Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-29
The Journal was read and approved.

1ne IOltOWIlS WAS announced as the aC-
tion OF the Senate on the House amend
ments TO the Penitentiary bill f.: The lst was
disagreed to, the 2d. 81, 45h, 9TH and h |
agreed to, and the 7th agreed to with an |
amendment, striking out rs and inserting |
Go cents per day as the minimum rate for !
letting convict labor.
A call of the House was ordered, when |
so members answered to their names.
The following members were absent with |
out leave: Messrs. Ault. Coan, Dangler, |
Encell, Fox, Gallup. Gardner, Greene,
Hoover, Marshall, Martin, McMorran,
Montgomery, Patton, Rosencrans and
Stanton.
The Senate amendment was disagreed to
yeas 23 NAYS 30.
Mr.. HITCHCOCK moved to recede from
the first House amendment to the bill,
which was agreed to-yeas 66, nays 1.
A message was received from the Senate,
announcing the adoption of S. j. r. No. 3,
Relative TO an amendment of the Constitu-
tion. providing. for the extension of the
elective franchise. ts rf 4
Mr.. HITCHCOCK moved that the resolu-
ton be postponed until Tuesday, April 2,
and that it be made the special order for
215 O'Clock p. M. 80 BIAS -iti'l-s..if
AIR. NIXON desired to make motion to
have the resolution referred to a committee
of three of its friends, with authority to re-
port it back to the House whenever in
their judgment it can be passed.
Mr.. WILES spoke in favor of Mr.. NiNon's
propositions, and Messrs. Bruff and Sted-
man opposed it. -
Mr. ALEXANDER moved to strike out
TUESDAY, April q" and insert Wednesday,
April 10; and spoke in support of his mo-
ton. tl-t
The SPEAKER decided the motion not
in order. Ert'
Messrs. Bloom and Thornhill spoke in
favor of Mr.. Alexander's amendment, and
Messrs. Nixon, Sawyer, Fitzgerald Hitch
cock, Northway and Deford against it. e.
Mr.. AleXander's motion was disagreed to
yeas 27, nays 56.
Mr.. WELSH moved to amend by striking
out "TueSday' and inserting Wednesday,
April 8. Disagreed to.
Mr.. Hitchcock's motion to postpone the
resolution until Tuesday, April 2, was then
agreed to-yeas 80, nays 81.
Petitions and remonstrances were pre-
sented as follows aud appropriately refer
red: H r.
By Mr.. JONES, of Allen, from Paulding
county-Again>t the repeal of the act
passed Feb. 81, 1851, To authorize the town
ships of Brown and Augl1ize, in that coun-
ty, to levy tax for building a bridge
across the Auglaize river.
By Mr.. PHILLIPS. of Erie-For the
publication of "Ohio's Record in the Re-
bellion."
By MIR. MASTERS, of Fulton-For law
to exonerate the bondsmen of William
Camp from paying $l,6S6, stolen from him
while township treasurer. sa-
By Mr.. GARDNER, of Fayette-For a
law authorizing general tax on the prop
erty of the county, to keep in repair free
turnpikes. - 4.a-- 3.
By Mr.. WOOD, of Wood, from Sandusky
Ecounty-For a law to secure the better
management of the Western Reserve and
| Maumee State road.
BY Mr.. WOOD. from Wood county-For
law to the same effect apd requiring the
| lessees of said road to PXpend reasonable
portion of the large profits they derive from
tolls for the Improvement of the road. sl
By Mr.. CIST, of HamiltOn-For law to
raise the legal rate of interest, where no
interest is named, to Z or 7.03 per cent, and
to legalize 10per cent. on contract.
| By Mr.. BARREHT, OF Highland-Re-
mOnstrance against the sale of Intoxicating
liquors. -tH0
By Mr.. JONES' of Allen-FOr law re-
qniring the consent of Il majority of the
property owners on street before it can be
graded or improved. Tsaz
The House then took a recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion of Mr.. ESTILL, H. B. No.
26l was taken up and placed on the calen-
Mr.. MYERS asked and obtained leave
to record his vote on H. B. No. 424, and
voted aye.
SECOND READINGS.
Seven bills were read the second time,
and appropriately referred.
THIRD READINGS.
S. B. No. 412, by Mr.. BATEMAN-Sup-
Elementary to ian act to regulate the sale
of real estate by religious societies." passed
March "a, 1860, was read the third time and
passed-yeas 67, nays none.
Mr.. JOHNSON made report from the
committee on Revision.
III. B. 139, by Mr.. HEADLEY-To abol-
| ish the Office of lntirmary Director, and to
| provide that county commissioners perform
their duties, was read the third time and
laid on the table.
H. B. 261, by Mr.. ESTILL-To elevate the
standard OF medical education, was read the
third time.
Mr.. FITZGERALD moved to amend sec-
tion 1 by striking out the words Ito bt
taken from the members of the Ohio State
Medic cal Society" and insert in lieu there
of, ''three of whom shall be graduates o.
some allopathic college, three OF any eclec-
tic college, and three of any homeopathic
| college,"
Mr.. ESTILL demanded division of the
| question, and the motion to strike out was
megatived.
Mr.. YOUNG moved to strike out of Sec
| tion the following words THAT he is q
graduate of some respectable school Oi
medicine, and is of good moral character
| Agreed to.
The bill was lost-yeas IL, nays 5S.
5. B. No. 152 by Mr.. HALL-To amend
section l of an act entitled IAN act fixing
the rate of interest" passed January II
1924, was read the third time, and post
poned until March 20.
Mr.. SAWYER moved that the Sergeant
| alarms be dispatched for all members OF
the House who are absent without leave.
After some discussion, participated in by
Messrs. Alexander, ThOrnhill, Sawyer and
| others,
The resolution was disagreed to.
Mr.. HOWARD called up the special or.
der, being ..t
ii. B. No. 4IO, by Mr.. HOWARD-To
amend section 313 of an act entitled "ar
act to establish code of civil procedure -
passed March IL, 1858.
The substitute was agreed to, and the bill
ordered to third reading March 30.
S. B. No. 237. by Mr.. SAVAGE-To eX.
empt from execution or other process GER
| tain property of railroads therein named,
was read the third time.
Mr.. NIXON moved to prefix an enacting
clause, which was agreed to.
The bill was referred to the committee on
| Railroads.
S.B. No. 323, by Mr.. LTNN-To author.
ize the Board of Public Works to purchase
so much of the Upper or National RoaC
bridge at GAINESVILLE as is situated on the
line of said National road, was read the
third time.
Mr.. WILES spoke at length in favor of
the bill. r.
Mr.. PATTON replied to Mr.. Wiles, and
opposed the passage of the bill.
| Mr.. GLOVER also opposed the bill, and
Mr.. BRUFF and others spoke tor it.
A call of the House was ordered, and 81
members answered to their names.
The following membees were absent
without leave: Messrs. Ault, Davey, En-.
cell. Fitzgerald, Fox. Greene, Heller, Mar.
shall, Martin, McMorran, Montgomery
| Putnam. Stanton. Swain and Tdfel.