Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-08

gent law regulating the fare charged by;
railroad companies.
By Mr.. JONES, of Allen-For law to
extend the limits OF the incorporated viii
lage of Lima. Also, law to extend the
police powers of the mayor of said village
over the entire township of Ottawa
By Mr.. ESTILL, of Van Wert-From
Van Vert and Allen, for law increasing
| the legal rate of interest, legalizing 10 per
cent. on contracts, and a waiver of ap-
praisal on mortagage securities within
cities of the first and second class.
By Mr.. BRONSON, of Medina-For au-
thOrity to levy tax to build town hall.
BY Mr.. THORNHILL, of Coshocton-
For law authorizing the commissioners
of Coshocton to build bridge over the
Walhonding at Fry's Ford.
By Mr.. NIXON, of Hamilton-For a law
authorizing the commissioners of that
county to levy tax for the opening of an
avenue from Martin street to Spencer
township. ~
Bv Mr.. YOUNG, of Coshocton-From G.
g. Broadwell and II. G.. Evans, of that
county, for some measure of relief or COM
pensation for money expended by them in
| 1861 in recruiting two companies for the
Bath Regiment Ohio Infantry. H
By Mr.. PARROTr. of Montgomery
From the HomGopathic@Me edical Society of
Ohio, for additional legislation in preYen-
ton of the crime of abortion.
SECOND READINGS.
Ten bills were read the second time, and
appropriately referred.
Mr.. JONES made report from the COM
mittee on Revision. $50.
H. B. No. 173, by Mr.. FITZGERALD
To amend the act providing for the Or
ganization of cities and Incorporated viii
lagos, passed May 3, 1852 was read the
| third time and passed-yeas GA, nays none.
Mr.. FOX made a report from the COM
mittee on Revision.
81. B. No. 247, by Mr.. HOWARD-To au-
thorize the trustees of Spring Valley town
ship, Greene county, TO levy tax to pay
said township, under the call of the Presi-
dent of the United States of December 10.
1864 was read the third time.
Mr.. BARRETT moved to refer the bill to
select committee of one, to so amend as
| that no part of said tax shall be collected
| from any soldier who has been honorably
discharged from the service, or any heir or
survivor of any such soldier.
Mr.. BRUFF opposed the amendment, but
supported the bill. -
Messrs. STEDMAN and SAWYER op-
posed the bill. .... -.t.'- .
Mr.. PIATT spoke in favor of it.
Mr.. BANNING favored Barrett's amend
ment, but opposed the bill as a whole.
Mr.. HUGHES moved to amend Mr.. Bar
rett's amendment by adding thereto, ''and
provided further, that no person having
voluntarily contributed money to pay
bounties shall be assessed any amount in
addition thereto. as provided in this bill"
Mr.. HOWARD opposed the amendment
as well as that of Mr.. Banning.
The amendment of Mr.. Hughes was re-
jected.
Mr.. BARRETT spoke in support of his
amendment.
Mr.. OREN asked Mr.. Barrett if the peo-
pie had not fulfilled their obligations to the
soldiers?
Mr.. BARRETT. L answer, No. The
people of this country can never discharge
the debt they owe to the soldiers of the
country. 1t is debt that can never be
paid.
He denounced the proposition to tax the
soldiers to refund money to men who hired
themselves exemption from doing the SER
vice which every man owes the country.
The amendment of Mr.. Barrett was re-
jected.
Mr.. SCHNEIDER opposed the bill. He
would not asperse the motives of men who
stayed at home during the war. He believed
that the great mass were patriotic, and that
thousands of those who did not 90 into the
war rendered signal service in support of the
Government at home. But he would never.
consent to tax the soldiers to refund money
to men who bought themselves exemption
from the hardships of the field.
Pending the discussion, the House took
a recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The discussion of the bill was resumed.
Messrs. Oren, Bruff, Bloom, Nixon and
Piatt spoke for it, and Messrs. Rhodes,
Schneider. Hitchcock and Brown against it,
Mr.. STANTON demanded the previous
question.
On motion of Mr.. BRUFF, call of the
House was ordered, and nineteen members
answered to their names. -
The following members were found to be
absent without leave: Messrs. Coulter,
Curtis, Follett, Greene, Hanson, Henricks,
Hoover, Kagy, Larwill, Montgomery, Pat
ton, Putnam, Rhodes, Welsh and Woods.
On motion of Mr.. HITCHCOCK, the call
was dispensed with.
Mr.. Rhodes appeared in the Hall.
The demand for the previous question
was sustained, the bill was put upon its
passage and lost-yeas 80, nays 43, as fol-
lows: ~. sa s
YEAs-Messrs. Ault, Bloom, Branch,
Bruff, Chase, Cist, Clark of Guernsey, Coch-
ran, Coulter, Cusac, Deford, Encell, Estiil
Fox, Furnas, Gallup, Gordon,
Headley, Heller, Hibbs, Hill, Howard.
Jones, Kerr, Marshall, Myers, Nixon,
Northway, Oren, Parks, Pennisten, Piatt,
Reed, Rutter, Swain, Thornhill, Wiles,
Worth-39. #.
Beer, Bronson, Bunce, Burbage, Clark of
Harrison, Coan, Dangler, Davenport, Dem
man, Erskine, Gardner, CASTOR, Glover,
Hare, Hitchcock, Hughes, johnson, Kess-
Ter, Kibbee, Kramer, Lawrence, Lybrook,
Martin, Masters. McMarrell, McMorran,
Philips, Perrill, Rhodes, Rosencrans, Saw
yer, Schneider, Shipley, Sorber, Stanton,
Stedman, Tafel, Williams, Young, Speaker
-43. t #r
Mr.. RUTTER called up the special order,
being H. B. No. 43O. Authorizing the city
council of Lancaster to erect market
house.. ]
The bill was passed-yeas "a, nays IL.
H. B. No. 425, by Mr.. CIST-To amend
an act entitled an act to amend an act en-
titled an act concerning notaries public and
commissioners, and prescribing their du-
ties. passed March 13. 1856, passed April 6, (
1S66-was read the third time.
Mr.. BARRETT moved to amend by in
serting in line z, after the word receive"
the words from the holder OF such paper"
Rejected.
The bill was lost on its passaoe-yeas 23,
nays As.
Fl. B. No. 449, by Mr.. HOWARD-ToI
authorize the trustees of Xenia township,
Greene county, to levy tax to pay money
expended by certain citizens of said town
ship in the procuring of volunteers under
the call of the President tor troops, of the
10Th of December, 1864, was read the third |
time.
On motion of Mr.. DANGLER, the bill
was tabled.
Mr.. BANNING made an Intellectual mo-
tion to take up the special order, being II.
j. r. 104 Relative to the appointment of
to collect statistics of the
places of burial of deceased soldiers of
Ohio.
The House then took recess till 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.
A FRIEND counsels us not to be surprised
if Ex-Governor DENNIsON is the Republi-