Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-20
The Ohio Legislature.
TUESDAY, March 19, 1867.
SEN ATE I
MORNING SESSION.

approved.
Mr.. BROOKS, from joint committees on
Insurance and Corporations other than
Municipal on leave, reported amendments
being substitute to S. B. Co. Rslating to
the establishment of an Insurance Bureau.
1 The substitute was agreed to. and the bill
was postponed and made a special order. for
this afternoon at a O'Clock. a8s 8.si
| The special order for 10 o'clock this day
is. B. 334, To regulate railroads-was TAX
The .auaendments to the; bill lre reported by
the Joint and special Railroad committees,
being those adopted in committee of the
Whole, with some exceptions, and also
some additions, having been read,
| Mr.. KELLOGG moved an additional
amendment, providing that no free passes
shall be issued to or used by any State or
county officer, member of the Legislature
| or Judge of court, nor shall any such Off
Ger be carried on any railroad for less than
| the customary fare of passengers, &c.
| Mr.. COOMBS moved to amend the amend
ment, so as to apply the restriction to ed
itors and employees of ,Dewspapers.. =, -
| MIR. TIBBALSs opposed the amendment
to the amendment. on the ground that the
prohibition should only extend to officials
who NAV be subject to be Influenced in
their official action by the favor extended
| TO them.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Coombs
| was agreed to.
Mr.. KELLOGG sustained his amend
ment.
Mr.. COLE was willing to try the expert
| ment, although he had seen none of the
evil effects spokel of by other Senator's, as
Resulting from the bestowment and use OF
passes.
| Mr.. BROWN was opposed to the amend
| ment in the place where it was proposed to
| insert it, although in favCr of and always
advocating the principle OF it. He should
feel constrained to vote for it even here.
The amendment was disagreed to-yeaS
| 8, nays 16, as follows:
| YEAs-Messrs. Brooks, Brown, Griswold,
Hurd, Kellogg: Martin, Mcfarland, Sad)er
and Tibbals-9.
| NAYs-Messrs. Bateman, Bradbury, Burt,
Carlin, Cole, .Coombs, Godfrey, Golden,
Harris, Jones, Linn. Savage, Warner, West,
! Williamson and Willett-16.
! Mr.. WARNER moved an amendment to
| the effect of prohibiting discrimination
against local freig. to the extent of more
than 20 per cent. over the prices of through
| freight; which was agreed to.
| Mr.. KELLOGG moved to amend so as to
require all passenger trains to stop at all
stations in villages containing $500 or more
| inhabitants, a sufficient time tor passengers
to enter and leave the cars; which was
| disagreed to.
Mr.. KELLOGG moved an amendment
repeating an old act rendered superfluous
| by this bill which was agreed to.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed
and read third time now; and
| The Senate then took recess.
r ssk AFTERNOON SESSION. y
| On motion OF Mr.. BATEMAN, the vote
! by which the Senate ordered S. B. 334, To
regulate railroads, to be engroSsed and read
third time now, was reconsidered.
Mr.. MARTIN moved to reconsider the
| vote on the adoption of the amendment Of
20 ina -.
against local freight to the extent of more
than 20 per cent. over the prices of through
freight.
The reconsideration was advocated by
Messrs. Bateman and Hall, aud opposed by
Mr.. Warner; and it was not agreed to.
The bill was then ordered to be engross-
ed and read third time now. 49, -
The bill was read third time.
Mr.. MCFARLAND spoke in opposition
to the bill. doubling the policy of the class
of legislation embraced in it.
The bill was then passed-yeas 20, nays
8, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Bateman, Bradbury.
den, Griswold, Hall, Harri', Jones, Kel-
logg. Martin, Sadler. Tlbbals, Walker,
Warner, West, WilliamsOn-20.
.NAYs-Messrs. Brooks, Godfrey, Hay
den, Hurd, Justice, Linn, Mcfarland, Will
let's.
Mr.. WARNER, from the committee OF
conference on S. B. 1913, To regulate anC
govern the Ohio Penitentiary, reported
that the committee were unable to agree.
and asked to be discharged which wa,
agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. WARNER, the vot
by which the Senate agreed to two amend
ments to said bill, was reconsidered, and
the bill was laid on the table. Z54 y
Mr.. SADLER made a report from tht
committee on Enrolment.
House messages were taken up and read
The Senate acceded to the request of the.
House for the return of S. B. 19S, To regu-
late and govern the Ohio Penitentiarv. a.7
The special order for the hour, 5. B. 32l,
To amend the act to abolish the tenth u
dicial district, was taken up. -.---,.- 80. 4-.z
Mr.CARLIN- moved to amend by strik-
ing out so much of the bill as provides for
the appointment ola Judge by the Gov
ernor; which was agreed to.
A call of the Senate was ordered, and %
Senators answered to their names. IL Z SO
Absent without leave, Messrs. Hall and
MAY. haa s'HE'
The vote was then, called on the passage
of the bill, and resulted-yeas 70, nays z,
as follows 4, -.T.... .-s- ~ -.r ~.fs4
YEAs-Messrs. Bateman, Bradbury,
Brooks, Brown, Carlin, Cole, Coombs, Gris-
tin, Mcfarland, ySadler, Tibbals, Walker,
Warner, West, Williamson-20. -. - 4.
NAYs-Messrs. Burt, Godfrey, Hurd, JUS
tice, Linn, Savage, Willett-7. 5rad
There not being the two-thirds in its
favor required by the Constitution, the bill
was lost.
vote by which the bill was lost, and the
motion was laid on the table,
Mr.. KELLOGG, from committee of con-
ference on Fl. B. 430, To authorize the city
council of the city of Lancaster te build a
market house, reported the agreement of
that committee, amending one of the SEN
ate amendments, and both Houses to agree
thereto. 8 The report was agreed to-yeas1
%. nays 1. Mr.. Martin. -5.E. la,-s il
On motion of Mr.. BROOKS, the special
order tor o'clock was taken UPS. B. 65.
To establish an Insurance Department.
The bill was read third time.
A call of the Senate was ordered, and 20
Senators answered to their names. ..- --, i
Absent without leave, Mr.. Golden.
The vote was then taken on the passage
of the bill, and it was passed-yeas "a, nays
5, as follows:
YEAS Messrs. Bateman, Bradbury.
Brooks, Brown, Carlin, Cole, Coombs.
Dowdney. Grswo'd, Hall, Harris, Hayden.
Jones, Kellogg, Linn, Martin. Mcfarland.
| Sadler, Savage, Tibbals, Walker, Warner.
West, Williamson-A. sa1
NAYS -Messrs. Burt, Godfrey, Hurd, JUS
| tice, Willett-5.
The title was amended so as to read, ga
| bill to regulate insurance companies.
Mr.. HALL asked and obtained Il ave 10
record his vote on the passage of S. B. 32l,
and voted "aye.' ~ 1855
| Mr.. DOWDNEY asked and obtained leave
to record his vOte on the passage of S. B.
| 334, and voted "no.'
S. B. 377, Toehange the subdivisions of
the seventh judicial district, was, on motion
of Mr.. BRADBURY, made a special order
for Thursday next at three o'clock 2. NJ.
| Mr.. GRISWOLD asked and obtained
leave of absence indefinitely for Mr.. May