Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-01-12
The Ohio Legislature.
FRIDAY, January II, 1867.
SENATE.
MORNING SESSION. .


honing county, praying for pension OF
500 from the State of Ohio to each Ohio
soldier disabled in the recent war, who has
not taken any benefits from the Soldiers
Home. Referred to the committee on Mil
itary Affairs.
Mr.. SADLER presented petition sign
ed by citizens of Erie county praying for
pension as above, which was referred to
the same committee.
Mr.. HALL presented the memorial OF
Frank j. Scott and twenty-seven other cit
izens of Toledo, Lucas county, asking the
passage of law authorizing cities of the
first and second class to contract rate OF
interest as high as 10 per cent, and right
to waive the appraisement law on bond or
mortgage. Referred TO committee on FL
nance.
Senate bill No. 2l5, To increase the sala-
ry of the Judges of Common Pleas Courts,
and to repeal a certain act therein named,
was read the third time.
Mr.. BROWN moved to refer the bill to a
select committee OF one, with instruction
to amend as follows:
Strike out in the fourth line the word
'three" and insert 'four."
Also add In the first section the follow
ing:
And provided further, That If any judge
whose salary is hereby fixed, shall receive
and use during his term of office any pass
from any railroad company or other COM
mon carrier, by which lie is enabled to
travel In the discharge of his duties as such
Judge for less than the ordinary fare, he
shall by so doing forfeit his salary afore-
said, and be forever barred from collecting
the same.
On motion of Mr.. BERRY, SO much as
provides for an addition to the first section
was struck out.
MIR. BRADBURY moved to amend the
instructions by striking out the remainder
thereof, and inserting the following: After
the word ''thousand" in the 4th line insert
.fUe hundred, which was agreed to-yeas Is,
nays Is.
The question then being on agreeing to
refer said bill to select committee of one
with instructions, the yeas and nays were
demanded and resulted-yeas 20. nays 13.
SO the motion was agreed to. Mr.. Brown
committee.
Mr.. BROWN submitted the following
report:
The select committee of one, to whom
tions to amend by striking out the word
three thousand and insert thirty-fve hun
dred, report it back amended as instruct
ed; and the question being ''shall the bill
pass" the yeas and nays were ordered, and
resulted-yeas q, nays IL.
Mr.. BROOKS moved to amend the title
as follows: "a bill to fix the salaries of
certain State officers, and to repeal a GER
tain acc therein named" Agreed to.
Mr.. BROOKS, on leave, introduced Sen
ate bill No. 224, To abolish the Bureau of
Soldiers Claims, and the office OF Military
Claim Agent.
Mr.. GOLDEN, select committee of one,
to whom was refereed S. Il. No. 2lS, To
change the subdivision of the Seventh Ju-
dicial District and to prescribe the time for
holding the Courts of Common Pleas and
the District Court therein for the year 1867.
recommended that the same be amended
by striking out all of the first section after
the enacting clause. Also, by changing
section 2 to section !, and section to 2;
which was agreed to.
The constitutional rule was suspended,
on motion of Mr.. Golden, and the bill
was engrossed and read the third time and
passed.
The title was amended on motion of
Mr.. Knowles, and agreed to.
s. B. No. 225, To amend an act passed
March 16, 1865, entitled ian act supple
mentary TO an act to provide for the or
ganization of cities and incorporated viii
lagos, passed May 8, 1852, was read the first
time.
The following bills were introduced aud
read the first time:
s. B.No. 226, BY Mr.. .SAVAGE-To amend
lection twelve OF an act entitled ian act
relating to wills, and the repeal of former
lcts relating thereto, passed May 3, 1852
S. B. No. 227, By Mr.. GOLDEN-To
.hange the subdivision of the Seventh Ju-
1icial District of the State of Ohio.
s. B. No. 22S, By Mr.. BERRY-To re-
peal an act supplementary to an act enti- |
He'd ian act to prevent nuisances, passed
February g 1881.
Mr.. TIBBALS, from the committee to
whom was referred senate bill No. 1l6, re-
lating to roads and highways, reported
several amendments, which were agreed
10, and. on motion of Mr.. Tibbals, said bill
was ordered TO be engrossed and read the
third time.
On motion of Mr.. BURT, the Senate took
, recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was principally
occupied in discussing Mr.. Tibbals' road
bill. 1t finally came to a vote, and T, suited
In the same disastrous manner as last year
yeas Is, nays II.
A large number of messages were re-
ceived from the House, when
On motion of Mr.. HURD, L. /. Rice,
Esq, Of Lorain county, was unanimously
elected Reporter of the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. D0WDNEY, thesSen-
Dtc adjourned until tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock.