Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-01-09
HOUSE.
WEDNRsDAY, JauaaTy, 9.

Memorials were presented as follows, and ap
propriately referred: -
BY Mr.. BROWNE, of Miami, from J. W.
Claypooe, of franklin county, asking that GER
tain money be refunded 10 the Seneca County
Bank.
By Mr.. TRUEsDELL, from the Treasurer Of
Clinton county, for an extension Of the official
term Of the County Auditor. 49, "a
l. By Mr.. POWERS, from L BAcon and fifty.
four others, of Ssndusky, agains: tho leyying Of
special tax in Madison Township in that
county.
By Mr.. CARTER, to b. w. WILSON,
hbtory liquor law.
H. B. 26l-To repeal the Act of April l3,
1857, against Kidnspipg was read second
time and referrd to the Judiciary Committee.
H. B. 262-To amend the Act relaling to
deeds made by the State Of Ohio, was read a
second time and referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee
Fl B. 209-To further regulate Gas and
Coke Comprehensive read third time, when
Mr.. CONVERSE explained the object OF the
bill, after which the Bill psssed-Yeas SO Nays
| 3.
H. B. 2lO--To prevent the Trustees of the
Benevolent Institutions and Directors OF the
Penitentiary from holding Office In those Insti-
tutions or the Penitentiary-was read third
time, when ,--.--.. -..,.....-..,
MI. BRUFF moved that it be referred to
select committee, with instructions to amend
the bill 30 as to include the Reform School trus.
tees, when the bill was so referred. 10
Notice of the introduction of bills wac given;
| By' Mr.. STOUT to make wilful and malici-
Gus slander Penitentary offence. ''r'
By Mr.. SCOTT, Of Jefferson, to provide for
condensiDg into one, the several acts relating
to the levy OF taxes.
| BY Mr.. BLAKESLEE, TO amend the Acts
| providing for the settlement Of estates. ai.-
By Mr.. WINNER, for the relief of Jonathan
| West.
| By Mr.. NOBLE-For special bridge tax in
Augaze and Paulding counties.
| By Mr.. HADDOW-For the sale Of Section
i 20 III Warren township, Washington county.
| BY Mr.. KRUM-For the reduction Of the lees
and salaries of township and county officers.
BY Mr.. PATTERS0N-To prevent the fur.
ther immigration of colored persons. ...
/ Mr.. SCOTT, Of Warren offered the follow.
ing resolution, which was adopted;
Resolved, that the Supcrintendents Of the sev.
eral Lunatic Asylums Of the State are hereby
i requested to communicate to this House, at
their earliest convenience the probable number
Of incurable insane persons in their respective
districts. yl a'l,,a 81 o..
Mr. BRUFF reported back H. B. 2lO, amend
ed according to Instructions, which amendment
was disagreed to--yeas, 05, nays g. -g,a fsli
Mr. V0RIS reported H b 2l2--to provide
for dis riot school libraries, and recon nended
its passage, when the Bill was ordered to be en-.
crossed. .l-., -
House Bill No. 2l2 provides that the Boards
of Education of cities, villages and townships OF
the State, may levy q tax not exceeding Lilo Of
mill on the dollar for the purpose of pur urchasipr
and keeping up school apparatus and school IL
braries, and Gives the local Boards Of Education
the control of such libraries and apparatus,
4 The change made from the old law is simply
that it gives tue local Boards the election TO de
termine whether tax shall ,be leved for tha
purpose--making IL local rather than Stat.
institution. ]" 4-' - -4-V3
4 On motion OF Me- M0NAHAN the resolu.
Itiop Of INQUIRY, relating to q 'colored mllitar,
A company in ,Coumbus, was taken from the ta
Bile and adopted. t9i. .EW sV19s sf15sf
: MI. BROWNE, Of Miami. offered the follow
ing resolution which was adopted:
Resolped, That the Auditor OF State, be ant
f. ia hereby requested to report to this House
what appropriations II any are necessary, befor,
, the passage of the General Appropriation Bills
On motion of Mr.. KRUM, IL was ;.
o Resoiued, That the Board of Public Work
D are requested to report to this House at thei
earliest convenience, the number and length Of