Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-29
HOUSE.
MORNING SESSION.

On motion of Mr.. MANN, the House re-
considered the vote by which S. B. No. 1S4,
to amend the hirty-eighth section of the
'act of the jurisdiction and procedure be-
fore justices of the peace" passed March
IA, 1853 was lost Oh its passage, on yester-
day, and the bill was laid on the table.
| Mr.. CANNON moved to suspend the rule
in order to enable him to make motion to
take from the table III. j. R. No. SO, in re-
lation TO adjourning. The House refused
yeas "a, nays 3S.
A message from the Senate requested the
return OF S. B. No. 1SS, to reimburse per-
sons for arresting those charged with GRIM
inal offenses, to the Senate. The request
was acceded to.
A message from the Senate announced
the concurrence of that body in the pas
sage of 81. B. No. 207, 10 provide the de-
vices for the great seal and coat of arms
of the State of Ohio, with certain amend
ments, and asked the concurrence of the
House of Representatives therein. The
House refused to concur-yeas "a, nays 81.
FIRST READING.
S. B. No. 169-To provide for the removal
of the seat of Justice of Ottawa county,
Ohio, from the town of Port Clinton to the
town of Oak Harbor, in said county, was
read the first time.
The SPEAKER appointed Messrs. Ken
nett, Dennis and Sinclair committee OF
conference on the part of the House, on
the differences between the two bodies on
81. B. No. 233, to provide for the inves-
| tigation and causes of fires.
The House agreed to Senate amendments
to Fl. B. No. 236, to authorize the village OF
Ada, Hardin county, to borrow money to
complete a school house in said village.
The House concurred in Senate amend
ments to H. B. No. 349, To amend section
six OF an act entitled an act making appro-
priations for the year 1912, passed March z,
1912.
The House agreed to Senate amendments
to II. B. No. 313, To authorize the Board of
in the county of Clermont, to levy tax to
pay Indebtedness.
FIRST READING.
S. B. No. 120, To enable associations of
persons to raise funds to be loaned among
their members for building homesteads aud
for other purposes, to become body cor
porate, and to repeal an act therein named
was read the first time.
S. B. No. 230, Supplementary to the act
entitled an act to authorize the incorpora-
ton of union depots, passed April 3, 1865
was read the first time.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a
communication from the Governor, enclos-
ing letter from the Warden of the Ohio
Penitentiary, General Walcutt, in relation
to purchasing ten acres of ground adjoin-
ing the present Penitentiary grounds. and
recommending that authority be given to
the Board of Directors of the Penitentiary
to contract tor said ground, if the same can
be done upon favorable terms.
On motion of MIR. THORNH1LL, the
communication, together with the message
from the Governor, was referred to the
committee on the Penitentiary.
H.. r. No. 81, in reference to cemeteries
for Ohio soldiers, together with the report
of the committee on Federal Relations
thereon, on motion OF MIR. SCOTT, of War
rem, was taken from the table, and sub
stitute for the resolution, reported by the
committee, adopted-yeas "a, nays L.
PETITION.
Mr.. STEWART presented the petition OF
JOHN SMITH and five other citizens OF
Clark county, in reference to the ADJOURN
ment of the General Assembly. Referred
to the committee on Federal Relatlons.
THIRD READING.
H.B.No. 2S7, Mr.. LEWTON-To regu-
late the practice of Judicial courts III cases
in error, was read the third time.
The yeas and nays were called on the
passage of the bill. and resulted-yeas &C.
NAYS 6. So the bill passed.
III, B. No. 1863, Mr. BAKER-To amend
section of an act entitled ''an act to amend
sections /, 9. 4, 8, 6 an,l Il of an act enti-
tied AN act to authoriz' the county COM
missioners to construct roads on petition of
a majority of the resident land owners
along and adjacent to the line of said road
and to repeal an act therein named,'"
passed March 90, 1867, passed March 81,
1855, was read the third time. ai :