Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-31
THE OHIO LEGISLATURE.
MORNING SESSION.

MORNING SESSION.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. King. The Journals for
w ednesday and Thursday were read and approved.
motion was made TO reconsider the vote by
which House bill, introduced by Mr.. llihbs. liking
the rates Of toll on turnpikss and plank roads was
indefinitely postponed, which was laid on the table
Several bills were read the second time.
The following bills we're passed:
II. b., To authorize the board Of education OF new
Richmond Union school, in Cermont county, OHIO,
to borrow monev to pay teachers.
H. h., Further TO prescribe the duties OF the COM
missioners Of Hamilton county. 1t authorizes them
s. b., TO authorize cities Of the second class hay-
ing less than fourteen thousand inhabitants, TO I'm
s. B. To amend an act entitled an act to amend
ection four of act entitled AN act supplementary
to act entitled act to provide for the organEa
ton of cities and incorporated Villages, passed
April s. 1885, passed April 18th, 1865. The bill re-
fers to the Improvement OF the streets OF OieVeah9'
On motion Of Mr., WARNER, the Senate proceed
ed to the consideration OF the special order, mr.
Brooks bill to provide for the establishment OF the
Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College.
Z Mr.. MCFARLAND moved to postpone the tpTtner
consideration of the subject until the second Tues
dayOf January next, which motion, atter some dls-
cussiOn was lost By vote OF IL to l6.
Mr. H0LLISTERmovedt to amend the amendment
proposed by the committee on Agriculture so as "
allow thecollege to be located in any county whee
there is donated to it $2jOOOO and 200 acres OF land
Mr.. KELLOGG moved toamend the bill so as to
allow the trustees to receive propositions and 10 re-
port them to the General Assembly at its next ses'
sion.
Pending the consideration of the motion, recess
was taken. .r
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The amendments offered by Mr.. Kellogg TO the
bill TO establish the Ohio Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College were agreed to by Is yeas o nays. Inc
bill was then ordered to be read third time to-mor-
row,
The following bills were passed:
Senate BILL To amend the law relating to incorpo-
rated companies as TO allow city councils 70 CON
tract with turnpike plank road companies for me
abandonment Of that portion OF their roads winch
lie within the limit of their cities.
Senate bill, TO authorize the Board of Education
of Olive township, Noble county, to erect school
House BILL Amending the first section Of An act
entitled an act provide for the collection OF claims
against railroad companies.
1t is to require railroad companies to pay the ex-
pense of constructing fences along their lines. :,
House bill, To authorize the sale OF certain Schooi
lands in Springfield township, Ross county.
The following bills were introduced:
By Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING for the appointment
and more thorough system of accountability of the
officers of the Ohio Penitentiary, fixing their COM
pensation prescribing their duties and determining
the msGnf 9 yHEkEFf hS SOavf. authorize associations
of persons for wreckng boats and vessels and saving
the and the property thereon, or property lost
by damage or injury to boats and vessels. ~,
BY Mr.. LINN-To authorize the Trustees oil clay
township, Muskingum county, to transfer certain
funds.
panies. was lost. A motion to reconsider was lald
Mr. HARRIS, from committee of Conference.
recommended that the Senate recede from its amend
meut to House BILL To authorize associations of
persons for building hotels, which was agreed TO-.
The Senate then resolved into committee OF the
Whole and after considering the General Appr0-
pratiOn bill until late hour, the committee arose.
reported progress, and asked leave to SIT again.
which was granted.
The Senate adjourned.