Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-02-22
The Ohio Legislature.
SENATE.

| THURSDAY, Feb. 21, 1867.
| MORNING SESSION.
Prayer by Rev. A. G. Byers.
Journal of yesterday read and approved.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
By Mr.. BURT-A petition of j. G. Fish
er and Al other citizens of Coshocton county,
that the Agricultural College fund may be
| concentrated in and upon single institu-
| tion. Referred to committee on Agri-
| cultur. se-- e.
BY Mr.. GODFREY-Memorial of r. M.
Badeau, of Lima, Allen county, asking that
| the law of last session be so amended as to
require the consent of two-thirds OF the
| property-holders on street, before the
council shall be authorized to improve the
street, by the special tax provided for in
| said law. Referred to the committee on
Municipal Corporations.
By Mr.. WILSCN-Petftion of James
Jones and other citizens of Pike county, for
law to increase the fees of county sur
veyors to six dollars per day while actually
employed in the field. Referred to the
committee on Fees and Salaries.
By Mr.. SADLER-Of James w. Wilson
and other citizens of Sandusky county, in
| favor of applying the Agricultural fund to
the sustaining, ofone institution. Referred
to standing committee on Agriculture.
By Mr.. HALL-0f S. W. Freeman. and
| 20 other citizens of Toledo, for law au-
thorizing a vote of the people on the ex-
| pediency of purchasing the bridge over the
Maumee river in that city, and converting
the same into free bridge. Committee on
Municipal Corporations.
By Mr.. WARNER-Memorial of A.
Bates, amos Utley and 72 other citizens of
| Delaware and Tuscarawas counties, for the
concentration of the Agricultural College
fund in a single new institution. Commit
tee on Agriculture.
BY Mr.. WARNER-Memorial of the Off
GERS of the Agricultural Societies and 9TH
er citizens of Erie, Lorain and Harrison
counties, on the same subject. Same refer
ence.
| By Mr.. BURT-Of John Reed and As
| other citizens of CoShocton, for authority
| to build.a bridge over the Walhonding riv-
er at or near Fry's ford, in said county
Laid on the table.
By Mr.. TIBBALS-Of Charles Brown
and 81 other citizens of Summit county, for
law prohibiting law partners of prose
cutting attorneys from defending persons
charged with criminal offenses. Referred
to the Judiciary committee.
By Mr.. WARNER-Memorial of the
county officers, the officers of the Agricul-
tural Society and other citizens of Hardin
county, for the concentration of the Agri-
cultural College fund upon single col
lege. Referred to the committee on Agri-
culture.
Eleven Senate bills were read a second
time.
BILLS READ THE THIRD TIME.
s. B. 1886. Relating to certain orphan
aSylumns therein named. Passed-yeas %,
nays none. Enables colOred orphan as
ylumn in Cincinnati to sell its real estate.
5. b. 202, To establish the Superior Court
of Franklin county.
The bill was advocated by its author Mr..
Walling. Messrs. Sadler and Brown ex-
pressed their preference for allowing an
additional Common Pleas judge instead OF
establishing Superior Court.
A call of the Senate was ordered, and 26
Senators answered to their names, as fol-
lows: 'e>5S ,i-. tAa
Messrs. Bateman, Brooks, Brown, Burt
Carlin, Coombs, Dowdney, Godfrey, Hall,
Harris, Hayden, Hurd, Jones, Justice, Kel-
logg, Knowles, Linn, Sadler, Savage, lib
balls, Walker, Walling, Warner, West, Will
son, Willett-26. 49,
Absent without leave-none.
The vote on the passage of the bill was
taken, and resulted as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Bateman, Brooks, Burt,
Carlin, Coombs, Dowdney, Godfrey, Hall,
Harris, Hayden, Hurd, Justice, Kellogg,
Knowles, Linn, Savage, Tibbals, Walker,
Walling, Warner, West, Wilson, Willett
-23.
NAYs-Messrs. Brown, Jones, Sadler-3.
Two-thirds of the whole number of Scna-
tors (25) being required to pass the bill, it
was declared lost.
Mr.. WILSON moved reconsideration of
the vote by which the bill was lost.
The motion was laid on the table.
I'll. B. 339, To amend section 8 of an act to
regulate the fees of the clerks of the court
of common pleas, passed April 13, 1860, was
none. Requires clerks to make report of
delinquent tees to county commissioners,
on whose certificate they shall be paid.]
NOTICES OF NEW BILLS.
By Mr.JUSTICE-Of bill defining the
jurisdiction of the probate court of Holmes
county, in criminal cases.
BILLS INTRODUCED AMI READ FIRST TIME.
By Mr.. BATEMAN-To amend the sew
eral acts in relation to statistics, passed
April II, 1857, April II, 1858, and May 1,
1862. increases salary OF Commissioner
of Statistics to $1,000, and provides for ad-
ditiOnal statistics.
By Mr.. SAVAGE-To authorize the
commissioners of Guernsey county to levy
at the west end of Steuben street, at the in
corporated village of Cambridge.
By Mr.. SAVAGE-To amend section II
of an act relating to wills, and the repeal
of former acts relating thereto, passed May
3, 1852. Provides that two witnesses shall
be sufficient to establish the validity of a
will, although more may be subscribed
to it,
By Mr.. WALKER-To amend section "a
of an act to preserve the purity of cleo
tions, passed March 20, 1941. Amends the
act by more specific requirements as to the
duty of receiving the vote of an elector.
and Furnishes refusal to receive the vote OF
an elector with both fine and imprison-
ment. e.F
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
By Mr.. SADLER. from the Judiciary
committee, recommending a substitute to
S. B. No. 294, To improve the practice in
criminal cases. The substitute was agreed
to, and the bill read a third time and
passed-yeas "A, nays none. The title was
amended to "A bill to amend section of
the act to allow writs of error in criminal
cases." [Allows defendants to take excep-
tions on overruling motion for new trial.
Mr.. HALL, from the committee on Mu-
nicipal Corporations, reported in favor of