Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-29
he Senate then took a recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Senate then took recess.
II AFTERNOON SESSION.
The President announced the question to
be on the passage of III. B. 32S, Supplement-
ary to the act authorizing the appoint
ment of police commissioners, &c.
A call of the Senate was demanded, and
% Senators answered to their names, as
follows:
Messrs. Bateman, Berry, Bradbury,
Brooks, Brown, Carlin, CoOmbs, Doan,
Dowdney, Godfrey, Hall, Harris, Hayden,
May, Martin, Mcfarland, Sadler, Savage,
Tibbals, Walker, Walling, West, William
son and Willett-29.
Absent without leave Messrs. Burt, Cole,
Griswold, Justice and Warner.
The Sergeant-at-Arms was dispatched
for absentees.
After Messrs. Cole, Griswold and Justice
came in, on motion of Mr.. BROWN, fur
ther proceedings under the call were dis
pensed with.
The bill was read third time.
Mr.. WALLING moved to recOmmit the
bill with instructions to amend the bill so
as to include all cities of the first and sec
Ond class.
Mr.. WALLING moved a call of the SEN
ate, which was seconded, and 81 Senators
answered to their names.
Absent without leave-Messrs. Burt and
Warner.
On motion, all further proceedings under
the call were dispensed with.
Mr.. Walling's amendment was advocated
by Messrs. Walling, Godfrey, Dowdney and
May, and opposed by Mr.. Walker.
The amendment was lost-yeas IL, nays
o. as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Berry, Burt, Dowdney.
Godfrey, Justice, Linn, May, Mcfarland,
Savage, Walling, Willett-11.
NAYS = Messrs. Bateman, Bradbury,
Brooks, Brown, Carlin, Cole, ,Coombs, DOan,
Griswold. Hall, Harris, HaN den, Hollister,
Jones, Kellogg, Martin, Sadler, Tibbals,
Walker, Warner, West, Williamsburg.
Mr.. WALLING moved to amend the bill
so as to exclude the city of Columbus from
its operation.
Lost-yeas 10, nays 23-the same names
reversed, except that Mr.. Mcfarland voted
with the majority.
Mr.. WALLING moved to lay the bill on
the table. LOst-yeas 10, nays A.
Mr. BERRY moved to refer the bill to a
select committee of one, with instructions
to amend so as to exempt cities having a
population of less than 2l,0OO at the last
Federal census. Lost-yeas 10, nays %.
Mr.. WILLIAMSON moved to amend by
referring the bill to committee of one.
with Instructions to amend by including
expressly all cities of the first class having
a population of less than $4,000, which was
agreed to, and the bill was referred to Mr.
Williamson.
MIR. WILLIAMSON reported the bill
back amended according to instructions,
and the amendment was agreed to.
The bill was further opposed by Messrs
May and Waling, and advocated by MesSrs.
Warner and GriswOld.
The question was then taken on the pas
sage of the bill, and resulted, yeas 20, nays
13 as follows.
YEAs-Messrs. Bradbury, Brooks, Brown,
Carlin, Cole, Coombs, Doan, Griswold, Hall,
Harris, Jones, Kellogg, Knowles, Martin
Mcfarland, Sadler, Iibbals, Warner, West
and Williamsburg.
NAYs-MessrS. Bateman, Berry, Burt
Dowdney, Godfrey, Hayden, Hollister.
Justice, Linn, May, Savage, Walling and
Willett-l3.
SO the bill was passed.
1t applies the provisions of the bill oi
last wear to all cities of over u 600 and less
than 80 600 inhabitants; applying, at pres
ent to Columbus, Dayton and Toledo.l
Mr.. WALLING, OH leave, introduced a
bill To amend section 25 of an act to pro-
vide tor the creation and regulation OF In
corporated companies in the State of Ohio
passed May l, 1852, and section AZ of sale
act as amended March z, 1867. Author
ICES county commissioners, township trus
tees and councils of cities and towns, to sci
stock of railroads and turnpikes, when the
stock is all paid up, and to apply the pro
ceeds to the general fund.
THIRD READING OF BILLS RESUMED.
S. B. 344, To amend section twenty-foul
(24j of an act entitled san act to preserve
the purity of elections" passed March 70
1S41.
The bill was explained by Mr.. Walker
and passed-yeas %, nays 6. furnishes
any Judge, clerk or other election otflce
who refuses or counsels the refusal to re-
ceive the vote of an elector, with lmprlson
ment in the county Jail, and fine not les
than 500 nor more than $50OOI
III. B. 413-To amend sections one and tw'
of an act entitled an act for the proCectloi
of certain birds and game, passed April 3Oth
1861, as amended March 10Th, 1860. Passe(
yeas 26, nays 2. prohibits the trapping
of quails, at any time.
II. B. 473, To amend an act entitled an ac
''to empower trustees of townships 20 lew
taxes to provide for graveling ROADS lead
ing to cemeteries. Passed-yeas zo' nay
none.
III. B. SOB, To authorize boards of educa
tion in certain cities to constitute stanolnf
committees tor the management OF ll1rarle
under their control. Passed-yeas 70, nay
none. Applies to all cities OF more thal
10000 inhabitants.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MORNING SESSION.
Drawer nv Rev Mr. Coulter.