Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-02-28

ng late, and he moved an arJourhmenti "hicn
vas carried. -----
as ~ IN SENATE. w -
THURSDAY, February aS. Is6l--lO A@M.%
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Hoge.
SECOND READINGS
S. B. No. 24s-To provide for keeping
streams of water clear of floodwood and other
-
IS. 3. No. 249-To amend an act relating to
roads and bridges, passed April IL. 1885,
S. B. No. 250-To amend an act entitled an
act further to prescribe the duties OF county
commissioners, passed April 9, 1865, and
amended February 26, 1857.
S. B. No. 252-Supplementary to ian ect
making certain instruments of writing negotia-
ble," passed February 25, 1890. Judiciaryi'nar
The above bills, excepting No. 252, were re-
ferred TO the committee Of the whole ia
NSRRS THIRD READING. ~V
8. B. No, 45--By Mr.. MONROE--To re-
lisye the bll-holders of the Seneca County
Bank. Laid aside at the request Of Mr.. Mon
roe.
nEpoRrs OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. BREWER, from the Committee on Fees
and Salaries, reported sundfy amendments to
II. B. No. 2e2, requiring County officers to make
returns of fees collected to County Auditors,
and recommended the passage Of the bill.
Agreed to, and bill ordered to be read athird
time Tomorrow. --s.r, .,4-..tr..t, L7s s,, Il,
Mr.. BREWER, from the Standing Commit-
| tee on Claims, to whom wac referred the claim
of Kent Jarvis, Nelson Franklin and Thomas
Spooner, Commissioners appointed by Gov.
Chase, in 1859, in pursuance of a joint resolu-
\ ton Of the General Assembly passed April A,
1853, to inquire into and report to the Governor
certain matters connected with the enlargement
of the Penitentiary, &c, and also as to the loca'
ton, plan, cost, &c., Of new Penitentiary ,hav.
ing had the Same under consideration, now begs
leave to report. ~ g11ggH sit q ysfgiv I'd
| Il is we'll known that the above gentlemen
were appointed Commissioners by the Governor
| for the purposes mentioned in the said resolu
| tion, and that they made their report to tht
| Governor on the Sd of March, 1860, which will
be found in the appendix to the Senate journal
Of 1860, page SO. cgn .,F Ar-y..s
A careful examination of that report will, il
the opinion Of the Committee, be sufficient tt
satisfy every unprejudiced mind that the Com
| missioners discharged the Important duties en-
| trusted TO them with great ability, and tina
their repoft constitutes an interesting and val
\ uable document OF the State. Il is general,
| conceded that they performed all the labor as
signed dsthem we'll; and the only question now TO
the consideration OF the General Assembly is
4 what Compensation shall they receive for tthei
services7 ID,
The Committee, in the examination OF thei
claim for services rendered, have before then
o COPY Of letter written by Governor Chas
! TO one Of the Commissioners, Nelson Franklin
rendering him the appointment, and requestinI
Il T.. kha
\ rance given, that the Commissioners "wou
undoubtedly be allowed by the General Assem-
bly for their services four dollars day, an,
the payment Of their actual travelling expenses;
and IL is to be presumed, that when the Com
missioners accepted the appointment, they di'
4 II under q full expectation that this assurance
j would be made good. The Committee, therefore
are OF the opinion, that this constitutes the fai
understanding between the Governor aad th
c Commissioners, end that they ought to be pai
according to this understanding.
After tho Commissioners had made thei
, report, they made out their claim or demand 70
their service, amounting to $2,3O9, which, with
J out any examination, known to the COMMITTEES
was at the close of the last session Of the Gen
lAssembly, carried into the appropriation bi
y while in the Senate--and by the Senate passed
/. but when the appropriation bill came to th
House, the amount was ettlcken OutB anu tn
sum Of 81 200 inserted; and In that shape th
! bill passed The 81 200 was paid to the Con
! missoners by the Treasurer of State on the l9i
, day of April, 1860. 4 "a E# s
Not being satisfied with the allowance the
made, the Commissioners have applied to th
t present session of the General Assembly for a
allowance of the balance of their claim, 81 10!
and present their claim in the following shap,
Il isSo March for amount OF ssryieo rendered $4,000
ii do 4ptii IS, By amount received Of State /.
/ Treasurer ..'1'-y' '',-I'''''.,'''.'' 200
e,,.r,. sI.Ioo
, 80 J. IL :
sospsa,asvu ss,,N y 'p0 ~ ''e"' - 'n' ~
couns 10 .oNo"e' .
sss ssr s@onn. psa " : cam iOr sSOs
''' W. e'S'' y
i ~ '--Nrs $3.50
u In the examinatioro OF this claim, the atte,
: tion of the Committee was firet directed TO Ii
per diem allowance claimed by the Commissiol
era. And AZ TO this, the only question In II
!, minds of the Committee was as 70 the numb,