Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-21
Ohio Legislature.
Friday, March 20, 1888.
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Friday, March 20, 1858.
SENATE.
MORNING SESSION.
The President called the Senate to order
at ten o'clock.
Prayer by Rev. 1. Cook.
HOUSE BILLS.
Fifteen House bills were read the first
time. The reading of these bills, and of
several other messages from the House oc-
cupied the greater part of the morning ses-
sion. fs .o ..,
/ . SECOND READING.
The following bills were read the second
time: ti ~
| Senate bill by Mr.. .DANGLER-To pro-
vide for the support and regulation of pub.
| lie schools in the city of Cleveland. Re-
ferred to the committee of the Whole.
Senate bill reported by Mr.. LAW
RENEE, from select committee-To pre-
vent agents of non-residents from selling
by sample, card or other specimen, any
goods or merchandise of any kind or de-
Iscription in the State of Ohio without Ii
cense. Referred TO the same committee.
| S nate bill reported by Mr.. WINNER.
from select cOmmittee-To authorize the
commissioners of Darke county to build a
court house and Jail, and for other purpo-
ses. Referred to select committee of one
I-Mr. Winner. rae r-h -.firf
/ 5f15aat q RECONSIDERATION. s.T = .,-rr
Mr.. BROOKS moved to reconsider the
vote by which the Senate refused to recon-
slider the vote, by which the House bill to
create separate school district in parts of
Deerfield and Hamilton townships War
rem county, failed to pass on Yesterday.
The motion was agreed to, and the ques-
tion recurring on the motion to reconsider
the vote on the passage of the bill, it was
/ agreed to, and message ordered to be
j sent to the House for the return OF the
bill. ,',I-,,s sf.,ft .e..e., .,'.,aa b.
| Mr.. SCRIBNER moved to reconsider the
vote by which the Senate on yesterday
i passed Mr.. Belts House bill to amend the
act of March 20, 1867, relating to the con-
structiOn OF roads by county commission
ers, which was agreed to, and a message
ordered to be sent to the House tor the re-
i turn of the bill. .eu d. tfDr fa! u
/ Mr.. YEOMAN, select committee, report
4 ed back, with amendment, the ditch bill
referred to him Yesterday.
On motion OF Mr.. Y YEOMAN, the bill was
laid on the table, and the amendment or
Il dered to be printed. fHti fofI-ac ehDl
Il The bill reported back on yesterday by
Mr.. HUTCHESON, select committee, and
I ordered to third reading on Tuesday
next, was not, as stated In the report, a bill
for the election of six school directors by
general ticket in the city of Columbus, bui
Mr.. Ross House bill, providing that the
assessment OF school taxes in said city, il
; addition to the school fund received from
! the State, shall never, in any one year, ex-
ceed five mills on the dollar, and that aftel
1871, it shall not exceed four mills.
IRON FENCE APPROPRIATION.
The amendment to the General Appro.
priation bill, made yesterday on the mo-
tion of Mr.. Hutcheson, was for an appro
priation, not of $1S 600, as stated in the re-
port, but of $4,000. for the completion o
the iron fence around the State House
square. While the motion was pending,
Senator suggested an amendment to tn,
amendment by increasing the appropria
tion to $4,000, which was accepted by tn,
mover, but was not incorporated in tn,
; amendment as passed upon by the Senate
So the fence appropriation in the bill pass
ed by the Senate stands at $4,000.
;. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Hf
Mr.. HUTCHINSON was granted leave O
absence for an indefinite time, and Mr.
CONANT, till 3 P, NJ. ON Tuesday next.
MIR. EVANS yesterday had leave of alb
, sence till 10 A. M. on Wednesday next.
, On motion of Mr.. SIMMONS, the Senate
at quarter to twelve o'clock, adjourned
till z. NJ. on Tuesday next.