Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-04-05
THE OHIO LEGISLATURE.
WEDNESDAY,, April 4. 1896.
SENATE.
MORNING SESSION.
Prayer BY the Rev. Mr.. Van Anda.

MT, ia DEN moved tnat the regular OTuer q
business be dispensed with, which was agreed to
when the House bill, Making appropriations for thu
year 1866, and the first quarter Of the year 1867 wa
passed.
The following resolution, by Mr.. Bateman, wIi
adopted;
Resotped, That the Supervisor of Printing be in
sructed report to the Senate at the earliest day
practicable the reasons of the great increase in the
cost of printing and binding of the last year ovel
the previous years. showing by tabular statement
the prices of different descriptions Uf work under the
contracts Of 1862 and those OF 1864.
Mr.. IRlON offered n resolution re-assigning GER
tain rooms in the State House TO the Attorney Gen
eral, Commissioner of Soldiers Gains, and the
Superintendent of the State House, which was
Mr.. GODFREY made report from the commit
tee on Pensions.
The following bills were passed.:
h. b., By MIR. ESTlLL-To authorize the Board
Of Education, Of the Incorporated village Of Van
/ Vert, an Vert county, to borrow money for pur-
I poses therein named.
II. b., BY Mr.. H0WARD-To amend section two
and section four of an act entitled act TO autho
| iZe the County Commissioners Of Greene county to
sell certain real estate in said county and to provide
| for the erection Of county inirmary and Jail in
said cQWHny ~ SS RSSsS;ed April s lssS;
the passage of Senate bill increasing the legal rate
Of interest to seven per cent.
| The Senate took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The following bills we're read the third time and
| passed:
House bill, For the inspection of gas meters. the
protection OF gas consumers and the protection and
reguatn Of gas right companies.
| Senate bill, To amend the Cleveland Sewerage act
to extend it TO all cities OF the first and second
class not having mere than 100000 Inhabitants,
Senate bill, 10 authorize hydraulic companies to
appropriate lands for tho construction OF canals for
! hydraulic purposes.
Senate BILL Supplementary to the act to provide
against the evils resulting from the sale OF intoxcat
| lug liquors.
1t prohibits any one, except physician in the
course OF his practice, from furnishing to minor or
a person who is intoxicated, sprituous liquors.
House bill, To provide Board of Commissioners
| to examine certain miiary claims
House bill, Prescribing rates Of taxation for State
purposes, and t0 repeal certain act therein named.
senate bill, 10 amend al act supplementary TO
an act entitled an act TO provide FOR the org mia ion
of cities and Incorporated villages, passed March H.
1883 passed April o, 1854, was indefinitely postp1n
Mr. WALLING. on leave, introduced the follow
ing bill, which was read twlce and then referred to
the j I'D cary committee:
10 establish the Superior Court o. Franklin coun-
ty.
Senate bill No. 05, To authorize the town council
OF HiggnspOrt, Brown county, to borrow money, and
to assess and cOecta tax for tue pu pose of build
ing wharf and wharf toa, and improving the Pub
lie Landing in said village, was reported back by
the I'D clary committee with the recommended on
thatit be inde fnitely postponed. Therecommenda-
tion was not agreed to, aud the bill was passed.
Mr., MCFARL AND, from the Judiciary committee,
repOrtet back House bill No. 2ll, To amend section
IA VI an act for the prevention Of gaming so as to
create lien on real estate where gaming is carried
oa, with the Recommendation that 1t do pass. II
was then amended read the tnrl time and passed.
Mr.. BA rEMAN, from the Judiciary committee,
reported back l0use bill No. 224, To provide for the
publication Of legal Advertisements in German pa
pes, in cities Of tue first and second class, which
was amended and passed.
Mr.. WILLIAMSON, from the Judiciary COM
mittee reported back Senate bill No. 66. 10 provide
compensation to owners OF private property apprO-
priated TO the use Of corporations and recommended
It's indefinite postpOnement, which recommendation
was agreed TO. nv
Mr. HAYDEN, from the Finance committee. re- |
ported back House bill No. 26j, Authorizing the |
Trustees Of Storrs township, Hamilton couaty, to
levy tax for the repair and improvement of StOrrs
township fire engine and engine house. and recon-
mended its passage. ltwas then read the third time
and passed.
Mr.. HALL, from the Finance commitcee reported |
back Senate bill No. l79, To amen an act to make
it the duty Of county auditors to levy extra taxes for
road purposes in certain cases, and recommended its
indefinite postponement, which recommendation was
MIR. HALL, from the Finance committee, reported |
back House bill No. 900 Requiring asse sOrs TO make
return OF neeessitou, soldiers families and esti
mated amount required for their relief, ard recon-
mended 1t passage. ltwas then read the third time
and passed. |
ed back Senate bill No. l87, 10 provide pension |
for VIM. ii. Howe and recommended its indefinite |
pOstpOnement, which recommendation was agreed |
Mr.. BROOKS, from the Finance committee, re-
ported backi1. b. No. 20j, To distribute to the saw
era counties Of the Sta the Dander OF the Sol
q. |
1t was then read the third time, and passed.
Mr.. HALL, from the Finance committee, report |
ed back Senate bill No. l4J, To amend the act of |
April 8, 1852 entitled act for the assessment and
taxation Of property in thi. State and for eyying
taxes tt ereOn according to its true in money
with sundry amendment, and recommended its pas
sage IL was laid the table, aud made the special
order for the second Tuesday Of January 1867.
The Senate then took recess until ~ o'clock |
this evening.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. BERRY, from the COMMITTEES on Railroads. |
recommended that House bill, To amend the first |
section OF the act to provide for the creation and
the committee on Roads and Highways. Agreed to- |
Messrs. Kellogg, Bateman, Godfrey, Doan, Cum |
minis, Hayden, Bradbury, Harris and Brown, sub |
mittod reports from various committees.
: Mr.. BROOKS, from the committee on Roads and
Highways, reported back the memorial of Nelson
Franklin, relative 70 the sale Of certain turnpike
stock owned by the State, and also the resolution
that subject with the Recommendation that it be IL
definitely postponed. Agreed to.
House resolution, To authorize the State Libra.
rian to sell duplicate volumes in the State Library,
The Iollowing bills were passed:
Senate bill, To authorize associations Of persons
House bill, To authorize the Commissioners of
Hamilton, Clermont and Warren counties to build
bridge across the Little Miami river at Loveland.
House bill. To allow the city, of Cincinnati to
erect new hospital,
House bill, Supplementary to the act to authorize
the commissioners OF montgomery county 70 build
q bridge across the Great Miami river at Dayton.
House bill, For the relief Of James Linton Treas
urer of Vernon township. Clinton county.
House bill, Amending the act to provide for the
sale of land script and other purposes.
House BILL To authorize County Commissioners
to receive bequests and donations for the purpose
of erecting monuments to the memory Of the soldiers
who died or were killed in the late war.
House resolution. To remove the Hon. e. Parsons,
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the Seco I'd
judicial District, from his Office, was lost, Mr. WILL
LETT moved to reconsider the vote, which motion
was laid on the table. ig ,flr
Mr.. MCFARLAND, from the committee on the
Judiciary. reported back Senate BILL For the estab-
lshment Of the Superior Court Of rankin county
VITO the recommendation that il be postponed until
January next, which was agreed to. 1920 +.
Mr.. WALLING presented the petition Of O.. N.
0lds, and other citisens of franklin county asking
there-establishment0 0f the Super or Courtof Frank
lin county. NHN sgr
The Senate adjourned. Jl9 .s
Il HOUSE OF REPKESENTATIVEs.
~ +sl1 MORNING SESSION.
Prayer BY Rev. Mr.. Miller. Journal Of yesterday
read and approved. eeL u
Messages from the Senate were taken up aud read.
s. b. il5, TO vachte the tow-path on Swan creek
was read twice and referred to the committee on
The House agreed TO Senate amendments to II. B.
1871, To amend II Of the incorporation Act-yeas
Also, TO H. b. 90, Supplementary TO the act 10 au-
thoriEe joint stock companies,yeas %. nays none.