Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-20
HOUSE.
MORNING SESSION.

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Is fall. Thou givest US life and health.
nd all our blessings. Wilt thou watcl
yer us all, and guide US in the discharge
all our duties. This we ask in the namt
four Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
PETITIONS, &C.. PRESENTED.
Mr.. WOOD-The remonstrance of j. D
i'aker and S5 other citiz-ns of Ottowa
ounty, against the passage of any law to
.rohibit shooting ducks during the months
AXE Erie. unless the law is made general
s teferred TO special committee-Mr. Hill.
Erie.
Mr.. FITCH-The petition of James
Campbell and 40 other citizens of Brown
county, asking tor the passage of special
Jaw to authorize the commissioners OF said
county to levy q tax not exceeding twenty
five thousand dollars for the purpose OF
building jail. Referred to Mr.. Fitch.
Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren-The petition of
s. P. Hopkins and AZ other citizens of War
rem county, praying for the repeal of the
law known as the commission er improve
ment road law. Referred to the committee
on Turnpikes.
Mr.. BRONSON-The petition of F. R.
Loomis and IS other citizens of Lodi, Me-
dina county, praying for law to legalize
ten per cent. interest on contracts. Refer
rcd to committee on Interest.
Mr. SKAATS-The petition of A. T.
Goshorn and 600 other citizens of the city
of Cincinnati, asking authority for said
city to issue bonds for the purchase, of
grounds and building a wharf from Free
man street to Mill Creek. Referred to the
Hamilton county Delegation.
REPORT.
Mr.. WALLING. from the standing COM
mittee on the Judiciary, reported back
House bill to authorize the election of an
additional Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas in the third subdivision OF the Fifth
Judicial District, with amendments, and
recommended their adoption and third
reading and passage of the bill. The
amendments were agreed to, and the bill
was read third time and passed-yeas 81,
nays 2.
THIRD READING.
House bill for the protection of fish, and
to regulate fishing in this State, was read
the third time. 49,,
Mr.. HILL, of Erie. explained the object
of the bill. The bill proposes to extend
the time of fishing till the first of June,
after which time it had been ascertained
that the fish were worthless. By stopping
on the first of June, and fixing heavy PEN
alties for going beyond tnat period, he
thought justice would be done the fisher
men, and those who trade in fish. He de-
sired the bill to pass in that form.
The question being upon the passage of
the bill, the yeas and nays were ordered,
and resulted-yeas q, nays l6. So the bill
passed.
BILL INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
House bill to amend section number two
of an act entitled an act for the protection
Of certain birds and game, passed April
30. 1861, as amended April g. 1857. on mo-
tion OF Mr.. CALLEN, was indefinitely
postponed.
I. THIRD READING.
House bill to authorize the Board of
Education of the incorporated village of
Sylvania. Lucas county, to borrow money
for the erection of a central school house in
said village, was read third time and
passed-yeas 7S, nays 8.
House bill to transfer certain duties and
powers from the Governor to the Trus-
tees of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, was
read the third time and passed-yeas Sc,
nays7.
births and deaths, being for this reading,
! Mr.. DILWORTH moved to amend the
bill by striking out all after the word
Z" Ohio in line l, section l, except section
9, and changing section 8 SO as to read sec
tion 1.
Mr.. RUKENBROD moved to amend in.
line II of section 8, before the word ex-
printed blanks and postage shall be paid
for by the county. The amendment was
agreed to.
The amendment of Mr.. Dilworth was
lost.
Mr.. HUGHES, of Highland, moved to
refer the bill to the committee on Agricul-
ture. The motion prevailed.
On motion of Mr.. RUKENBROD, the
House took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. RUTTER moved to reconsider the
vote by which House bill No. III, in rela-
tion to protection of certain birds, &c.,was
vailed, and the bill was read a third time
and was lost-yeas 40, nays 48.
House bill to authorize the Board of Pub
lie WORKS to purchase so much of the up
per or National road bridge across the
Muskingum river at GAINESVILLE as is situa-
ted on the line of said National road, was
read the third time, and the question being
on the passage of the bill,
Mr.. JEWETT explained the object of the
bill, and advocated its passage.
Mr.. NICHOL opposed the passage OF the
bill.
Mr.. HILL, OF Defiance, stated that he had
seen the bridge, and its condition was as
good as that of new bridge. He would
vote for the bill.
Mr.. STICKNEY said he had been on the
bridge about year ago, and the bridge
was in good condition then.
Mr.. SWAIN asked Mr.. Jewett how and
when the bridge was to be paid for?
Mr.. JEWETT said the bridge was to be
paid for by the State. and that the amount
proposed to be paid for it was $4,000. For
over forty years the people OF the localities
around GAINESVILLE had paid the tolls that
kept up that bridge; and he thought it but
an act OF justice that the State should now
buy the bridge and make it free bridge,
in connection with the National road.
Mr.. SISLER asked whether the State had
received any revenues from this road?
Mr.. BALL said the tolls were intended
to keep the road in repair only. He men,
toned case Doyle & Foster) in which it
had paid arevenue, which was paid into the
Mr.. SISLER said if it was not a payin e
road he would have to oppose the bill; if
it was only a self-supporting road an ap-
preparation would have to be made, or an
increase of tolls would be necessary.
Mr.. HILL, of Defiance, said the only in
tention was to keep the road in good re-
pair. The road was for the benefit of the
public, and toll beyond what was really
necessary to keep up the Improvement
would be an oppression and wrong.
Mr.. FIELDING was not in favor of the
bill, because he had found by observation
that the public works of Ohio were not re-
munerative to the State. 1t would take
tion was extremely heavy, he would have
to oppose the bill.
Mr.. BALL was surprised at the assault
of the gentleman upon this bill. He thought
the gentleman was wrong in supposing
that that bridge was dilapidated affair. 1t
was in good condition-it was yielding
from 10 to 12pe cent. The parties owning
the bridge did no. want to part with it
though the people. of GAINESVILLE did want
such an oppression removed.
Mr.. FOLLETT briefly stated his reasons
for supporting the bill. The bridge can
now be had by the State. Muskingum
county proposes to buy one bridge (there
being two across the river), and the State
should buy the other. He held this to be
Just and fair. He believed the bridge to be