Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-22
HOUSE.
MORNING SESSION.

five O'Clock, adjourned till ten A, M. to-
morrow.
MORNING SESSION.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Mr.. .JEWETT-The memorial of the CITY
Council of Newport. Kentucky. relative to
the Cincinnati aud Newport Bridge Com
pany. Referred to a committee of the
whole House.
Lytle and SO other citizens of Clermont
county, praying for law to authorize the
commissioners of sand county to make a
turnpike road from Williamsburgh to In
tersect the Cincinnati and Chillicothe turn
pike at New Boston. Referred to commit
tee on Roads and Highways.
Mr.. .RUTTER-The petition OF Thomas
Sturgeon, President, and w. Noble,
Secretary, for and in behalf of the
members of the Fairfield county
Building and Saving Association of
Lancaster, numbering 4Sl members /;
also, that of Conrad Koechler, President,
and John Weigal, Secretary, in behalf of a
similar association, numbering 24O .iem-
bers, praying that the capital stock and
credits OF any association formed and in
corporated under the laws of the State OF
Ohio for the purpose above set forth, shall
be exempt from taxation. Referred to the
committee on Finance.
Mr.. WARREN-The petition of N. v.
Specie and 20 other citizens of Quincy
Union School district. Logan county, pray
ing for authority to the board of education
of said district to levy additional tax. Re-
ferred to Mr.. Warren.
THIRD READING.
II. B. No. 1926, Mr.. FITCH-To authorize
the trustees of Clark township. Brown
county, Ohio, to levy a tax to refund Dor.
rowed money to pay bounties; was read the
| third time.
Mr.: FITCH briefly explained the bill and
hoped it would pass.
The yeas and nays were called and result.
ed yeas 50. nays 16. So the bill passed.
ii. b. No. 294, Mr.. McMorran-Toa author.
ize the trustees of Harrison township
Champaign county, Ohio, to levy special
tax, was read the third time. The yeas anC
nays being called on the passage of the bill
resulted yeas AZ, nays 33. So the bill was
lost.
| COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
On motion of Mr.. JEWErT, the House
resolved itself into a committee OF the
| Whole on the appropriation bill, Mr.. Sher.
win in the chair.
After having had che appropriation bill
under consideration for some time,
On motion of Mr.. STICKNEY, the com.
mittee rose, reported progress, and asked
and obtained leave to sit again.
On motion of Mr.. HILL, of Defiance
the House took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| BILL INTRODUCED.
Mr.. SCOTT, OF Warren, Fl. B. No. 1866
For the relief of hydraulic companies
Read the first and second times, under {
susper sion of the rule, and ordered to b,
] engrOssed at the Clerks desk, and read
third time now. The bill was read a thirC
time, and the yeas and nays being called OF
its passage, resulted-yeas 81, nays 13. S,
the bill passed. .r'
| Mr.. READ, on leave, reported back S. B
No. 20l-To change the line between Un.
ion and Mill townships, in Tuscarawas
county, and attach certain territory tC
Mill township recommending its pass
age.
Mr.. READ urged the passage of the bill
| on the ground that majority of those in
terested in the measure had petitione6
for it,
Mr.. JEWETT also favored the bill, as
measure desired by the people of that sec.
| ton.
The bill was ordered to be read .hird
time now; and the yeas and nays being
called on its passage, resulted-yeas rs
nays 8.
DO GnG Dlll paSSeu.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
On motion of Mr.. JEWETT, the House
again resolved itself into a Committee Of
the Whole on the appropriation bill, Mr.
Walling in the chair.
After the consideration of the same for
some time. on motion of Mr.. JEWETT, the
committee arose, and reported the amend
ments agreed to in committee, and recon-
mended their adoption by the House.
The question being upon agreeing to the
amendments reported by the committee of
the Whole-sundry other amendments
were proposed, part of which were agreed
Mr.. DICKSON moved to amend the bill
in section l, line 145, by inserting Ito pay
for completing the soldiers Record or Mil
itary statistics S50,O00."
After some remarks by Messrs. Dickson
and Thompson of Columbiana, in favor OF
the amendment, and Messrs. Hill, of Def
ance and Jewett against it, the amendment
was rejected-yeas 80, nays 45
Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren, moved to amend,
after line 30, section l, by inserting the
words "fOr books and pictures two hundred
dollars" and after line 46, section !, insert
'for books and pictures two hundred dol
lars" and after line SO, section l, "for books
and pictures two hundred dollars"
Mr.. WALLING moved to amend the
NY dtuluSs lOl buC use vi but
patients alone" The question being on the
amendments as amended, the same were
agreed to. 1-- - gta
Mr.. HUGHES, of Highland, moved to
amend section 4, line 2, by adding, "pro.
vided, that no funds shall be transferred
that were raised by taxation for the relief
of the soldier, and known as the relief
fund.-" The House agreed.
Mr.. ROSS moved to amend by adding
after line 13S "to connect the several be-
nevolent public institutions of the State
east of the Scioto river and the Ohio
Penitentiary, with the city of Columbus by
fire alarm telegraph sum of money not
exceeding three thousand dollars"
Mr.. RUKENBROD moved to amend the
amendment by inserting after the word
'seast," in line 139, the words sand west" and
strike out of line 141 the words "a sum of
money not exceeding three thousand dol
lars" The House agreed.
Mr.. SCOTT, of Hamilton, moved to
amend the amendment by adding "pro-
vided further that the cost of keeping said
fire. e-alarm telegraph shall hereafter be sus-
tanned by the city of Columbus" The
House agreed.
Mr.. ROSS amendment, as amended, was
then agreed to.
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