Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-11
After some remarks by Mr.. Scott, ol

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Mr.. BALL moved the previous question, t
'rhich was seconded. Il
The question was then upon agreeing to
Ir. Scott's amendment, instructing the FL
ance committee to report a Dill ION To-
lOrrOw,"
Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren, demanded the
eas and nays thereon.
The roll was called, and resulted-yeas
. 9, nays 3d. The House refused to agreeto
lie amendment.
The question was then upon the adoptlon
'ot Mr.. Balls resolution.
Upon which Mr. SCOTT, of Warren, de.
manded the yeas and nays. Inc yeas anu
nays were called on the adoption OF the
resolution, and resulted-yeas ~, nays "a
Those who voted In the affirmative were
Messrs. Acker, Baker, Ball, Belville,
Bnhmer, Branch, Brooke, Buell., Callen.
Carpenter Cockerill, Coleman, Crist Cusac'
Denman, Dilworth, DUNCAN, Fielding, Fin |
ley, Fitch, CASTOR, Gerhart, Gordon, Flare, |
Headley, Henricks, Hill of Defiance, Hord, |
Howard, Hughes of Butler, Hughes OF
Highland, Jones, Kemp, Kennon, Kerr OF
Marrell, McMorran, Moffett, Neal, New
man, Nichol, Parks, Parr, Pennisten, Pond,
Read, Richardson, Robinson, Ross, Rutter,
Shaw, Ssler, Skaats. Stewart, Stickney,
Swain, Swetland, Thompson OF Colum-
biana, Thompson, of Stark, Thornhill, Ul-
lery. Warren, Wilson, Wolf, Worth, Speak
er-70.
Those who voted in the negative, were:
Messrs. Anderson, Bronson, Garfield,
Cannon, Dennis, Dickson, Finley, Gallup,
Hill of Erie, johnson, Kain, Kenneth,
Kerr of Fayette, Lawson, Lewton, Moore,
Ritezell, Rough, Saylor, Scott of Warren,
Sherwin, Warnking, Welsh Wood-24.
So the resolution was adopted.
REP RT.
on Enrolment, reported that HI. j. r. No.
26, by Mr.. Jewett, protesting against the
reconstruction acts of Congress and against
the passage of certain bills now pending
therein, and instructing our Senators and
requesting our Representatives in Congress
to vote for the repeal of the former, and
against the passage of the latter, had been
correctly enrolled.
The Speaker then, in the presence of the
House, signed the foregoing joint resolu-
tion.
BILLS SIGNED.
The SPEAKER also signed H. B. No.
164, concerning tugitives from justice; FL.
b. No. 204, to provide tor partition of real
estate; Ii. B. No. 2l4, for levying a tax in
Miami county; 81. B. No. 127, to prevent
bulls, boars and bucks from running at
large; III. B. No. 290. for levying tax in
Lorain county for bridge purposes.
SECOND READING.
Ten bills were read second time and re-
ferred to their appropriate committees.
GOV. FAIRCHILD.
Mr.. COCKERILL said he was informed
that Gov. Fairchild, of Wisconsin, was at
the Neil House. He would therefore move
that a committee of three be appointed to
wait upon Gov. Fairchild and invite him
to the House. The House agreed. and the
Speaker appointed Messrs. Cockerill, Scott,
af No mil r
tee.
The committee returned after a brief ab-
sence and reported that the Governor OF
Wisconsin was present.
The Speaker, Mr.. FOLLETT, invited
him to the Speakers stand.
Gov. Fairchild advanced to the Speakers
desk and being introduced to the House by
the Speaker spoke as follows:
Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House OF
Representatives:
thank YOU for this compliment. 1 dc
not take it all to myself, but believe it is
intended as well for my State, which is one
of the Youngest sisters of Ohio. Wisconsin
is my adopted State, for am a native o.
Ohio, and love her, as well as my own
young and prosperous State. feel PROUD
of her record during the war, and our sol
diers took great pride in marching by the
| side of the Ohio soldier during our struggle
| to put down the rebellion. l again thanh
you gentleman, for this compliment, anC
| will remember it as one OF the pleasantes
/ incidents of my life.
The House then took recess of ten min.
| utes, during which the members were sew
/ orally introduced to Governor Fairchild by
| the Speaker.
l- THIRD READING.
H.B. No. 800, Mr.. FINLEY, from Sc
| lect committee-TO provide for the election
afo n nf
| mon pleas for the second subdivision of tn,
| fifth judicial district, was read the thirt
| time.
The question being on the passage of tn,
| bill, the yeas andnays were called thereon
and resulted-yeas 81, nays 25. So the bill
| OF the House.
Mr.. DENMAN moved to reconsider tn
vote on which the bill was lost.
The House agreed. and,
On motion of Mr.. NEAL, the bill wa
laid on the table.
Mr.. THORNHILL moved to reconside
the vote by which III. B. No. 344 was refer
red to the committee on Municipal Corpor
ations, which was agreed to.
Mr.. PARR moved that the bill be en-
crossed at the Clerks desk-and read tn
third time now.
The House refused. The bill was thel
referred to MIR. Parr.
M I'll
from the table III. B. No. 232, for the relic
of Edward Bailey, Treasurer of Morgan
township, Ashtabula county, Ohio. Th
House agreed.
Mr.. HUGHES, of Highland, moved tt
recommit the bill to select committee O
one, with Instructions to amend.
Messrs. Eames, Garfield and Wolf Cd
posed the amendments.
The House refused to recommit the bill
The question was then upon the passag
of the bill.
Mr.. HUGHES. of Butler, opposed the bill
as dangerous precedent.
The yeas and nays were called, and re
sulted-yeas 65, nays 20 So the bill passed
On motion of Mr.. THORNHILL til
House took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion of Mr.. CALLEN, the Hous
proceeded to the consideration of the spe
cial order for 21s o'clock p. NJ, being
H.J. r. No. AZ, Mr.. CALLEN-Relativ,
to lowering the forebays of the mills on th
Mercer county reservoir to level with tn,
torebays OF mills on the St. Mary's, &c.
The question being on the adoption o
the resolution.
Mr.. CANFIELD advocated its adoption
and explained the necessity OF the measure
Mr.. LEWrON thought as this was a res.
olution of inquiry, there would be no harm
in passing it.
luton.
Mr.. BALL thought the House ought tx
consider well before adopting such reso.
luton.
MT. CALLEN advocated the passage O
the resolution, and presented certain affida
Wits, which were read by the Clerk, con.
cerning the waste of water.
Mr.. BALL offered the following substi.
tute for the original resolution, Sub. III. j