Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-03-15
THE OIIrO LEGisLATURE.
summary OF yesteraay's proce ding.

Summary OF Yesterdays Proceedings.
There was barely quorum in the Senate,
Monday, and the amount OF business was
MT great. Al communication from the
School Commissioner, on behalf of the
Teachers Association of the State, request
ing some legislation to prevent truancy In
public schools, was read and referred.
A petition in favor of and q remonstrance
against re-paying the Treasurer of Fayette
county money which was stolen from him,
were presented.
A resolution of thanks to the Sisters OF
Charity and other organizations for the re-
lief of soldiers. was passed.
The following bills We're passed: To au-
thorize the town of Millersburg to borrow
money for school purposes; Senate bill,
Regulating the administration of trust es7
tates so as to make their administration tho
same as other estates; TO authorize Toledo
to levy tax for cemetery grounds, city
halls, engine houses, &c.
Mr.. West reported substitute to the sol1
diers voting bill, which was ordered to bd
printed in advance of other printing.
In the House, the committee on Privileges
and Elections made q lengthy report in thd
contested election case from COshoct0li
county, wherein the seat of French Wi
1hornhill is contested by James s. Mccoy i
under the soldiers voting law, concludin,
with a resolution, which was unanimousl.t
adopted, declaring II. w. Thornhill entitle /
to the contested seat. Mr.. Thornhill Is tn s
sitting Democratic member from CoshoctOl /,
and Is the genuine Representative Of an iml
mense majority of the people of that count, ,
Tie grounds upon which the contest forh 4
seat was based, were frivolous and absur
and the report of the committee Is only a
instance Of slow and simple justice. |
The House devoted the afternoon to dip
cussing the bounty bill, but adjourned will
out coming to vote on the'measure.
Gov. Brough has prepared to be submit &.
ted the following report to the House, (
reference to the communication fund for t. :
draft of 1862:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OF OHIo,l
COLUMBUS, March IA, 1864.
To the House Of Representatives.;
1 have the honor to acknowledge the i /,
ceipt of the resolution of your honoral "
body, of which the following is a copy:
Resolued, That the Governor be request y
to report to this House the full amount K
money paid from the several counties of t, j.
State, known as the Communication fund,
ceived by the draft of 1862, and what disl
sition has been made of the same"
To which / respectfully respond: IN
communication fund under the draft of Il !!
was paid to the State or passed into y
State Treasury. The records of Quart I :
master General Wright, as special agent t
the War Department, show that seveni /, :
three thousand one hundred and eighty-t "a
dollars and seventy-three cents ($73,lS1. I J
were derived from communications under /,
draftof 1882. From this sum Gen. .Wrightp |
on the order of Gov. Tod, as directed ~
the War Department, $65,750 So, leaving u
balance of $7,43l Is. This balance Gene /
Wright retained on retiring from office, :
gether with the vouchers on which the pi
ments were made. OF course / am nota +,
to give any information as to the charac r
of those payments, nor have Iany Off, L
knowledge of the transaction. The rece {
or disbursement of the fund has not enter !,
so far as / can discover, into the accounts pf
the State.
append list of the counties from VIII "A
the fund was received, and the amount g
rived from each county. There is sn |
discrepancy in the figures, growing out {
some uncurrent money returned, and 1T
made good, as am Informed.
Very Respectfully,
JOHN BROUGH.