Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-18

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tion, requesting the Governor to issue hi
proclamation for a day of thanksgiving thi
year.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. POTTS offered the following resolu
tion: Ek ftS u
Resolued, That the thanks of the Senat
are hereby rendered to the Clerk. G. B
Flood, and his gentlemanly corps of Assis
tants Messrs. Jacobs, Mutt, Newcomer anC
Purcell, for their courtesy to members ant
the promptness and efficiency with which
they have discharged their duties; also t
the Sergeant-at-Arms, Messrs. Williams
Sausser and Gutzwiller, for like efficiency
promptness and attention to their duties.
The resolution was adopted unanimously
Mr.. JAMESON offered the following res
olution, which was unanimously adopted
Resolved, That the thanks of the Senat,
are hereby rendered to Franklin Gale TO
his candid and impartial report of the pro
ceedings of this body during its present ses
sion.
Mr.. EVERETT offered the following
resolution:
Resolued, That the thanks of the Senat,
are hereby rendered to Capt. Joseph Gutz
willer for his faithful and courteous dis
charge of the duties of Postmaster during
this session.
Adopted unanimously.
SECOND READING.
Senate bill supplementary to the act tt
provide for the creation and regulation O
incorporated companies. passed May
1852, was read the second time and refer
red to the committee on Railroads.
THIRD READING.
House bill by Mr.. DICKSON-To extend
the provisions of an act passed April 13
1867, entitled an act supplementary to an
act to authorize the erection, improving,
enlarging or constructing additions to town
halls, and to repeal an act therein named,
passed April 2, 1885, [Ohio Laws, volume
81, page 143l, to the township of Russia and
the incorporated village of Oberlin, in the
county of Lorain, was read the third time
and passed-yeas 20, nays1.
THE BERRY RESOLUTIONS.
On motion of Mr.. BERRY, the joint res.
olutlons offered by him yesterday, relative
to the improper influences attempted TO be
brought upon the Senate of the United
States, sitting as High Court of Impeach-
ment, were taken from the table, and the
question being upon their adoption,
Mr.. KRAMER could not vote for the res
olutions. He had heard the attempt to i'm
peach the President denounced upon this
floor. He was not in favor of any pressure
upon the Senate for or against impeach-
ment. Impeachment had been denounced
| by the whole Democratic party. Mr.. X.
was willing to leave the question in the
hands of the Senate sitting as Court OF
Impeachment. If President johnson was
guilty, he wanted him convicted, and if not
guilty, let him be acquitted.
Mr.. DOWDNEY said that if there was
ever an exigency that called for the pas
sage of such resolutions, it had occurred
now. He should vote for these resolutions,
| because he was opposed to any pressure
being brought upon the Court trying the
| President. IRON any quarter. Mr.. d. re-
T1- frf fhn fa hat fha Of h.,
| President was political necessity, and
that fraud and bribery were resorted to
in order to procure a conviction. Mr.. d.
| hoped the resolutions would pass, not from
any party feeling, but because it was due
to the American people to put the seal of
condemnation upon the influence sought
to be used for the conviction of the Presi-
dent.
Mr.. WOMAN had not the confidence in
the Democratic party that Mr.. d. had. He
spoke of a Democratic mob that met in
front of the Capitol to denounce Congress.
The Democratic leaders hoped to make
capital out of this impeachment business,
but they would be disappointed. There
was nothing in the abstract particularly
Objectionable in the resolutions. The peo-
pie of Ohio or the Senate of the United
States had no such high opinion of this
General Assembly as this General Assem-
bly, had of itself. He thought these reso-
lutions an insult to the United States Sen
ate. Believing this, he should not vote for
the resolutions.
On motion of Mr.. BERRY. the resolu-
tionS were referred to the committee on
Federal Relations.
IMPEACHMENT RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. BELVILLE'S House joint resolu-
tions relative to impeachment, were read,
and,
On motion of Mr.. BERRY, the resolu-
tions were referred to the committee on
Federal Relations.
READ THE FIRST TIME.
Mr.. BALLS House bill to prohibit in
termarriage and co-habitation b tween
white persons and blacks and mulattoes,
was read the first time, when
Mr.. CARTER moved suspension of the
constitutional rule in order that the bill
might be read the second time; and, after
a short discussion on the provisions of the
bill, the vote was taken, and the motion
was lost.
IMPEACHMENT NEWS.
Mr.. DICKEY offered the following reso-
luton: f....
Resotued, That in view of the glorious
and triumphant vindication of law over
the enemies of Constitutional Government
in the late Impeachment struggle, at
Washington, the Senate do now adjourn.
Mr.. TORRENCE gave notice or inten-
tion to discnss the resolution, which under
the rule of the Senate laid it over for one
day.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONER.
Mr.. KENNEY, from the committee on
State Buildings, reported back Senate joint
resolution assigning an additional room in
the State House to the School Commissioner,
and recommended its adoption. The reso-
luton was then adopted.
REPORTED BACK AND PASSED.
Mr.. KENNEY, from the same commit
tee, reported back House bill to prevent
trespasses upon land belonging to the State
of Ohio, and further to prescribe the du-
ties of the Superintendent of the State
House, and recommended its passage. The
bill was then read the third time and
passed.
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE STATE HOUSE.
Mr.. KENNEY, from the same commit
tee, reported. recommending that the Sen
ate do consent to, and advise the Govern
or's appointment OF John H. Grove as Su-
perintendent of the State House. The SEN
ate then, by unanimous vote, confirmed
the said appointment. The members pres
ent and voting for the appointment, were
the following: l.. 10. e-l- H-
Messrs. Berry, Campbell, Carter, Dang
Ter, Dickey. Dowdney, Evans, Everett,
Griswold, Kenney, Kramer, Lawrence,
May, Onderdonk, Potts, Rex, Scribner,
Simmons, Terrence. Winner, Yeoman-21.
On motion of Mr.. CARTER, the Senate,
at one o'clock, took recess till P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. LAWRENCE, President pro tenn,
called the Senate to order at three O'Clock.
REPORT OF THE SECOND CONFERENCE COM
MITTEE.
The second joint committee of Confer
ence on Senate bill making appropriations
to pay bounty: claims, salaries of clerks
&c, reported, recommending that the re-
port of the former committee of Conference
be concurred in by the House.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. MAY from the pomnoittea on Eador-