Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-01-25

II. 3Ol-To amend "an act supplementary
70 an act for the inspection of certain articles
therein enumerated," passed March g., 1881,
passed February IL, 1857, ~ n
IL. b. 5U2-Supplementary to an act entitled
"an act TO require mortgages or bills Of sale Of
personal property to be deposited with the town.
ship clerks," passed Feb. "a, 1876 w.
H. B. 303--To extend the time of payment of
section sixteen, township seven, range seven,
school lands In Monroe county. n
Notice of the introduction Of bills was given
BY Mr.. KERR-To amend the laws reSulat-
ing the election of County Clerks.
By Mr.. HITCKCOCK-To provide for the
clearing of obstructions in rivers in certain cases.
By Mr.. HADD0W-To provide for the dis
position of unclaimed costs.
Mr.. ROSS. from the Committee on Fees and
Salaries, reported back House Bill 1G5 sue
Elementary to the act defining the duties of
Coroners, withs some verbal amendments, which
we're agreed to, when the bill was ordered to be
lread third time on Tuesday next t .fM
Mr.. KRUM, from the Committee on Agri.
culture, reported back the House resolution re
latve to the protection Of Agricultural Socie
ties, with the opinion the no further legislation
on the subject is necessary, hich was agreed to.
The Committee on Municipal Corporations
reported back H.. B. 24S, and recommended ita
indefinite postponement, when the bill was re.
ferred. to Mr.. Kerr as select committee.
Mr.. BROWNE, of Miami, from the Com
mittee on Finance, reported back II. B 266-
To reduce to one oil acts providing for tho levy
OF Taxes-and recommended its indefinite
postponement when the bill was referred to
| MIR. Scott of Jefferson, as q select Committee
Mr.. WOODS from the Judiciary Committee
reported back H. B. 260-To amend the Act to
preserve the purity Of elections, with amend
ments, providing that the heads of families re-
moving from one township or ward, to another
within the same county or city may vote imme.
diately, except for municipal offices, which
amendments were agreed to; when the Bill was
ordered to be read third time on Tuesday
next. t,E N-L-t.Es s-IHt t,E ELa
Mr., VINCENT from the Finance Committee
reported back H. B. 7l-Amending the sub
treasury law without recommendation.
This bill alters the provision 20 as not to re-
quire specie payments in go large a proportion
as at present. .sf TgtRS3E
Mr.. ANDREWS moved that 1t be inde6
nitely postponed; as il was, he said, calculated
to lay vandal hand upon the sub treasury sys-
tenn. Hr ~ "a fn-TE
Mr.. BROWNE, of Miami, opposed this mo
tion, as he thought the present system w0ult
soon require all taxes to be paid in gold ant
silver. -. ..,-.-.--. -
Mr. FLAGG regretted the discussion Of thi,
bill now, as it brought ur the whole subject Of
tle sub treasury system adopted as the result oil
the dear-bought experience OF the State in Ia
recent loss Of over 100000 He contended tha,
specie was abundantly plenty to pay the taxes
of the country.
Mr.. STEADMAN, moved that the bill bs
referred to the Committee of the whole. ....
Mr.. WOODS opposed the reference, or al
least the provisions of the bill. The Bill wai
then referred to Committee of the whole.
Mr.. FLAGG from the Committee on Finance
reported back sundry memorials asking for o
change in the official term OF County Auditors
recommending, as the unanimous opinion OF the
Committee, that the change Ought not to bt
| made-which report was agreed to a \
Mr.. MONAHAN-from the Militia Com
mittee, reported back II. B. 2l6-To amend the
laws for the regulation of the Volunteer Militia
with sundry amendments, when the bill and
pending amendments were ordered to bt
printed.
Mr.. DAVIS, from the committee on munich
pal corporations, reported back House Bill 25S
Relating to the publication of the By-Lawl
of villages, and recommended that II be indef
nitely postponed. f1, Tr
Mr.. DAVIS explained that az this bill dis
pensed with the newspaper publication of vii
lage ordinances, it might lead to confusion ant
trouble, from want Of knowledge OF the mun
cipal laws of a village.
Mr.. MYERS, the author Of the bill, said Il
had been introduced as matter of economy
and he had hoped to see it supported by Mr.. d
who was an economist 10 legislation.
Mr.. ANDREWS regretted that he could no
vote for his friends bill; but he thought th,
present system Of publication the economical
one.
| ME-. CARLISLE moved that the Bill be re
ferred to the author as select committee.
Mr. DEVoRE opposed the bill because 1
was important that the ordinances Of villages
should be read and known by people out of th,
villege as well as In it, tfLFF+'7-f y .,
The Bill was then referred to Mr. Myers.
Mr.. HILLS, from the Committee ON Roads
aud Highways, reported back, tt u
S. b l62-Relating to the Felinquishment Of
corporate roads, bridges, &C., with recon-
mendstion that the bill be passed.
Mr.. CARLISLE explained the objects of the
bill, when it was read u third time aud passed
yeas 90, nays IL. '.-' b
Mr.. VINCENT moved that the vote by which
the bill passed be reconsidered, and that the mo.
tion to reconsider be laid on the table, which
agreed to, when
The House took recess. o.. D..