Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-04-06
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MORNING SESSION.

hOUOE VI ILEI hEOEN La IL EO'
tia hI0Qo. MORNING SESSION. -.ef
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Camp.
House bill to amend the law for the pro-
lection of fish was amended, and lost upon
its passage, not receiving constitutional
majority in its favor.
MIR. Putnam's House bill to authorize the
commissioners of Licking county to levy a
tax for special road purposes, was read the
third time. Mr.. Putnam moved to refer the
bill to select committee of one with in
structions to amend by providing that
whenever any of the principal high ways
in any county have been so damaged by
freshets or other unavoidable casualties, as
to render the same unfit for public travel,
and the county commissioners shall be sat-
isfed that the ordinary annual levies for
road purposes will be inadequate to the re-
pair of such roads, they shall be authorized
to levy additional road taxes, not exceed
ing one mill on the dollar of valuation on
the grand levy.
The motion was agreed to, and the bill
was referred TO Mr.. Putnam, who reported
the same back amended as instructed. The
amendment was agreed to, and the bill was
passed. The title, on motion of Mr.. Put
nam, was changed so as to read: "a bill to
authorize the county commissioners to levy
a tax. for road purposes in certain cases."
The following House bills were also pass
ed:
TO amend section Id Of the regulating
jurors. ''''-' T-'~- ' - ''"'' -
TO repeal section, of the act for the re-
lief of the poor.
,sTo amehd section . of tlieSaet to'rrgulate
the election and resignation of justices of
the peace, passed March IL, 1858.
Mr.. Estilfs bill to authorize the commits
sioners of Van Vert county to levy an ad-
dtional tax to build bridge across the st.
Mary's river. Recess.
N&hd AFTERNpoN SESSION. aUT
Mr.. Kellogg's House bill to authorize
county commissioners, city councils and
township trustees, to levy tax to refund
money borrowed, advanced and paid for
local bounties, was taken up. The bill was,
on motion of Mr.. Nixson, amended by pro-
.viding that nothing in the'act, shall be con-
strued to authorize The repayment to indi-
Viduals of the money they may have sub
scribed and payed to raise bounties for vol
'unteers, or to relieve their respective coun-
ties, townships, cities, wards or sub-dis-
tricts,irofn auyzdratts The bilBasamended
was passed by a yote, Of, 81 yeas to lS nays.
The following Senate bills were also
'pdsScus ttAYt uyiil ~ ESQ QnI 20 NiN .ItN'
: For the relief Of William Hyatt, late
treasurer Of Liberty township, Knox county.
Supplementary to the act to provide a
board of commissioners to examine certain
military claims and making an appropria-
tion for their payment.
To amend the actto authorize and regu-
late limited partnerships passed January
"a, 1916.
To authorize guardians of insane widows
to.compromise there right ofdower in GER
tain cases. - = - 'HA@h
hsMr. Thornhill presented the remonstrance
ofJohn M. Grimes and 35 other citizens OF
Coshocton county against q tax for build
ing bridge at Warsaw.9gs ass3 10 asdi 6ga
nj. Mr.. Mayo, select committee to whom was
referred Che substitute for, House bill to
regulate the fees of clerks of the Courts Of
Common Pleas, reported the same back,
and recommended its passage. The substi-
tute was agreed to, and the bill ordered to
its third reading tomorrow. tp atf
a, Recess till o'clock tomorrow morning