Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-16

The House agreed to COM
nit. Il
Mr.. HILL, of Defiance, was opposed to
the annexation schemes as in the general
way oppressive and wrong. 1t is generally /
done to saddle taxes on the people adj oin-
ing villages. ~
MIR. SISLER would favor Mr.. Ponds |
amendment; but was opposed to the bill as |
amended by Mr.. Ball, and wanted large and |
small cities to be treated alike in the mat |
ter. q rH rFFF TGI
Mr.. POND imme diately reported the bill |
back amended as instructed. The report
was agreed to.
Mr.. LEE opposed the passage of the bill
as amended at some length.
Mr.. JEWETT favored the bill, and con-
tended that the people to be annexed ought
to be heard for and against annexation.
Mr.. BAKER opposed the bill vigorously,
and contended that it was on improper
piece of legislation.
Mr.. HILL of Defiance, responded to the
remarks of Mr.. Baker, and further advo-
Gated the bill.
On motion of Mr.. POND, the House took
a recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The city annexation bill being still under
consideration,
Mr.. PENNISTEN continued the discus
sion, urging the right of anneXing ada
cent territory to villages, that the owners
of such lands might pay their just propor-
ton of taxes, because of the benefits they
derived from their vicinity to villages and
cities.
Mr.. GERHART felt uncertain as to the
full intent of this bill, and it's bearings on
the old law.
Mr.. HUGHES, of Butler, favored this bill
because it would prevent corporations, after
getting in debt. from annexing farms and
other property, and thus compel farmers t.
pay unjust taxes for remorSelesS city eX
travagance. He was opposed to all such
impositiOns.
Mr.. WOLF went into an extended ar
gument against the bill, and contended
that if it passed, two or three wealthy
men outside of a town might baik all
efforts at extension and improvement. Fl,
regarded the old law as much the best-foi
the question could be settled by the Judi
ciary.
Mr.. GERHART, on reflection, could not
support the bill. He believed the law
would act uDjustly towards tn,
poor man who might own a small
lot, while the rich man who owned his
acres might escape taxation because hi.
lands were not divided into lots. He would
therefore move to postpone the further
consideration of the bill till the second
Wednesday of January, 1869.
Mr.. THOMPSON, OF olumbiana, favor
ed the annexation of lands, as well as lots.
around towns and villages. If annexation
was to he ordered, he wanted all to bear
its burthens. He would. therefore, supporl
the postponement of the bill, believing the.
old law sufficient oil the subject.
Mr.. LEE made some further observations
on the bill.
After some further remarks, Mr.. GER
HART withdrew his motion to postpone
A cot1 .,h ia. IL
vides that where it is proposed to annex
territory to village or town, the question.
shall first be passed upon by those who art,
to be affected. If they favor annexation.
they ought to be annexed; otherwise not.
The question being on the passage of the
bill, the yeas and nays were called, and re-
sulted-yeas 80, nays 80. So the bill wa
| lost.
S. B. No. 252, by Mr.. REX-To amend
section 40 of the act entitled an act to pro-
vide for the uniform government and bet
| ter regulation of the Lunatic Asylum OF
the State, and the care of idiots and insane,
passed April z, 1856, was read the third
| time.
Mr.. JEWETT briefly explained the pro-
visions of the bill, saying that the bill
provides that all laws relating to guardians
for minors and their wards, aud all laws
pointing out the duties, rights and liabili-
ties of such guardians and their sureties, in
force for the time being, shall be applicable
to guardians for idoits and lunatics. and
their children, SO far as the same are in
conformity to the provisions OF this act
&C., in reference to settlements with courts
He thought the bill proper.
The bill passed-yeas 6S, navs none.
S. B. No. 141, Mr.. CARTER-To amend
all act entitled "an act TO amend section
one of an act entitled an act to make it the
| duty of county auditors to levy extra taxes
for road purposes in certain cases." passed
May l. 1854; passed April 5, 1866. (Ohie
Laws, volume 63, page 114), was Sead the
third time.
Mr.. HILL, of Defiance. explained the bill
and said it limited the taxation for road pur-
poses to ten mills on the dollar valuation pei
year. He Thought the bill proper
Mr.. HUGHES, of Butler, objected to some
features of the bill
On motion of Mr.. HILL, of Defiance. its
further consideration was postponed till to.
morrow.
S. B No. 239. Mr.. EVANS-For the re-
lief of Sylvester Grubb, treasurer of Con.
cord township, Delaware county, Ohio, wa;
read the third time.
Mr.. BGHMER explained the bill, anG
said Grubb had been robbed of $3.50, al
treasurer of Concord township, Delaware
county: and this bill was to enable the trus-
tees to levy a tax to refund that money. Ht
| believed the claim Just.
| Mr.. HUGHES, OF Highland, would vote
for the bill, as il seemed the tax payers Of
| that township desired it. He hoped al
would vote for the bill.
The yeas and nays were called on the
passage of the bill, and resulted-yeas 81
nays p. So the bill was lost.
S. B. No. 255, Mr.. r.YEOMAN-To Y author
ize the county commissioners of Fayett
county to levy additional taxes for general
county purposes, was read the third time
! Mr.. KERR, of Fayette, explained the
bill, and urged its passage.
| The yeas and nays were called on its
passage, and resulted-yeas 65, nays l. Sc
| the bill passed.
Mr.. RUTTER moved to reconsider the
vote by which S. B. No. 239. relative to S
Grubb, was lost on its passage. The House
agreed and the bill was laid on the table.
RESOLUTION.
Mr.. MANN, on leave, offered the follow.
ing resolution, which was adopted:
| H. R. NO. 141.
| RESOLVED, That the Sergeant-at-Arms o.
the House of Representatives be and he /:
hereby authorized and directed to have re.
paired. during the recess of the General
Assembly, such furniture used in the Hal
of the House of Representatives as need:
repairing, and report the cost of such re-
pairs to this House at its adjourned session
| THIRD READING.
S. B. No. 1872, Mr.. GOLDEN, from the
standing committee on the Judiciary-To
amend section 201 of the "act to establish a
code of civil procedure" passed March H.
| 1858, was read the third time.
The yeas and nays being called on its
passage, resulted-yeas 5S, nays IL. So the
bill passed.
S.B. No. 223, Mr.. POTTS-Supplemen-
| tary to an act to abolish the Bureau OF
Soldiers Claims and the office OF military
claim agents, passed April 15, 1867, was
read the third time.
Mr.. KERR, OF Jefferson, explained the
object of the bill, and said the checks al
Iuded to were of no further consequence in
the Adiutant Generals office, and should
be transferred, as the bill proposed.