Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-02-21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
t''ss - MORNING SESSION. .N-

'-'|A - MORNING SESSION. 50
4 Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Morris.
4 A call OF the House being ordered, 81
members answered to their names.
Petitions were presented:
BY Mr.. Carlin, IRON citizens of Hancock
county, and by Mr.. Uhl, from citizens Of
Holmes county, for an increase of the fees
of County Recorders; and by Mr.. Fielding
from citizens OF Shelby county, for a law
requiring taxes for the support of the poor
to be made by county, instead OF town
ship levy.
| A bill was introduced by Mr.. Kellogg to
j authorize County Commissioners, City
Councils and Township Trustees, to levy a
tax to refund money borrowed, advanced
and paid for local bounties. Recess.
! OFF AFTERNOON SESSION. ,i II, lr..
Petitions were presented: By Mr., Waters
from citizens of Fulton county to enable trus-
tees to pay volunteers any bounty they may
see proper; and by Mr.. Glover, from citi-
zens of Scioto county, for an increase in the
compensation of county recorders.
| Mr.. Boesel offered joint resolution, q
copy of which will be found in another
part of this paper congratulating the States
of New Jersey and Delaware upon the re-
ftisal Of their respective Legislatures to
ratify the Abolition amendment to the Uni
| ted States Constitution. sit.tIr ..aa
Mr.. Babcock moved that the resolution
be rejected, which was carried by the fol-
lowing vote HGs v. ri. 7asr-,q ,s-s 4.
YEAs-Messrs. Adams, Ayres, Babcock,
Bidwell, BRAKEMAN, Bradbury, Brinkerhoff,
Carlin, Clark, Davenport, Deford, Everett
Ferrel, Forbes, Free, Glover, Gunsaulus,
Harrison, Hough, Hoover, Huston, johnson
of Athens, johnson of Lawrence, Kellogg,
Keyser of Noble, Kibbee, Kneeland, Lind,
Lindsey, Lockwood, McGill, Messenger,
Miller, Morehouse, Nixon, Pursell, RAN
dali, Reber, Robinson, Root, Sieg, Spahr,
Stanton, Tiffany, Trip, Waters, Watson,
White, Woodbury., Speaker-50. ir =.
NAYs-Messrs. Boehmer, BOesel, Estill
Fielding, Keyser of Monroe, Lott, Monroe,
Putnam-S. .1
MIR. Reber offered the following joint res
olutions: +ej t
WHEREAS, The great civil war of the
country is to terminate, leaving large
number of soldiers, soldiers families and
other persons disabled and destitute, by
reason of service rendered in military de-
fense of the country, and that Justice may
be done by the nation to these most worthy
persons, by providing homes for them, and
especially protecting them against future
neglect and want, and against that 0emor-
alZiDg influence consequent to state
Of war; and from the facts that our GEN
eral Government has large amount ofland,
a portion of which might be usefully and
fifty appropriated for this purpose; and that
thismay be actually done, that sufficient
quantity of land may be selected in one
body, laid off in lots, to be occupied, culti-
waited, improved, and ornamented at the
cost of the Government, and made sufii-
ciently attractive to induce the needy and
destitute to voluntarily accept residence
on said land, under rules prescribed or au
thorized by law of Congress, intended to
ameliorate and advance the moral condition
of the inhabitants-the cost of emigrant
transportation to the land, and the care and
maintenance of the emigrants to he econom-
ically provided tor, until their labors, un-
der the workings of the institution, shall
be self-sustaining. or so near it as to enable
the Government to dispense, In great de-
gree, with the Pension system, only apply
ing that just and humane provision Of law
to such cases as could not be Justly relieved
in this other way; wherefore,
Be ii ResOlued, 6y the General assembly of
The State of Ohio, That our Senators and
Representatives in Congress be respectfully |
to consider the proposition con-
tained in the foregoing preamble, and seek
to provide by Congressional aid such an
asylum for these worthy defenders of our
country as their services demand-the plan
of the organization to be perfected in de-
tail by the wisdom OF Congress, or some
other measure adopted as shall commend |
itself to the judgment of Congress for the |
benefit of these people.
Resolred, That joint committee of -
from the House, and = from the Senate, |
infa in itah fn
petition to Congress i'll favor of these peo- |
pie, to be printed in sufficient number, and |
sent to the military committees OF the |
different counties, to be by them circulated
among the people, and returned, when full |
of signatures, to the office of the Governor
of the State. to be by him transmitted to
our Senators in Congress at its next session.
On motion of Mr.. Kellogg, the resolu-
tions were laid on the table, and ordered to
be printed.
Mr.. Putnam offered the following resolu-
ton: .a i y.ira
Resolued, That the committee on the Ju- |
liciary be instructed to report to this House
the military law of last winter con-
fers upon the Governor any authority to,
send the National Guard outside of the lin
It's of the State to perform military Duty, [
md if no such authority is conferred by
ne law, 10 inquire anu TcpOTJ upon WnaJ
the Governor required such duty.
If said National Guard. 1frre
On motion of Mr.. Gunsaulus, the resolu--
ion was referred to the committee on Mill
ary Affairs. e1 Il
The Senate bill, introduced into the Sem
tie by Mr.. Converse, and passed by that
BODY, supplementary to the act to author
ze county commissioners, city councils
md township trustees to levy a tax to pay,
,ounties to volunteers, was read the third
ime, and passed as originally introduced
nto the Senate, by the following vote:
( YEAs--Messrs. Adams, Ayres, Babcock,
3dwell. Boehmer, Boesel BRAKEMAN, Brad
Jury, Brinkerhoff, Carlin, Clark, Daven-
,ort, Deford, Estill, Everett, Ferrell, Field
ng, Forbes, Gallegly, Green of Hamilton,
iunsaulus, Harrison, Hough, Huston, john
on of Athens, johnson of Lawrence, Kel- /
ogg, Keyser Of Monroe, Keyser Of Noble,
{ibbee, Lind, Lindsey, Little, Lockwood,
Iong, Lott, McGill, Messenger, Miller, Mon |
oe, Morehouse, Nixon, Pursell, Putnam,
robinson, Root, Scott Sieg, Spahr, Stanton,
Thompson, Thornhill, Tiffany, Titus, Tripp,
Jhl, Warner, Waters, Watson, Woodbury.
md Speaker-60. a, d hya
NAYS -Messrs. Glover and Hooyer-2.,
Adjourned.