Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-02-08
The Ohio Lsgialafnre.
PETITION PRESENTED.

N Apo oJouhhhfVl yesVoIuay was TOO" "N0
approved
Mr.. WEST presented the petition of John
Hammond and l54 other citizens of Bel.
mont, Jefferson and Harrison eoun ties, aslI-
ing the Legislature to amend the law passed
Abril &, IS66, 40 as To allow ton gates to be
placed on roads constructed under said law,
whlellwas referred to the committee on
I' Mr. VEST VIE also presented a letter from
Jacob, Jarvis, inrelation TO the fees Of conn-
tyl surveyors. Referred to the committee
On Fees and Salaries. sII Wf UAt8N
MIR. Walling's bill, To authorize the COM
missioners of Pickaway county to levy 9
tax to build a bridge across the Seioto atoI
near Lindsey's Ferry, was read second
time and referred to Mr.. Walling asa seNeci
Committee of one. - I,..I' y = i y..i
| III. B, introduced by Mr.. JUSTICE Tr
authorize the. commissioners of HOltries
county to levy special tax to repair the
State road leading west from the town Of
Miliersburgii, was read the third time and
passed--yeas 10, nays 8, as follows:
YEAs--Messrs. BatemAh, Berry, Carlin
Godfrey, Grisw9ld, Hall Hsrrls Hollister Isl
dS,, to- MCFARLAND, Walling, " Warner, west
Wijliamson-19. ~ VI III =, ''',l ,.i ~ ~ &.
| NAYs--Messrs. Brown, Cole and Kellogg
B. ~, ,,tt ~. .,y,,l',',' ~
Leave Of absence for an indefinite time
was granted to Mr.. Martin.
| The following bills were introduced and
! read the first time:
BY Mr., BATEMAN-To authorize mu-
nicipal corporations 70 provide. against the
| evils resulting from the sale Of intoxicat-
Ing liquors. ~ : = ~
By Mr., LINN-For the incorporation
and regulation of life and health Insurance
companies.
By Mr.. McFARLAND-To amend the
act defining the duties of justices and con-
stables in criminal cases. INV
Mr.. MAY offered for adoption a joint
resolution, "That Catharine Deighan, an
| incurably insane person, be admitted into
the Central Lnnatic Asylum" which, or
| his motion, was referred to the committee
on Benevolent Institutions.
Mr.. BATEMAN, on leave, presented the
petition of Joshua II. Bates and other citi-
zens OF Hamilton county, for passage of a
law tor appointment of reporter.
Mr.. MAY, from the committee on Revis-
ion, reported s. B. No. 262 as correctly en-.
rolled. ~ ''
Mr., WARNER, from the committee on
Military Affairs, reported back the bill, To
transfer and appropriate certain funds
therein named (the Soldiers Relief Fund
where there are no soldiers families to re-
lieve), with an amendment making the bill
take effect July l, 1867, which was agreed
to, and the question being on the passage oil
the bill, it failed for the want of consti-
tutional maiority-yeas IL, nays 8, as fol-
lows:
YEAs-Messrs. Berry, Coombs, Godfrey,
Griswold, Hall, Harris, Hurd, Justice, Kel-
lOgy, Knowles, Linn, May, Mcfarland,
Walker, Warner, Williamson, Willett-H
NAYs-Messrs. Brown, Carlin, Coles.
Mr.. HARRIS moved that the vote just
had be reconsidered, and that the bill do
lie upon the table. Agreed to.
The Senate then, on motion of Mr.,
BROWN. resolved itself into committees
of the Whole, Mr.. Kellogg in the chair,
and resumed the consideration of the bill
to provide for the appointment OF a com
missioner of railroads and telegraphs and to
prescribe his duties. ~ f.la ''1l'9
Before the bill had been gone through
with, the committee rose and had leave to
sit again. o. c'r4 ""'f FE TC2.
The PRESIDENT of the Senate called
attention to the fact that the bill passed
some time since to increase the salaries of
judges of the common pleas court, was now
suspended because of motion to, recon :
slider the vote on the passage thereof. To
make the bill effective on the judges now
going into Office it must be signed to-day, as
itI is not probable that there will be a
quorum Tomorrow. fy5 Vi .glglir
The bill was then taken from the table,
the motion TO reconsider disagreed to, and
a message sent to the House informing that
body Of its passage. ..For b
Mr.. WARNER offered for adoption
resolution requesting the President of the
Senate to act as one OF the members OF the
iolns conlnittse VI cSntel eIlcS t, VIII sLe EA,
Sor S;so obIad Woinntaer Soid;srs wbicS was
a s-reed 70 W
: 1Afr Warner wos then onnointed tho s.c-
on5 ,nan,har ot tha con,mittee IN tho no ~
N the senate '-o f-'
NJ IT. 'RATEMAN introduced q hill IN
amend the ACT 10 establish a superior conrt
iI Cinc;nnoti IT, ~ o''''1'f' :" =
y : NJ If91 rnTE int-odncod a hill to amand
s4ctiop SSe If the code oS civil nrocednre1
nj. HAnME-n, a.s. iL1ni tno SouilllSyee oh
dtv natitions from disabled soldiers with
families. praying for State pension Of 500
Der aninm during continuance, of Ohio
Soldiers Home, from the benefits of which
they are debayred by the necessity Of re-
an st Inttr tho Sney aTE
~ Az c,ass ~ sol a ~ ~ ,s honn tha nett
-ioners beionS viii he nrovided 70 for n the
Nat,onal Asylum tor, disabled volunteer
s3laiers soon 20 pe established N tne valley