Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-02-07
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. n
"sl MORNING SESSION. a
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Richards.
PETITIONS PRESENTED. 4.
BY Mr.. WILES--From the commission
ers of Muskingum county, for law to au-
thorize them to purchase the lower or Put
nam Toll Bridge, and also the northwest
wing of the upper bridge at GAINESVILLE.
Referred to a select committee of two
Messrs. Shipley and Wiles.
The Metropolitan Police bill was taken
up g1'ly.-t afi ITO 20 l1g .iltH.
Mr.. GLOVER moved to amend by in
sering after the words "first class" where
they first occur, the following: shaving q
population less than one hundred thou
sand.p [Strikes out Cincinnati from the
operations Of the bill
Mr.. GLOVER spoke in support of his
amendment. lu. f.grrI ..,...u|
Mr.. PIATT opposed it. 81
\ Mr.. PUTNAM moved to suspend the rule
of the House for the purpose of offering a
substitute for the bill. The substitute
provides for the extension of the metropol-
tan system to the cities of the State only
upon application OF majority OF the citi-
/ zens thereof at an election, i,.lo .....
b. /
amendment, and Messrs. Lockwood, Dang
ler, Bruff and Schneider In opposition to it.,
Mr.. Marshall spoke for it. -sL l.-
The motion to suspend the rules for the
purpose Of allowing the substitute of Mr..
Putnam to be offered was disagreed to
yeas 20, nays 80.
The bill was debated at length--Messrs.
Gardner, Dangler, Rhodes aud Glover adj
vocating it, and Messrs. Nixon aud Young
opposing it.
Pending discussion on the bill, the House,
on motion, took recess. .r.. ..
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The consideration of the Metropolitan
Police bill was resumed. oil .H.-
| The question being on agreeing to the
amendment Of Mr.. Glover, it was lost
yeas 81, nays So. lf...rr ..
Mr.. NIXON moved to indefinitely post
pone the bill, which was disagreed to-yeas
45, nays 46, as follows: r...
| YEAs-Messrs. Ault, Bloom, Bunce, Cist,
| Cochran, Cusac, Denman, Dresbach, Frs
kiue, Estill, Fitch, FOllett, Gallup, CASTOR,
Glover, Gordon, Headley, Heller, Henricks,
Hibbs, Howard, Hughes. Jones, Kerr, Kess-
Ter, LeFever, Marshall, Martin, McMarrell,
Nixon, Parks, Perrill, Pennisten, Putnam,
Rosencrans, Rutter, Schneider, Shipey,
Sorber, Taiel, Thornhill, Tripp, Wiles,
Worth, Young-45. ~. ~.
NAYs-Messrs. Alexander, Banning, Bar
rett BOyntOn, Bronson, Bruff, Chase, Clark
of Guernsey, Clark of Harrison, Coan, Cur
tis, Dangler, Davenport, Davey, Deford,
Eneell, Fox, Furnas, Gardner, Green, Han
son, Hare, Hastings. Hitchcock, Hough,
Houston, johnson, Kibbee, Kramer, Law
renee, Lockwood, LybrOok, Masters, Nc
Moran, Myers, Northway, Oren, Patton,
Phillips, Piatt, Rhodes, Stanton, Stedman,
Welsh, Williams, and Wood-46. ,.... r.
II Mr.. CHASE moved that the vote by
which the substitute was agreed to be re-
considered, which was agreed to-yeas 50,
nays 81. -Ia.,......'
Mr.. BLOOM offered the following amend
ment: ag -r -aa...
That sections two and three of the above
reeited act, which is hereby extended in its
operations to the cities described in the first |
section of this act, beso amended as to read
as follows: sF- 10
SEC. 2. On the first Monday of May in |
each year, 1t shall be the duty of the coun-
Gil of any such city to appoint from the |
qualified electors in such of said cities
four free-holders, who, together with |
the mayor, e1 o1iciO, shall be the chief Off |
GERS of the city police, one of which COM
missioners so appointed shall hold Office for |
the term of two years, and which shall ex-
pire on the first day of May, 1869; ane of |
which commissioners SO appointed shall |
hold Office for the term of four years, and |
which shall expire the first day OF May, |
1871. one of which commissio .ers so APP |
pointed shall hold Office for the term of six |
years, and shall expire on the first day of /
May, 1873; one of which commissioners so |
appointed shall hold office for the term of |
eight years, and shall expire on the first
day of May,ylS75. rGe f.lf trry4
! SIC. 3. The term of Office of each of said |
commissioners of city police, after the re-
spective termination Of the terms aforesaid, |
shall be eight years, and the city council |
shall appoint, from the qualified electors |
and freehOlders of said city, u successor to
the person whose term shall be about to ex-
plre as such commissioner. Any vacancy
caused by the death, removal, or resigna-
tion of any comm issioner in said board,
shall be filled for the unexpired term by the |
council as aforesaid.
SEC. 4. That sections 2 and of the
aforesaid act beand the same are hereby re-
pealed. ..e aft la sro.at. l-T |
The amendment was disagreed to--yeas
%, nays55 ma. 14r~.f ..f.II ,,rar.FI.s
Mr,YOUNG demanded the previous
question, which was sustained. 4
The question then recurred on the sub
stitute (Mr, Piatt's), which was agreed to
yeas Al, nays Al, as follows: r.-f.r, "a
YRAs--Messrs. Ault, Banning, Bloom,
Bruf, Cusac, Denman, Dresbach, Erskine,J
Estill, Fitch, Follett, Garduer, CASTOR,
Gordon. Green, Headley, Heller, Henricks,
Hibbs, Hitchcock, Hough, Houston, Hughes
Jones, IeFever, Marshall, NJ McMarreH,
Northway, Qren,i Parks, Patton, Perrill,
Pennisten, Piatt, Putnam, Rhodes, Rosen-
Grams, Rutter, Shipley, Sorber, Stedman,
Thornhill Welsh, Wiles, Williams, Worth, |
ygl si8i IN e-seBs ii h
NAYs-Messrs.A Alexander, Barrett, Bron-
son, Bunce, Chase, Cist, Clark Of Guernsey,
Clark of Harrison, COan, Cochran, Curtis,
Dangler, Davenport, DaYey, Deford, Fox,
Furnas, Gallup, Glover, Hanson, Hare,
Hastings, johnson, Kerr, Kessler, Kibbee,
Kramer, Lawrence, Martin, Masters, Nc
Morran, Myers, Nixon, Patton, Phillips,
Stanton, Tripp, YOung--1.
The main question was then put, and the
bill was lost--yeas 43. nays 47-as follows
YKAs--Messrs. Alexander. Banning.
Boynton, Bronson, Bruf; Chase, Clark of
Guernsey, Clark of Harrison, Coan, Curtis,
Dangler, Davenport, Davey, DefOrd, Fox,
Furnas, Gardner, Green, Hare, Hastings
Hitchcock, Hough. Houston, Howard,
johnson, Kibbee, Kramer, Lockwood, Ly-
brook, Masters, McMorran, Northway,1
Oren, Patton, Piatt, Rhodes, Shipley, Sted--
man, Welsh, Wiles, Williams, Wood and
Speaker--43. lt. ,1f4iclS 3 .srsmlna 4
NAYs-Messrs. Ault, Barrett, Bloom,
Bunce, Cist,. Cochran, Ctsac, .Denmap,
Dresbach. Erskine, Estill, Fitch, Follett, |
Gallup, CASTOR, Clover Gordons Hanson,]