Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-28
Ohio Legislature.


- es Friday. March n, 1858.
SENATE.
MORNING SESSION. M
The President called the Senate to order |
at ten O'Clock, pursuant to recess taken last
evening.
Prayer by the Rev. D. Herlocker.
THE VISIBLE ADVENTURE BILL.
The question pending when the Senate
took recess last evening, being on Mr..
-Keifer's motion to amend section 2 of Sem
ate substitute for the original Visible Ad-
mixture bill, fIDt3 3Htl
The question was put, and the motion
lost-yeas 13, nays 49,
Mr.. HUTCHINSON moved to amend Sec
tion by inserting after the words ''if the
judges of election shall be satisfied from
the statements of the persons examined,
and the evidence adduced that the person
offering to VOTE" the following words,
"has no visible admiXture of African blood,
| and has the other qualifications Of a voter
prescribed by law, they shall receive the
vote Of such person; otherwise, they shall
reject it," and by striking out all that part
of said section after the word ''vote" above
cited.
A division of the question being called
| for, the motion to strike out was first put
and lost by vote of 16 yeas to 1S nays.7
Mr. POTTS moved to amend section l
by adding after the words shat it shall
be the'duty of the judges of election to
any election held under any laws Of this
State, having distinct and visible admix-
| ture of African blood,n ~ the following
| words, ''or any person who has borne arms
in support OF any insurrection or rebellion
against the government OF the. United
States.n s. lg.Es .fHEgz tfs.s's A.
Mr.. CARTER moved to amend the amend
| .,f hv irc <ha
words, "or belongs to any secret order
or organization reasonable in its objec Is" !"
which was accepted by Mr.. Potts.
The motion to amend was lost-yeas 10,
nays 20.
Mr.. COREY moved to amend sectionsone
bystriking out the word I" African" and
making it the duty of the judges OF election
who has distinct and visible admixture of
s'any other than Caucasian blood"
l. Mr.. COREY asked leave to change the
word caucasian" in his amendment, which
was not granted. -
| A division of the motion being called for,
word " African" which was lost-yeas IA,
nays 20.s- sas isss fae.li .ti.7i -.i-.i p
| Mr.. HALL moved to amend by adding
at the end of the first section the words,
''eXcepting such persons of visible ad-
mixture, who have borne arms in defense
of the Government of the United States in
the recent rebellion"
nays 18
| Mr.. KEIFER moved to amend section g.
| by adding after the words "any Judge of
election sued for rejecting the vote of any
person having distinct and visible ad.
mixture of African blood" the following
words, tor any person whose vote has been
rejected" and before the words "may
/ n ho Cra
elect in the judicial district in which he
resides" &c.
The proposition to amend was voted
down-yeas ID; nays 20. Fstsf 77t ~
Mr.. CONANT moved to strike out the
whole of section 8, authorizing change of
venue where judge of election Is sued for
rejecting vote; and also to strike out the
greater part of section 10, relating to the
points the plaintiff shall establish, and to
the verdict of the jury, in suits brought
against any judge OF election for rejecting
the vote of any person having a distinct
and visible admixture of African blood.
The motion to strike out failed by vote
similar to those on the preceding motions
to amend. kFs
Nr. .CONANT moved to amend by in
serting new section after section 10. as
follows:
THAT when, by action in any court of
this State having jurisdiction, any person
whose vote shall have been rejected be-
cause he had not more white than black
blood, and who shall have by the verdict of
jury, and the Judgment of court, estab
lished his right to be an elector in Ohio,
any Judge of election who shall knowingly
hereafter reject the vote of such person for
the reason that he had not a preponder-
ance Of white blood, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined in any sum not less than 500
nor more than $780,"
The motion to insert the new section was
not agreed to-yeas 15, nays 20.
Mr.. GRISWOLD moved, at half-past
twelve O'Clock, that the Senate take re-
cess. which was lost-yeas II, nays 81.
Mr.. BURROWS moved to amend section
5, so that the oath rendered to the person
challenged shall read: "You do solemnly
swear (or affirm) that, according to the
best of your knowledge, Information and
belief, you are white male citizen of the
United States" and to strike out after the
words "United States, "the following words
ssand know the fact to be so from a knowl-
edge of both your parents and your pedi-
gree"
Mr.. CARTER moved that the Senate
take recess, which was not agreed to
yeas Is, nays 1e.
On motion of Mr.. Corey, the Senate, at
one o'clock took recess till p. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The President called the Senate to order
at 8 O'Clock.