Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-03-03
The OHIO LEGISLATURE.
THURSDAY, March 2, 1865.
( SENATE.
MORNING SESSION.
bv Rev w. .R. Marshall.

Prayer by Rev. w. X. Marshall. ~
The House bill to amend the act for the
protection of certain birds and game, was
taken from the table; referred, with in
structions to amend, to select committee
of one-Mr. Stevenson; reported back
amended according to instructions, and
again referred to Mr.. Gunckel as select
committee, with Instructions to further
amend.
Bills were INTRODUCED ltt IA
BY Mr.. Martin-To promote the cflicien-
cy of Teachers Institutes, and to elevate
the standard of common school education.
By Mr.. Stanbery, from the Judiciary
committee-To provide mode of filling
vacancies in the Office of any of the Judges
of the Courts of Ohio.
By Mr.. Patton-To amend the prohibito-
ry liquor law.
BY MIR. Hall--To authorize the mainten-
ance of buoys in and along the navigable
waters of the State of. Ohio, and to prevent
injuries to the same. ,E.
BY Mr.. McBurney-To amend section
517 of the Code of Civil Procedure, n.r
By Mr.. Bates-To authorize the rebuild
ing of any bridge which may have been
burned by reason of proximity to any rail-
road track, at the same, or another point.
The House bill to amend the act to pro-
vide against the evils resulting from the
sale of intoxicating liquors, passed May l,
1854, was passed. This bill simply provides
| that the act named in the title shall be Civ
en- in special charge to the grand jury at
each term of the Court of Common Pleas.
Recess.
| % q9a AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Converse presented the petition of IS
| members of the bar of Franklin county for
the indefinite postponement of the bill for
abolishing the Superior Court of that
The Senate in Executive session con-
frmed the following appointments by the
Governor: 41 rsgt
Col. Royal Taylor, late military agent at
Chattanooga, to be Commissioner of Soldiers
Claims under the new law upon that sub
ject, =. g. i
be Director of the Longyiew Insane Asy-
lum. /!
Kent Jarvis, of Starke county, to be Trus-
tee of the Institution for the education OF
the Deaf and Dumb. t.8a..l. /
Peter Hitchcock, of Geauga county, to be
Trustee of the State Asylum for Idiots.
The House bill to authorize the construc-
tion of brauch railroads, was amended and
passed. The amendment provides that any
adjoining the county through which the
main line runs. --i
The House bill to abolish the Superior
Court of Franklin county, was taken from
the table. Mr.. Stanbery moved that it be
referred to select committee of one, with
instructions to amend, so as to fix the time
of the taking effect of the act on the first of
April, which was agreed to, and Mr.. STAN
berry was appointed said committee.
Mr.. Stanbery, then, reported the bill
back amended as instructed. The question
turning upon the passage of the bill as
amended, Mr.. Converse asked leave to be
excused from voting, which was granted
The vote on the passage OF the bill was as
follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Bates, Curtis, ,Gass, Gunck-
ell, Hall, Hart, Howells, Humpbreyville,
Jamison, Loudon, Mckenzie, Newton, Pat
ton, Stevenson, Wickham, Williamson,
Wilson-l7. t-.l,
NAYs-Messrs. Connell, Lang, Martin,
McBurney, O'Connor, Stanbery, Stanton,
Willett-8. - b.. d ,ao
SO the bill, not having received consti-
tutional majority, was lost. ~ u. d.,
Mr.. Howells moved reconsideration of
the vote. Mr.. Converse moved that that
motion be laid on the table, which was
agreed to. "a.
The House bill to provide for clothing the
volunteer militia in cities of the first class,
was read the third time and passed.
Mr.. Lang, from the committee on Public
Printing, reported joint resolution for
printing the report of the Commissioner OF
Statistics, which was adopted. -iL
Mr.. Lang presented the memorial of the
trustees of Heidelburg College in relation
to the agricultural grant OF land, (which
was laid on the table, and ordered to be
printed. Adjourned. 'e 'si" 'fi -