Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-30
The Ohio Legislature.
FRIDAY, March 20, 1867
SEN ATE. y ttl
MORNING SESSION. /.

The Journal of Thursday was read and
approved.
Messages from the House were read.
The President signed a number OF bills
sent up from the House.
The Senate agreed to House amendment
to S. B. 279, TO authorize the incorporation
of elevator rcompanies-yeas %, nays none.
III. j. r. 141, Relative to damages caused
by the overflow of the canals of the State,
was referred to committee on Public Works.
The Senate insisted on its amendment of
the House amendment of the Penitentiary
bill, relative to the minimum price of con-
Vict labor, and ask a committee of confer
ence. Messrs. Martin, Harris and Berry
were appointed on the part OF the Senate.
PETITIONS PRESENTED. ,e.rr
BY Mr.. WEST-Of Charles .Warfel and
nine other citizens of Harrison county,
urging the passage of 5. B. 11S, in relation
to selling liquor contrary to law. Laid on
the table.
| By Mr.. SADLER-Of VIM. L. Cole and
| several other citizens of Ottawa county,
| for an amendment to the law, so that no
| more than two terms of the Common Pleas
| Court in that county be held annually. Re-
| ferred to the committee on the Judiciary.
S. ALI, To amend section % of the act
for the creation, &C., of incorporated COM
panies, was read second time and referred
to the, committee on Municipal Corpora
tions. = by E E
S.B. 3sS For the relief of A. Basset, was
read third time. [The claim is for 5 600
turnpike bond, deposited by the claimant
with the Treasurer of State in 1874, for
which he received a certificate, promising
payment when there should be funds in
the treasury. The certificate was misaid,
but found, and a claim for its payment
made to the Legislature, in 1863 - Il.
The question OF the obligation of the
State to pay the claim now, was discussed
by MeSsrs. Bradbury, Cole, Brown, Bate
man, Willett and others.
Mr. BATEMAN moved the reference of
!; the bill to committee, with instructions tn
amend so as to authorize the claimant to
sue the State in the court of common pleas
of Franklin county, to test his claim. Lost
! I-yeas IL, nays 10. E
| The bill was then lost on the question oi
passage-yeas Is nays 16, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Bradbury, Brooks, Brown
Carlin, Coombs, Dowdney, Hall, Harris,
Jones, Knowles, Linn, Martin, Mcfarland
t Walling, Warner-15.
NAYs-Messrs. Bateman, Berry, Burt
Cole, Doan, Godfrey, Griswold, Hayden
Kellogg, May, Sadlar, Savage, Tibbals
l West, Williamson, Willett-l6.
/ The Senate then took recess. s +s'
r AFTERNOON SESSION.
D Messages from the House were read.
. The Senate agreed to House amendment
to S. B. 33l, To transfer the Military Com
mutation Fund in Hancock county to thC
Infirmary Fund, for the purpose of pur-
chasing land whereon to erect an infirmary
81, nays none.
D The President signed the Metropolitan
Police bill in the presence of the Senate.
S.B. 347, For the relief of Samuel Cor
: don, with House amendment, was referred
: to the committee on Claims. e-.sj"a p
t III. B. 54l. 10 authorize the commission
ers of Portage county. to levy additiona
taxes for bridge purposes, was read thirC
time and passed-yeas 21, nays 2.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND READ FIRST TIME
/ By Mr.. SADLER-A bill to amend sec.
' ton of an act to relieve district courts
} and to give greater efficiency to the judicia
system of the State, passed April IL, 1855