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


Board.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
On motion of Mr.. HUTCHINSON, the
Senate resolved itself into committee of the
Whofe-Mr. Burrows in the Chair-on the
On motion Of Mr.. HUTCBESON, the
committee took up the Senate bill in rela-
ton to the salaries of officers, guards, &C.,
in the Ohio Penitentiary, and the hire OF
convict labor.
Mr.. DTCKEY moved to amend the bill
so as to make the salary of the Chaplain
of the Penitentiary $1,000, instead of
$l,5OO.
Aftersconsiderable discussion, the ques-
tion was put on striking out, which was
carried. s..g'l -
On motion of Mr.. REX, the entire Sec
tion relating to the salaries of officers, &C.,
was stricken out. - s--,e-ss he sri
Mr.. BERRY proposed to amend so as to
make the minimum price for the hire OF
convict labor fifty cents per day, which
was lost. sc s. ial
On motion of Mr.. CONANT, the; whole
of the section relali lg. to convict labor, was
stricken out. a-i. iss7ssgi ,a
The amendments virtually render the bill
nugatory. -.,,,
The committee rose and reported back
the bill, which, with the pending amend
ments, was recommitted to the committee
on the Penitentiary. ~ ae
REPORT. -oas. f7s.-
Mr.. REX, from the Finance committees,
reported back, with amendments, Senate
bill requiring county commissioners to re-
quire county treasurers and county audit
Ors to keep an itemized account of receipts
aud disbursements, and requiring the COM
missioners to make an annual report OF
their transactions to the Court of Common
Pleas. e-s--tas .ss,.-st
The amendments were agreed to, and the
: bill was ordered to be read the third time
tomorrow. ~ s......-.
RESOLUTION.
Mr.. LAWRENCE offered the follow
ing resolutions, which was adopted:.
Resolued, That the Comptroller of the
Treasury and the Auditor of State be and
they are hereby requested, in separate re-
ports, to inform the Senate without unnec-
essary delay !: -
The amount of the balance in the Treas
ury of appropriations to the payment of
salaries of State officers, clerks in the sew
eral State offices, the General Assembly,
the several State Correctional and Benevo-
lent Institutions, stating the balance for
each separately, and the amount of all
other funds otherwise appropriated and
unexpended, aud all balances and moneys
in the Treasury unappropriated.
REPORTS. 81 81.
Mr.. YEOMAN, from the committee on
Roads and Highways, reported back, with
amendments, Senate bill amending the act
of April 5, 1866, to amend section
one of the act of May l, 1854 to make it
the duty of County Auditors to levy extra
taxes for road purposes in certain cases.
The amendments were agreed to, and the
bill ordered to be read the third time to
morrow. 81
Mr.. KENNEY, from the committee on
Municipal Corporations, reported back
Senate bill to amend section one of the act
of April II, 1867, relating to street rail-
roads, and recommended its indefinite
postponement, on account of its provisions
having been incorporated in another bill
which had already passed the Senate. The
postponement was agreed to-. s..
Mr.. DICKEY, from a select committee,
reported back House bill to protect the
citizens of Ohio from empiricisn and ell e.
vate the standing of the medical profess
sion, and recommended its indefinite post
ponement.
After some discussion the postponement
was agreed to by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Berry, Biggs, Brooks, Car
ter, Corey, Dickey, Griswold, Hutcheson,
Lawrence, Rex, Scribner, Simmons, Tor
rence-13.
NAYs-Messrs. Burrows, Conant, Ever
ett, Godfrey. Keller, Kenney, Linn, May,
Onderdonk, Stambaugh, Winner, Yeoman
ia.
Mr.. CARTER, select committee, report
ed back House bill to extend the time of
payment of school lands in section 16 in
Highland and Defiance townships, Defiance
county, and recommended its passage. The
bill was ordered to be read the third time
Tomorrow.
On motion OF Mr.. SIMMONS, the Senate,
at 6 O'Clock, adjourned till 8 A. NJ. to-mor-
row.