Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-05-04
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


ments, referred to the committee on Finance.
II. B. 504-Making certain appropriations,
with the Senate's amendments, was referred to
the committee on Finance. ..
H. B. 494-Authorizing the establishment of
Home Guard in Greene county, was read o
third time, when
Mr.. REED stated the object of the bill and
| its provisions, and advocated its passage
The bill was then passed-yeas 60, nays 6.
| Messrs. Monahan, Crum, Wright, of Hamil.
ton, Bruff and Chase, were appointed the COM
mittee of examination Of the contracts, sc. of
the Quarter Master and Commissiary Gen.
| eral
On motion Of Mr. McCUNE, the report of
tho Military committee on H. B. 50l-Relating
| to Chaplains, was taken from the table, and Or
dered to be printed in advance Of other print
ing.
Mr.. ROBINSON, from the select committee
to whom was referred H. B. 332-Relating to
School Examiners and their duties, reported
the same back, with an amendment, making it
the duty of Examiners to hold regular meetings
at the county seats, on the last Saturday of
March, May, June, October, and December; on
the fret, second and third Saturdays of April
and November, which was agreed to.
Mr.. WRIGHT, of Hamilton, moved to
amend so as not to limit the time of first-class
certificates.
Mr.. STEDMAN did not see any necessity
for the bill; T; and he did not like the amendment.
Mr.. WRIGHT said he did not like it much,
but he would like TO make il as good as possi-
BILE. tJtanH
Mr.. KRUM thought 1t would be no :mprove-
ment, and it would cause very great inconveni.
ence many times, where many had to travel %
| miles to the county seat tr
Mr.. HILLS explained many ofthe advantages
Of the bill. and advocated it's passage.
Mr.. HUGHES said be was for having this
matter as we'll managed as possible; but be saw
no need of passing this bill. But he moved to
make the compensation 81 so, which was agreed
to. n
Mr.. TANNEYHILL expressed himself very
Indignantly towards all who would take any ad-
vantage OF the poor school teachers.
The vote was then called on the bill, which
resulted-yeas 81, nays Al.
Mr.. BRUFF moved that the committee on
Finance be discharged from the consideration
Of the Governors Message and statement of
contracts, and that they be laid on the table and
printed, which motion was agreed to.
Mr.. BURR, from the committee on Finance,
reported back II. B. 502-Making certain ap-
propriations4 with the Senate's amendment
which was agreed to--yeas 20, nays 8.
Mr.. GAMBLE moved to take from the table
H. b. 446-To provide for delivering up fugi-
lives from iustioe-which was disagreed to-
yeas %, nays AZ. ~
Mr.. CORY moved to take from the table
the joint resolution relative to adjournment,
which was Disagreed dto--yeas 80, nays 42.
| Mr.. McSCHOOLER moved to take from the
table the resolution relative to the transporta-
tion Of provisions to Baltimore, which was dis.
agreed to-yeas "a. nays A.
Mr.. WOODS, from the second committee of
Conference on II. B. 29lA To provide for leas-
ing the canals, made a report, recommending
that the House and Senate agree to an amend
| ment, providing that the cdnas be put up at q
public letting on Thursday, the 9th Of May,
inst, and requiring record 70 be kept of all
the bids, and that when the bids are opened, if
the highest bid is not perfected, and the condi-
tions complied with, they shall be awarded TO the
next highest bidder, who will comply. The
minimum rental is fixed at So, 900.
Mr.. DAVI is made the following report from the
minority of the committee:
The undersigned, minority Of the committee
Of Conference on House Bill 29l, does not con.
cur in the report of the majority, in this speedy
manner OF parting with the Public Works by this
| Legislature; especially under the present ex-
traordinary and perilous condition of our coun-
try. In the opinion of the minority, the public
interest would be greatly promoted by retaining
these works for the present, under the contract
Of the State. For it appears that the increase
Of tolls from the 18th Of February, 1861, to the
I'd of May, 1861, over the amount for tie same
time in the year 1860, is $l6,998 %.
And the fiatterng prospects of hn increase in
the business on the canals during The balance OF
this year warrants the belief that they will not
only be self-sustainipg, but weld revenue DER
| haps greater than the sum offered for a priyate
| letting.
But, If they must be leased at lall, due and
public notice thereof should be giten for suf-
| ficient length of time. 40 as TO Invite proper
Ioompetition in the bidding. otbertise undue re-
Elections might be cast upon members of this
General Assembly.
And as TO an expression of public opinion on
this subject of sale or lease I'd this BODY. Il
stands thus: there are thirty-fiye hundred and
eighty who demonstrate against either, while six
hundred and twenty petition for bublic letting.
The undersigned protests against that part OF
the report relative to the repairing pf the Lew.
istown Reservoir for the lessees. If the public
works are retained, the Board of Public Works
proposes to keep them in repair by The revenue;
but by leasing them, the State will Be compelled
to expend in the repair of the reservoir q sum
greater than sse can hope to receive from the
lessees Therefore, do hope that this report
will not be agreed to BY this General Assembly.
*. ~. L. g. DAVIS. +,
Mr.. BROWNE, of Miami, objected to the
very hasty manner Of letting out these public
works. He preferred this plan to the one
adopted BY the House; but he objected that it
fixed the minimum lower than the specific sum
offered before. 1t also offered facilities for
combination that should not be allowed.