Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-21
Morgan Ia the State of Ohio, A. D. 1868, thu
lcommittee rose. reported progress, and had
Ileaye to eft again.. ss q
On motion 81 MI. SIMMONS. the senate
then adjourned.

leave to eft again.. "a -
On motion of MI. SIMMONS, the seuate
then adjourned.
MORNING SESSION.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Crook.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Mr.. r.RUKENBROD-Th petition of J. |
ID. Castell and 42 other citizens of Column
biana county, praying for the establish-t
ment OF a reform school for wayward and
warrant GIRLS Referred to the COMMITTEES |
on BefOrm Schools. aalf st3iisai. - i
Hams and 23l other citizens of Butler coun-.
ty. asking for free trade In money. Refer
red to committee on interest .tfisid
Mr.. remoustrance of II.
K. Brown and Al other citizens of Bel
mont county against, the repeal of acts
passed 1855 and the amendatory act passed
1867, authOrizisg County Commissioners
to construct turnpike roads whenever
majority of adjacent land owners petition
therefor. Referred to committee on Turn
pixies. si
Mr.. PARKS-The petition of James F.
Smith and 81 other citizens of Huron and
| Sandusky counties praying for free trade
| in money or legalizing ten per cent. interest
on contract. Referred to committee on In
terest. lsttaG 80 f.ii
Mr.. SWAIM-The memorial of George
Lantz and 81 other citizens of Vinton
county praying for the appropriation of
5000. to be expended In clearing out and
/ improving RaccoOn river for the purpose
of slackwater navigation. Referred to
committee on Public Works. ,.,...sss llsSl.i
! Mr.. DENMAN-The petition of r. Read
| and 49l other citizens OF Paulding, county,
praying for the passage of a law author
izing the removal of the seat OF justice of
i said county to the place designated in said
petition, when so ratified by msjority Of
the legal voters at the next annual election
alter the passage of said Jaw. Referred to
| the committee on New Counties. .5Il
| Mr.. FIELDING-The remonstrance of
David Arbogost and 76 other citizens OF
Salem township, In Shelby county, remon-
lstrating against the passage of any law
4 to refund money to the sureties of Isaac
Strahlem, treasurer of said township.
Referred to Mr.. Fielding.
Mr.. KAIN-The petition of A. E. Bass
and SO other citizens of Carroll county,
praying the enactment of law legalizing
absolute free trade ip money. Referred to
the committee on Interest.
i SECOND READING.
/ Ten bills were read second time, and
referred to their appropriate committees.
THIRD READING.
4 House bill to provide for the payment oil
local bounties pledged to volunteers under
the calls of the President for volunteers, is
sued July 2, and August A, 1852, was taken
up, amended, and read the third time, and
Mr.. Lewton moved to recommit the bill TO
a committee of one with Instructions to
amend. Motion lost.
4 Mr.. ROUGH modified the amendment,
ana again moved TO recornmit. The motion
prevailed. Mr.. Rough was appointed said
committee. el5-s
House bill to revise section forty-one OF
an act entitled an act to provide for the
creation and regulation of incorporated
companies in the State of Ohio, passed May
l, 1858, and to repeal an act entitled an ACT
to provide for the better regulation of turn
pike and plank road companies, passed
March IL, 1857, was read the third time, and
the question being upon Its passage
Mr.. SHERWIN, and Mr.. HUGHES, Of
Butler, explained the object OF the bill.
The yeas and nays were ordered, and re-
sulted-yeas SO, nays none. So the bill
passed.
Mr.. ACKER asked and obtained leave Of
absence for Mr.. Blankner, 9th assistant
sergeant-at-arms, from Friday till Monday
next.
i Mr.. ROUGH, from the select committes
of one to whom was referred House bill
I No. 141, in relation to bounties, &C., report
led the same back amended as instructed
the bill, the yeas and nays were ordered
and resulted yeas "a, nays 6. So the bill
passed. aa
BILL INTRODUCED AND PASSED.
Il Mr.. Balloon leave-A bill making ap
: propriations for superintendence and re-
pairs of the National road from February
Is, 1868, to February 10, 1870, which wa
read the first and second times under sus
pension of the rule, by its title. and order
ed to be engrossed at the Clerks desk ant
!, read the third time now, which was done
!. and the question being on its passage, tn,
: yeas and nays were ordered and resulted
yeas 81, nays none; so the billpas ssed.
4 Messrs. BALL and SCOTT, of Warren
explained that the time of the apprOpria
J tion bill for the last two years had expired
, and the tolls cannot be used to keep tn,
National road in repair, till the bill wa.
. passed.
: took recess. s5fsss ~
AFTERNOON SESSION.
:, Mr.. COCKERILL offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
WHEREAS, Satur6 ay the 22d inst. is thu
anniversary of the birth of George Wash
i ington; therefore,
Resoiued, That when this House adjourn.
on Friday, the 21st inst. it adjourn unit
Monday, the 9th inst. at 10 o'clock A. M
On motion of Mr.. HILL, of Defiance, s
call of the House was had, and IS members
were found present, and all proceeding:
under the call were dispensed with.
l Mr.. HILL, of Erie, moved to take House
bill, in relation to further protection of fish
&C., from the table and to refer it to spe-
cial committee of one, with instructions tC
amend-motien prevailed, and the bill was
referred to Mr.. Hill. of Erie.
i RESOLUTION.
i Mr.. PENNISTEN offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
II ResoIued, That the standing committee
on the Judiciary be requested to report to
i this House, at as early dav as practicable
whether the law passed April IL, 1867, un-
der which the Superintendent OF Public
Printing has established State bindery at
4. the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, is in conform
4 ity with the Constitution of this State.
Il On motion of Mr.. BALL the House pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the special
order of the hour, the same being substi-
tute for House bill No. 80 for the preserva-
ton of the public works of Ohio, and for
the regulation of navigation and travel
The bill was further amended. and ordered
to be engrossed at the clerks desk, and
read third time. The bill was read a
third time and the question being upon it.
passage.
Mr. HILL, of Defiance, said he could
not support the bill In its present form
and proceeded to show certain defect:
|, which he conceived the bill contained. He
, presumed the lessees of the canals were
satisfied with their lease or they would moi
T have requested an extension of that lease
last winter for ten years. 1t was the un-
derstanding that when that lease was ex-
tended that they would go on and make
the necessary improvements to put the
canals in good working order. This bill
allows the lessees to cause to be removed