Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-24
Legislative aamhASy.
THURsDAS, April II, 1861.
sREAFE.

appointed yesterday 70 inquire what furtneE
legislation can bo accomplished for the relief
Of sick and disabled soldiers, reported . bill
to authorize the Governor TO appoint addi-
tional surgeons not exceeding sixty IN mum.
Der at the same rate of compensation as is al
lowed BY the House bill recently passed by
the Legislature, authorizing the appointment
of twenty additional surgeons.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
g unanimous vote, and the bill took its second
reading and was referred TO the Committee
of the Whole. In the COMMITTEES, q discussion
was had on proposition by Mr.. kgglestOn
70 amend, 30 that none Of the surgeons Rp-
pointed under the provisions of the bill
should render aid TO rebels until OhiO's
wounded are ali cared for. In the course Of
the discussion General Bieroe charged dis
unguished citizen Of Columbus, recently ap.
pointed TO the ofice OF Director Of the Peni-
tentiAry, with having given public dinner
10 rebels at bis house. No hnAl action was
had on the bill.
Bills Fssssd-House bill requiring the
auditors to keep an account Of jury fees paid
BY sherifs into County TFeasurers.
House bill to authorize the removal Of re-
ceivers Of banks, and the appointment OF
their successors.
Nominations Governor sent to the
Senate the nouinatiOn OF DR.. AWl for Super.
indent of the State House. Referred 70 a
committee.
Auspathy agaiEst ths FeIS.-The doctors
In the Senate were disturbed by the appear
ance of q legislative bombshell In the shape
of bill by Mr.. MILESTONE to put ell the diff
fsrent medical schools on q par In the ap.
pointment Of army surgeons.
After being reported back to the Senate,
a vss referred to the Committee on Military
Affairs.
Nessgges from tie GoVGSoT Messages
were received from the Governor recommend
ing that additional authority be conferred on
him to appoint surgeons, nurses and agents
to look after the interest of sick and Wourd-
ed soldiers; also, transmitting the letter and
general order of General Shields in response
TO the resolution Of thanks 70 the officers and
men Of his command; also, a message in
closing the orders to those In charge Of the
expedition 10 bring home wounded Ohio SOL
dlers.
The DistFistsag BiI-The select committee
Of Eve reported in favor Of amending the
House amendments to the bill 70 re district
the State, submitted q majority report In ia
vor OF amending the amendment by taking
Pike county from the Ross district and put
ting II in the Lawrence district; also, Of put
ting Noble in the bill The minority reported
In favor Of the House amendment, corrected
by giving Noble county place. The NIL
nority report was agreed 70.
The Committee on Military Affairs report
ed Senate Bill 1o3, fixing the compensation
of the Governors Btah, with amendments to
reduce the compensation Of ABIDE Camps
from $500 to $1,000; the Surgeon General
from $500 to $1,000.
On motion of Mr.. Scott this last sum was
still further reduced to $1,000, and a. amend
ed, the bill was ordered to be enRrossed
Mr.. Gardner's bill, fixing the pay Of mem
bers OF the Legislature at $500 per session,
was taken from Committee of the Whole
Mr.. smythe thought the object Of all bills
of this kind was for buncombe, and as It was
/ too late in the session for this kind Of work,
he moved to lay the bill on the table. Lost
yeas "a, nays 3s.
An amendment, by Mr.. Stanton, to strike
ont $500 and insert $500, was lOst-yeas 20,
nays 4S.
Another by Mr.. Woodbury., to insert 1881,
was agreed to-yeas 81, nays 35.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed,
by A yeas to 80 nays.
Mr.. Converse moved to refer to Select
Committee, with instructions to strike out
ct each session." 80 that there should be
but one session In two yeaFs-yeas q, nays
40.
On the passage of the bill the vote stood,
yeas A, nave 32-seYen less than enough to
pass it.
Mr.. West from q Select Committee to
which was referred Mr.. Bierce's Senate Bill,
fixing the compensation of county Preseen-
ting Attorneys, reported It back with the fol-
lowing amendment, which was agreed to and
the bill passed. In Hamilton county, not
exceeding $500; in the county Of Cuyahe-
"a, not exceeding $500; In the counties of
Lucas and Montgomery, not exceeding $500
each; il each county containing less than
twenty thousand inhabitants, not exceeding
| $500; IN other counties, not exceeding $3.50
for each one hundred inhabitants.
Mr. Converse made an Intellectual effort TO
include Franklin county with Lucas and
Montgomery.
The Senate Bill, By the committee on FL
nance, to legalIEe the expenditures of Gov.
Dennison during the early stages Of the war,
was read the third time.
Mr.. Converse proposed to amend by pro.
viding that the accounts of the Governor
should be settled " according to law" which
amendment received II yeas and o. nays
The bill passed-yeas So, nays IL.
Adjournment On motion Of Mr.. Cook, the
vote by which the House amended the Sen.
ate resolution on adjournment was reconsid-
cred. Mr.. Warner moved that the vote by
which the House struck out ITO meet again
in adjourned session on the first Tuesday in
January, 1853" AID inserted sine die" be
reconsidsTed-yeas 4s, nays 25.
Mr.. Myers offered an amendment In the
shape Of proviso, that members should re-
ceiYe no pay for the time they were absent
whether with or without leave, which was
not agreed. After considerable maneuvring,
the House agreed to the Senste's resolution,
excepting as to the day Of the adjournment
by The following vote:
Teas-BabcOek, BartFam, BRAKEMAN, Brad
bury, Cook, Crane, Orouts, Dickman, Ferrel,
Flagg, Glessner, Griswold, Huston, Johnston,
Keck, Kennon, Krum, Lemon, Means, Miller,
Montgomery, Norris, Odlin, Osborn, Pa:ter-
son, PuTsell, Reamy, Ross, Saylor, Schell,
Sieg, Smith, Stanton, Stewart, Thorp, Vance,
Warner, Wells, wilkins, WoOdbury-40.
Nays-Bsyard, Blocker, CLARK, Converse,
Dressed, Fee of Brown, Harrison, Harsh,
High, Howard, Keyser of Monroe, Keyser Of
Noble, Latham, Lott, Mafett Monroe, Myers,
Mcclellan, McGill, Reilly, Reisinger, Rock
we'll, Scott Smythe, sders Silver, Tiffany,
Taylor, Uhl, Waller, West Whitney, Wilson,
Speaker-s4.