Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-02-20
The Ohio Legislature.
SENATE.
8 TUESDAY, Feb. 10, 1867.
MORNING SESSION.
Prayer by Rev. A. G. Byers.

MIR. HALL presented petition of j.
Raymer and 60 other citizens of Lucas
county, praying for contract rate of in
| terest not exceeding 10 per cent, and that
the legal rate be changed to z $40 per cent.
Laid on the table.
Mr.. HARRIS presented a memorial of S.
L. L'Hommedieu, President G. HI. g d. and
ID. & M. railroad, asking to correct certain
statements made by the select committee
on Railroads in their report to the Senate.
Laid upon the table and ordered to be
Mr.. HAYDEN presented resolution of
the city council of Cincinnati. asking for
the passage of a tax of one mill on the
dollar, for a contingent fund. Referred to
Messrs. Hayden, Hollister and Bateman.
BILLS READ THE THIRD TINE.
S. B. No. 277, by Mr.. DOWDNEY, To
provide for the better regulation of turn
pike and plankroad companies, aud to re-
peal section Al of an act to provide for the
regulation OF Incorporated companies, pass
ed May 1>t, 1852 and repealed March 30th,
1864, and enacted April 5th, 1856. Pass
ed-yeas %. nays 2. The bill requires that
all tolls collected on detective roads, shall
be applied to the repair of such roads; and
if not so applied, the probate judge shall
appoint commissioners who shall cause
such use to be made of the tolls.
s. B. No. 292, by Mr.. HOLLISTER, Sup
Elementary to an act entitled IAN act to pro-
vide, for the uniform government and bet
ter regulation of the lunatic asylums of the
State and care of idiot and insane persons,
passed April 9TH, 1856, and supplementary
to the amendment OF sections AZ and 4S of
said act, passed April l1th, 1863. Passed
yeas "a, nays 1. Allows guardians. under
authority of the Probate Court, to lease
lands of their wards. '~S
The title of the bill was changed so as to
be "a bill to authorize the guardians of
lunatics and idiots to lease the lands of
their wards"
S. B. No. 800, by Mr.. WILLIAMSON
In respect to insurance for lives for the
benefit of married women.
The bill was laid upon the table, on mo-
ton of Mr.. LINN, till it can be ascertained
whether existing laws do not provide for
the objects aimed at in the bill.
S. B. No, 80, by Mr.. SADLER-To
amend section twenty-five of the act re-
lating to common schools. Passed-yeas
%, nays 2. [The bill authorizes cities
and incorporated villages to levy five
mills on a dollar for school purposes,
the same as townships are allowed to
do; also, an addition of one mill during
the years 1867 and 1868, to pay Indebtedness
arising from the small levy heretofore al
lowed.
Title amended by adding to- the title
+" passed April a, 1866"
III. B. No. 156, by committee on Benevo-
lent Institutions-To provide for the erec-
tion of an additional lunatic asylum.
The bill provides for the erection of a
new 1uratic asylum somewhere within the
bounds of the present Central District, and
south of the National road, and east Of the
Scioto river.
MIR. WEST moved to recommit the bill
to a committee of one, with instructions to
strike out the sentence requiring it to be
located south of the National road.
Advocated by Messrs. West, Linn and
Sadler, and opposed by Mr.. Martin. The
recommitment was agreed to-yeas. 10,
nays II. stif A4 y iti-. ta :
Mr.. MARTIN moved to also instruct the
committee to strike out all provisions as to
limits, Not agreed to-
The bill was recommitted to Mr.. WEST,
who reported it back as instructed, and the
was agreed to. a7t
The question being on the passage of the
bill,
Mr.. WILLETT said he could not vote
for it, unless convinced of the absolute ne
cessity of a new asylum. He thought an
addition to the Central Lunatic Asylum,
for the purpose of providing for the incura-
BILE insane, would be cheaper, and would
answer the purpose. s
Mr.. GRISWOLD thought an enlarge
nent of the Central Asylum, which already
between 300 and 400 insane, would
not be expedient; he was therefore in favor
of the bill. go,
Mr.. HAYDEN moved the reference of
the bill to a comrlittee of one, with in
structions TO amend by striking out the
provision of So per day to the trustees
for their services in locating the insti-
tuition, SO that they shall only receive their
expenses, as provided in the case of all
other trustees of the public institutions.
Agreed to, and the bill was referred to Mr..
Hayden, accordingly.
H. B. No. 2S4,- by the Judiciary COM
authorize and empower admin
erect tombstones or monuments to the
of deceased persons. Passed
yeas %, nays none. The bill goes back to |
5he House with amendments. sa
H. B. No. $50, by MIR. .FURNAS-To ex-
end the time of payment for lots Nos. l, 2, |
;, and 5, in section sixteen, township one,
range six, M. RS, in Montgomery county, |
Ohio. Passed-yeas 26, nays none. The
bill is a law.
Mr.. HAYDEN, from the select commit
zee of one, reported the new Lunatic Asy-
um bill amended according to instruc-
lions, and the amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. MARTIN spoke in advocacy of the
bill, showing the dreadful condition of in
insane in various counties of the
State, and the absolute necessity of provi- |
sion for them.
Mr.. WILLETT further opposed the bill, |
preference for additions to the |
sXlsting institutions, to accommodate the
incurable insane.
=. Mr.. GRISWOLD, in support of the bill, |
read extracts from the report of commit |
zee of the Ohio State Medical Society, show
ing the deplorable condition of many of the |
insane.
Mr.. MARTIN followed, reading facts |
from reports from the several counties, to
show the necessity of the bill.
A A O1y6an lry IN o1r nTI
Mr.. WALLING made a few remarks in
opposition to it.
: The question was then taken, and the bill |
%, nays 4, as follows: i
YEAs-Messrs. Bateman, Brooks, Brown,
Carlin. Coombs, Doan, Dowdney, Griswold,
Hall, Harris, Hayden, Jones, Justice, Kel- |
ogg, Knowles, Linn, May, Martin, Sadler,
Savage, Tlbbals, Walker, Warner and West
"a. .4t't-EN
NAYs-Messrs. Burt, Godfrey, Walling
and Willett-4.
+, The Senate then took a recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion of Mr.. MARTIN, the substi-
tute for S. B. No. 19S, for the government
of the Ohio Penitentiary, was taken from
the table and referred to the committee OF
the Whole.
H.B.g No. 314, by Mr.. STEDMAN-ToI
authorize the employment OF police force
by railroad companies. Read third time.
The passage of the bill was advocated by
Messrs. Hall and May. Passed-yeas 27,
nays none. Il The bill authorizes any rail-
road company to appoint police for their
roads, and apply to the Governor to COM
mission them. - TSL-s - @
S. B. No. 2Sl, by the special committee
on Railroads.&c. provide for the appoint
ment of commissioner of railroads and
4legraphs, and to prescribe his duties. Read
a third time. i
Mr.. BATEMAN explained the objects
and necessities of the bill, aud expressed
his sense of the importance of its passage.
Mr.. GRISWOLD moved a arecommitment
To-