Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-26


upon its fOrmef action on said resolution,
and ask for another committee of Confer
ehce, which was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. JONES, the Senate ad-
iourned.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Hes gler.
PETITIONS.
Mr.. HORD-The petition of J. Copeland
and 80 other citizens of Marion county,
praying for the repeal of the present road
law ard the re-enactment of the old road
law. referred to committee on Roads and
Highways.
Also the pesltion of Elias Myers and 81
other citizens of Marion county, praying
for the passage of law legalizing ten per
cent. interest. Referred to committee on
Interest.
Mr.. CUSAC-Tbe petition of J. G. Long
worth and 80 other citizens of Hancock
county, asking for the repeal of the law re-
stralning certain animals from running st
large. Referred to committee on Agricul-
ture. -lt.- s.r
Mr.. ROUGH-The petition of the Board
OF Education OF the Incorporated village OF
sage OF law authorizing said board to
borrow two Thousand dollars for the pur-
pose of completing school house in said
village. Referred to Mr.. Rough.
SECOND READING.
Two bills were read the second time and
referred to their appropriate committees.
THIRD READING. .
House bill to amend the forty-first Sec
tion of an act entitled an act to provide for
the reorganization of common schools,
passed March IA, 1858, was read third
time, and,
On motion of Mr.. HILL, of Defiance,
postponed till day after tomorrow for its
passage.
House bill to amend section three of an
act entitled an act supplementary to an act
entitled an act for the encouragement OF
agriculture, passed February Is, 1853, was
read the third time, and after an explana-
ton of its provisions by Messrs. Sherwin
and Hughes, of Butler, the yeas and nays
were ordered on the passage of the bill,
and resulted-yeas 7S, nays none. So the
bill passed
House bill to amend an act ceding to the
United States of America jurisdiction over
certain lan0S and their appurtenances of
the national asylum for disabled volunteer
soldiers, and exempting the same from tax
alton, passed April 13, 1867, was read the
third time.
Mr.. LEWTON proceeded to urge rea-
sons why the bill should not pass He said
the bill would deprive perhaps twenty or
thirty persons in that Asylum of the priv
ilege of voting, because their families re-
sided in other parts of the State. These
persons mostly voted the Republican tick
ct, and he thought it was not honorable
for the author of the bill to exclude them
from the polls on merely technical
grounds.
Mr.. HUGHES, OF Highland, said the gen.
tleman had said he ought to be ashamed OF
the bill. He (Mr. Hughes) was not asham
ed of the bill. He believed it Just in its
provisions. He had great fears that that
Asylum might be made the means of car
rying the elections in that region by BRING
ing sufficient number of soldiers there to
to carry the election. He wanted to remove
this temptation from the Asylum. He
thought the same laws should be enforced
there that are enforced in townships and
wards.
Mr.. BAKER was in favor of the bill. He
believed it just in all its provisions. He
wanted the shoulder-strap gentlemen who
might be gathered there to conform to the
election laws of Ohio, like the balance oil
the State. He could easily conceive that
that asylum might be made a nucleus, un-
der the pretense of carrying out the opera
tions of the institution, for large gather
ing of soldiers and officers; thus, the elec-
tions of that district could be carried
against the wishes of the legal voters He
thought this bill would effectually dispose
of that question, and was, therefore, in
favor of its passage.
~ CALL OF THE HOUSE.
A call of the House was had and IS mem.
bers were found present.
Mr.. HRGHES, of Highland, moved thai
the Sergeant-at-Arms be dispatched for the
abSenteeS, which motion was agreed to- anC
the absentees brought in.
On motion of Mr.. LEETE, all further
proceedings under the call were dispensed
with.
Mr.. HUGHES, of Butler moved to post.
pone the bill till Thursday next, upon
which motion the yeas and nays were de-
manded, ordered, and resulted-yeas 46
nays 40. So the motion prevailed.
House bill to protect the citizens of Ohio
from empiricism and elevate the standing
of the medical profession being up tor third
reading,
Mr.. LEwTON offered the following
amendment:
Insert at the end of section two as fol-
lows: And be it further enacted That on the
passage of this act and for sometime there
after, it shall be unlawful for any person
who is not now engaged in the practice of
the profession of a barber or hair dresser
in some one or all OF its branches in this
State, and who is not graduate
of some respectable barber shop Tin
which no visible admixture OF At
rican blood existed) and who can
net produce a diploma of such
mystery or profession of barber or hair
dresser, unless it be under the advice and
supervision of some one having graduated,
as aforesaid. That the same principles set
forth in sections one and three of this act
shall be applied to persons attempting to
practice the procession of digging bitches.
digging stone-coal, and to persons attempt
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trade. profession or business whatever in
the State of Ohio. That every person at
tempting to carry on any business in this
State without having received diploma
as provided in this act shall be fined in any
sum not less than 500 nor more than $500
and be imprisoned till such fine be paid,
provided that certificate from any Irish
man shall be deemed a sufficient diploma
to authorize any person to dig bitches.
Mr.. LEWTON proceeded to vindicate
his amendment, and said he thought no
such qualifications were needed for the
medical profession. He was for letting
any body practice that chose to do so. He
had observed that self made men were the
most successful in all the business relations
of life. He ridiculed the idea of such a
law. In his opinion it was intended to
bring about favOritism. &c.
Mr.. KERR of Fayette, said the gentle
man had stated that in the case of lawyers,
certificates were for the protection of courts
that attorneys were sworn officers of a
court. Now, it this be done to protect
courts, and the property of our citizens,
how much more important is it that the
lives and health of our people shall be pro-
tected, and guarded from the practice of
illegitimate quacks and mountebanks
who have squatted in every vii.
lage? The life and health of
the people are in the han Is of the physi-
clan, and if he be unqualified to practice
his profession, great injury may be done
the public. When mans limbs are bro
ken, you require them to be skillfully ad
justed or suit for malpractice is broug ht
in our courts, IN | heavy damages are as
sessed; but this does not replace the limb
that has been rendered useless for life. A
physician is frequently employed without