Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
20" n4m MORNING sKssIoN.1 % si'o


/ Prayer by Rev, Mr.. Coulter. 9inE 2di niI
! The Journal was read and approved g
! ~ Messages from the Senate were laid be-
fore the House by the Speaker, as follows
I One aeceding to therrquest Of tie House
for the return Of s. b. No. 24I, To provided
for the equalization of the assessment of
property of railroads, and to repeal an act
therein named. sFW Tl-stste Iii toestt
The motion to indefinitely postpone the
bill was disagreed to, and 1t was then pass
edAyeas 62, nays7.alA .nfffo ao ~ 5'7'nif.
Senate amendments to n! j. r. No. 1870,
Relative to- procuring the portraits of the |
GoVefh6rs of Ohio tor the G6Veff6r's room,
were agreed to. .yu'inol3'
/ S. 3. No. 339, To amend sections Land d
of an act supplementary to the act to pro
vide for the organization of cities and ih-
corporated villages, as amended March z,
1866, was read the first and second times
under suspension of the rules. and refer
red to the committee on Corporations other1
than Municipal p-f3ei J" 53iIa@ S'lt 7asi-1dY1
/ Mr.. STANTON made anineffectual mo-
tion to call up the special order, being his
bill to provide for creating. the office of
cohnty superintendent1of common schools.
. LOthefC messages from the Senate we're re-
ceived, announcing the passage of various
bills, and its concurrence in certain House
bills. The messages iwere appropriately
disposed of, the new bills being read the
mittees.1U Jtai 5tj ,eJaG3"sT 10 .liHel1
/ Mr.. HITCHCOCK, from. the committee OF
conference, to which was referred the SUBJ
ject matter of difference between the two
Houses upon H b. SO, a"ITo appoint COM
missioners to revise the Revenue and Tax
laws of the ,State,'' reported that upon ex-5
animation of the records they find that
each House has agreed to the passage of the
bill in the same form. and that no further,
action is necessary, the blanks having been
filled in the House, but omitted in the en-
grossment.9 .2t'1I f.sili f@-t]3s hHE 1S3ia
Mr. STANTON renewed his motion to
proceed to the consideration of III. B. No.
365 County School Superintendeht bill).
The motiofrwas agreed to-yeas 50, nays "a.
Mr.. JOHNSON made report from the
committee on Revision. -"0 2l'a In dJ4'i
H. B. $685. To create the office of, county
school superintendent, and to prescribe his
duties, and to amend certain sections of the
schoollaw, was read the third time. !FpHuIg
| q Mr.. STANTON spoke in it's favor, and, |
before concluding his remarks the House
then, at 1920 O'Clock p. M took a recess. 2
.gci7.~-g AFTERNOON, SESSION. ,lr,.a-o 81 81
Mr.. STANTON continued and concluded
his speech in support of the bill, and was
followed by Messrs. Glover and Hughes.
against and Messrs. Sawyer, Curtis, Encen
and Coan in support of it. #oi5 ,-.t1a.t7
tOn motion of Mr.. HITCHCOCK, a call
of the House was ordered, and SO members
answered to their names. ID tGh 5fr.Hiu-
The following were absent without leave:
Messrs! Barrett, Beer, Cist, EFskine, Estill,
Follett, Hanson, Kagy, Kramer, Montgom
cry, Sorber and Tripp. 'ia - if --il,t''''i.
The Sergeant at Arms was dispatched
for absentees. ~ o. i<s 't7H754 lra' III
Messrs. Barrett and Hanson appeared
within the bar of the Hall. t'r-.s u. yi1h5'
Mr.. r.NORTHWAY moved that proceed
ings under the call be dispensed with. Dis
agreed to. E ~!.f f|i bsDfF"H-t HaE p W
Messrs. Cist and Tripp appeared within
the bar of the Hail. H5la Laf .S7iEH.
Mr.. YOUNG moved that proceedings
under the call be dispensed with. Agreed
Pending the call, on leave, -rad:ai at
Mr.. GARDNER reported back from the
committee on Judiciary, S. B. 235, To au-
thoflZe county commissioners to construct
roads on petition of a majority of land
owners along and adjacent to the line of
such roads, and to repeal an act therein
named, and recommended the passage of
an accompanying substitute. !i.ltl
The substitute was agreedtc, and the bill
ordered to third reading March 10. -!
Mr.. CLARK, of Harrison, demanded the
previous question on the passage of the
school superintendent bill, which was sus-
taned.s 5s.n. .-. Hr -.G. ..'<.i ta'-9 go .lsIs
The bill was then put upon its passage,
and lOst-yeas As, nays 40 (nOt a constitu-
tional number of votes in its favor).-, r--
The yeas and nays were as follows: va =
/ YEAs-Alexander, Banning, Barrett,
Bronson, Bruff, Bunce, Burbage, Chase,
Cist Clark of Gurnsey, Clark of Harrison,
Coan, Coulter, Curtis, DangIer, Davey, En-
cell, Furnas, Gardner, Green, Hanson, Hare,
Hibbs, Hitchcock, Hoover, Kibbee, Law
renee, Marshall, Masters, McMorran, Nix
on, Oren, Patton, Phillips, Piatt, Rhodes,
Ruttar nIidpr -Shinlnu NJ
ton, Stedman, Tafel, Welsh, Wiles, Will
liams, Young, Speakers. 4lG J.@ L5's,
,NAYs-Messrs. Ault, Bloom, Branch,
Cochran, Cusac, Deford, Denman, Fitch,
Fox, Gallup, CASTOR, Glover, Gordon,
Headley, Heller, Henrf.ks, Hill, Howard,
Larwill,i Lybrook,t McMarrell,H Myers,
Northway, Parks, Perrill, Permission, Put
nam, Read, Rosencrans. Swain, Thornhill,
Tripp, Wood, Worth-40.j i' 2. ~, 'f-8A
On motion of Mr.. .NORTHWAY, the vote
| by which the bill failed was reconsidered,
and the bill tabled. 't 19i1s''b'k} M. =
| Mr.. BRUFF called up, as the special or
der, H. B. No. 4444, by Mr.. Bruff, To au-
! thoriZe the publication OF Ohio's Record in
the Rebellion, which was then read the
third time -i"1"j i."4 -'I.' ii!a7fi'l ~.
Mr., BRBFF offered sundry amendments
! to the BILL in effect as follows: Strike ont
all that part providing for history of the
State Government during the rebellion,
showing the effect Of the war upon
its Industrial and financial interests
strike out in the paragraph pro-
viding for historiesof regiments, the words
! ''together with any and all other incidents
i of interest or Importance connected with
its history" so that the history oi
regiments shall embrace only their
! marches, campaigns, and battles. Amend
] the first section to read as follows The
! history shall embraced ga list of citizens Of
! the State who, as general or staff officers
not connected with State organizations
have borne any part in the military SER
vice during the war, showing the tern
and nature of their service" Amend the
same section so that the history shall EN-.
brace only a statement of the amount o.
moneys expended, aud debt contracted
by the State, and by every city
village, county and township for local
bounties and relief fund. Amend the
4 same section sOthat the disposition made o
. each drafted man shall be set forth. Amend
the third section so that the ''arrangenen
of the matter" shall be prescribed by tn
Adjutant General, and the tabular part t.
be in minion instead of BREWER type
Amend the fourth section so that thenum
J ber of copies printed shall besiX instead o
ten thousand the number for the Adju
tant General 250 instead of 500; the copy
f for Clerks of Common Pleas Courts to b
, omitted; and the proceeds of copie
t sold by the Secretary of State t
! be certified by him into the Stat
Treasury. Strike out the sixth section
e which provides that the sum of $4,000
shall be transferred from the soldiers relic
1 fund to meetithe expenses publication.
, Mr.. BRUFF explained to the House tn
. effectot the amendments, and they wer
s agreed to. '. '.., g. -.t- '.." .''.. .H
Mr.. HITCHCOCK presented the petitio
of 65 citizens of Geauoa county, asking 70
the publication of the" Record" Referre
: to the committee on Military Affairs
Mr.. PUTNAM moved the followin
2 amendments nc an additional section to th