Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-27

Mr. THOMpSON, OF COlumDlana, was
excused, at his own request from further
service on the select committee of five, to
investigate the alleged frauds in the erec-
tion of the new Deaf and Dumb Asylum
and Mr.. Pond, of Morgan, was appointed by
the Chair, to fill the vacancy on said COM
mittee.
NATIONAL CEMETERY.
A communication from the Governor
transmitting a letter from the Superinten-
dent OF National Cemeteries of the Depart
ment of the Cumberland, and one from the
Adjutant General of the State in relation
to a revision and correction of the lists OF
soldiers from Ohio buried in the United
States cemeteries in the Department of the
Cum mberland, were laid before the House by
the Speaker, and on motion of Mr.. Scott, OF
Warren, were ordered to lie upon the table
and be printed in the Appendix to the
House journal.
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.
On the request of the Senate, the speaker
appointed a committee of conference. con-
sisting of Messrs. Jewett, Hughes, of But.
Ter, and McMorran, on the differences be-
tween the two Houses on S. B. No. SO, in
relation to authorizing commissioners to
construct roads on petition.
FIRST READING.
S. B. No. 1910 authorize the Commits
sioners of Tuscarawas county to build a
three miles above Canal Dover, in said
county. Read the first time.
S. B. No. 223-Supplementary to an act
to abolish the bureau of Soldiers Claims
and the Office OF Military Claim Agents,
passed April 10, 1867. Read the first time.
RECONSIDERATION.
On motion of Mr.. PARR, the vote by
which H. j. R. No. 124, was indefinitely
postponed on yesterday, was reconsidered,
and The resolution referred to select COM
mittee of one, Mr.. Permission.
The resolution asks the Auditor OF State
to furnish certain statistical information in
regard to the depreciation of the legal ten
ders used in paying the interest on the
State debt.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
A message from the Senate announced
that that body had concurred in House
amendments to S. B. No. ia, making ap-
preparations for the year 1868 and the first
quarter of the year 1869 with certain ex-
Mr.. JEWETT moved that the House in
sist upon its amendments, nonconcurred
in by the Senate, and that message be
sent to the Senate requesting committee
of conference.
Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren, demanded di-
vision in order that the vote might be taken
separately upon the amendments.
The question then being upon insisting
upon the House amendments, striking out
lines from 157 TO 166 and line 195 OF said
printed amended bill The House agreed.
The question being then upoL. insisting
upon the house amendments appearing in
lines 22l, 222, 223 and 224 of said printed
amended bill,
,o. Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren, spoke at length
against insisting upon these amendments,
and in favor of the proposed appropriation,
as a contingent fund for the school COM
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make such an appropriation might be con-
strued into systematic attempt to cripple
the common school system of Ohio.
Mr.. HILL, OF Defiance, did not under
stand that this appropriation was neces-
sary. In his opinion the School Commits
sioner was already sufficiently com pensated
for his services. He was opposed to this
increase, tor it might be used, as it had
been by former commissioner, in travelling
over the State to make political speeches.
es. He denied that there was any attempt to
cripple the school system OF Ohio, for that
system was inaugurated by the Democratic
party, and that party had always been
friendly to that system.
MIR. WARREN favored the sum men,
toned in the Appropriation bill, on the
ground that the Commissioner in travelling
over the State to attend to the interests OF
the schools was compelled to bear heavy
expense, and also needed more clerical as
sistance, and that he is required to pay
postage and other expenses of which no ac-
count has heretofore been taken, and that
moneys expended for school purposes come
back to us one hundred fold
Mr.. JEWETT denied that there was any
unfriendly feelings towards the common
school system of Ohio in the Democratic
party. That party was the author of the
system, and it was rather surprising to him
to find the gentleman from Warren (Mr.
Scott) attempting to champion and appro-
pirate that system to the safe keeping and
care of the Republican party. In his
OPT ion the pay of the School Commits
sioner was sufficient Il u 50
Mr.. LEWTON favored liberality on the
part of the State towards the school sys-
TEN, and would vote against the House
amendment. xfl.3t-GsJss u