the bill just introduce
!, into the Senate of the United States by tn
Hon. john Sherman, one OF the Senator
from this State, declaring the pretende
E Constitution of the State of Alabama rat
fled, after it had been rejected by a major
q ity of the voters of said State, under th
!, provisions of the law under which it ws
submitted, is another proof of the utter war
f ofgood faith on the part of the friends OF tf
+ so-called Congressional system of recon
struction. and is an additional evidence
their intention to overthrow bv force q
+ fraud the Constitution of the United State
1 and establish in its stead the 4governmer
- OF an irresponsible Congressional Diret
tory, backed by the bayonets of militar
chieftain.
Resolved, That this General Assembl
e protest against this forcing on sister Stat
J, of Constitution DISTINGUISHING every on
S who refuses to take te st oath in favor. {