Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-09

the Auditor of States office to the CONF
troller.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Indefinite leave of absence was granted
Messrs. Gordon and Ullery.
RESOLUTIONS
Mr.. CALLEN, from select committee
to whom was referred House resolution No
AZ, in relation to the Mercer county Rescr-
voir, reported substitute, which was, n
motion of Mr.. Callen, postponed till Friday
for further consideration.
Mr.. r.PENNISTEN, on leave, offered the
following resolution:
III. r. No. l24- ,-4.E s+s5
WHEREAS, The special report of the Au-
dltor of State in answer to House resolution
No. 9l,printed copies OF which were placed
upon the tables of members. furnishes but
partially the information sought by the
House; therefore
to make up for the use of this House a re-
port in tabular form, of semi-annual state
ments, based upon the information COM
municated in his said report above referred
to. as follows:
The amount of payments and interests
and principal of the State debts, dating
from the period of suspension of specie
payment. viz: From the first day of Jan.
uary, 1862, to the present time; to be stated
semi-annually on the 1st day of January
and the first day of August Of, { ach year,
stating the amount OF loss to the creditors
of the State at each OF the respective peri
ods, and including the interest upon all
such losses, at the rate of six per cent per
annum in the usual bankers mode of cal
culating interest, adding thereto the inter :
est at each respective period of six months
and showing also the aggregate loss to the
State creditors up to the present time
Such to be ,ascertained from the daily
opening reports of the premium at which
gold was selling on the days on which such
payments were madeJ respectfully, as given
by the New York Tribune, on file in the
State Library. tio-s, bin. f=l +. rs..-,
The resolution was laid on the table un
der notice to discuss. .lat tastf % ~
MIR. MANN offered the following Joint
Resolution, which was adopted--yeas 43
nays 49,: 1.s 81 3--r
III. j. r. No. 81 . --t4
WHEREAS, 1t is the sense of this General
Assembly that every means ought to be
adopted whereby greater security agains
accident may be guaranteed to the travel
ing public of the State of Ohio; there
fore, .r .r
RESOLVED, That committee of - or
the part OF the Senate, ard five on the par
of the House, be appointed to inquire into
and report by bill or otherwise the propri-
ETY. of providing by law that Hays Elec
tro Chemical Steam Boiler Protector be
used in connection with railroad locomo.
tives in the State of Ohio. r.. ..4
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. SKAATS, H. B. No. 342-To ament
an act passed April 8, 1868, entitled an &C
supplementary to an act entitled an act to
provide for the creation and regulation o
incorporated companies in thu State o
Ohio, passed May 1st 1852. Read the frs
time. .--..tr =.t
Mr.. THORNHILL. Fl. B. No. 343-Tc
authorize the First Baptist Church in the
village of keene, in Coshocton county, tt
sell their Church property and dispose o.
the proceeds of such sale. Read the frs
| time. :rq .....
| Mr.. PARR, Fl. B. No. 344-Supplemen
| tary to an act entitled an act to enable as
sociations of persons tor raising funds tc
be loaned among their members for build
ing homesteads and other purposes. to be.
come bodies corporate, passed May q
| 1867. Read the first time.
Mr.. POND moved to adjourn. Th'
| House agreed. o.,