Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-03-01
Ohio Legislature.
TUESDAY, F,b 20.

TUESDAY, F,b 20.
In the Senate the following bills
passed:
Senate bfll--To allow religious so.
cieties TO sell rc;ri estate conveyed to
them for specific purposes, without
being required TO invest the proceeds
in similar property and for like pur-
poses.
To extend to Incorporated villages
the provisions of the act authorizing
cities to improve their streets.
Mr.. Critchfeld, (Dem offered a
resolution iudorsIng President John
sons veto message. and declaring
that for his timely and courageous
interference with the reckless fanati
cism of Congress, he deserves the
thanks ofthe American people; whi ch
on motion OF Mr. Bateman, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Federal
Relations, by party vote.
The Senate devoted the remainder
of the afternoon to the discussion Of
the history of the Democratic party
during the late war, which arose on
Mr.. Kellogg's bill to repesl the mill
tia law. 1t was decidedly the most
lively time we have had in that body
this session, but the debate on the
whole was only a rehash of the stump
speeches of the last four years.
Some of General Cummins' quota
tions from Democratic platforms,
resolutions and speeches were par
ticularly pointed, and interfered with
the compOsure of the Opposition.
No vote was taken on the bill
The House passed the following
bills:
House Bill-Anthorlzing County
Commissioners to levy 4 tax for road
purposes.
To authorize Township Trustees
TO provide watering places in their
townships.
WEDNESDAY, Feb 81.
The following Senate bills were
passed: To authorize water transpor-
tation companies to hold real estate
iE other States; to require Justices
to apportion the costs in cases where
the plaintiff has not established his
claim to all the property attacheH;
and to repeal the Militia law. The
vote on the last bill was 2l to s.
Messrs. Brown, Martin and lib
balls.
The Democratic resolution offered
yesterday afternoon, requesting the
Governor to cause q salute to nc fired
in honor of the veto message. was
taken from the table, whrn Mr.
Schneider offered the following poin
ted substitute:
Resolved 5y the General assembly of
the State of Ohio, That the Val.audig-
ham wing OF the Democratic party
having failed to embrace the oppor-
tunity o: smelling q rrpowder offered
during the pat five years, and hav
ing found no occasion for rejoicing.
or for the discharge of artillery on
the downfall Of the reb, lion, be au-
thorized and requested to fire as
many guns as they please in honor
OF the veto message of President
johnson.
RESOLVED, That as Clement l.. Val
landigham and his political brethren
found no occasion to hoist the stars
and stripes duril g the struggle of
the republic for its life, we deem it
entirely proper that such distinguish
ed champions of the national aag
should now display it upon their
housetops. and turn their eyes upon
it instead Of their backs, as they did
in the days when they watched and
waited over the border.
The resolution and substitute were
laid on the table, and the House ad-
journed.
But little was done in the House
except-the reading of petitions upon
sundry subjects.
Boil House, adjourned, over the
22d, until Tuesday, Feb. n.