Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1866-02-01
Ohio Legislature.
SENATE.

Monday, JAN %, 1866
Mr.. Mcfarland offered resolution tc
amend the Constitution prohibiting the exer
else Of the right Of suffrage by such persons
as have horne arms against the Government
OF the United States, or who were engaged in
the military service in the interest of what is
known as the Southern Rebellion, waged
from the year 1861 10 1865, or who have lied
from their place of residence to avoid being
drafted into the military service of the United
States
LAID on the table TO be printcd--ycas 23
nays g.
Mr. Linn offered n resolution relative to n
| modification o! the tariff laws of the United
States, as follows:
Rcsoiced by the General -i&yemby Of the
State Of OAio, That our senators in Con.
gress he and they are hereby instructe |, and
Our Representatives requested, to use their
best efforts to procure such modification OF
the tariff laws of the United States, that The
articles of tea and coffee may be admitted
free OF duty
Mr.. Sadcr offered the following resolution:
Res0lued, That the committee on Finance
be requested to inquire into the expcdiency oil
increasing the lesa rate of interest in this
State; said committee to report by bill OF
otherwise. Agreed to.
Senate went into committee of the Whole
Mr.. Willctt in the Chair, and considered S.
B No lq, to amend the act fixing the com
pensaton of members and officers of the Gen.
/ eral Assembly. The discussions on amend
ments offered to the bill occupied great por
ton of the afternoon; when the committee
rose, and reported the bill back amended SC
as TO allow each member salary Of $500 for
each year in which regular or adjourned
session is held, and s. per day in addition for
the time spent in any session called by the
Governor
The bill with the amendments was then re-
ferred to the committee on Fees and Salaries
HOUSE.
| Mr.. Chase offered for adoption the following
Resolred By the General assembly of Tie
! State of Ohio, That Jefferson Davis ought to
be tried. convicted and hung as traitor, that
treason may be made odious, and the Consti
tuition of thisGovernmentand the laws thereof
! may be fully vindicated, justice demands the
execution of not only jeff. Davis, hut others
leading and aiding him in the late rebellion
who with HIN are equally guilty of the awful
crime of treason.
I'd. Resoloed, That the Governor be re.
quested 10 forward copy Of these resolutions
to his Excellency Andrew johnson, the Pres.
ident of the United States, as expressive oil
the sentiments OF the people of Ohio
SENATE
January 9th.
H r. No 4, To amend the 4th section oI
the act directing the mode of trial in criminal
cases, authorizing courts to allow counsel, not
Exceeding two, to prisoners not able to EN-
| ploy counsel, at an expense not exceeding
two hundred dollars, was read third time.
Mr.. Bateman, on leave, introduced bill to
amend the Sd and 5th sections of the act to
provide for compensation to the owners oi
private property appropriated to the use o
corporations, Read first time.
| A resolution complimentary to Hon. Edwin
VI Stanton, Secretary Of War, was PASSED by
Iyeas 80 nays Il
No business Of special interest before tais
body.
January 18th.
| Bill reported changing the commencement
and Termination Of the term Of county audi
tors from LIST March to lst October
Bill passed, directing Secretary Of Sta:e to
distribute public documents
Question Of salaries of members of the
Legislature was again discussed; $500 salary
being struck out and substituted with s. per
1 =. 80 a e. ,,,.x, t,yantr .,,,lae froval