Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-12
The Ohio Legislature.
THURSDAY, April IL, 1867
SEN ATE.
MORNING SESSION.

ditional clerical assistance as he needs dur
ing the remainder of the session.
A message from, the House was read.
H. b. No. 574, To authorize certain cities
of the second class to levy taxes to aid in
the erection of court houses, was read
three times under a suspension OF IKE rules.
and passed-yeas %, nays none. Applies
to cities in counties having population OF
$4,000 inhabitants. p" ~
Mr.. BROOKS, from the committee on
Finance, reported back the General Appro-
priation bill, with amendments, recon-
mending the adoption of the amendments,
and the passage of the bill.
The amendments were agreed to, and
other amendments made, and the amend
ments were ordered to be engrossed, and
the bill, as amended, read at three O'Clock
p. NJ.
Seven House bills were read third time
and referred. % .'-- stit1 81 ..' ,2+'
S. B. 234, To amend section one of an act
entitled "an act to amend the 105th and
360th sections of the code of civil proceed
ure," passed March IL, 1853, and supple
mentary to said code, passed March 6, 1857
also, to amend section one of an act entitled
tan act to amend section 106 of an act en-
titled san act to establish a code of civil
procedure" >" passed March IL, 1858, passed
March IL, 1854, and for other purposes
[The bill dispenses with Verifcations in
pleadings at law. - '}H.-
The bill was read third time and lost
yeas 9. nays 1S. t,fH -'-o. '''I
S. B. 253, To authorize persons charged
with, crimes or. offenses, to testify.
The bill was read third time and passed
yeas 19, nays 8, as follows: f'.'a ~.
YFAs-Messrs. Bateman, Brooks. Brown,
Bradbury, Carlin, Cole. Golden, Griswold,
Hayden, HOllister, Hurd, Jones, Justice,
Linn, Martin, Sadler, Tibbals, Warner,
West-19. ii. }'5.-. -t1t 't
NAYs-Messrs. Berry, Coombs, Godfrey.
Hall, Harris, Kellogg. May, Williamson-S.
The Senate then took recess
IL. rs AFTERNOON SESSION.
n The special order for O'Clock, Fl. B. 516,
Making appropriations for the year 1867
and the first quarter of 1868, was taken up.
The bill was read a third time. . 4
Mr.. GODFREY moved to refer the bill to
a select committee of one, with Instructions
so to amend as to strike out the apprOpria-
ton for the. commissioner of statistics.
Lost-yeas 8, nays IL, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Dowdney, Godfrey, Gold
en-, Hurd, Justice, Linn, May and Tibbals
-S. ~ ~,-.- a4. ~ ~. ...E
NAYs-Messrs. Bateman, Bradbury,
Brooks, Brown. Carlin, Coombs, Griswold,
Hall, Harris, Hayden, Hollister, Kellogg,
Martin, Sadler, Warner, West and William
son-17. ...u ---. f-....... .- bee
Mr.. GODFREY moved to recommit, with
instructions to strike out the appropriation
for clerk in the office of the attorney
On motion Of Mr.. BATEMAN, call of
the Senate was ordered, and % Senators
answered to their names. Absent without
leave, Mr.. Cole. ist -
: The Sergeant alarms was dispatch
ed for absentee, and Mr.. Cole coming in
and answering to his name, further pro-
ceedings under the call were dispensed
with. '-r -
The question was then taken on the
passage of the bill, and it passed-yeas 21,
nays z, as follows: VI e q =
YEAs-Messrs. Bateman, Bradbury,
Brooks, Brown, Carlin, Cole, Coombs, Girls
void, Hail, Harris, Hayden, Hollister,
Jones, Kellogg. Linn, Martin, Sadler, Tib-
balls, Warner, West. Williamson-21. -,
NAYs-Messrs. Berry, Dowdney, God
frey, Hurd, Justice, May, Willett-7. =.
The third reading of bills was resumed
S. B. 402, To provide for the election of
an additional judge of the court of COM
mon pleas for the third subdivision of the
seventh judicial district. Passed-yeas 25
navs 1-Mr. Sadler. .r
S. B. 43O, Supplementary to the act enti-
tied an act prescribing the rates Of taxation
for State, county, township. city and other
purposes, passed April 80, 1862. Passed
yeas 25, nays none.
& [Authorizes levy of five-tenths of one
mill for steam fire engine purposes in
Cleveland.]
II. B. ls9. To incorporate saving socie-
IloSs HaSS6Q-y6dS u, nays none.
III. B. 422, Providing for the disposition
of unclaimed freight and express packages.
Read third time and passed-yeas u,
nays none-as amended, by the Senate.
Mr.. SADLER, from the committee on
Enrolment, reported number of bills cor
rectly enrolled.
Messages from the House were taken up
and read.
The President signed large number of
bills and resolutions.
The Senate acceded to the request of the
House for the return of S. B. 303.
The Senate insisted on its amendment to
HI. b. 5l3, To amend the act relating to the
great seal, &C., and asked committee of
conference. -ss.a .tgI-=r fsaf
The Senate agreed to House amendment
to S. B. 285, To amend section 2 of the act
to provide for the punishment of certain
crimes, &c.-yeas 20, nays none.
The Senate concurred in House amend
ment of S. B. 344, To amend section a of
an act to preserve the purity of elections.
The Senate concurred in House amend
ment of S. b. $50, To protect 1urs, &C.
yeas 81, nays none.
The Senate concurred in House amend
ment of S, 1926, To authorize and require
the payment of bounties to veteran volun-
teers.
The Senate agreed to House amendment
of s.. B. 432, Relating to carrying into eff
feet the suffrage resolution-yeas %, nays
none.
The Senate concurred in House amend
ment to III. B. 4S9, To amend section 26 of
the incorporation act, so as to require all
passenger trains on railroads to stop at sta
/ tiOns at all towns of 1900 inhabitants
| yeas "a, nays none. ts-.... .5....e -...
H. B. 321, To amend the act prescribing
the duties of county auditors, &C., with
House amendment to Senate amendment
was referred to committee on Finance.
H. B. 552, Supplementary to the act for
kIas fit 1xrsll
read twice and referred to the committee
On Municipal Corporations.
H. b. 557, To change the time for taxa
tion of property from April to February,
was read twice and referred to the commit
tee on Finance. i.. -.T
H. B. SIS, To amend the act to enable JUS
tices of the peace to discharge the duties of
police Judges in certain cases, was read
twice and referred to the committee on the
Judiciary.
The special order for 8 o'clock to-day, S.
B. 2O8, 10 authorize the President and
Trustees of Ohio University to bring ac-
tion against the State, was postponed and
made the special order for IL o'clock to-
morrow. y -
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. WILLIAMSON. from the committee
on the Judiciary, reported amendments to
III. B. 573, To repeal an act for the relief OF
Daniel Ketchum.
The amendments were agreed to, and the
bill passed-yeas 81, nays none.
Mr.. SADLER, from the same committee,
reported substitute to Fl. B. 375 To
amend the act for the punishment of
affenses therein named. The substitute
was agreed to and the bill lost-yeas IL.
nays II.
The Senate then took recess till 10
O'Clock Tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE