Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-03-04
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MORNING SESSION.

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| Pray er by Rev. Mr.. Morris.
Petitions were presented: EHy
By Mr.. Boehmer, from citizens of Henry
county, for increasing the fees of county
| recorders, and the remonstrance of citizens
of Putnam county against the passage of q
law to authorize the commissioners Of that
county to borrow money for erecting pub
lie buildings. .Ia4l. -I..t
By Mr.. Fielding, frorl citizens of Gym
THAN township, Shelby county, for law to
authorize the trustees of that township to
levy tax to pay bounties to volunteers
under the present call, and to refund mon
eys heretofore advanced. a. ID
By Mr.. Keyser, of Monroe, two remon-
strances from citizens OF that county, against
the passage of the Senate bill authorizing
the commissioners of said county to levy an
additional road tax. g9 .a E
Numerous other petitions were presented
and referred. I gu .r
The following bills were passed.: 20.
House bill amending the act providing
for recording, printing and distributing the
journals of the General Assembly, and the
laws and public documents. o.
House bill, making appropriations for the
year 1866, and the first quarter Of the fiscal
year 1865. $3.50 rin ..T.t rtH4
Mr.. Scott, from the committee on Rail-
roads, introduced bill supplementary to
the act for enclosing railroads by fences and
cattle guards, passed March %, 1859. 10 v,i
Mr.. Woodbury., from the committee on
Fees and Salaries, reported substitute for
the House bill relating to the fees of sheriffs.
The bill was laid on the table, and the sub
stitute ordered to be printed in advance OF
other printing. Recess. lora 10 gI
AFTERNOON SESSION. l'-'.' q.
Mr.. Odlinintroduced.a a bill, amending the
General Tax law. Jats
Mr.. Thornhill, from the Finance COM
mittee, reported back House joint resolu-
tion instructing our members in Congress
to use their influence against eXempting
United States bonds from taxation, and rec
commended its indefinite postponement,
which was agreed to.
Mr.. Stanton, from the Judiciary commit
tee, reported bill to relieve the Judges of
the Supreme Court from duty in the Dis
trict Courts for the year 1866. ~
Mr.. Allison, from the Judiciary commit
tee, to whom was referred the resignation
of the Hon. Columbus Delano, reported,
recommending that said resignation be not
accepted, as Mr.. Delano would not, in the
opinion of majority of the committee, be-
come member of Congress, until he had
taken the oath of office.
Mr.. Uhl, from the same committee, made
q minority report, dissenting from the con-
clusion at which the majority had arrived,
and recommending that the resignation of
Mr.. Delano be accepted, on the ground that
he would become member of Congress
from and after the 4th of March inst.
Both reports were laid on the table and
ordered TO be printed.
The following bills were indefinitely post
poned: jI3gluJMg a3sa9aII 4.l
House bill amending the prohibitory Ii
quor law. naGn - fiyq
House bill to authorize the trustees of
Salem township, Jefferson county, to re-
lease the Treasurer of said township from
the payment of money deposited in bank,
and lost by the insolvency of said bank.
The Senate amendments to the House
bill in regard to branch railroads, were
agreed to. th
The Senate joint resolution on printing
the report of the Commissioner of Statistics,
was adopted. t,I.sat
Mr.. Harrison, from the Finance commit
tee, reported a substitute for the House bill
to amend the Free Banking law, which was
read the third time and passed. H
The vote, by which the majority and mi
nority reports in relation to Mr.. Delano's
were ordered to be printed,
was reconsidered, and the question being
on the adoption of the majority report, q
discussion ensued at some length, In which
Mr.. Uhl maintained the view taken In the
report with much force and abili-
ty. The majority report was finally agreed
to by vote of 81 yeas to 6 nays, and the
House took recess until ten o'clock this
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