Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-04-02
SATURDAY, March 81, 1865.
SENATE,
MORNING SESSION.

MORNING SESSION.
Prayer by the Rev, Mr. King. The Journal was
read and approved:
Searres and thirteen other Presidents of Insurance
Companies, praying for the passage Of alaS better
to regu ate and manage the matter Of Insurance.
The following bills wele read third time:
House bill, To authorize the County Commission
es to levy tax for road purposes. The levy is not
to exceed three mills annually for the years 1866,
1867, 1868 and 1859. Passed.
ii, use bill, TO authorize the Commissioners of
ScoO county to locate and construct free turnpikeS
and plankrUals Passed
Senatebill, For the relief Of Moses Carbon and
George Wikle. SUI e,ies upon the official bond Of
Albert Pa ker late Trea 3urer of Vernon township,
Clinton county. Passed.
House bill, Supplementary to an act TO regulate
the sale of school lands aud the surrender Of perma
nent leases thereto. Passed.
Il is toprovide permanent school fund in Harri-
son county.
Hou.e bill, To auth rizo the Trustees Of jackson
township, Muskn um county. to lew a tax for the
purpose of pa ing bridge tender.
Senate hill, For the establishment Of the Ohio
Agricultural ald Mechanical College. Lost by one
vote. mott, to reconsider was laid on the table,
House bill, To authorize Boards of Education to
borrow money to build and repair school houses.
On motion Of. Mr. HALL, Senate BILL To amend
section one Of the act fixing the late of interest was
Mr. WEST moved to amend the bill so as to re-
duce the rate from seven to six er cent, which mo-
tion was lost by 0 yeas to lsLays
Mr.. DOWDNEY moved to add the following pro-
viso:
Crowded, that upon all judgments or DEGREES
rendered upon any such bond, bill, note, or instru
ment as aforesaid interest shall be computed till the
payment thereof at the rate specified therein, not
exceeding ten per cent. por,auDqm." Lost.
The bill was then passed by tho following vote
Brooks, KS Doan, Dowdney, Godfrey, Hall, Harris.
HAYDEN, HOLSTER Jones, Kellogg. Limo, McFat-
land, Saller, Tibbals. Warner, Wilson, and Will
liamson-2O.
NAYS -Messrs. Brown, Burt, Cole, Irion, May,
Martin, Savage, West and Wlett-9.
The motion 10 reconsider the vote hy which SEN
ate bill, 10 regulate foreign insurance companies
was lost was taken from the table and agreed to.
The bill Was passed
Mr.. GODFREY made a report from the commit
tee on Revision, and Messrs. Sadler aud Linn from
the committee on Enrolment.
SunAry messages from the House were read
Mr. IL ALL moved TO take up Senate BILL TO au-
thorize the Board of Public Works to vacate the
tow-path on Swan creek from Lock No. / to its
mouth, which vas agreed To- anu the bill was passed.
The Senate then took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. MCFARLAND, from the COMMITTEES on the
judiciary, reported in favor Of Senate bill, To
amend section seven o an act TO relieve the district
courts and to give greater efficiency TO the judicial
system Of the State. The bill was passed.
Ii ers to the time when the district courts shal
be held.
Mr.. GODFREY submitted report from the COM
mittee on Revision.
which Senate bill, To authorize the Board of Public
w orks to vacate the tOw-path on Swan creek, which
motion wa laid on the table.
Suudry messages from the House we're read.
The Soldlers1H Home bill, with House amendments,
was laid on the table.
House resolution relative to the printing of list
of unfinished business was adopted.
The Senate adjourned.