Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-09

Resoloed, By the General Assembly of II g I
rate of Ohio, three-flfths of the members L
'ected to each House agreeing thereto,
rat it be, and 1t Is hereby proposed to the
iectors of this State, to vote at the annual |
S lection, IN October, A. D. 1857, upon the
pproval or rejection of the following |
mendment as substitute for the first Sec |
ion of the fifth Article of the Constitution |
f the State of Ohio.
"Every white male citizen of the United
States, of the age oftwenty years, hav-
ing no visible admixture of African blood,
and who shall have been resident OF the
State of Ohio one year next preceding
election, and of the county, township or
ward, In which. he resides, such time as
may be provided by law, and none Others,
shall have the qualifications of an elector,
and be entitled TO vote at all elections"
Mr.. ANDERSON offered the following
resolution. which was adopted:
WHEREAS, The vast mineral and metallic
resources of the State of Ohio have not
been fully and completely developed in
consequence of an inadequate Geological
survey; and
of the world-capitalists not wishing to in
vest In uncertain specnlations, emigrants
In consequence of demand for labor, pass
through and around the State OF Ohio to
other States and territories, where such
complete survey has been made.
of the Governors message referring to a
geological survey and the natural history
OF the State of Ohio be referred 30 a select
committee of three with authority to re-
port by bill or otherwise.
On motion of Mr.. NEAL the joint reso-
luton offered by him on yesterday IN re-
gard to the new asylum at Athens, was
taken from the table and amended, and
adopted unanimously.
Mr.. PARR offered the following resolu-
tioD:
WHEREAS, The act to fix the compensl-
tiOn OF members of the General. Assembly,
provides that each member of this General
Assembly shall be entitled to receive for
each days actual attendance during the
session of the General Assembly the sum
of five dollars therefore,
ResOlued, That hereafter upon call of
the House, all absentees shall be noted by
the clerk, and all the names of such alb
sentees shall be published with the pro-
ceedings of that day, and the speaker
shall not issue a certificate for per diem for
that days service without such absentees
shall have been granted leave OF absence :
and no leave of absence shall hereafter be
granted to any member, without good and
sufficient cause being presented to the
House, before such leave shall be granted.
Mr.. WALLING gave notice to discuss
the resolution.
MIR. HUGHES, of Butler, moved to sus-
pend the rule. 49 sa1 ff
The House agreed. r..--
The question being on the adoption of
the resolution,
Mr.. BALL moved to amend by inserting
after absence" ''unless such member shall
be able to render an excuse satisfactory to
the House tor such absence"
Mr.. HUGHES, OF Butler, desired the
passage of the resolution. iu if4e
Mr.. PENNISTEN was opposed to the
resolution. -5..s7
Mr.. BALL would vote for it If his
amendment carried. 9ll
Mr.. HILL, of Defiance, regarded the
whole thing as "buncOmbe,' and would
not vote for it.
MIR. SWAIN moved to refer the resolu.
tion and pending amendments to the com
mittee on Fees and Salaries.
Mr.. ACKER moved to adjourn. Lost
| yeas 20, nays 45.
Mr.. COCKERILL moved to indefinitely
| postpone. the resolution, upon which the
| yeas and nays were demanded, ordered
and resulted-yeas 81. nays Al. f
Those who voted in the affirmative were
Messrs. Acker, Belville, Behmer, Borden
Callen, Cannon, Cockerill, Coleman. Dun,
Kain, Kennon, Larwill, Lewton, Mann
McMarrell, Mofett, Pennisten, Ritezell
| Rukenbrod, Rutter, Saylor, Sherwin
Swain, Walling, Welsh, Wilson-31.7
Those who voted in the. negative were
| Messrs. Anderson, Baker, Ball, Belts, Broi
son, Brooke, Buell.. Garfield, Carpenter
| Cusac,- Dunn, Fielding, CASTOR, Gerhart
| Henricks, Hill, of Defiance, Hill, OF Fulton
Hughes, of Butler, Hughes, of Highland
! Kemp, Kerr, OF Jefferson, Lawson, Lee
Leete, Neal. Newman, Nichol, Parker, Parl
| Richardson, Ross, Rough, Scott, of Hamil-
! ton, Scott, of Warren, Sisler, Stewart
| Stickney, Swetland, Thompson, of Column
| biana, Tnornhill, Worth-4l.
So the House refused to postpone.
! Mr.. CALLEN moved to adjourn.
\ The House refused-yeas 1S, nays 81.
The amendments were all rejected but
the one offered by Mr.. Ball, which was
| adopted.
/ question, which was seconded.
| The question was then upon the adoption
of the resolution as amended, upon which
| the yeas and nays were called, and reSultet
yeas AZ, nays 80.
Those who voted in the affirmative were
Messrs. Anderson, Baker, Ball, Belts, Bor
den, Bronson, Buell., Cantield, Carpenter
| Cusac, DUNCAN, Fielding, CASTOR, Gerhart
| Hare, Hendricks, Hill, of Defllnce, Hill, o
Fulton, Hord, Hughes of Butler, Hughe
of Highland, Kemp, Kennon. Kerr of JET
| ferson, Lawson, Lee. Leete, Neal, Newman
Nichol, Parker, Parks, Parr, Ross, Rough
Scott of Hamilton, Scott of. Warren, Stew
art, Stickney, Swetland, Thornhill, WOrtl
| AZ. l
Those who voted in the negative were
| Messrs. Acker, Belville, B9hmer, Brooke
| Callen, Cannon, Cockerill, Coleman, Dunn
Fitch, Gallup, Gordon, Jones, Kahn, Lar.
will, LewtOn, McMarrell, Mof1ett, Pennis
ten, Richardson, Ritezell, Rukenbrod, Rut
ter, Saylor, Sherwin, Sisler, Swain
| Thompson, of Stark, Walling, Welsh, Viii
son, Wood-30. 11 -tFp yes
! So the resolution was lost,
PETITIONS ON LEAVE.
| Mr.. RUTTER-The petition of NJ A
Dougherty and 45 other citizens of Fair
| field county, praying an extension of the
act OF February II, 1868, to enable the Com
missioners of Fairfield county to continu
the Improvement Ofa certain road near Lal
caster. Referred to committee on Road
| and Highways.
| Mr.. BALL-The petition of J. D. Abill
and sundry other citizens of Muskingum
! county, asking that the laws be 80 changed
| that the fees of tales jurors shall be tht
| same per day as the fees of regular jurors
Referred to judiciary committee.
Mr.. WELSH-The remonstrance of Johr
M. CIntock and 80 other citizens of Meig:
| county. against the repeal of an act passed
| April 13, 1865, to restrain certain animals
| from running atlarge. Referred to com.
mittee on Agriculture.
Mr.. HORO-The petition of j. Copeland
| and 134 other citizens of Marion county
asking an appropriation of $4,000 by tht
State to clear out the drift wood in thu
| SciOtO river between Berwick, in Marion
county, and Hardin county line. Referred
to the committee on Agriculture.
'%' BILL INTRODUCED.
Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren, a bill to ament
section three of an act entitled an act sup
| Elementary to the act for the assessmeD
and taxation of property in the State and
| tor levying taxes thereon according to it
true value in money, passed April 8, 1853
and to amend section six of said act, pass
ed March 90, 1861. Read the first time.
On motion of Mr.. RAKER the House aG