Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-02
rhe House refused to commit-yeas %

The House refused to commit-yeas 20,
nays 81.
MIR. WOLF moved to further amend.
after the word city, 'or other,oise dppointed."
And by inserting in line a. the same Sec
ton, the word 'city or other1oise appointed"
Mr.. WALLING moved to lay the bill and
penuing amendments on the table.
The motion prevailed.
II. B. No. 2l2, Mr.. SINCLAlR-To ex-
tend an act therein named to cities of the
first class which have been advanced to the
grade of cities of the first class since 1860,
and to further regulate the construction OF
sewers in said cities, was read the third |
time. iH
Mr.. SINCLAIR explained the bill and |
desired it TO pass.
The question being upon its passage, the
yeas and nays were called thereon, and re- |
sulted-yeas SO, nays none.
So the bill passed.
II. B. No. 231. Mr.. WALLING-For the |
enumeration of black and colored persons,
aud to further define the duties of township
and ward assessors, was real the third
time.
Mr. WALLING said that he was not the
author of the bill. although introduced by
him. 1t was drawn up by a gentleman
who had given the subject much considera-
| tion as necessary and proper aid in car
| ryiDg out the laws passed, and to be passed,
to secure what the people at the ballot box
|
| islature-that it should so legislate as to Sc
cure the ballot to the white men of the
State alone. This bill provides simply for
an enumeration of black and colored per-
sons, in order that this design may be more
| effectually carried out, and the frauds that
have heretofore been perpetrated by the
imposition of this class, in localities where
they have been allowed to vote, prevented
| in the future.
Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren, moved to amend
by adding after the word age in fourth line,
''also all black eyes, blue eyed or visible
admiXture eyed persons"
| The motion was disagreed to.
| Mr.. CRlST moved to recommit the bill,
with instructions to amend, by striking out
all after the word ''the" in line six, and in
sert photograph of the individual"
The House refused to instruct.
| The question was then on the passage of
| the bill.
Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren. stated the rea-
sons why he could not vote for the bill.
Mr.. WARREN deemed this expense un-
| necessary. If the census were taken every
10 years it would be sufficient. He could
not support the bill.
| Mr.. FIELDING would vote for the bill.
because he wanted distinct and separate
enumeration. He wanted these races kept
separate from the white race. He was
willing they should be educated, but he
wanted it done in their own schools.
| Mr.. WOLF opposed the Dill.
Mr.. LEE moved to recommit with in
structions to amend, so as to require a
statement of the service in the army of the
United States; how many have been woun-
ded in said service, and how many have
borne arms in the armies OF the Southern
| Confederacy.
The House refused to commit-yeas A,
nays 90.
Mr.. BROOKE moved to recommit the
bill, with instructions to amend, so that sin
| all cases where there may be a question as
to,'mixed BLOOD the assessor shall examine
the corpuScles of the same, and if it shall ap-
pear that they are different in shape as COM
pared with those of the assessor, this shall
be deemed conclusive evidence of visible
admixture."
! The House refused to recommit.
Mr.. HUGHES, of Highland, demanded
the previous question on the passage of the
bill. The demand was sustained:
The yeas and nays were called, and re-
sulted-yeas a. nays 40.
Those who voted in the affirmative were
Messrs. Acker, Baker, Ball, Belville,
BHhmer, Branch, Callen, Cockerill,
Denman, Dilworth, DUNCAN, Fielding,
Finley, Fitch, CASTOR. Gerhart, Gordon,
Headley, Henricks, Hill of Defiance, Hord,
Hughes OF Butler, Hughes of Highland,
Lawson, Leete, Mann, Moffett, Neal,
Newman, Nichol, Parks, Parr, Pennisten.
Read, Richardson, Robinson, Ross, Rutter,
Shaw, Stickney, Swain, Swetland, Thomp-
son Of Stark, Thornhill. Walling, Wilson,
Worth and Speaker-54.
| Those who voted in the negative, were:
Messrs. Anderson, Borden, Brooke, Buell.,
Garfield, Cannon, Carpenter, Coleman, Crist
Dennis, Dickson, Dunn, Eames, Gallup, Hill
of Erie. Hill of Fulton, Howard, Johnson.
Kahn, Kennett, Kerr of Fayette, Kerr OF
Jefferson, Lawrence, Lee, Lewton, Nc Nor
ran, Moore, Parker, Pond, Rough, Ruken-
brod. Savior, Scott of Hamilton, Scott oi
. | Warren. Sherwin. Sinclair, Skaats, Stew
arr, Ullery, Warren, Welsh, Wolf and Wood
I-45.
So the bill passed.
Pending the passage of the bill,
Mr.. BUELL. said, while he conceded the
highest motives to the author of the bill,
and while he was decidedly and emphati-
cally opposed to negro suffrage, and did
not believe that the bill would accomplish
any good, he would therefore vote no.
On motion of Mr.. THORNHILL, Mr.
Rukenbrod obtained indefinite leave of alb
sence.
On motion of Mr.. w WARREN, the House
took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
, Mr.. WALLING, from the committee or
Municipal Corporations, reported back S.
B. No. 20-Supplementary to an act enti.
of cities and Incorporated villages, passed
May 8, 1852. and the several acts supple
mentarv thereto, recommending its pas.
sage. The bill was ordered to be read 8
third time.
Mr.. SHERWIN moved to recommit the
bill, with Instructions to amend by striking
from line of secti IN l the wards lone
hundred" and insert the word forty"
The House refused.
The question then being "shall the bill
pass ?" the yeas and nays were called, and
resulted-yeas "a, nays 3S. So the bill
passed.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
H. B. No. 31I, by Mr.. BGHMER-To
authorize township trustees to furnish JUS
tices with civil and criminal dockets, and
require justices to deliver to township
clerks certain dockets, statutes and papers
Read the first time.
III. B. No. 3l2, by Mr.. EAMES-To au-
thorize the sale of certain school lands in
the village of Jefferson, Ashtabula county.
Read the first time.
H No. 3l3, by Mr.. SHAW-To au-
thorize the Board of Education of the New
Richmond Union School of the village of
New Richmond, of the county of Cler-
mont, to levy tax to pay Indebtedness
and repair school building, was read the
first time.
81. b. No. 3l4, by Mr.. SKAATS-To re-
peal an act entitled an act to authorize
cities to extend the water works beyond the
city limits, passed April 6, 1865, was read
the first time.
H.B. No. 315, by Mr.. DUNN-To amend
section 4 of an act entitled an act for open
ing and regulating roads and highways,
passed January 27, 1868, was read the first
time.
H. B. No. 316, by Mr.. KAIN-Supple-
mentary to the act entitled an act relating
to roads and highways, passed March 8,
1868. Read the first time. .---.
Ii. B. No. 3l7, by MIR. BRANCH
provide tor the removal of trials commence
ed before justices of the peace in certain
Gases to other Justices of the peace. Read