Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-16
The Ohio Legislature.
MoNDAY, April 10, 1867.
SEN ATE.
MORNING SESSION.

The Journal of Saturday was read and
approved.
BILLS READ THIRD TIME.
H. B. 369, To amend an act to authorize
the board of education Of the incorporated
village of Van Vert, Van w ert county, to
borrow money for purposes therein named,
passed April 5, 1866.
: Passed-yeas 19,nays none. Fa2i.
- II. B. 5Il. To authorize the trustees OF
the township of Hinckly, Medina county,
TO levy a tax to build town hall.
Passed--yeas %, nays none.
Pleasant and Miami townships, in Logan
county.
Passed-yeas 81, nays none.
Mr.. WALKER, on leave, introduced
bin to authorize the commissioners of Shell
by county to build Jail.
The bill was read three times under
suspension of the Jules, and passed-yeas
ture of $4,000 for the purpose.l
Mr.. HOLLISTER moved that the vote
by which H. b. l73, To amend the act for the
incorporation of cities and villages, so as
to prevent the authorities OF villages re-
strictipg the right of interment in cemete-
ries existing when the village was incor-
porated, was lost on the question of pas
age, be reconsidered, which was agreed to,
and a message ordered to be sent, to the
House asking for a return of the bill.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. SADLER, from the committee on the
Judiciary, reported a substitute for ID. b.
344, relating to juries.
The substitute was agreed to, and the bill
read third time and passed-yeas n, nays
none, 1PIOvides that courts of common
pleas snail fix the number of jurors for
each county; that all regular jurors,
whether to fill panel or to make up a Sec
Ond Jury, shall be drawn by the clerk from
the box; that all challenges to the array of
grand jurors for any e2ularity in draw
ing or summOning them, or for misnomer,
must be before they are sworn, and no IN
dictment shall be quashed for any such ir-
regularity The title was amended so as
to read, Supplementary to and amenda-
tory of the act relating to juries."
Mr.. BATEMAN, from the same commit
tee, reported in favor OF the passage OF ii.
j. r. 144 MemorialiZing Congress to pro-
cure honorable discharges for soldiers de-
serting after the fighting was over, with
amendments.
setFhe amendments were agreed to, and the
resolution was laid on the table tempo
rariy.
conference on Fl. sB. No. 283, To increase
the fees of county auditors, reported that
the conference recommend that the House
agree to Senate amendment. The report
was agreed to.
q. MIR. HARRIS, from the committee on
Roads and Highways reported back III. b.
547, To authorize the county commission
ers to levy tax for certain purposes there
in named, without recommendation.
= The bill as.laid on. the table. ggHT
Mr.. COLE, from the committee on the
judiciary, reported in favor of the passage
of II. B. $50, Supplementary to an act to es-
tablish a code of civil procedure, passed
March II, 1858. q 5i:iAnE sisEt5 54s5
The bill was read third time and passed
yeas %, nays none. Provides tor service
by publication in error cases.
Messages from the House were read.
H. j. r. 137, Relative to damages sustain
ed by George Harsh, of MassiIlon, Ohio,
was referred to committee on Public
Works. = zsa's 4sl' r5a2sEs s1-i1L-
On motion of Mr.. BATEMAN, III. j. r.
15l was taken from the table, and, sg
On motion of Mr.. CARLIN, it was re-
committed to the Judiciary committee.
Mr.. MARTIN offered the following res
olution, which was agreed to:
WHEREAS, The echo in the Senate COM
mittee rooms is so great as to render the
rooms comparatively. useless for the pur-
poses designed; therefore,
ResOLued, That the superintendent of the
State House be and he is hereby directed
to cause such changes co be made in said
rooms as will remove the difficulty, and
render the rooms useful to the Senate as
On motion of Mr.. w EST H. B. 355, To
amend the first and fifth sections of an act
to allow writs of error in criminal cases,
was taken from the table. ',ra aF
On motion of Mr.. HURD, the Senate in
sisted on its amendment to said bill, and
asked committee of conference. Messrs.
Hurd, Williamson and Tibbals were ap-
pointed on the part of the Senate on said
committee.
MIR. HALL, from the committee on
Finance, reported in favor of the passage
of III. B. 5l5, To authorize the county conn
missioners of Lucas and Henry counties
to make an additional levy tor county
purposes. - f'i-ts 20 q F. - -- 2i.f
The bill was read third time, and passed
yeas %, nays none. t.r-s aI-5
Leave of absence was granted to Mr..
Mcfarland for the remainder of the session.
Mr.. BERRY moved to take from the table
S. j. r. No. l46, Requesting the Secretary
of State to make certain report; which
was agreed to-yeas IA, nays 10. &
The resolution was disagreed to-yeas 13,
nays 13, as follows: i-t sH 1sH-et
YEAS = Messrs. Berry, Dowdney, God
frey, Golden, Hurd, Linn. May, Martin,
Walker, Warner, West, Williamson and
WileSt-13. frsr. r.f.s .e- 81
NAYs-Messrs. Brooks, Brown, Carlin,
Cole, Coombs, Hall, Harris, Hollister,
Jones, Kellogg, Mcfarland, Sadler, Tib-
-Tne PRESIDENT gave casting vote in
the negative. RI q
H. j. r. IA, Memorializing Congress to
procure honorable discharges for soldiers
deserving after the fighting was over, was
reported back from the Judiciary commit
tee without recommendation.
The vote on Senate amendments to said
resolution was reconsidered. and the reso-
luton was otherwise amended, OH motion
of Mr.. McFarlarland; but before any vote
on the passage of the resolution was taken,
The Senate took recess.
f--eE. AFTERNOON SESSION. .-E
The question being on the adoption of H.
J. R.. A, Asking amnesty for soldiers
VIII ose names appear on the rolls as DESERT
ers, as amended i'm the morning,
On motion of Mr.. TIBBALS, the resolu-