Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-04-11

ac. being passed Mgch S6sh, asll, was read j
nj. sTtB6s explained the iobjsois and p,o-
visions OF the BILL that IL was to exohd the limit
within which liquors should not be sold near
camp mertiDgss. .etc., from two niles to fouS.
The bill was then passed--yeas 6f, naysl5
H. B. No. 478-By Mr.. Woods-Suppl
tafy TO an act entitled san act for the support
and better regulation Of common schools In the
town of Akron" passed Februafy 8, ls47- -rwas
read third time!sAS W klt w An
Mr.. WOODS explained the bill, that twas
10 provide for teaching the German slangGage
and, literature In the Union Schools The bill,
then passed--yeas 79, nays 6. g I'm
s. b. No. No. 24-By Mr.. SCHLEICH--To
amend seotion forty mine of an an act entitled
"an act to provide for the reorganization, su-
pervison, and maintenance Of common schools,
was read third time. when HfiilG 3.
Mr.. WRIGHT, of Hamilton, said he desired
to call the attention Of members to the object
of this bill II proposes to give the Commis- :
sioner OF Schools Secretary with salary of
$500; go that he may have some one in his Of.
fee to attend to his correspondence during his
absence, on Official visits to the several
jedicial districts in the State. The
law now requires that he shall spend at
least ten days in each Judicial district Of the
State, experimenting and encouraging teachers
institutes, comforting with township boards of ed.
ucation, delivering lectures, Sc, &c. all OF
which Is to be done, it is said, with the view to
subserve the interest OF popular education. Ii
ID u question for this House at this time to de
termine whether missionary labors of this kind
lare needed whether the services which. the
commissioner, in the nature OF the case can ren.
der, are commensurate with their cost. He
would snggest that OF necessity the labors Of the
Commssio1er we're given when least needed dc
believed the people Of Ohio, everywhere, were
sufficiently aroused to the value and importance
of system offree education, and that they
would sustain 1t. II they were not, 1t was not
in the power of the School Commissioner to visit
the places where his labors would be mostneeded
The expense incurred would exceed one thou
sand dollars, and he was in favor of looping of
all unnecessary expenses fEc9 900 ltnH
Mr.. BALDWIN moved to amend by striking
out oil that part OF the bill which provides fol
the clerk
Mr.. PLANTS opposed the amendment, an,
defended the present system, under which the
Commissioner is employed. sG8Hl
The amendment of Mr.. BALDWIN was
agreed to, when the bill failed to pass--yeas "a
nays 81. ~ q y4Ai (. LII lHIi-
S B. 292--Relating to Marriage Licenses
was read the fret time. ratIli st
The House acceded to the request of tn
Senate for committees of Conference on H.
:. 423, aud l46-when Messrs. Baldwin, Hughes
and Thompson, of Summit, were appointed sal
committee on II. B. 423; and Messrs. Parrot
Monahan and Tanoeyhill OH II. B. l46.
MrrHITCHCOCK moved to reconsider th
vote whereby the House passed the reaolutio
for sine die adjournment, and moved to lay tho
resolution on the table, on which
Mr.. HUGHES demanded the yeas and nays
, (which were called and resulted-yeas 81, nay
81. ~ 4lNh4af l.itQ
The question, then turned upon the reconsid
GRAFTON Of the vote, when y I-s '-@ 'i-."
Mr.. VORIS urged a reconsideration, becaus
he thought it impossible to get through with th
business in time to adjourn on the 23d. Y,
3 Mr.. HITCHCOCK explained that he mad
the motion to reconsider at request, though
was in favor of the resolution.
Mr.iDEVORE said it was impossible to dis
pose of the work by the 23j; and he could bu
regard the calls for tho yeas and nays as, fO
: buncombe. t1QHA s1GA 2 .
Mr.. McCUNE thought the work could b
I. finished in time, if we would work as we shoult
Mr.. HUGHES said he knew the bushes
. could be finished If members would work o
they should; but they cannot waste their tim
in sleep and; the comforts OF city life, and
ready to adjourn then. If that shoe fits an
gentleman, said he, he may putit on.sV.- ~
Mr.. DEV0RE 1t does not.ft me. W "
Mr.. COX moved that the motion be laid upo
:, the table, which was agreed to-yeas 48, nay
D t43. -
The committee on Temperance reported bac
H. ]. r. providing for a constitutional amend
I'D af II
ded that 1t be indefinitely postponed
Mr.. .iMcSCHOOLER defended the resolution
insisting that license system would be tru
e temperance measure, and demanded by tempe
, Mr.. JONAS was sure system of licens
e would, in Cincinnati prove d real temperate
0 measure. L
I Mr.. McCUNE said he thought it needess
/, offer any amendment TO the Constitution, as ex
o perience showed that none would be adopted
D But certainly this is not temperance measlr,
!. nor demanded by temperance men,. XNr
The vote was taken on the resolution and re
l sulted-yeas 43, nays a. u ,.r.sa1 %. I.
y The committee on Finance reported back
8 B. 257-Making general appropriations for th
year 1861, when the bill was referred to tt
committee of the Whole, and made the specis
order for to morrow at IL, A. M.
The committee on the Penitentiary reporte
back the resolution relative to the claim Of DI
Hamilton for medical services for u s. prison
: ers, reporting that they could find no none
i. in the treasury due to him.
J On motion of Mr.. CONVERSE, tho ropor
was laid an the table. f-
Mr.. BALDWIN, from the committee Q
Finance, reported back II. B. 452-To provid
y for examinations of the Township Treasure
t by the Township Trustess, whentthe bill wa
passed d-yeas SO, nays s.
The House then took recess.