Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-18
HOUSE OF REPKESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, April 16, 1867.
EVENING SESSION.

r9T EVENING SESSION. 1a'i -.
The question being on adopting the re-
port of the committee on the Railroad bill
Mr.. GLOVER moved that the House
agree TO Jhe Senate amendments to House
3. amendments Nos. 2 and 9.
A call of the House was ordered, when
So members answered to theiI names.
The Sergeant-at-Arms was dispatched
for absentees.
Mr.. ALEXANDER made report from
the select committee of three, to whom was
referred the resolution in reference to re-
. lieving the Sergeant alarms from respon-
sibiliGy on account of loss of statutes, re-
commenting that the resolution be amend
ed by adding that the Sergeant-at-Arms is
directed to deposit with the Secretary of
State any receipts he may have tor such
statntes; and with this amendment the
committee recommended the adoption of
the resolution. Agreed to.
S. j. r. No. 81, Relative to the distribu-
tion of Gholson & Okey's Digest, was
amended and adopted-yeas 63, nays none.
MIR. HITCHCOCK offered for adoption
the following House Joint Resolution No.
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WHEREAS, The General Assembly, by en-
actment of law at the present session, has
determined on the erection of new luna
tic asylum, and appropriated funds to pro-
ceed with the building of the same, anu in
pursuance of such enactment, trustees have
been appointed to locate and erect such
asylum buildings; therefore,
ResolUed, by the General assembly Of the
State of Ohio, That the trustees of the new
lunatic asylum be instructed, in selecting a
plan for such asylum buildings, to consider
the prOpriety of constructing the same
upon what is known as the Pavilion or
General Hospital plan.
THANKS TO THE sERGEANTs ALARMS.
On motion of Mr.. CLARKE, of Guern-
sey, it was
Resolued, That the thanks of this House
are due to Sergeant alarms Walter w.
Barnett and his assistants, Alexander Nc
Coy, William l.. Phillips Frederick Benk-
ner and o. d. Smith, tor the very efficient
and accommodating manner in which they
have discharged their duty.
On motion of Mr.. ESTILL, it was
Resolued, That the Clerk of the House be
allowed the per diem of one hundred and
twenty days for recording so much of the
House Journal as yet remains to be recorded
said allowance to be audited upon the
certificate of the Speaker of the House.
Senate substitute for FL. B. No. 408, Sup
Elementary to the acts defining the duties
of county commissioners and county re-
corders, and providing for an abstract title
record of real estate, was agreed to-yeas
55, nays 6. " ~
Several members having appeared with
in the bar of the House, .----
On motion, proceedings under the call
were dispensed with.
Senate amendments to House amend
ments Nos. 3 and 8 to the Railroad bill were
disagreed to-yeas 49, nays 27.
Mr.. HILL moved to lay the bill and pend
ing amendments upon the table, which was
disagreed to-yeas 81, nays 43.
The bill and pending amendments were
discussed at length, and then .-.
Mr.. STANTON demanded the previous
question, which was sustained-yeas 80,
nays 81.
The motion to reeede from the House
amendments to the bill was disagreed to-
yeas 39, nays AZ,
The question being on agreeing to the
remainder of the report of the committee,
it was decided in the negative-yeas 80, |
nays SO. .'.-. =