Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-26
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In the Senate, on Wednesday, March 20,
the following petitions were presented ::
By Mr.. Everett, for submitting to the vo-
tiers Of Ottawa county the question of the
removal of the county seat from Port
Cf1666f 10 Oak Harbor; by Mr.. Burrows,
for projection tolaboring men, so that they
shall be no 1onger compelled to labor for
scrip pay; by Mr.. Terrence, from 55 dem
fists Of Cincinnati; by Mr.. Danglcr, for the
care and control Of cemeteries in cities OF
the flrst class to be vested in Boards of
Trustees; by Mr.. Emmitt. for ten per cent.
or q higher rate of interest, when called for
IN contracts; bv Mr.. Linn, for protection
against incompetent dental practitioners;
by the same, for authority to the Mayor of
Uniontown, Muskingum county. to trans
fer certain lot in that town to the Full
tonham Building. Association.
The following bills were Introduced By
Mr.. Scribner, to regulate elections in town.
ships containing cities of the second class;
by the same, to provide for struck juries,
ard to secure fairness and impartiality in
their selection; by Mr.. May, to amend Sec
tion 447 of the code of civil procedure; by
Mr.. Berry, to amend sections 8, 4 and 10 Of
the act regulating sales a. auction; by Mr..
Golden, three bills in relation to the service
OF. mssne process upon railroad and other
corporations. i4 s9i -sag
The Senate passed the following bills:
House bill for the relief of Samuel Splitter,
Treasurer Of Hancock county; House bill
to transfer the care and control Of the
Western Reserve and Maumee State Road
to the counties through which it is located;
Senate bill extending to replevin before
Justices OF the peace the provisions of a
bill passed at this session in regard to the
replevin Of keepsakes, heir-looms, family
pictures, &C.; Senate bill TO authorize the
commissioners of Darke county to levy
tax to build court house and jail; Sem
ate bill to authorize the trustees of Twin
township, Preble county, to levy q tax for
bridge purposes.
A Communication from the Governor,
transmitting resolutions adopted by the
Legislature of Kentucky protesting against
the action of the United States House of
Representatives In excluding from that
body the Representatives from Kentucky,
was referred to the committee on Federal
Relations.
Communications from the Auditor of
State and the Comptroller of the Treasury,
in response to the Senate resolutions call
Ing for certain information in regard to the
expenses for clerk hire, &C., in the differ
ent departments of the State Government,
and in relation to the condition of the
State Treasury, were laid on the table and
orderedto be printed. aslsers
: The President appointed Messrs. Keifer.
Berry. Woodwork and Lawrence, the COM
mittee on the part of the Senate, under the
House joint resolution relating to site for
an Agricultural College, &c.
Mr.. Dangler presented a petition for such
. modification of the school law, relating to
cities OF the first class containing $4,000 in
liabitanfs. orless than 150, 600, so as to trans
fer the entire control of the schools in such
cities to the boards of education thereof.
The Senate in the afternoon passed the
following bills: Mr.. Ross House bill,
amending the act of April IL, 1865, 80 as to
provide that the maximum assessed for
school tax in the city Of Columbus, in
addition to the school fund received from
the State, shall not exceed five mills on the
dollar, until 1871, and thereafter shall not
exceed four mills Mr.. Stambaugh's Sem
ate bill to remove from Office persons guilty
OF hsbitual intoxication House bill to au-
,thori7e tie city councils Of the second class
Of 1900 Inhabitants and upwards, having
special reference to the city of Colum-
bus to borrow money to purchase grounds