Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-05

On motion of Mr.. BATEMAN, S. B. 341,
To amend the several acts in relation to
statistics, passed April IL, 1857, April II,
1898, and May l, 1862, was taken from the
table.
The question was on the passage of the
bill, and the vote thereon stood-yeas %,
nays 6.
So the bill was passed. The bill requires
the commissioner to collect statistics of
gas, water works, mining, &C.; gives him
authority to call upon all officers for infor-
nation, and raises his salary from 81, 900 to
$1.500.] A
The Senate then adjourned. ey +,
HOUSE OF REPS nESENTATIvES.
MORNING SESSION.
Prayer by Hon. Mr.. Welsh. -
sMessrs. Henricks, Sorber and Swain
asked and obtained leave to record their
votes on S. j. r. No. [Suffrage Amend
Mr.. PIATT made the same request, and
voted aye.
Several leaves of absence were granted
Petitions and remonstTances were pre-
sented as follows, and appropriately re-
ferred ~ 'r- t.-...r.-- -.iI ;., =
: By Mr.. AULT, of Wayne-For law to
enable the town of Marshallville, in that
county, to levy tax to build school
house. ... a~t.;i,,
BY Mr.. MYERS. of Darke-For a law to
authorize the transfer of a surplus bounty
fund of Harrison township, in that county,
for the erection of high school building.
By Mr.. HILL, of Defiance-For the pub
LEGATION of "Ohio's Record in the Rebel
lion." ....e s....ti
SECOND READINGS. st
Fifteen bills were read the second time
and appropriately referred.
MIR. JONES made report from the COM
mittee on Revision.
Mr.. KIBBEE moved to take from the
table III. B. No. 365. ' i.,..i.@ =
On motion of Mr.. STANTON, call of
the House was ordered, when seventy EIGHT
members answered to their names.
The following members were absent with
out leave: Messrs. Dangler, Estill (sick),
Fitch, Gordon, Hibbs, Hoover, johnson,
Kesser. Lawrence Montgomery, Nixon.
NoIthway, Putnam, Rutter, Shipley, Wiles,
Welsh and Young. -
The Sergeant at-Arms was dispatched
after absentees. .''- a-7A. .'f E
Messrs. Wiles, Shipley, Dangler, Nixon,
Young and Welsh appeared within the bar
Mr.. HUGHES moved that proceedings
under the call be dispensed with. Dis
agreed to. ~-t
Messrs. Read and Hibbs appeared within
the bar, when
Proceedings under the call were dis
penSed with. ~ s.-.a.--NI
Mr.. GLOVER moved that the House 90
into committee of the Whole on the order
of the day, being the General Appropria-
tion bill. Agreed to-yeas AZ, nays 40.
After some time spent therein, the COM
mittee rose, reported back the bill, and
asked leave to sit again. Agreed to.
The House then took a recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The question being on the motion of Mr.!
Stanton to take up the school commits
sioner bill, it was discovered that there was
no quorum voting, when
A call of the House was ordered, and 80
members answered to their names.
The following members were absent
without leave: Messrs. Branch, Chase, Cist,
Cochran, Davenport (sick), Davey, Deford,
Denman, Dresbach, Encell, Erskine, Estell
(sick), Fitch. Fox, Furnas, Castor, Gordon,
Headley, Heller, Hibbs, Hoover, Montgom-
cry, Oren. Patton, Pennisten, Piatt, Put
nam, Rhodes, Rosencrans, Rutter, Sawyer,
Stanton, Swain, Tafel, Wood and Speaker
(sick). -...
Proceedings under the call were then dis
pensed with.
Mr.. DANGLER made report from the
committee on Insurance, to which was re-
ferred S. B. No. 303, For the incorporation
and regulation OF life insurance companies,
recommending its passage with amend
ments. - f.
The amendments were agreed to, and the
bill was ordered to third reading Wednes-
day next.
Mr.. COCHRAN made report from the
select cOmmitte to which was referred H.
b. No. 555, To authorize the commissioners
of Hamilton, Warren and Clermont coun-
Ties to build free bridge across the Little
Miami river at .Loveland, recommending
its passage.
The bill was ordered to third reading
April 5.
Mr.. MYERS made a report from the
committee on Roads and Highways, to
which was referred S. B. 37S, To repeal the
third section of the act authorizing county
commissioners to levy tax for road pur-
poses, passed April 5, 1866, recommending
its passage.
The bill was ordered to a third reading
April 5.
On motion of Mr.. GLOVER, the House
went into committee of the Whole upon
the order of the day-Mr. Schneider in the
chair-and the General Appropriation bill
was again taken up. After some time spent
therein, the committee rose and reported
the bill back to the House. The bill was
then referred to the committee on Finance.
On motion of Mr.. HILL, the vote by
which the House refused to pass H. B. No.
4S5, was reconsidered. and the bill tabled.
On motion of Mr.. KRAMER, the vote by
which the House passed III. B. No. 449, was
reconsidered.
Mr.. KRAMER offered the following
amendment to the bill /: Strike out of line
A, section l, the word "two," and insert
"ten." -n
The amendment was agreed to, and the
bill was then tabled.
The following bills were introduced and
read the first time:
H. B. No. $50, by Mr.. PENNISTEN-
Providing for the relief of the destitute of
the South. [Appropriates 100000 to the
relief of the destitute aohites of the rebel
States.
H. B. No. 566, by Mr.. Mr.PATTON-To cede
portions of the national road to cities of the
first and second class.
On motion of Mr.. FOLLETT, H. B. No.
564, was taken from the table.
The House then took a recess until half
past seven o'clock this evening.