Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-07
Ohio Legislature.
MORNING SESSION.

SENATE.
MORNING SESSION.
The President called the Senate to order
at ten o'clock.
Prayer by the Rev. w. H. Scott, of Town
street NJ. E. Church, Columbus.
I PETITIONS PRESENTED.
By Mr.. CARTER-From fifty citizens of
Defiance county. for the repeal of the road
law of 1867, and the re-enactment of the
former law on that subject.
Laid upon the table.
BY Mr.. KENNEY-From sixty-one cit
izens of Dayton, tor such a change in the
Metropolitan police law as to authorize the
citizens of Dayton to organize their police
force without the one man power. Referred
to the committee on Municipal Corpora
tions.
SECOND READING.
The following Senate bills were read the
second time: ~ 4HE
Mr.. GRISWOLD-Toa authorize the Trus-
tees and Board of Education of Eaton
township, Lorain county, Ohio, to levy a
tax to build school house and town hall
in said township. Ordered to be engrossed
and read the third time tomorrow.
Mr.. MAY-To repeal an act entitled can
act to prohibit the traff1cking with persons
engaged in armed rebellion against the
Government of the United States" passed
May 1. 1862. [See Ohio Laws, volume SO
page so Referred to the committee or
Military Affairs. s-4 as
Mr.. KEIFER-To exempt lands owned
and kept exclusively for camp meeting
purposes from taxation for State and cQun-
ty purposes. Referred to the Finance COM
mittee.
Mr.. EVANS, from the committee on Ag-
riculture-TO amend an act entitled ian
act to prevent the Introduction and spread
ing of the Canada thistle" passed March 6
1874. [Swan & Critchfield's Revised Stat
utes, pages 450 and 451. Referred to the
committee on Agriculture.
Mr.. POTTStTo amend section one of an
act entitled ''an act supplementary to an
act entitled an act to provide Board oi
Commissioners to examine certain military
claims, and making an appropriation for
their payment" passed April H., 1865
passed April 6, 1866. [Ohio Laws. volume
60, page 1871 Referred to the committee
on Claims.
Mr. BERRY-To amend an act enti-
tied ian act to amend section seven of the
act entitled 'an act to regulate enclosures
and to provide against trespassing ami.
mails" passed January IL. 1910, and to re.
peal sections seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven
twelve. thirteen and fourteen of said act
[Ohio Laws, volume 62, page 96. Referred
70 the committee on Railroads and Turn
pixies.
Mr.. DANGLER-To amend section
one of an act entitled ian act for the bet
ter regulation of street railroads, and fol
other purposes passed April IL, 1867
[Ohio Laws, volume Ga, page 25O] Refer
red to the committee on Municipal Corpor-
ations.
Mr.. GODFREY Supplementary to san
act to amend the sixteenth section ol
an act entitled IAN act relating to the or.
| ,sxoks ks<>,n Of ,~kc nf \ -
powers and duties,'" passed February 10
1852; passed March IL, 1856, as amended
January 25, 1860. rs. & c., p. 3S7.] Re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee.
Mr.. TORRENCE- Supplementary to
tan act to provide for the creation ard reg.
ulation of incorporated companies in the
State Of Ohio" passed May 1, 1852. [Swar
& Critchdeld, 271.] Referred to the com.
mittee of the Whole.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. EMMITT-To amend the act fol-
companies. This bill amends section thirty.
five of the original act so as to enable any
turnpike or plank road company, after the
completion of five miles of their road, tC
obtain. on the completion of each addition.
al mile. license to erect toll gates. As the
law now stands, a company might complete
nine and half miles of their road, and yet
be able to collect toll on five miles only.
By Mr.. REX-To amend section five Of
the act to relieve district courts, &C., passed
April II, 1858.
This bill amends the original act by pro-
viding for an appeal from an interlocutory
order made in vacation by judge of the
Court OF Common Pleas, for the dissolution
of an Injunction.
Mr.. HUTCHINSON, on Thursday, intro
duced bill not to repeal the act commonly
known as the " free turnpike law" as re-
ported, but to repeal the act of February
IA, 1857. supplementary. to that act. The
act sought to be repealed authorizes county
commissioners to purchase and make free
any turnpike road, or part of such road
within these respective counties.
aH REPORTS.
Mr.. STAMBAUGH. from the Judiciary
committee, reported back Senate bill, to
amend section 592 of the code of civil pro-
cedure, with an amendment, which was
agreed to, and the bill was read the third
time, and passed by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Berry, Briggs, Brooks,
Carter, Conant, Dangler, Emmitt, Evans,
Everett, Godfrey Golden, Griswold, Hutch
eson, Jamison, Keller, Kenney, Kessler,
Kramer, Linn, May, Potts, Rex, Scribner,
Simmons, Stambaugh, Terrence, Winner,
Yeoman-2S.
NAYs-None.
Mr.. LINN. from the same committee, re-
ported back Senate bill, to amend the act
establishing boards of county commission
ers and prescribing their duties, passed
March II, 1868, and recommended its pas
sage. The bill was read the third time.
Mr.. LINN stated that the object of the
bill was to enable county commissioners to
sue for and recover real, as well as person.
al property belonging to the county.
The bill was passed by the following
vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Berry, Biggs, Brooks, Car
ter, Conant, Daneler, Dickey, Emmitt,
Everett, Godfrey, Golden, Griswold, Hutch
eson, Jamison, Keifer, Kenney, Kessler,
Linn, May, Potts, Rex, Scribner. Simmons,
Stambaugh, Terrence, Winner, CONAN
~.
NAYs-None.
On motion of Mr.. LINN, the title of the
bill was amended so as to read to amend
section seven of the original act.
: Mr.. STAMBAUGH, from the same COM
mittee. reported back Senate bill exempt
ing from sale on execution one knitting
used for the maintenance of the
owner or family, with amendments, which
were agreed to. The bill was then read the
third time and passed by the following q
vote: 2S aFs sa- -
YEAs-Messrs. Biggs, Brooks, Campbell,
Carter, Conant, Dangler, Dickey, Emmitt,.
Evans, Everett, Golden, Griswold, Hall,
Hutcheson, Jamison. Jones, Keifer, Ken
ney, .Kessler, Linn, May, Potts, Rex, Serib-
ner' Simmons, Stambaugh, Terrence, Win
ner, Yeoman.z29. .sEnso lie . =
;, NAYs-None.
Mr.. REX, from the same committee, re-
ported back Senate bill to amend section
six of the act of April 13, 1866, amendatory
torneys and prescribing their duties, with
which were agreed To- The