Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-13
Ohio Legislature.
Thursday, March II, 1868.
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The President called the Senate to order
at 10 O'Clock.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. A. D. Lord.
PETITIONS PRESENTED,
By Mr.. TORRENCE-From 81 citizens
of Hamilton county, for passenger trains
on railroads to be furnished with fire ex-
| tinguishers. Referred to the committee
on Railroads and Turnpikes.
Bv Mr.. EVERETT-From 1,241 citizens
of Ottawa county, against the removal of
the county seat of said county. Referred
to the committee on the Judiciary.
By the same-From citizens of Ottawa
county, four petitions for submitting to the
electors of said county the question of TIE
| removal OF the county seat from Port
Clinton to Oak .Harbor. Referred to the
committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr.. WOODWORTH- From the.cOm-
| missioners of Mahoning county, for a law
to pay county commissioners mileage for
all necessary travel. Laid on the table.
SECOND READING.
The following bills were read the second
time, and referred to the committees named:
! Senate bill by Mr.. KEIFER-To amend
the act relating to the civil Jurisdiction OF
justices of the peace in reference to the
replevin of property, and to repeal sections
one hundred and forty three, one hundred
| and forty seven and one hundred and forty
eight of said act, as amended April IL, 1867.
lSwan & Critchfield, volume l, page 795:
and Laws of Ohio, volume "a, page 25S
committee on Roads and Highways.
House bill by Mr.. BETTS-To amend
sections two, four, five, six and eleven of an
act entitled an act to authorize the county
commissioners to construct roads on pet1-
tion OF majority of the resident land
owners along and adjacent to the line of said
road, and to repeal an act therein named,
passed March Doth, 1867. Ohio Laws, vol
ume GA, page SOL Committee on the Ju-
dietary.
RESOLUTIONS, sfs Z
| Mr.. DANGLER offered resolution in
structing the President of the Senate to
certify to the per diem of Henry M. Onder-
donk, as Senator from the Eighth Sena-
torial district, from the commencement of
the present session. Adopted.
Mr.. BERRY offered resolution, which
was adopted, instructing the Finance COM
mittee to investigate the law, in regard to
the listing of property for taxation, and to
see If any action is necessary on the part of
the Legislature. to compel the listing for
| taxation of all property of every descrip-
| tion by law subject to taxation; and to re-
port by bill or otherwise. -
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were introduced and
By Mr. TORRENCE-To provide for the
regulation and inspection of buildings in
any city.
councils in cities of more than 10000 in
habitants to appoint Cemetery Boards.
BY the same-To authorize councils of
general duplicate for such city, for certain
improvements, and have the same collected
as State and county taxes are collected.
By the same-Defining the powers and
duties of Boards of City Improvements.
By Mr.. HUTCHESON-To provide for
the election of six school directors by the
qualified electors of Columbus on the first
Monday of April, 1869, ard of two direc-
tors in each successive year thereafter on
the first Monday in April.
BY Mr.. WINNER-To authorize ceme-
terry associations hereafter incorporated, to
regulate and control interments, protect
improv. and enlarge the cemetery grounds.
By Mr.. EMMITT-To provide for the
sale of property owned by interpretations.
By Mr.. WOODWORTH-To authorize
parties to actions for divorce to testify in
their own behalf.
By the same--To punish the fraudulent
cry stable proprietors.
By Mr. LINN-TO punish fraud and
false swearing in certain cases.
REPORTS.
Mr.. KENNEY, from the committee on
Municipal Corporations, reported back with
amendments, Senate bill to amend the act
of April g. 1866, for the appointment of
Metropolitan Police Commissioners in cities
of the first class of less than 100000 inhab-
itants, providing, among other things, for
the election OF four Police Commissioners
by districts,
The question being on agreeing to the
amendments,
Mr.. DANGLER moved that the bill be
laid on the table, and printed as proposed
to be amended.
4 general discussion ensued on the mer-
its respectively of the original act and the
proposed amended bill, and the propriety
of the motion.
Mr.. DANGLER, on leave, withdrew his
motion. ls-f
The question then recurring on agreeing
to the amendments reported by the COM
mittee, which were mostly verbal, amend
ments proposed to the original act were
severaliy agreed to, when
Mr.. DANGLER moved to amend the bill
by striking out section two, and inserting
section providing for the election of the
four Police Commissioners by general city
ticket, instead of by districts.
Mr.. DANGLER spoke in favor of his
amendment, and against districting the
city for the election of Police Commission
ers.
Mr.. STAMBAUGH insisted that it was
as important that the Commissioners
should be elected by districts as it was that
Councilmen should be elected by wards.
He characterized Mr.. Dangler's amendment
as scheme to kill the bill.
While the question was pending,
On motion of Mr.. COREY, the Senate
took a recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The PRESIDENT called the Senate to
order at three o'clock.
a' LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Mr.. BIGGS was granted leave of abb
sence for an indefinite time.
CALL OF THE SENATE.
Mr.. MAY demanded call of the Senate,
which was had, and all the members were
found to be present except Messrs. Brooks,
Scribner and Biggs, absent with leave /;
and Messrs. Dickey, Everett, Golden, Girls
wold and Hutcheson. absent without leave.
ther proceedings under the call be dis
pensed with, which was agreed to.
THE POLICE COMMISSIONER BILL.
The question being on agreeing to Mr..
Danglers amendment to the Police Com
missioner bill under consideration this fore
noon,
Mr.. HUTCHINSON spoke against the ap-
pointment of police commissioners by the
Governor or a central power, as provided
for in the originel act of which Mr.. Dang
ler was the author, and who seemed now
to depart from the principle he then in
corporated in his famous metropolitan
bill" Mr.. II. took his stand against the
Capitalization, and for the decentralization
of power. The principle of the bill sought
to be repealed was the essence of old fed
eralism-that the people were made for the
government, and not government made by
and for the people. Nothing could be
more fatal to the republican form of our
government than to retain the present
Metropolitan Police law, and moth
cratic idea in this country than the
adoption of the bill now before the Senate.
Mr.. II. alluded to the objection to the