Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-18
Ohio Legislature.
Tuesday, March II, 1868.

Ohio Legislature,
I'll Tuesday, March II, 1868.
SENAI e. As> n
- MORNING SESSION..
The President pro tenn. called the Senate
to order at 10 O'Clock, pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Prayer by Rev.I, Cook. 1Er.xr |
PETITIONS PRESENTED ~ Z
By Mr. STAMBAUGH-From 25S citi-
zens of Mill township, Tuscarawas county.
against any portion of said |
ship. Referred to a select committee of one |
MIR. Stambaugh. ikf3 sEsf Z /
BY the same-From 21 citizens of Tusca-
rawas county, and residents Of Dennison,
asking that certain lands adjoining said
Dennison now in Union township, may be
attached. to Mill township. Same refer
ence. -. t-ssl3 - 'ys-
by Mr.. .EvERETT-From Is citizens of
Ottawa county, for authority to the COM
missionerSof said county to levy special
tax to dredge and clean out the bars in the
Portage river. Referred to the Judiciary
committee.
SECOND READING.
, Eleven bills-one Senate bill and ten
House bills-were read the second time and
referred to appropriate committees.
THIRD READING. -
Mr.. YEOMAN'S Senate bill supplement
tai to the s'act further to prescribe the duties
of county commissioners" passed April Is.
1855. % c., vol. l, page 249.] Making
it the duty of County Commissioners to re-
quire the Auditor and Treasurer of their
county to keep in book an itemized ac-
count of all receipts into, and disburse-
ments from the county treasury, and re-
curing the commissioners to make to the
Court of Common Pleas an annual report
| of their transactions and an accurate state
ment. of the financial affairs of their county,
was read the third time and passed-yeas
27, nays none.
Mr.. CARRIERS Senate bill to amend the
act of.April 3, 1856, amending section one
of the act of May l, 1854, to make it the
duty of county auditors to levy ex-
| ira taxes for road purposes in certain cases,
was read the third time.
This bill amends the act of April B. 1866;
| by addinga proviso to the first section of
the act Of May I, 1854, that the act shall not
be so construed as to authorize the levy of
more than one assessment or tax under its
provisions upon the same property in any
one year.
The bill was passed by the same vote as
the preceding bill.
The House bill by Mr. HILL. of Def
ance, to extend the time of payment for
school lands in the townships of Highland
and Defiance, in Defiance county, was read
the third time, and passed by a similar
vote.
Mr.. SCRIBNER, from the Judiciary
committee, reported back Senate resolution
relative to abolishing the office of Gas Com
missioner, and recommended that it be re-
ferred to the select committee on that sub
ject-Messrs. Huteheson,z Dangler and
Kenney-Which was agreed to.
Mr.. MAY, from the committee on Claims.
to whom was referred the petition of w.
H.. Woods & Co., relative to the remission
OF tax on the .smonthly average" value of
stock destroyed by fire, recommended that
no action be taken thereon, which was
agreed to.
mir. REX, from the committee on Roads
and Highways, reported back, with amend-
ments. Mr.. Belts House bill to amend sec
tions 2. 4, 5. and IL of the act of March 20,
1867, authorizing County Commissioners to
construct roads on petition, &c. The
amendments were agreed to, and the bill
read the third time, when
Mr.sEVERETT moved to refer the bill
| to select committee of one, with instruc-
tions to amend so as to empower the coun-
| ty commissioners to pay out of the county
| treasury one-fOurth of the amount for the
construction or improvement of the road
| Mr.. EVERETT advocated the amend
Messrs. YEOMAN and SIMMONS spoke
against it, asserting that it might leopard
| ize the passage of the bill.
| Mr.. KEIFER favored a recommitmento OF
the bill on account of various alleged de-
| fects in it.
| Mr.. EVERETT would not insist upon
his amendment, if it would endanger the
| passage of the bill. 1t did not compel, but
only enabled the commissioners to con-
tribute, at their discretion, to the road.
Mr.. DICKEY thought the bill would in
crease, instead of diminishing litigation
upon the subject of the construction and
| Improvement of roads.
! The motion to refer with instructions,
was not agreed to. saA-i-- Z
On motion of Mr.. YEOMAN, the vote by
which the bill was ordered to third read
ing, was reconsidered, and the bill recon-
mitted to the committee on Roads and
Highways.
ME- REX, from the committee on Rail.
roads and Turnpikes, reported back Mr.
Berry's Senate bill, to amend the act OF
April z, 1866, in relation to trespassing an
| inials, by making the owner of the animals
liable for their breaking, and entering into
railroad, as well as other enclosures, and
| recommended its indefinite postponement
The recommendation of the committee to
postpone the bill was agreed to by the toll
lowing vote: 5- zs1a.lgs
YEAs-Messrs. Biggs, Campbell, Carter,
Conant, Corey, Diekey, Evans, Godfrey,
Griswold, HutchesOn, Jamison, Keifer,
Lawrence, May, Onderdonk, Rex, Scrib-
ner. Simmons. Stambaugh, Terrence, Win
ner. YeOman-22. 54id -. 1H.5
NAYs-Messrs. Berry, Brooks, Kramer,
Linn.
On motion of Mr.. BERRY, the Senate,
at a quarter to one O'Clock, took recess till
three O'Clock p. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The PRESIDENT pro tenn called the
Senate to order at three o'clock.
REPORTS.
Mr.. BERRY, from the committee on
Railroads and TurnPikes, to whom was re-
ferred petition to require railroad COM
panies to furnish passenger cars with fire
eXtinguishers, asked to be discharged from
the further consideration of the subject,
which was agreed to.
Mr.. BERRY, from the same committee
reported back Senate bill to amend section
two of the act to authorize county COM
missiOners to construct roads upon petition
&C., and recommended its reference to the
committee on roads and highways, which
was agreed to. % -
Mr. KEIFER, select committee, reported
back House bill to authorize cities of the
second class in which the same maybe sit
uated, to unite in the purchase and i'm
proyement of land for cemetery purposes,
and recommended its passage. The bill
was ordered to be read the third time to-
morrow. .ta-
Mr.. HUTCHINSON, select committee, re-
ported back House bill providing for the
election of school directors-one in each of
the wards represented by even numbers
in the city of Columbus, on the first Mon
day of April, 1868, and recommended its
passage.
The bill was read the third time and
passed by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Berry, Biggs, Campbell,
Conant, Dickey, Evans, Everett, Godfrey,
Hutcheson. Keifer, -Kenney, Kramer, Law
renee, Linn, Onderdonk, Rex, Scribner,
SIamhaugh. Torrence. Winner-2l