Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-01-31

JURISDICTION with courts OF common pleaS
sbe eonierredveRprabato courts, in certain
cases.
} The Senate then adjourned 9TIIT7
THE Reporter mistook the purpose ot
MIR. Brown, yesterday, IN offering llis
amendment to the bill authorizing school
districts to build their own school houses
His object was to show the absurdity OF
y impropriety of the bill. He opposed The
o bill, but did not seriously advocate His
y amendment, and withdrew it before any
action was TAKEN.
HOUSE OF REPR RESENrATIVES. \
2 MORNING SESSION..
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Goodwin.
Journal OF yesterday read and approved
BILLS 1NTRoDucED AND READ FIRST TIME
II. B. No. 377, by Mr.. MYERS amend
, the act regulating the payment Of costs in
prosecutions for minor @offenses, hpassed
April 16, 1862, and also to amend the act
defining the powers and duties of justices
of the peace and constables in criminal
cases, passed March 27, 1866.
H.. b. No. 37Sa by Mrg 0REN-Supple-
mentary to an act to authorize county conn
missioners to construct roads on the petit
tion of q majority of resident land owners
along the line Of the same, passed April 3,
1866. .'... .'A l,iI1 t.-l.2p .leDa
ii. b, No. $40, by Mr.. COCHRANA-To
regulate the fees Of county surveyors, and
to repeal Section one of an amendmentto to
section 81 of the,act creating the office OF
county surveyor, passed March 3, 1881. !
II. b. No. $780, by Mr.. SAWYER--To
amend the act relating to the jurisdiction
OF justices of the peace in the replevin of
property. '.1 q.
On motion of Mr.. SAWYER, the bill was
laid on the table to be printed. 10
II. b. No. 3Sl, by Mr.. DANGLER-To
encourage free libraries. 3il ~i'
II. b. No. 3S2, by Mr.. B0YNTON-To
a mend the act to provide for the election
and qualification of Clerk of the Supreme
Court of Ohio. '1. ll'} ~ ff'0 e
Mr.. HOWARD, from the committee on
Judiciary, reported that the committee had
had under consideration the resolution in
structing them to inquire into and report
upon the proprety of SO amending the 10Th
section of the Code of Civil Procedure, as
to provide that actions to erldamages
for criminal injuries, including 1areeny,'
shall be brought within four years after
the discovery of the person or persons
guilty of such offense, and recommend the
passage of II. B. 3S4, To amend section 10
OF the act to establish Code of Civil Pro-
cedure, passed March IL, 1853. 1ss' r
Mr.. ERSKlNE, from the committee on
Roads and Highways. to which was refer
red II! B. No. 329, To authorize county
commissioners to appropriate as county
roads unfinished turnpikes and plankroads,
reported the same back, recommending
slight verbal amendment and the passage
of the bill. Dati'1 hra 'G II
The amendment was agreed to, and the
bill set for its third reading tomorrow.
Mr.. B0YNTON, from the committee on
Judiciary, to whom was referred S. b. No.
21l, reported the same back, recommend
ing the passage of substitute therefor.
The substitute was agreed to, aud the bill
set for its third reading tomorrow. .4o
Mr.. HIBBS, from the committee on Re-
vision, made a report. 1 UOijlaF9 Ulf r
Mr.. BLOOM, from the committee on Ju-
dietary, to whom was referred H. b. No.
31S, comforting additional Jurisdiction upon
the Probate Court of Fulton county, re-
ported the same back, recommending an
amendment making the bill apply also to
the counties of Van Vert, Darke and Wy
andot; also the striking out of the second
section; and with these amendments rec
commended the passage of the bill. f.' 'lai
The amendments were agreed to, and the
bill set for its third reading Tomorrow.
Mr.. HOWARD, from the committee on
judiciary, to whom was referred 5. B. No.
2l9, To amend the code of civil procedure,
reported the same back, recommending its
passage. ~ s7l .n' .>.ee
The bill was set for its third reading to-
morrow. 30. 4u tiupi rr son
Mr.. NIXON, from the committee on Ju-
dietary, to which was referred Ii. b. No.
BAL, To authorize the council of Ashland
to borrow money, to issue bonds and levy
a tax for the purchase OF steam fire en-
gine, &c., reported the same back, recon-
mending that the word "seven' in line
four be stricken out and the ewords illegal
raten be inserted in the place thereof.
The amendments were agreed to. s.isuI
On motion of Mr.. NIXON, the bill was
read the third time. di bgA IGibl, gprvrs
The bill was passed-yeas rs, nays 2. u 4
Mr.. B0YNTON from the committee on
to which was referred III. b. No.
339, reported the same back with an amend
ment, recommendingit its passage. rro' /
The amendment was agreed to. .l1 /
t,5r, BILLS INTRODUCED. 4
H.B. No. 1885, by Mr.. BLOOM-To amend
the actd providing for the examination Of
the books Of county auditors and county
treasurers, passed February 8, 1917, was
read the first time. ri Htu .
II. b. No. 1885, by Mr.NIXON-To amend
an act to provide for and regulate street
railroad companies, passed April Is 1851,
was read the first time. t0
H.B. No. 3S7, by Mr.. RHODES au-
thorize the board of education of the Card
ington union school district to borrow
school-house purposes.
Leave of absence for to-day and to-mor-
row was granted to Mr.. Schneider, and in
definite leave to Messrs. Phillips and Estill.
Mr.. NIXON, from the committee on Ju-
dietary, to which was referred the petition
Of citizens of Ashland for law TO enable
that village to purchase a steam fire engine,
asked to be discharged from the further
thereof, bill in response
thereto having been reported. The report |
was agreed to. Ll.u.-. hlt t.t,l...
On motion of Mr., BOYNTON, a resolu-
lion was adopted instructing the committee |
on Agriculture to inquire into the propri-
ETY. of 80 amending the act Tor the encour1
lgement of agriculture (passed Feb. 1871
1859, as to require the county commission
srs to pay from, the county treasures an |
AMOUNT equal to that paid by agricultural |
societies for the purchase and Improvement |
of fair grounds and to report by bill or |
sdt 10 XXI.
{ On, motion Of Mr.. COCHRAN, a resolu- |
lion was adopted, iustructing the COM |
nittee on Agriculture to inquire into the |
Of SO amending the law to re- |
strain from running at large certain ami
mails, as to provide for the erection Of suit