Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-17
Ohio Legislature.

Ohio Legislature. !
Monday March 1e, 1858.
Senate. :
- MORNING, SESSION.
The President pro tenn. called the Senate
to order at 10 o'clock.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
BY Mr.. STAMBAUGH-From So citizens
/ of Tuscarawas. county, demonstrating
against the passage of the bill to authorize
the Commissioners of said county to levy q
tax to build a bridge, about three miles
above Canal Dover, across the Tuscarawas
l river. Referred to select committee OF
4 Ione-Mr. Stambaugh.
I By Mr.. LAWRENCE-From the Board
of Education of Cambridge, Guernsey
county, for authority to said Board to in
crease their levy one mill onFthe dollar for
school purposes. Referred to selectcom-
mittee of one-Mr. Lawrence.
SECOND READING. '7s 2
Mr. DANGLER'S Senate bill, to provide
for the improvement of the navigable
waters of this State, and to authorize the
establishment therein of lines of wharfing g
and dockage, was read the second time and
referred to the committee on Public Works.
| COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.
The House having acceded to the request
of the Senate for committee of confer
| ence on the Senate amendments to tile
| House joint resolution relative to request
ling our Representatives and instructing
our Senators in Congress to vote against
| the Reconstruction measures in Congress,
&C., and the Speaker having appointed
Messrs. Jewett, Hill, of Defiance, and
| 7 OF on ma
House, the President pro tenn. appointed
Messrs. on the part OF the
S ;nate.- frs
| HOUSE BILLS. 3, 4
| Ten House bills were read the first time.
| MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
| A message was received from the Gov
ernor in relation to the State quarry land,
lately occupied as soldiers home, which
| was laid ON the table and ordered to be
printed.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
The House Joint resolution for printing
and binding 5000 copies of the report of
the Commissioner of Statistics in English,
and LOCO copies in German, &C., lEwas re-
ferred to the committee on Printing.
| The House joint resolution relative to
making it the duty of the Superintendent
OF the State House to furnish regimental
| flags for meetings or reunions of regi-
mental associations, &C., was referred to
the committee on Military Affairs. yTA
Mr.. LAWRENCE, from the committee
on Federal Relations, reported back Senate
Joint resolution, relative to giving pensions
to surviving soldiers and surviving wid-
ows of soldiers of the war OF 1872, and rec
commended its adoption. Resolution laid
on the table. frar5.s,
Mr.. LAWRENCE, from select COM
mittee, to whom petition on the subject
| H. <1lI rsnr~ HI
To prevent agents of nOn-residentS from
selling by sample, card or other specimen,
any goods or merchandise of any Kind or
description, in the State of Ohio. without
license, which was read the first time.
The bill fixes the license for such agents
of non-residents at $500, to be obtained
from the Auditor of the State, and the pen
atty for violation of the provisions of the
bill at 500. = za II - {
Mr.. WINNER, select committee, to
whom a petition on the subject was refer
red. reported the following bill: To au
thorize the commissioners of Darke county
to build a court house and Jail, which was
read the first time.
Mr.. TORR ENCE, from the select COM
mittee composed OF the Senators from Ham
ilton county, reported substitute for SEN
ate bill to authorize the city OF Cincinnati
to issue bonds and levy tax for improving
avenues. Laid on the table and ordered to
be printed.
Mr.. CARTER, from select committee,
reported back, with amendments. the sub
stitute for the Senate bill for codification
of the laws relating to drains, bitches and
watercourses. The amendments were
agreed to, when
Mr.. YEOMAN moved to amend so as to
strike out the 18th section OF the resolu-
tion.
Messrs. YEOMAN and KRAMER ad-
vOcated the amendment.
Mr.. STAMBAUGH was opposed to it.
Mr.. COREY favored the bill, though he
might vote for Mr.. Yeoman's amendment.
Mr.. CARTER showed the unjust and in
furious operation of the township ditch
law upon small landowners in new and
sparsely settled districts.
Mr.. YEOMEN'S county (Fayette) was
greatly indebted to the ditch laws for the
Increase in the value of its lands. His OBJ
which the bill proposed to enact, but to the
abrogation of the township law on the sub
ject of bitches and drains.
On motion of Mr.. COREY, the Senate,
at twenty minutes to one o'clock, took
recess till P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The President pro tenn. called the Senate
to order at three O'Clock. .f, !
THE DITCH BILL.
The question pending when the Senate |
took a recess, was on Mr.. Yeoman's g amend |
ment to the substitute reported by Mr..
Carter tor the Senate bill for q codificaGion |
of the laws relating to bitches. drains and |
water courses, vesting the ultimate decis |
ion in regard to the construction of bitches, |
drains, &C., in county commissioners, and |
former laws on these subjects. |
Mr.. Yeoman's amendment proposed to |
amend the substitute by striking out the |
following provision in the 14th section:
provided that whenever any such ditch |
ditch or water course shall be wholly with |
in one township, the duties imposed by
this act upon the county commissioners,
may in the same manner be discharged by |
the township trustees of the proper townct
ship at regular session, and those of the
auditor by the township clerk. All the
and rights, and liabilities to be |
the same, or analogous to those required in |
making county ditches." ~
The question on the amendment being |
put, it was not agreed to.
Mr.. KRAMER moved toamend so as to |
strike out all that part of the substitute di- |
rectly repeating the township ditch law of
May 1, 1851. = \
Messrs. KRAMER and YEOMAN advo-
Gated the motion; and
Mr.. CARTER opposed it.
The amendment was not agreed to.
The bill was then ordered to be read a !
third time Tomorrow. -
-. REPORTS. 'z1
Mr.. MAY, from the committee on Print |
ing, to whom was referred Senate joint
resolution relative to purchasing 5000
copies of the Directory of the 5Sth General
Assembly and State officers OF Ohio, re-
ported the same back and recommended its
indefinite postponement, which was agreed |
to.
Mr.. WINNER, to whom was referred a