The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-03-08
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS


CHILDREN's HoME.-Mr. Knowles,
bill to authorize the Commissioners of
any county in this State to establish
Il Children's Home, when in their opin-
ion the interests of the public demand
it, was passed. The Home, when es-
tablished, must be placed under the
the control of board of Trustees, to
be appointed by the Commissioners,
and it shall be regarded as 'san asylum
for all persons residents of the county,
between the ages of one and twelve
years, who, by reason of orphanage,
or neglect or inability of parents to
provide for them, in the opinion of fthe
Trustees of the proper Township, are
suitable persons for such provision,
and they shall be admitted by the Su.
perintendant on the warrant of such
Trustees, accompanied by statement
of facts signed by them, setting forth
the name, age, birthplace and present
condition of the person named in such
warrant"
The bill makes it ''the duty of the
superintendent, with the advice and
assent of the matron, to seek suitable
homes for all children between the
ages of twelve and fifteen years, and
bind the children to such persons as
may be willing to receive the same, ac-
cording to the 'act concerning appren-
tees and servants, or permit the same
to be adopted, under the act to autho
rize adoption of children;' provided
that the person to whom said child is
apprenticed, or by whom such child is
adopted, is deemed by said superin
tendant and matron a suitable person.
Mr.. Warner, on leave, introduced a
bill to regulate Foreign Insurance
Companies
The motion to reconsider the vote
on the passage of III. b. No. 40, TIC
refund military commutation in Ger
tain cases, was taken from the table
and discussed at some length, severa
Union Senators advocating the passage
of the bill, and several Democratic
Senators opposingit The reconsider
alton was then agreed to, and the
bill was passed by strict party vote
as follows;
1eas-Messrs. Bateman, Brooks
Brown, Cole, Cummins, Doan, Girls
wold, Hall, Harris, Hayden, Hollister
Irion. Jones, Kellogg, Knowles, Mar
tin, Sadler, Tibbals, Warner, West
Wilson and Williamsburg
Nays-Messrs. Berry, Burt, Critch
field, Dowdney, Hurd, Linn, May, Sav
age and Walling-9.
The act requires County Auditors
to refund the commutation of 81 fol-
1865, to all persons who furnish proc
of having served as member of thu
National Guards in the 100 days ser
vice, in person or by substitute :
FOREIGN INSURANCE CoMPANIEs.-Mr
Warner introduced a bill to place for
eign life accident and live stock insur
-ance companies doing business in this
State under restrictions and regula
tions similar to those imposed ON the
fire insurance companies. 1t provides
among other things, that the company
must have an actual capital of $3.50,
! 600.
/ HE ADJOURNMENT RESOLUTION.-Or
motion of Mr.. Martin, his resolution
relative to adjournment was taken from
the table, when he offered the follow
ingas a substitute;
s'That this General Assembly vii
adjourn On the 29th day of March 1866
at II o'clock NJ, to meet again on tn
first Wednesday Of January, 1867, a
10 o'clock A. NJ
After some debate, in which it wa
stated that the main object Of the res
olution was to stimulate the othe
branch Of the General Assembly t,
greater industry, the substitute wa
agreed to by vote of 19 to H.
Mr.. Critchfield moved to strike on
all after '12 o'clock NJ" which motiol
was lost-yeas II, nays 10.
The resolution was then adopted b,
20 yeas to II nays.