Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-01-10
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
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IN SENATE.
ADJOURNED SESSION
WEDNESDAY,, January 9th, 1861

WEDNESDAY, JanuGry 9th, 1861
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| Mr. FISHER offered the following resolution
viz: ' ..I
| Resolued, That the Receiver OF the Seneca
County Bank be directed to receive all out
standing notes of said Bank and issue his GER
tifcate therefor, in the same manner as though
/ the time for receiving said notes had not ex-
pired as per the first notice; and said Receiver
is also directed, upon the final payment, or part
payment Of the certificates given for notes Of
| the Bank, TO place the certificates given for
said notes upon the same footing as those orig.
inaly given by him before his printed notice;
| PyoUided, that this resolution shall not author
ize said Receiver to extend the time beyond the
fret of August next-of which due notice shall
be given in two or more newspapers of the city
of Columbus Referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
REPORTS FROM THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Mr.. HARRISON, on leave, reported back S.
B. 100, from the judiciary COMMITTEES: To amend
sec Is of the assignment act OF 1859, recon.
mending its passage. That section provided
that assiguors shall be entitled to the benefit Of
the laws exempting property from execution,
but does not provide the mode by which rights
shall be secured to them. The amendment al
lows assignor the benefit Of a set of under the
homestead law of March 23d, 1850. Bill read
the third time and passed.
Mr.. HARRISON also recommended the In.
definite postponement Of 8. B. l43, for the re-
lief Of George w. Milligan, Of Belmont county
because its passage would be bad precedent
Agreed to.
Also, H. B No. 2O9-to further regulate gas
light and coke companies.
Also indefinite pogtponement Of H, B. No.
81: To amend the second section of an act
relating to jurors, passed March 80, 1859
Agreed to.
Also, to indefinitely postpone H. B. No. 1873.
To amend section 43 Of the law for the settle
ment of the estate Of deceased persons. Agreed
to-
Also, adversely to the prayer of certain petit
tioners for the extension Of the terms of County
Auditors, 80 that the term may expire with the
fiscal year. Report agreed to. ..I.t.
Also. recommended indefinite postponement
of II. B. No. l63: To amend an act supplement
tary to the act Of April l2, 1858, defining the
jurisdiction, &c. of Probate Courts In Erie and
other counties, and extending the operation Of the
same act to Meigs and other counties, and TO re-
peal certain clause of the act of April 4, 1859.
Agreed to.
Also, the indefinite postponementof 8. B. No.
100: Concerning the printing Of laws in news
papers. Agreed to.
MESSAGES IRON THE HOUSE.
The Joint Resolution from the House author
izing the printing of 1900 copies each Of certain
documents in German, was referred to the
Printing Committee.
H. B No. 2l0: To prevent officers and di
rectors of Benevolent Institutions and the Peni
tentiary, from holding Office therein, was read
for the first time.
PUBLIC WORKS.
Mr.. FISHER offered q resolution "That the
stapding committee on Public Works be instruc.
ted to inquire into the expediency Of offering for
sale the Canals and other Public Works OF
Ohio, and report ct an early day by bill or 9th
wise.
Mr.. HARRISON moved to amend by insert
ing "or lease''--so that the whole subject may
be considered by the Committee"
The amendment was accepted, and the reso.
lution was agreed to.
lB 81 Il SIXTY FIRST RULE. ~ d
The rules being suspended, Mr.. PARISH Of.
fered tho following amendment 20 Senate stand
Ing rule 81, viz:
Executive session-Executive appointments
shall be considered with open doors--prepided
on request Of any two or more Senators, the
doors shall be closed for !consideration Of any
prrticular appointment or appointments. Ir
which latter case the President shall cause the
chamber and lobby 70 be closed, and tho door
shall remain closed during the particular exc
cutive session, or until otherwise ordered BY the
Senate. ..s.,.s.. ir I-. --g e
Mr.. PARISH did not see any good reason fol
the prevalent custom Of secrecy. According tc
the therory of our government, public business
should be done In public. The custom Of secret
sessions Ia relic Of other times, borrowed from
the mother country, and there is no sound reason
Mr.. FISHER saw no good reason for innova-
tion. He thought there were times when be fell
as II there were some things which u 10 not ne
cessary to tell the public. In case there are OBJ
jections to appointees, Senators desire TO ex.
press their opinions freely, aud do not care, for
obvious reasons, to hsve their reasons for objec.
tion to appointments made public. He thought
the change would operate mischievously. Tho
timidity Of some men might prevent them from
expressing their opinions Of men freely, and the
boidest are not independent Of repugnance to
the creation of enemies unnecessarily
Mr.. PARISH iterated his conviction that ev-
erytling done BY their Representatives should
be- known to the public. He thought this q
sound principle. He could always express bis
opinion Of friend or foe. He wanted, rather,
that they sbould know how he did vote, and
what we're his opinions, because he thought
frankness and opennees preferable to the suspi-
cion which follows secrecy, (Tbe resolution
was los.) ~ t''1' 2t2f if&
FLAG ON THE STATE HOUSE. glaT
Mr.. HOLMES, of Hamilton, offered the fol
lowing: .t hA 40
Resolved. By the General Assembly of the
State Of Ohio, Thatthe Superintendent Of the
State House is hereby directed to have aaag,stafi
Of sufficient height placed upon the dome Of the
Capitol. and 10 have suspended from the top
Of he same the American Flag (the Stars and
Stripsej, during the sessions Of the Legislature,
and on all public days. = ~, ~ II ~
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