Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-06
Ohio Legislature.
Tuesday, May S, 1858.

MORNING SESSlON.
The PRESIDENT pro tenn. called the
Senate to order at ten o'clock.
SECOND READING.
Senate bill by Mr.. LAWRENCE, from
the majority Of the committee on Common
Scholastic create the office of county
school superintendent and to prescribe his
duties, and to amend certain sections of the
school laws, was read the second time,
and, ff-i-
On motion of Mr.. LAWRENCE, its fur
ther consideration was postponed till the
second Wednesday In January next.
THIRD READING.
: Senate bill by Mr.. EVANS-For the re-
lief of Sylvester Grubb, treasurer of Con :
cord township, Delaware county, was read
the third time, and passed-yeas 81, nays l.
Senate bill by Mr.. .HUTCHESON-To
authorize the trustees and board of educa-
ton of Washington township, Franklin
county, to levy tax to build school house
and town hall, was read the third time, and
passed-yeas 20, nays z.
House bill by Mr.. MANN, from commit
tee on Municipal Corporations-To regu-
late Enclosures in cities of the second class
and incorporated villages, applying the
general law in relation to partition fences
between adjoining land owners to cities
and incorporated villages, was read the
GulTu JlIuG, WUcu
MIR. MAY moved a reconsideration of the
vote by which the bill was ordered to q
third reading, which was agreed to, and
the bill was referred to the Judiciary COM
mittee.
Senate bill by Mr.. REX-To amend Sec
ton twenty-one of the act entitled ian act
to provide for the reorganization, super
vision and maintenance of common
schools" passed March ID. 1858 [Swan &
Critchfield's statutes, 1345], was read the
third time, when
Mr.. EVERETT stated that the only
change made by the bill in the existing
law, is that it gives to the township board
of education, when the people shall have
determined upon the erection of a central
or high school building, authority to raise
money for the same by the issue of bonds
in the same manner as local boards of edu-
cation are already by law authorized to do
tor the like purpose.
The bill was then passed-yeas "a, nays
none.
House bill by Mr.. PENNISTEN-To
amend an act entitled an act to regulate
the election of state and county officers,
passed May 81, 1852. Volume 30, Statute
Bill was read the third time, when
Mr.. SCR1RNER stated that the changes
made by the bill in the present law were
that it requires the polls in cities and in
corporated villages to be opened at A. M.
anu kepC open I'LL Z. M, anu CnaC De-
tween the opening of the polls in the morn
ing and the closing of them in the evening,
the ballot boxes shall not be removed
from the place at which the votes are re-
ceived. The bill was then passed-yeas %,
nays 2.
House bill by Mr.. GASTON-Toa author
ize the commissioners of Butler county to
collect tolls on the Hamilton iron-wire
suspension bridge, was read the third
rima- and failed not having rQPoiU-
ed constitutional majority in its favor
yeas IL, nays 9.
On motion of Mr.. GOLDEN, the vote
was reconsidered, and the bill made the
special order for P. M. tomorrow.
House bill by Mr.. Kerr, of Jefferson-In
relation to city parks, and to repeal an act
therein named, was read the third time,
when,
MIR. POTTS stated that the bill extended
the provisions of the act of April 10, 1867,
in relation to city parks to all cities of the
second class.
Mr.. EVERETT was opposed to the bill,
because it did not submit the question of
apprOpriating money for the purchase and
improvement OF parks to vote of the peo-
Pile.
The bill failed to pass-yeas 8, nays IA.
Mr.. YEOMAN moved reconsideration
of the vote, which was agreed to, and
Mr.. POTTS moved reconsideration of
the vote by which the bill was ordered to
a third reading, which was agreed to; and
the bill was then referred to a select COM
mittee of one-Mr. Potts.
House bill reported by Mr.. CANNON,
from select committee-To authorize the
trustees of the township of Twinsburg,
Summit county. to levy a tax for the pur-
pose of improving the public square, at
the centre of said township, was read the
third time, and passed-yeas 19, nays none.
SPECIAL ORDERS.
On motion of Mr.. JAMISON, Mr.. Rich
ardson's House bill prescribing the duties
of the owners or keepers of wharf boats
was made the special order for P. M. to-
morrow.
On motion of Mr.. SCRIBNER, House
bill by Mr.. Hughes, of Highland, amending
relation to the valuation and assessment of
taxes upon real property, was made the
special order for 4 P. NJ. to-day.
REPEAL OF RAILROAD LAW.
Mr.. BERRY, from the committee on Rail-
roads and Turnpikes, reported back House
bill to repeal the act passed April 16, 1867,
supplementary to the act to provide for the
of the owners of private
property appropriated to the use of corpo-
rations, passed April 80, 1852, and recon-
mended its passage.
The bill was then read the third time and
20, nays s..
The act repealed by this bill makes it un-
lawful to lay any railroad track in the
streets of any city without the consent of
the same proportion of the owners of real
estate bounding on the street as is required
by law in case of street railroads operated
by horse power.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER BILL PASSED.
On motion of Mr.. BERRY, Senate bill to
amend and supplementary to the act to
provide for the appointment of Commis-
prescribe his duties, passed April 8. 1867,
was taken from the table and passed-yeas
81, nays 8.
NOT CONQUERED IN.
Mr.. SCRIBNER, from the judiciary
reported back House bill to
amend section 8 of the act of April 8, 1856,
to prescribe the duties of county
as amended April 4, 1885,
and recommended that the Senate refuse to
concur in the House amendments to the
Senate amendments to said bill. The re-
port was agreed to, and the Senate refused
to concur.
TGE CONQUERED IN.
Mr.. SCRIBNER, select committee, re.
ported back Senate bill supplementary to
the act defining the powers and duties of
justices of the peace and constables in
cases, by empowering justices to
appoint special constables, and recommend
ed that the Senate concur in the House
restricting the power to ap-
point special constables to justices on the
islands in Lake Erie. The report was
agreed to, and the House amendments con-
Cured in. .stea.-r a7-si --a
ORDERED TO THIRD READING.
Bills were reported back by Mr.. Scrib-
ner, from the Judiciary committee; by Mr..
from the committee on Municipal
by Mr.. Lawrence, from the
on Common Schools, and by
MIR. Evans, from the committee on Agri-
culture, and were ordered to be read the
third time tomorrow. Several other bills
were also set for third reading tomorrow.
EXEMPTION OF BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS
FROM TAXATION.
Mr. D0VDN EX from, tho oo...,.;t4a. -.