Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-03-10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MORNING SESSION.

Prayerby Hon. Mr.. Thompson.
Petitions were presented:
By Mr.. Bratton-From citizens of Vinton
county, for an increase in the fees of clerks
of Common Pleas Courts. t........
Pz.AIr. Keyser of Monroe-From citizens
of that county, demonstrating against the
passage of the Senate bill to authorize
the commissioners of said county to levy an
additional road tax. .5..
BY Mr.. Putnam-From the commission
ers Of Licking county, for a law to authorize
them to levy special tax for road purposes.
The House agreed to the Senate amend
ments to the House bill to amend the act to
authorize Free Banking; and also to the
Senateis amendment to the House bill to
authorize associations of persons to con-
struct docks on any of the navigable waters
of the State of Ohio, &c.
Mr.. Putnam, select committee, reported
bill to authorize the commissioners of
Licking county to levy tax for special
road purposes.
Messrs. Stanton, Kellogg and Ferrell were
appointed a committee of conference on the
part of the House on the Senate's amend
ments to the House bill to punish persons
who leave their residences 10 avoid con-
scription. 1t is a fact worthy of note that
the Speaker pro TEN. never appoints Demo-
cratic member on these and similar COM
mittees.-REP.]
The Speaker laid before the House COM
munication from the Governor transmit
ting the annual report of the Supervisor of
Public Printing for 1864; and also COM
munication relative to the accounts of the
Commissioner of Immigration. The latter
communication was referred to the COM
mittee on Claims.
The House bill for the revision and con-
solidation of the statutes of Ohio, was lost
on its passage.
The following bills were passed:
House bill for the relief Of discharged
Ohio soldiers and marines. This bill pro-
vides for the appointment of seven pay
agents, and paying them salary not eX-
ceeding Sl.S00, etc, and repeals the former
law on that subject.
House bill to fix the rates of tolls of turn
pixies and plankroad companies, allowing
them to increase their tolls. Recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House bill to enable land owners within
a given distance of any proposed turnpike
road, to levy and collect taxes on their own
and adjacent lands, to construct roads, was
read the third time and lost upon its pass
age.
The following bills were passed:
House bill to enable the council of Rip
ley, Brown county, to levy taxes to repair
roads.
House bill to provide for the election and
qualification of the Clerk of the Supreme
Court of Ohio, and prescribing his duties
and fixing his compensation. This bill pro-
vides for the election of a Clerk of the Su-
preme Court at the October election, to hold
Office for three years, his term to commence
on the first Monday in February next after
his election. Such clerk is to have the same
fees now allowed by law, provided that If,
in any year, said fee shall not amount to
$4,000 he shall be paiathe deficiency out OF
the State treasury.
House bill, by Mr.. Thornhill, to amend
the act directing the mode of trial in Grim
inal cases. This bill allows attorneys, for
defending pauper criminals, fees, not ex-
ceeding $50 dollars in any one case. "a
House bill to authorize county commits
sioners to appropriate portion of the bridge
fund to the rebuilding or repairs of bridges
owned by plankroad companies.
House bill to amend the second section OF
the act for the preservation and repair oi
the National road In Ohio, and for the col
lection Of tolls thereon, passed May Is,
1861. q III u. ta UL
House bill to repeal an act entitled an act
to incorporate Bishops Fraternal Calvanis-
tic Baptist Seminary, passed March 7, 1885
The following bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Boehmer-To authorize the re-
demption and paymentof certain free turn
pike orders, and road claims by the COM
missioners of Putnam county.
By Mr.. Hough--To amend section 10 o.
the prohibitory liquor act, passed May /
| 1854.
By Mr. Everett-To authorize the trus'
tees of the Central Lunatic Asylum to pur
chase land.
BY Mr.. om-Supplementary to thu
act for the relief OF insoiycnt debtors.
BY Mr.. Robinson-TO repeal section II