Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-05
HOUSE OF REPnEsENTAT1vEs.
MORNING SESSION.

| Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Coulter, member Of the
| House. journal of yesterday read and approved
! The following petitions were presented and re-
| ferred: ~ Uf
By Ar. HILL-From Defiance county. for a law
appropriatng portion of tho Soldiers Relief Fund
OF said county for the erection Of an lnfrmary.
| BY Mr.. kAG1-From Tiffin, for a law AUTHORIZING
the council Of said city to raise money to buy a
'fS By ar. Ri MRESTR&SFrom HREf Williams county for
| greater restrictions the sale Of beer and ale.
By Mr.. WILLhAMS-FrOm Peru township. Nor
gan county, for law to authorize the trustees Of
said township toleyy tax AID refund bounty money
| subscribed by the citi Iens of the township.
| By Mr.. COCHRAN esOlution Of the City COun-
Gil of Cincnl at asking for law to authorize said
cjunc TO issue thirty year bonls for $jOOOOO for the
| eleciCn of = new hospital and other purposes.
Mr.. Chase's House bill, To enable associations Of
persons for building hotels TO become bodies corpor
ate, was read the second time and committed. -,
| Mr.. COULTER asked leave of absence for the
committee Of nineteen on the Agricultural College,
as follows: For next Monday afternoon, to go TO
| WOrthinstop; for next Friday afternoon and Satur-
day, go to Newark and for Monday, the l2th inst.
TO go to Westervie-in pursuance of the duties de-
vOved upon them by their appointment.
Alter long discussion, leave of absence was
| granted tn committee, in accordance with the re-
| quest Of Mr.. Coulter.
The following bills were read the third time:
II. b., By MIR. .HIBBS-Further regulating incor-
| porated companies in the State of Ohio. Passed.
| IL b., By Mr.. HELLER-ro extend the time Of
payment for school lands in section sixteen in Free
dom. Napoleon, Harrison. Liberty. Damascus and
ID. b.. BY Sir. HOU UST0N~Tc autorze the city
council Of the city Of Springfield to issue bonds to
build bridges across Buck creek in said city, Pass
The House then took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION. ..
The SPEAKER laid before the House the follow
ing communication
COLUMBUS, March 3, 1866
Mr.. SPEAKER :-0n behalf of committees repre-
senting the citizens of WOrthingtOn and vicinity,
Westerville and vicinity. and the City Council Of
the City Of Newark and the citizens Of Newark and
vicinity, the General Assembly ia invited to visit
the above named PLACES in company with the COM
mttee of the House on the Agricultural College. at
the times specified in the request for leave of absence
for said committee on the journal o. this day.
J.'H. COULTER,
.. ... Chairman pro TEN, A. y. G.
Upon motion of Mr.. PUTNAM, this invitation
Mr. PIATT. from the committee on Printing. re-
ported back Mr.. Hills House Bill, To provide for
the early publication of the General Laws in cne
newspaper of each party, in each county, with sun
dry amendments, which were agreed to-when the
On motion Of Mr. BANNING, II. B. No. l1O was
taken from the table and referred to a select commit
tee of one with Instructions to amend the bill
to create a bureau for auditing and collecting sol
diers' claims in the AdjutaDt Generals Office Of
Ohio.
The House resolved itself into committee of the
Whole upon the orders Of the day, Mr.. Hitchcock in
the chair, and considered, discussed and amended
Mr.. Schneider's Militia bill The committee rose
and reported when the bill was referred to the Ju
dietary committee.
The following bills were introduced and ree1 the
first time: H..r
BIZ. .Mr. PUTNAM-To authorize the City toun-
Gil Of the city of Newark to borrow money to buy
fire engines, &c, for the improvement of said
city.
BY Mr.. HELLER---To amend section of an act
entitled an act defining the jurisdiction and regu-
latng the practice Of Probate Courts, as amended
May 4, 1854. r-... II-
Mr. MYERS offered resolution, which was re-
ferred to the committee on EederalI Relations, in
structing our Senators in Congress, and requesting
our Representatives, to secure the taxation of Uni
ted states Bonds, &c. I., -.t.. .fIt+
The Speaker laid before the House communica-
ton from the Adjutant General, in response to a
OF this body relative to the amount of
money remaining unexpended in the Treasury that
was collected under the militia laws.
The House then adjourned.