Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-17
THE Ohio LediaIature
TUESDAY, April 16, 1867.
SENATE.
MORNING SESSION


TUESDAY, April le, 1867.
SENATE. =
MORNING SESSION. s.
The journal of yesterday was read and
Messages from the House were read.
Hs b. 577, To amend section 81 of an act
to regulate and govern the Ohio sPeniten-
tiary, was read twice and referred to the
committee on the Penitepliary.
II. b: 49, supplementary tb an act regu-
Ilating 9juries, passed Febs9,l1S31, was read
the second time, and referred to a select
committee of one-Mr. Sadler.
II III. b. 576, Supplementary to an act to pro-
vide for the Incorporation of cities and
Villages. passed May q 1S52s was kfeadTa
third tune and HpassedAyeas q, nays none.
| l[Authorizes the councils of Cleveland and
Toledo to extend their fire limits, so as to
prohibit the erection of wooden buildings,
| &rs] ]o9ESE. ffS5Ea aBuos Gs: os - 80
III. B. $50, To amend the act relating to
the civil jurisdiction of justices of the
peace in the repleyin OF. property, was read
third time and passed-yeas %, nays l.
| Mr.. Golden. Provides that defendant, in
case of replevin of personal property in
Justices court, shall have the property re-
stored to him when aDjustly taken, if he
tdesires it. Il i!nIad uHH s.s.l jH.pT
Y Further House messages were read.
| The President signed a humber of bills.
| Mr.. WILLIAMSON, from the committee
on the Judiciary, reported a substitute for
S. j. r. No. II, Relative to the taxation OF
| United States securities. The substitute
| requests our Senators.and Representatives
in Congress tOluse their Influence to cause
the bonds of the Government of the United
States hereafter issued, either for the re-
demption of the present outstanding Sc
cur1tles or other purposes, to be issued SUBJ
ject to taxation for State and municipal
purposes. The substitute was agreed to.
| MIR. WALLING moved to amend the
resolution so as to provide that all bonds
heretefores as well as hereafter issued, shall
be subject to taxation.
| The motion was lost-yeas 9, nays 18-a
strict party vote.
The resolution as amended by the substi-s
tute was then adoptedL--yeas %, nays 8, as
YEAs-Messrs. Bateman, Berry, Brown,
Burt, Cole, Doan, Dowdney, Godfrey, Col
den, Hall, Harris, Hayden, Hollister, Hurd,
Jones, Justice, Linn, May, Sadler, Tibbals,
Walker, Walling, Warner, Williamson,
| Willett-25.
NAYs-Messrs. Brooks, Coombs, Kellogg,
| Martin, Vests.
| On motion-of Mr.. TIBBAI.S, the motion,
to reconsider the vote by which the Senate
failed to pass H. B. 522, was taken from the
| table.
| The reconsideration was agreed to, and
the bill passed. d-yeas TO- naySS. Il AbolisfIes
polftax in cities of the second class "a 8
| On motion of Mr. WALKER, Fl. B. 547
| was taken from the table, read third time
and passed-yeas l9, ,-nays-9. Provides that
infirmary farms shall be taxed pro rata tor
the making of free turnpike roads running
through them.l EEEN]
Mr.. BROWN, from the committee on
Railroads, reported back III. B. 474, Supple
/ Inentary. to the act to prevent collisions on
/ railroads within this State, recommending
that it be laid on the table; which was
agreed to.
| Mr.. JUSTICE, from the committee on
Federal Relations. reported, asking to be
discharged from further consideration of
5. j. X. No. 6, Relative to the speedy re-
sumption of specie payments, as advocated
| by the Secretary of the United States Trea-
sury (which was agreed to, and the resolu-
tom wasIaid on the table. = g. t--.sa ~ I
| Mr.. WILLIAMSON, from the joint
standing and select committees on Rail-
roads, reported backs. B. 334, To regulate
railroads, with recommendation that the
Senate agree to certain, House amendments
| of the bill and disagree to others. SO -
| The House amendments were considered
| seridtuna, and some agreed to ana some dis
agreed to. Some of the recommendations
of the joint committee were agreed to and
Mr.. BERRY, from the second committee
of conference on H. B. No. 321, To amend
the act prescribing the duties of county
| auditors &C., reported that the committee
were unable to agree, and asked to be dis
charged from further consideration of the
subject, which was agreed to, and the.
House voted to adhere to its amendments
of the bill, and the bill was laid on the
table.
On motion of Mr.. HOLLISTER, 81. B.
No. 542, For the relief OF Charles Rule, was
taken from the table. 3D. 80 1-
The hill moc road n third time and noccod
yeas %, nays4 [AlloWs $1,255 33, balance
due for marble work on the State House.]
Mr.. HURD, from the committee of con-
ference on III. B. 355, To amend the first
and fifth sections of an act to allow writs of
error in criminal cases, reported amend
which were agreed to, and the report was
agre ed to.
Further messages from the House were
d. - 5&-- E4s
II. B. 800, In relation to State charitable
and correctional institutions, was read
twice, under suspension of the rules, and
referred to the committee on. BENEVOLENT
InstitITtiOns.h tsHtsa1 ~ EktIf ~
The Senate then took recess. ~
-gl i gs1ol AFTERN DON SESSION.
Mr.. BATEMAN moved call of the SEN
ate, which was ordered, and 26 Senators
answered to their names, as follows -
sMessrs. .aBateman, Berry, Brooks, Brown,
Harris, Hayden Hollister. Hurd, Kellogg,
Knowles, Linn, May, Martin, Sadler, Tib-
balls. Walling. Warner, West, Williamson,
Willett and President. 500,
Absent without leave-Messrs. Burt, Car
lin. Dowdney, Jones, Justice and Walker.
The. Sergeant at-Arms was dispatched
for absenteeS.Lg .-ssl- y l7iz- -gr.I
Messrs. Carlin, Justice, Jones, Burt and
Dowdney came in, and further proceedings
under the call were dispensed with.
Mr.. MARTINI chairman of the commit
tee on Benevolent Institutions, presented
the usual reporton the condition and wants
of the benevolent institutions, Which was
laid on the table, and directed to be pub
lished in the appendix of the Senate jour
nal.
/ Mr.. MARTIN, from the committee on
Benevolent institutions, reported, recon-
mending indefinite pOstponement of H. B.
299, In relation to State charitable and cor
rectional institutions; which was agreed to.
Oh motion of Mr.. KELLOGG, II, B. 57S,
To amend an act to transfer and appropri-
ate certain funds therein named, passed
March 16, 1867, was taken from the table. r
The bill was read second and third times
under suspension of the rules, and passed,
yeas 27, nays none. Provides that the
funds transferredby the law amended, shall
be sodistributed as to allow villages to their
proportion.]
House messages were read.
The Senate concurred In House amend
ment of S. j. r. 79, Relative to refunding
| taxes on national bank shares. sE
| l. Mr.. HAYDEN, on s1eave, introduced a
| bill supplementary to an act to provide for
compensation to- the owners of private
property appropriated to the use of corpo-
rations, passed April 80, 1852.
| The bill was read three times under a
suspension of the rules, and passed-yeas
%, nays none. Prevents railroads for cars
Dropelled by steam, being laid on streets of
cities without the consent of majority of
| tho. c..rn orc of 1nrnn..rtr hnrdarintr ON Said