Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-25

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for
the second subdivision of the Sixth Judi
cial District. Read the first and second
times under asuspension of the rules, and
referred to the committee on the Judiciary.
Under suspension OF the rule,
Mr.. SINCLAIR reported back III. B. No.
302, supplemental to an act passed April
IL, 1867, entitled an act supplementary to
an act to authorize the erection, improv-
Ing, enlarging or constructing additions
to town halls, and to repeal an act
therein named, passed April 2, 1868 rec
ommending its engrOssment and passage.
The report was agreed to and the bill or
Dill was read third time and passed-yeas
Y, nays 2. .ai - 10 13i
r.e BILL INTRODUCED.
Mr.. PENNISTEN. H. B. No. 371-(On
leave), to provide tor the safe keeping and
protection of the public arms. Read the
nrst time and ordered to be printed in ad-
vance of other printing. -
FRAUDS IN THE NEW DEAF AND DUMB
u ASYLUM. ESD
Mr.. PARR, from the select committee
OF five appointed to investigate the alleged
frauds i'll the construction of the new Deaf
and Dumb Asylum, made partial report
thereon, and submitted that in their opin-
ion, from the evidence already in their pos
session, that the State had been defrauded
out OF large sums of money in the CON
struction of said asylum building; but on
account of the late date in the session when
the committee were appointed, they had
been unable to complete this report, and
therefore asked further time to complete i. .
Further time to sit after the adjournment of
the Legislature was granted, and a resolu-
tion reported by the committee, directing
the Auditor of State not to draw any order
In favor of Stab d Co., or Stab, Voswin-
der & CO., for materials furnished or labor
performed, in the construction of said
building, until further investigation in re-
gard to said alleged frauds had been made
was adopted by the House.
NEW LUNATIC ASYLUM AT ATHENS
Mr.. HILL, of Defiance, from the com
mittee of five to whom was referred the al
legged frauds committed against the State in
the location of the New Lunatic Asylum al
Athens, reported that in several partcu-
lars the Trustees appointed to locate thai
Asylum had failed to comply with the law /;
and submitted the following resolution:
Fl. j. r. No. 67-Resolued by the General
Assembly of the State of Ohio, That tn,
trustees of the new Lunatic Asylum al
Athens, Ohio, be required to suspend ali
further proceedings in the erection of sale
institution until there is deposited with the
Auditor of State bond indemnifyirg the
State of Ohio in the sum of 100000 against
any loss that may accrue to the State BY
reason of any defects in the title to sale
one hundred acres of land. The resolution
was adopted.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. RICHARDSON, on leave, H. B. No.
372-Prescrihing the duties of the owners
or keepers of. wharf boats, read the first
and second times under suspension of the
rules and referred to the Judiciary COM
mittee.
Mr.. HEADLY, on leave, II. B. No. 373--
To repeal the first and second sections of
an act to prohibit the carryin ing or wearing
of concealed weapons, passed March 18th,
1853. Read the first time.
Adjourned.