Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-02-02
OHIO LEGISLATURES.


petition from the Cleveland Board of Trade for
law authorizing Boards of Trade and Cham
bers of Commerce in the towns and cities Of the
State. 1t was referred to Mr.. Williamson, who
subsequently reported such bill, which was
read for the first time.
Notice was given of bill to authorize
county commissioners to erect county hospitals
and insane asylums as additions to county in
frmaries. 1f Hi'
The committee on Agriculture reported on
that part of the Governors message relative to
an Agricultural College, in favor of college
centrally located, which was laid on the table.
The Committee on Military Affairs reported
in favor of instructing the Military Committees
of the two Houses to bring in bill for the re-
peal of all the existing military laws, and the
enactment of new law providing for the en-
rollment of the militia without requiring duty
except when called upon by the civil authori-
ties to enforce the laws. ss.... .a-
The Judiciary Committee was instructed TO
inquire as to law permitting township treas
urers to deposit township funds in national
banks for safe keeping.
House.-A partial appropriation bill for 1866
was passed.
The Currency Committee reported that the
Federal Congress alone has power TO legislate
as to the taxation of bank stocks, and the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State has no authority on
the subject 1t was signed by the entire Com
mittee and agreed to by the House.
Both Houses adjourned till Monday at the
close of the morning session.
JAN 29 Senate te-Proceedipgs unimportant.
In the Senate the bill to provide additional Sc
curity to the Auditors Of counties, townships
and municipal corporations was passed.
The bill to declare vacancies in office in cases
of lunacy, designed to meet the case of Judge
in the Southwest, was indefinitely postponed
on the recommendation of the Judiciary Com
mittee, who decided that the Constitution pro-
vided sufficiently for such cases in article 4
section IL.
HouSe.-Mr. Parrott introduced resolution
in relation TO the excise duties on cigars to the
effect that the rate per thousand instead of ad-
valorem operates unequally and oppressively
upon the low w-priced tobacco of Ohio and other
Western States and asking our Congressman
to use their influence in favor of an advalorem
system, dc. Sd
A resolution of inquiry into the proper rem
edy or prevention for railroad accidents was
adopted.
The bill prescribing compensation to the
members of the General Assembly was again
changed from a salary of $500 TO per diem of
S., concurrent with the action of the Senate.
g The School Commissioners Report on normal
schools, called for by resolution of the last
Legislature, was communicated by the Cover
nor and l,5O0 extra copies ordered printed.
JAN. 80. Se'Gte.-A petition was read and
referred, from Highland county, for an amend
7ment to the school laws SO as to abolish all dis
Gpction on account of color.
Most of the morning session was spent in dis
cussing the bill to increase the per deim of the
members of the General Assembly to S5.-
Messrs. Williamson, Critchfeld, Cole and Mar
tin opposed it and Brown, Harris Willet, War
ner and Downey, sustained it. A proposition
to change it to 81 was voted down by vote of
10 to y, and the bill was laid on the table
Bills to authorize the making of index of civ
il actions pending and to provide for redeeming
the bills of the Seneca County Bank were
passed.
A resolution of enquiry into the necessity of
amending the Penitentiary laws and discipline,
was adopted.
Rousc-Mr. Dangler presented the petition
of s. G. Aiken and over 5000 other citizens of
Cuyahoga county, in favor of striking the word
white from the Constitution; referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee.
A bill was introduced to transfer the busi-
ness of the Bureau of Soldiers Claims to the
Adjutant- Generals Office.
The resolution commendatory of the services
of E. NJ. Stanton, Secretary of War, was adopt
ed by a vote of 49 to ga party vote in a thin
House, many of the members being absent on
committees, DC. g H.
The bill repeating the soldiers voting law
was postponed till January next.