Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-28
The Ohio Legislature!
WEDNESDAY, March q, 1867.
SEN ATE.
MORNING SESSION.

PrayerEb Rev. b. w. Chidlaw.
The Journal of yesterday was read and
approved.
| House messages were taken up and read.
The Senate disagreed to the first House
amendment to the billfor the government of
the Penitentiary, relative to the tenure of Of
flee of the warden. and also the last amend
ment fixing the minimum price of convict
labor at 75 cents per day, and substituted
65 cents per day instead. The other amend
| ments were agreed to.
| The Senate agreed to House amendments
| to S..B. 30S, To provide for the establish
| ing a line of wharfing and dockage in nav
| igable waters in this State-yeas %. nays 8.
The Senate agreed to H. J. X. 139, Rela-
tive to printing in advance 1000 copies OF
S.-B. 235, Relative to authorizing county
commissioners to construct roads on petit
tion of majority of land owners, &c.
yeas Is, nays 9.
The Senate acceded to the request of the
House for the return of S. B. 354, To pun
i.h trespasses on mining lands.
| The President signed a number of bills
sent4p- -froTp-the House. -s WITT - =
Mr. MAY maaea report from the COM
mittee on Revision.
Mr.. HARRIS, from the committee on
Roads and Highways, reported back S. B.
405, To amend the first section of the act
relating to free turnpike roads, passed
March IA. 1867, without recommendation,
| consideration; which was agreed toE=
| Makes the law amended applicable to all
| villages Read third time and passed
yeas "a, nays 1-Mr. Walling.
H., B. 537, To authorize the commission
ers of Fayette county to levy additional
| taxes for bridge and other purposes, was
read three times under suspension of
| the rules, and passed-yeas 27, nays none.
The Senate then took recess. 4T
AFTERNOON SESSION = rs
The PRESIDENT announced the special
order for o'clock, Senate Joint Resolution
No. 3, Relative to an, amendment of the
Constitution, providing for an extension
of the elective franchise.
Speeches In favor of the resolution were
made by Messrs. Hayden, Knowles, McFar-
land and Warner, occupying the entire
afternoon session. .2TTTTS HGNH
A recess was then taken until half-past
seven in the evening. 81 y RI
EVENING SESSION. "a III
TT nsideration of S. B. No. 8 was re-
Speeches against the resolution were
made by Messrs. Dowdney and Justice, and
in favor of it by Mr.. Cole. ie,ra
The question on the passage of the reso-
luton was taken, and resulted-yeas 3d.
naysu as follows: = g
YEAs--Messrs. .Bateman, Bradbury, Brooks
Brown, Carlin, Cole, Doan, Griswold, Hall,
Harris, Hayden, HOllister, Jones, Kellogg,
Knowles, Martin. Mcfarland, Sadler, Tib-
balls, WaikeE Warner, West, William
son-23. - u S FE
NAYs-Messrs, Berry, Burt, Coombs, ,Dowd-
neys Godfrey, Justice, Linn, Mays Savage,
Walling, JWiilett-11.. gO9
Absent, Messrs. Golden and Hurd.
z Mr.. Walker, when his name was called,
asked and obtained leave to state his rea-
sons for voting in favor of the resolution.
So the resolution was passed. - ss.S--'E
The Senate then adjourned = ~
HOUSE OF REPS HESENTATIVES.
.q3i ait te fss MORNING SESSION. rs-9 teT
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Chase. ''
The Journal was read and approved. ~.
= PETITIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES
were presented as follows, and Appropriate
ly' referred:
By Mr.. JONES, of Allen-For the pub
lication, of '::Ohio's Record in the Rebel
lion." "a
By Mr.. DEFORD, of Carroll-Remon-
STRANGE against the petition of Robert Nc
Carly and others for law to reimburse
John Rainberger in the sum of 1857,
claimed to have been advanced by him to
relieve Monroe township, Carroll county,
from the draft.
By2Mr. CIST, of Hamilton-For a law to
relieve the sureties on the bond of BeDja-
min d. Ashcraft, late treasurer of CoIum-
bia township, Hamilton county.
~ -w9s.' SECOND READINGS.
Eight bills were read the second time,
and appropriately referred. ,.7}
Mr.. JONES made report from the COM
mittee on Revision. -- =.
' az s- THIRD READINGS. .s5
H.B. No. 400, by Mr.. YOUNG-Further
to prescribe the duties of the commission
ers of Hamilton county, was read the third
time and passed-yeas 90, nays 3. ra
H.B.a No., SO, by Mr.. SAWYER-Au-
thorizing the town council of the incor-
porated village of New London, Huron
county, to levy tax for the purpose of
equipping hook and ladder company, was
read a. third time and passed-yeas 53,
nays 3. ~ >,arsF 3" @ l.-i-
2 ii. B. No. 531, by Mr.. .CoULTER-Toa aua
thorize the commissioners of Warren coun-
ty to levy at tax to build county inf1rma-
ry, was read the third time and passed.
yeas 81, nays g. i.+'t,L.l,F 5s,.-l.u r. u
H. b. No. ,537. by Mr.. GARDN ER-To
authorize the county commissioners of Fay
cite county to levy an additional tax for
bridge and other purposes, fwas read the
third time and passed-yeas 81, nays5 5..g
S. B. No. 255, by Mr.. BROWN-For the
grounds, was read the third time and passed
yeas 81. naYs !. s.-a- s-z----,-,
i. S.B.No.l25 by Mr. BRADBURY-To
declare the meaning ofcertain laws hereto
fore enacted regulating descents to and
from bastards, was read the third time and
lost on its passage-yeas 30, nays7.
PROVIDES that bastards shall be capable
of inheritingi or transmitting inheritance
from and to the mother, anu from and to
those from whom she may inherit, or to
whom she may transmit inheritance, in like
manner as if born in lawful wedlock.ro Re
peais original section 10 of the act, Of which
this takes the place;] -.
On motion, of Mr.. SCHNEIDER, the vote
by which the bill was lost was reconsider
ed, and it was then passed-yeas 54'
nays 5. = 49,, ,,-....i e. ~ =; 5',.,.-.
S. B. No. 279 by Mr.. BATEMAN-Te
authorize the incorporation of elevator
companies, was read the third time,
Mr.. NIXON moved to amend as follows:
In section 4, line 3, strike out the words
twenty-five thousand dollars" and insert
in lieu thereof the following: "One-third
company" A greed to. aa e'5 s'sa
Mr.. DEFORD opposed, and Mr.. COCH-
RAN advocated the bill, and it was passed
yeas 53, nays 6. asrs ,'s ea:
S. B. No. 2SS, by Mr.. BROWN-To au-
thorize the councils of incorporated villa
ges of over two thousand inhabitants to
locate and construct local sewers, was read
the third time and passed-yeaS 54, nays2.
S. B. No. 3l9, by Mr.. TIBBALS-To pro-
vide for the creation and regulation of CO.
operative trade; associations in the State of
Ohio, was read the third time.
Mr.. KIBBEE advocated the bill as the
poor mans bill, and urged its passage.
= The bill was lost on its passage-yeas 46,
nays Is. t~sm sdi .aa ~
The vote by which the bill was lost was
then rcconsiiered and the bill tabled.
S. B. No. 33I |, by Mr.CARLIN--To trans
fer the military fund in Hancock county to
the infrmary fund for the purpose of pur-
chasing land whereon to erect county in
Urinary, was read the third time, and post
poned until March 30.