Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-07


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4 The Ohio Legislature.
I9si "WEDNESDAY, March 6,I1S67. ii
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n MORNING SESSION. -
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Marshall,
The Journal of yesterday was read and
approved. bse n.. ftsl,-s.5 49,. ....... +
Hs "a PETITIONS PRESENTED, ~
By Mr.. WEST-Of CIV. Hoge and 2l
ther citizens of Belmont county. asking
'e Legislature to publish the Soldiers
i:ecord. Referred to committee on Mill
Try Affairs "eH 5uHt
By Mr.. BERRY-Of the board of edu-
iation of the town Of Gallon, in Crawford
)unty, for law authorizing said board to
i>orrew money to purchase site and build
school house in said town. Select COM
littee of one-Mr. Berry. if 'l Wou -
BY Mr.. BERRY-Memorial of the coun-
Y officers of Crawford county,in relation
o the robbing OF the treasury of said
ounty, on the night of March TO- 1866, and
skiing the repayment to Joseph 'Rvop, the
ounty treasurer, of the amount stolen al
ne time Select committee of one--Mr
Berry. -1A@s. .H.
By Mr.: nDOAN-Petition of Andrew
Rolf; and 8 other citizens of Clinton coun-
~, for law eXempting agricultural i'm
Elements from taxation. Committee or
finance. -fs4 IS "a -fAt p
By Mr.. MARTIN-Memorial of Messrs
Lawrence, Porter and Lee, county commits.
toner's of Stark county, for law author.
zing the assessment of an additional bridge
ak in said county. Select committee O
'ne-Mr. Martin. -.
By Mr.. .KELLOGG-Of Thomas B. Rice
md 20 other citizens of Conneaut, Ashta-
3ula county. for authority to levy a tax
or the purpose of improving cemetery
rounds. tl a.-itl. .
Five Senate bills and four House bill.
we're read second time and referred.
Mr.. .SADLER, from the committee or
Enrolment, andaAG
Mr.. GRISWOLD, from the committee OF
Revision, made reports. 80 ~
7a BILLS READ A THIRD TIME. "isgf
S. B. 351, To amend section 4 of an ac
to provide for the appointment of trustee!
for minors who reside out of this State.
Mr.. BROWN explained the character O.
the bill, and it passed-yeas %, nays none
PROVIDES that trustees of foreign minors
may sell real estate of their wards the same
as guardians may. e.i "a T..a..s-5. --.-5, re-
S. B. 354, To regulate mining. { Designed
10 punish with Imprisonment and fine
miners who trespass ON the lands of Other
persons. The bill was advocated by Messrs
Justice and Hdrd. and objected to in its
present shape by Messrs Brooks and Kel-
Iogg. The vote by which it was ordered tc
p third reading was reconsidered, and the
bill was referred to the Judiciary COM
mittee. 10 70 - '-,1 - 80 80 =
S. B. 342, To authorize the commission
ers OF Guernsey county to levy tax tc
build a. bridge across Wills creek, at the
west end of Steubenville street, at the in
corporated village of Cambridge. Passed
yeas 23 nays !. ssai2Fof' .sv.y - s- .e1
BILLS INTRODUCED AND READ FIRST TIME
By Mr.. MARTINA bill TO authorize
the comfy commissioners of Stark county
to assess an additional tax for bridge pur-
poses. The printing of the bill was dis
BY Mr.. DOAN-A bill to provide for the
payment of local bounties pledged to vol.
unteers under the calls of the President
issued July I'd and August 4th, 1862. .}-t1
By Mr.. SAVAGE-A bill to amend Sec
ton 427 of the code of civil procedure, &c
[Corrects an evident clerical error in the
section amended.1 zt7Hyr. .. s-eea
YTa REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. {, - p.
/ By Mr.. JUSTICE, a select committee o.
one. III favor of the passage of III. B. 3S7
To authorize the board of education of the
Cardington Union School District, in Nor.
row county, to borrow money for schoo
purposes n .s.-ses =-..-- . - 49,,
( Tile bill was read a third time and pass
( ed--yeas %, nays 4. l.---,.. .ze,.. Txt-.-..
/ By Mr.WAEKER, from select commit.
tee, in favor of the passage of III. B. 406, TIC
authorize the towncouncil of the village o
Troy, Miami county, to issue bonds and
levy a tax to aid in the construction o
turnpike roads leading to said village.
The bill was ordered to be, read a third
time Tomorrow. >i1a.H st
d Tho Capofa fhoy, rocoIxyoJl ifeo1( ;,ko oo,,.
mittee of the Whole, Mr.Jones in the chair
.s The committee further considered S. B
334, To regulate railroads, without COM
pleting it, and the committee rose and thus
reported, and obtained leave to sit again.
The Senate then took recess. n zats'.
r.s. ar AFTERNOON SESSION. ,-3zI ,-g.i
On motion of Mr.. GR1SWOLD, the spe-
cial order for 3oclock-Mr. Kellogg's reso-
luton for the amendment of the State
Constitution so as to extend the right Of
suffrage to colored citiZens-was., taken
from the table. LTTl..i, asI
Mr.. GRISWOLD addressed the Senate
at length in favor of the rsolution, recit.
ing historical incidents illustrative of the
bravery of the black man, his capacity fol
the several wars, &c. b. s,ss, ..ss-I
sa= Mr.. WALKER followed at considerable
length, against the resolution. He declined
to discuss the abstract right of the question
but, deemed it incumbent upon the sup
porters of the resolution to establish the
right. He urged that the people have moi
demanded this measure. by petition Ol
otherwise. Its adoption jeoparded the Re.
publican party, &c. Mr.. Walker read from
Judge Dickson's to letter Mr.. Kellogg, anC
aiiilnaClverted upon its sentiments I'll .
Mr.. KELLOGG followed, in support OF
his resolution, urging the radical views in
favor of Su bmlttlng to the people of the
State the question of impartial suffrage.
's Mr.. DOAN moved to postpone the fnr-
ther consideration of the question, and
make it the special order for Thursday
March 18th, at three o'clock p. M. szs
5iys During the ,pendency of the motion, Mr.
-1HOLLISTER spoke in favor OF the reso-
lntion, urging the inconsistency and folly
of Withholding from the people the oppor.
tunity to determine a question that has
forced itself upon the public attention in sc
many ways. .-,f ..s-,. L--. -. -......
Mr.. DOAN's motion prevailed 20
nays 10, as follows: '' i'.s 30" ~1'
YEAs-Messrs. Bateman, Brooks, Brown,
Carlin, Cole. Coombs, Doan, Griswold
Hayden, Hollister, Jones, Kellogg, Martin
Mcfarland, Sadler, Tibbals, Walker, War
ner, West, Williamson-20. 5 .s ,a
NAYS Messrs. Berry. Burt, Godfrey
Hail. Harris, Hurd, Justice, Linn, May,
Savage-10. fia.,l-' .Fc7. 7.si .d E.4a.e ..--
On motion of Mr.. BATEMAN, the spe-
cial order for a O'Clock this day, Mr.
Netherlands resolution to amend the Con-
sttution so as to prohibit certain persons
from exercising the elective franchise, was
postponed and mace the special order for 4
O'Clock P. NJ. March 14th. " ..
-ME. BATEMAN, on leave, presented a
3 petition of the council of the village oi
Glendale, Hamilton county, for law au-
thoriziug- municipal corporations to pro-
vide against the evils resulting from the
sale of Intoxicating liquors. Referred to
the Judiciary committee.
Mr.. BROOKS. from a select committee,
reported in favor of substitute to S. B