Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-13
under the call were dispensed

MIR. BANNlNG moved to aid at the |
close of section 8, provided the ins sllrance
companies now doing a life and accident, |
or accident insurance business within this |
State, shall not be prohibited by the provi- |
sions of this act frum the coDtinuance of
che SAME, excepting companies issueing
policies on the mutual or participating
plan.''
Mr., KIBBEE demspded the previous
question. 2a12. 2Tn.r7 - a-H7
On motion of Mr.. NIXON. a call of the |
House was ordered, aud 73 members an |
swered to their names. when further pro-
ceedings under the call were dispensed |
with. g.. " 7%Ht7
The demand for the previous question
was not sustained. sla
The amendment of Mr. Banning was
then agreed tN-yeas AZ, nays ga. ~.
Mr.. STEDMAN m we'd to strike out
"AuditOr" where it occurs in the BILL and
insert Comptroller. $50 that all business
now transacted by such companies with
the Auditor of State shall be transferred to
the Comptroller of the Tt easuryl Agreed
to. 'ii-' t-'.1 '..'' d ft-
The bill was passed-yeas So. rays %.
More messages from the Senate were re-
ceived and read. .1 - .'ai
Three Senate bills were read the first
and second times, and appropriately re-
fered. @'' 20: Il 'A iTr2.'h In@2 - i.'ii-
Mr.. MYERS called up the special order.
being S. b. No. 272, by Mr.. Harris, To au-
thOrize county commissioners TO lay out
and establish free turnpike roads, and to
repeal certain acts therein named. iilf
Mr.. HUGHES moved to amend as fol-
| lows: In section 16, line z. after the word
s',goVern'' strike out the word ''super-
| visors'' and insert township trustees."-
| [The effect of which is TO require the COM
lnissioners of such free turnpike road to
collect the fine of two dollars for refusal or
neglect to perform two days labor. by the
same law that governs township trustees,
instead of supervisors of State and county
roads in like manner.l Agreed to. -...-
Also, in section 20 lines 2 and 3, amend
so that the county auditor shall levy a tax,
not exceeding ten mills on the dollar,
necessary for constructing, improving or
repairing any State, county, or free turn
pike road, upon the petition of a majority
| Gnstead of two-thirds) of the resident free
holders living on line of any such road ]
Agreed to. ,,,- -... ~ ss...;.,i- ..,. -.--+ .l
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved to strike out,
in section 10. all after the word s'guardian''
in line z. Disagreed to-. ,-.f-.'. 4 ..:g
| Mr.. NIXON moved to amend by adding
| the following section: 80, --. 20
SECTION %. The word "freeholder'' in
this act shall be construed to include all
persons for whom, or Tor whose use, the
title to lands lying within the bounds of
any proposed free turnpike is, or may be,
held by trustees, except where lands are
held by trustees, exclusively for purposes
of religious worship, in which cases said
trustees alone shall be deemed freeholders.
| For the benefit of the society of ''Shak-
ers" and similar societies who hold proper
ty in common. Disagreed to-. ,
Mr.. COCHRAN moved to strike out
'three'' in line l, sec. Is, and insert two"
MIR. NORTHwAY moved to amend by
adding at the end of section l the follow
ing words: 6 Provided such road shall be
located and constructed along the shortest
and most practicable route between the
| termini thereof, except in cases where it
shall be made satisfactorily to appear to
the commissioners aforesaid that longer
route can be constructed at less expense
Disagreed to. nm
Mr.. BURBAGE moved to amend by
striking out all that provides for taxing
personal property. .,. II
Mr.. YOUNG demanded the previous
question, which was sustained. -
| The amendment of Mr.. Burbage was dis
| agreed TO. .l
The bill was passe6-yeas So nays ID. +
Mr.. STANTON called up the special or
der, being III. B. No. 365, To create the of
flee of county school superintendent, and
to prescribe his duties, and to, amend GER
tain sections of the school law. 80 2;
A message was received from the, Cover
nor, transmitting a special report from the
Directors of the Ohio Penitentiary on the
subject of letting convict labor. [They an
nounce that they are unable to make con-
| tracts for 235 of the cOnVictS at the mini
mum rate fixed by the law recently passed,
and that number is consequently unem-
ployed. They ask legislative advice and
| action in the premises, and say they will do
the best they can in the meantime. The
Governor concurs in the views expressed
| by the Directors as to the interests of the
State and the institution.
Mr.. PERRILL moved to refer the COM
munication to the committee on the Peni-
| tentiary.
Mr.. COAN moved to refer to the same
committee, with Instructions to report a
bill to authorize the officers of the Peni-
| tentiary to work said convicts on account
of the State of Ohio.
The amendment was discussed at length,
| when
Mr.. STANTON demanded the previous
question, which was sustained.
The motion to refer with instructions
was disagreed to.
The question being on referring to the
committee on Penitentiary,
Mr.. BARRETT moved to refer the COM
munication to the committee of the Whole.
Disagreed to. t
The motion to refer to the committee on
Penitentiary was then, after further de-
date, agreed to.
The House then took recess.
AFTERN DON SESSION.
A call of the House was ordered, when
81 members answered to their names.
The Sergeant-at-arms was dispatched
after absentees. .r .- = r-..--.....
Mr.. DANGLER.' on leave, made a report
on III. B. 800, In relation to State charitable
and correctional institutions, recommend
ing amendments and the passage of the
bill. .ttr>. @ "1 ,'-..-
The amendments were agreed to, and the
bill was made the special order for April
13 at IL o'clock. i =.
Mr.. DANGLER offered for adoption the
following House joint resolution No. 149:
ReSotUed By the General Assembly of the
State of Ohio, That the Superintendent of
the State House be and is hereby author
lied and diEected to place in the State
House, for immediate use, an improved G Is
Light Multiplier, and the patented fluid
necessary for the same. similar to the one
used in the Ohio State Journal Office, in the
city of Columbus, and known as the Boyn-
ton or Burridge Multiplier, at an expense
not to exceed $1,000.
The resolution was laid over till to-mor-
row.
Messrs. Oren, Young, Case, Parks, Per-
rill, Hough, Hibbs, Patton, Alexander,
Gordon, Hill and Nixon appeared within
the bar, when proceedings under the call
were, on motion, dispensed with.
| Messrs. Stanton, Alexander, Young and
Beer seVeralIy spoke IN 1aVOr OF the Dill.
and Messrs. Glover and Hughes spoke
against it. u-r 4a --r
Mr.. Bruff demanded the previous ques-
| tion. D..
On motion of Mr.. STANTON, a call of
the House was ordered, when so members
answered to their names, when proceedings
under the call were dispensed with.
The demand for the previous question
was sustained. ...~
The bill was lost on its passage-yeas IS,
nays SO.
Mr.. FITZGERALD called up the special
order, being H. B. No. 542, by Mr.. Fitz-
| gerald, for the relief of Charles Rule.