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

ing $400 to r. A. Manchester, advanced to
clear his township from the draft
The bill gave rise to discussion. Messrs.
Bruff, Bloom and Fitzgerald favored it, and
Messrs. Hanson, Barrett, McMoran and
Glover opposed it.
Pending discussion, the House, on mo-
ton, took a recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The discussion of the bill was resumed,
and continued for some time, when
Mr.. BOYNTON demanded the previous
question, which was sustained.
The bill was put upon its passage, and
lost-yeas 40. nays 80. -9I
Mr.. BOYNTON moved that the vote by
which the House refused to pass the bill be
reconsidered. Agreed to, and the bill was
laid on the table.
Upon leave, under suspension of the
constitutional rule, the. following bill was
introduced and read the first time:
III. B. No. 557, by Mr.. PIATT-Supple-
mentary and amendatory of an act entitled
an act authorizing the appointment of me-
tropolitan police commissioners in cities of
the first class, with population of less
than one hundred thousand Inhabitants at
the last Federal census, passed April 5,
1866
On motion of Mr.. PIATT. the constitu-
tional rule was dispensed with, and the bill
was read the second time.
Mr.. PIATT moved to refer the bill to q
select committee of one.
Mr.. STANTON moved to refer said bill
to the committee on Municipal Corpora
tions.
Mr.. KERR moved to postpone the
further consideration of the bill until the
3lSt day of December, 1867. Disagreed to.
The question was taken on referring the
bill to the committee on Municipal Cor
porations, and it was disagreed to-yeas 36,
nays A. -...
YEAs-Messrs. Alexander. Barrett, Boyn-
ton, Bronson, Bruff, Bupce, Burbage, Chase,
Cist, Clark of Guernsey, Clark of Harrison,
Coan, Cochran, Dangler, Encell, Fox,
Furnas, Gallup, Hanson, Hare, Hitchcock,
Howard, Kerr, Kibbee, Masters, Myers,
Nixon, Patton, Phillips, Schneider. Stan
ton, Tafel, Trip, Wiles, Williams, Wood
SO.
NAYs-Messrs. Ault, Banning, Beer,
Bloom, Branch, Cusac, Davey, Deford Dem
man.. Erskine, Fitch, Gardner, CASTOR,
Glover, Gordon, Green, Headley, Heller,
Hibbs, Hill, Hough, Houston, Hughes,
Jones, Kagy, Kramer, Larwill, Lybrook,
Marshall, McMarrell, McMorran, Oren,
Parks, Perrill, Pennisten, Piatt, Putnam;
Reed, Rosencrans, Rutter, Thornhill,
Welsh, Worth-44.
Gus question, which was not sustained.
The question required on referring the
bill to the committee on Judiciary, and it
was agreed tO-yeas Al, nays 80.
Mr.. COCHRAN, from the committee on
Enrolment, reported correctly enrolled II.
B. No. 341, which was signed by the Speaker
pro tenn. .r,.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr..
Swain on account of sickness in his family.
Upon leave, the following bill was intro
duced and read the first time. ~,
No. sos, by Mr.. HANSON-To authorize
the town council of Mt. Sterling, Madison
county, to dispose of certain real estate.
On motion of Mr.. HANSON, the bill was
read second time, under suspension of
the rules, and referred to the committee on
Municipal Corporations. 80 ~ .. .....
H. B. No. 36l, by Mr.. DANGLER-To
authorize railroad companies to issue pre-
ferred stock. was read the third time.
Mr.. NIXON moved to amend by adding
Immediately after section l, the following
section: . .. 49, .-
SEC. 2. That any railroad company, Gre
ated by special or general law, having out
standing bonds which by the terms thereof
are convertible into the capital stock of
such company, and the capital stock OF such
company has been exhausted, the board of
directors of such company may increase
the capital stock sufficient in amount to
convert such bonds into capital stock at par;
Provided that certificate of such increase
shall be filed in the office of the Secretary
of State,
Also, make original section 2, section 8.
The amendments were agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. ,DANGLER, the fur
ther consideration of the bill was postponed
until Tuesday, Feb. 26, at ~ O'Clock p. M.
Mr.. PUTNAM offered for adoption the
following resolution:
Resolued, That when this House takes a
recess tomorrow (Friday) it be until 10
O'Clock on the succeeding day. EThe object
of the resolution was explained by its au-
thor to be to allow the members of the
House to accept the invitation of the Sol
diers' Monumental Association of Licking
county to a festival at Newark on Friday
evening.l
Mr.. BOYNTON moved to amend by
striking out 10 O'clock OH the succeeding
day" and inserting " 211a o'clock on the fol-
towing Tuesday"
Mr.. HUGHES gave notice of his inten-
tion to discuss the resolution, and 1t was
tabled.
Mr.. PUTNAM moved to suspend the
rules to allow discussion on the resolu-
ton now, which motion was lost-yeas 40,
nays 80.
Mr.. .THORNHILL moved that the House
proceed to the special order, which was dis
agreed to.
Upon leave, two bills were introduced
and, under suspension of the rules, were
read the first time.
After Intellectual motions to adjourn to z
O'Clock this evening and 10 O'Clock to-mor-
row, the House finally took recess until
91S O'Clock to- morrow.