Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-04-17
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ADJOURNED SESSION.

ADJOURNED SESSION.
IN SENATE.
TUESDAY. April l6, 1861.
Il AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mf.POTTS had leave to record bis vote OF
the var Bill, appropriatipg $l,0OO,OOO for Wal
service, and voted yea.
MILITIA BILL.
On motion of Mr.. SCHLEICH, the rules
were suspended, and bis Militia Bill (298 wal
taken from the table and amended 10 as to read
as follows
A lblI RELAXING to the Militia Of Ohio muster
ed into the service Of the United States under
any requisition of the President.
SEQ. |. Be IL enacted by che General Assembly
ofthe State Of Ohio, That all companies Of infan
try, light infantry or rife, organized In this
State to volunteer into the service of the Uni
ted States under any requlsition Of the Presi
dent thereof, shall consist of not less than sev-
enty men rank and file; and all companies of
caval,y organized for like purpose, shall con-
sist of not lees than sixty men; and all compa-
nies of artillery organized for like purpose,
shall consist of not less than one hundred men.
All such companies shall be entitled to elect as
the commissioned officers thereof, one captain,
and one first aud one second lieutenant.
SEC. 2 The companies 30 volunteering shall
be organized into regiments consisting OF moi
less than ten companies each; every such regi-
ment shall be composed exclusively Of infant
~, light infantry or rife, cavalry or artillery
be differed according to the laws regulating
the militia In force, at the time; and In the alb
sence of any law Of the United States to the CON
trary, shall be appointed by the Governor into
DprigaueS u ana placed unoer the command OF such
ad.efs C wenera ssa 10 % commission wisnin tnt
Dr.gaue' rom ~9ion sucn regiments may De or
san,Seu' gu sS sne governor snail oeslgnase' Ane
sue uoserIor sntl aiso nave power 70 organize
suoa y. plIsauee ln.1 uivision OF oivisions, ane
s, W. IessA'e .ne MsJor 1eneral or mslors zen
eraI from among tnose In commission to take
Src Tna uO;I;,,. aocan,od ~ a',. ~. ,ho c.
or under the provisions of this act, shall from
the time OF such acceptance, draw the same ps,
as the like grades OF rank 10 the Army of the
United States.
SEc d. Thls act to be In force from and af
'er ss passage
VA pS'Ssu unani"ousty-yeas ~ ao'
sento'
SECOND READING
s. b. 296-For the payment Of the Funded
Debt Referred 70 Finance committee.
FIRST READINGS.
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II o5O-Ams,dinc ,be Cor,,v conn,.-
sioners act ot ls56-7
FL B. No 474 Amending thu az, 60, mint.
log. dstributiup &c of nublic' 'docrmo,is
H d. No 436 by Mr HADDOW- srac,
the township of Mnskinonm in Wssh;na,nn
county.
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=, 'Ao" siA"Di"s ooAATrTEAs'
mr. JUNESI from the standing committee on
Iuq,ic WORK. recommended the passage OF II.
H. ~. ls'-heiauVe 10 claims against the.
'tAIe VI ohlo, auo u was ADOPTED.
THE TREASON BILL.
On motion of Mr.. GARFIELD. g. r. OIL
To nnnish treason. waa,aLo on fro,, az -
,le.
Mr.. HARRISON offered the following
lmendment:
Sec 3. No person shall be convicted Of trea.
ION but BY the testimony of two lawful Witness
's to the came overt act of treason whereof he
stands indicted, unless he contesses the same In
'pen, court. Agreed to.
Mr. FERGUSON offered the following amend.
nent:
Sec That If any person shall within this
state, begin, or set on foot, or provide, or pre-
'are the means for any Unauthorized Military
expedition or enterprise to be carried on from
hence against the territory or people of the
United States, every person so Offending shall
'e deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon
onvlction thereof, shall be punished BY impris.
nment IN the Peuitentiary Of this State not
ess than one nor more than ten years.
Mr.. PARISH objected TO the amendment AZ
OF germain 70 the nil
Mr FERGUSON said it was as much 90 as
be seconI section. The tile Of the bill should
e changed. The amendment 10 designed 60
revent private warfare, or unauthorized raids
u other SSates.
On motion Of Mr.. COX, the bill ard pend-
,g amendment was referred to the Judiciary
D
COMPROMISE.
Mr.. FERGUSON moved IN tata,,s D
10 llO-B.,po ,he RESOLUTION rs,ifs,n, ~.
mendmept to The Federal Cons,itptio1 : sS,ssS I
pom by the committee of tbirty-tbr.ee.shs
eward-Corwn amendment.
ool.enons being msde' Mr. FERGUSON de.
lanued call Oh tne senate pending demand
'r yeas ana nays oy Mr.. Cox. Il
AHer some ume, proceedings under the call
ere suspended, ana the motion to take from
i9 gs saoie was agreed To-.
nose Huo vo'eo IN tne ainrmahve were
iessrs brewer Eummins' Eason, Ferguson,
os,er, n.rrlson' Harsh Holmes, Jones, Key,
AsAeys monroe, MOORE, Ne"man, UT, rerr,ii,
ors, ro.wln' Ready, oenieicn ana Wnite.1l.
pose p VINO vo'e1 ,,, IA sne pegative weres Mes
80 Hn Iouai, ooii'Is, OvA, Suppys risner,