Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-02-27

Rutter, Schneider, Sorber, ,Stedman, Thorn
hill, Williams Worth-5O. -
Mr.. RHODES offered the following sub
stitute for the resolution:
JOINT RESOLUTION
Relative to an amendment of the Consti-
tuition regulating the Elective Franchise. |
Be 1t resolued By the General Assembly of
the State Of Ohio, three-tifths of the MEM |
bers elected to each House concurring |
therein, That it be and is hereby proposed |
to the electors of this State to vote at the
next annual October election upon the ap- |
proval or rejection of the following amend |
ment as substitute for the first section of |
the fifth article of the Constitution of this |
State. towit: Every male citizen of the |
United States. of the age of twenty-one !
years, who shall have been a resident of |
the State one year next preceding the cleo |
ton. and of the county, township, or ward |
in which he resides, such time as may be |
provided by law, shall have the qualifica- |
tions of an elector and be, entitled to vote |
at all elections, excepting such persons as
have participated in rebellion against the |
United States or left their place of resi-
dence to avoid being drafted into, or who
deserted the military service of the United
States. But the Legislature may by a two
thirds vote OF each House remove any such
Mr.. OREN moved to amend the substi-
tute by striking out all after the word
''wit," in line 13, and inserting the follow
ing: - t...--,..., ..r.,..,.. ...-. I'D, g., --,s-
Every male citizen of the United States,
of the age of twenty-one years, who has
never engaged in rebellion against the
same, and who shall have been a resident
of the State one year next preceding the
election, and of the county, township or
ward in which he resides such time as NAV
be provided by law, and who, can read and
write, shall have the qualifications of an
elector, and be entitled to vote at all cleo
tions; provided, however, that the qualifi-
cations of reading and writing shall not
apply to any person who is physically dis
abled from performing the same, nor to
any person who now has the right to vote
under the laws of this State, nor to any
person who, served in the army or navy of
the United States during the late rebellion
and was honorably discharged from the
same. - .-....t ..,-. :, ,-r .
Mr.. BANNING moved that the consider
alton of the resolution and pending amend
ments be postponed until March l3, and
that it be made the special order for 215
O'Clock. sIi--r-.,.r qi-lirI =. ....5.r. -
question. which was not sustained yeas %,
mays 64, as follows: tv mi Us, .-l....t ..t
YEAS : Messrs. Alexander, Bronson,
Chase, Clark of Guernsey. Cochran, Curtis,
Dangler, Deford, Fox, Hough, johnson.
Larwill, Lawrence, Lybrook, Masters. Nc
Moran, Myers, Shipley, Stanton, Tafel,
Wiles and Young-23. ..s- i.Ef.
NAYs-Messrs. Ault, Banning, Barrett,
Beer, Bloom, Boynton, Bruff, Bunce, Bur-
bage, Clark of Harrison, Coulter, Gu.
sac, Davenport, Davey, Denman, Dresbach,
Encell, Erskine, Fitzgerald, Furnas, Gallup.
Gardner, CASTOR, Green, Hanson. Hare,
Headley, Henricks, Hibbs, Hill, Hoover,
Houstin, Howard, Hughes, Jones, Kagy,
Kerr, Kessler, Kibbee, Kramer, Marshall,
Martin, Nixon, NOrthway, Oren, Parks,
Patton, Peril, Pennisten, Phillips, Piatt,
Putnam, Reed, Rhodes, Rutter, Schneider,
Sorber, Stedman, Thornhill, Williams.
Wood, Worth, Speaker-64. . af,
The question was then taken on Mr.. BAN
Ding's motion to postpone, and it was disa-
greed to-yeas 81. nays 53., .s,-....Ir
Mr.. STANTON demanded the previous
question, which was sustained-yeas 90,
Mr.. GLOVER moved to adjourn. De-
cided out of order by the Speaker. +.
Mr.. GARDNER appealed from the de-
cision of the Speaker. Il -.a 44q -.
The decision of the Speaker was sustain
ed by the House-yeas "a, nays IL. IN ii
The question was then taken on agreeing
to the amendment offered by Mr.. Oren 10
the substitute, and it was disagreed to.
yeas 16, nays 50. r r. .=,g-" .-ar u
The question was then taken on agreeing
to the substitute, and it was disagreed to-
yeas 80, nays 49. s..t .-qs- - .ffl
The question was then taken on the reso-
luton, and it was lost-yeas 80, nays so, as
follows:t ,-.-e -,45 .s 80, s.s-'..r.
YEAs-Messrs. Banning, Boynton, Bron-.
son, Bruff, Chase, Cochran, Coulter, Curtis.
Dangler. Deford, Encell Fox, Gallup,
Green, Houston. Hoover, Hough, Howard;
johnson. Kerr, Lawrence. Lockwood, Mar
tin. Masters, Nixon, Northway.T Oren,
Phillips, Piatt, Rhodes, Schneider, Stanton,
Stedman, Tafel, Williams, Young, Speaker
-38. I'D. -.a..I .t--.-., 90 .-----.-.
NAYs-Messrs. Alexander, Ault, Beer,
Bloom, Bunce, Burbage, Clark of Guerns-
ey, Clark of Harrison, Coan, Cusac, Daven-
port, Davey, Denman, Dresbach, Erskine,
Fitzgerald, Furnas, Gardner, CASTOR,
Glover, Hanson, Hare, Headley, Henricks,
Hibbs, Hill, Hughes. Jones, Kagy, Kessler,
Kramer, Larwill, Lybrook, Marshall, Nc
Marrell. McMorran, Myers, Parks, Patton,
Perrill, Pennisten, Putnam, Reed, Rutter,
Shipiey, Sorber Thornhill, Wiles, Wood,
WOrth-50. .,..,,-.--.... -. s-...' . .,.. -
Mr.. SCHNEIDER reported from a select
committee to which was referred the petit
ton OF the officers and taxpayers of Beth
lehem township, Stark county, for the re-
lief of Alexander Henderson, treazurer of
said township, and his sureties, recommend
ing the passage of -..e t.. RI s
. H. B. No. 487, by Mr.. SCHNEIDER
For the relief of Alexander Henderson,
treasurer of Bethlehem township, Stark
county. h7r .H ....-. -f -l.'--
Read the first time. t r.I 81.
On motion, the House adjourned.
[NoTE-The following bill, introduced
last Friday, was omitted in the report for
that day.: ..ia .5Ht.r tr
H. B. No. 466, by Mr.. ROSENCRANS-
To authorize the commissioners of Marion
county to transfer a fund herein named to
the bridge fund of said county.l