Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-12
HOUSE.
MORNING SESSION.

MORNING SESSION.
DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM.
Mr.. ROSS, on leave, offered the follow
ing joint resolution, which was laid on the
table:
Il. j. R. NO. 81.
RESOLVED by the General Assembly of the
State of Ohio, That the Trustees of the
Deaf and Dumb Asylum be and they are
hereby authorized to complete the i'm
provements of said Asylum grounds, and
pay for the same out of the appropriation
for the year 1868 for the completion of the
new building for the deaf and dumb asy-
lum, in pursuance of the law for the erec-
tion thereof and to put the same in COM
plete running order.
FIRST READING.
S. B. No. 252-To amend section forty
five of the act entitled an act to provide for
the uniform government and better regu-
lation of the Lunatic Asylums of the State,
ard the care of idiots and the insane, pass
ed April z, 1856, was read the first and Sec
ond times under a suspension of the rules.
Mr.. RUKENBROD offered the following
resolution, which was,
On motion of Mr.. ROSS, referred to the
committee on the Penitentiary:
H. j. R. NO. 50,
Resolued By the General Assembly of the
State of Ohio, That the sum of two thou
sand dollars is hereby directed to be appro-
priated out of any funds in the Treasury,
not otherwise appropriated, to be eXpend-
ed under the direction of the Warden and
Chaplain of the Ohio Penitentiary, in the
purchase of suitable library books for the
use of the prisoners.
REV. A. G. BYERs.
Mr.. HEADLEI, on leave, offered foc
adoption the following Joint resolution,
which was laid on the table under the
rule, Mr.. Rukenbrod giving notice of his
intention to discuss:
H. j. R. NO. S3.
WHEREAS, 1t is the duty of the Chaplain
of the Ohio Penitentiary to preach the
Gospel to the inmates of that Institution,
and to teach them good morals, and to give
them religious instructions, as a fulfill
ment of his duties as such Chaplain; and,
WHEREAS, A. G. Byers, as such chaplain,
did, on Sunday, May IL, 1868, in a sermon
to said inmates, SO far disregard his duty in
that regard as to use the following Ian
guage, to-wit : "There is certain set of
politicians trying to deprive the convicts
of their chaplain by abolishing the Office or
reducing his salary; that they, said politi-
ticians, were Of the opinion that said con-
victs were not worthy of having Christ and
him crucified, preached to them, as they,
the convicts, were outcasts from society ;"
and
WHEREAS, Such language was in utter
true, and intended as direct insult to the
majority of this General Assembly, because
of reduction of said Byers' salary, be it
Resolued by the General Assembly of the
State of Ohio, That the directors of the
Ohio Penitentiary are hereby requested to
remove the said A. g. Byers from his po-
sition as Chaplain of the Ohio Peniten-
tiary.
BILL INTRODUCED.
Mr.. HUGHES, of Highland, on leave III.
B. No. 400-TO repeal an act supplemental
ry to an act relating to roads and highways,
passed April s, 1867, which was read the
first and second times under a suspension of
the rule, and referred to committee on
roads and highways.
Mr. ROSS, 81. B. No. 4O1, supplementary
to the act entitled an act to authorize the
Board of Public Works to grant the right
of WAY to the Friend Street (Columus)
railroad company, passed May 9, 1868.
Read the first time.
JUDGE BURKE.
Mr.. PENNISTEN on leave, offered the
following resolution, which was ordered to
lie on the table to be printed:
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 137.
WHEREAS, 1t appears from printed copy
of charge published in the CleueIand Her.
aid, purporting to have been delivered by
Stephenson Burke, one of the Judges OF the
Court OF common P1eas Ior tne ou[tn ou-
dicial District, to the Grand Jury of Sum-
NIT county, Ohio, on the 2Sth day of April,
1868, that said Judge instructed said Grand
Jury that ian act supplementary TO the act
entitled an act to preserve the purity OF
elections, passed March 2Oth, 1s41, and to
protect the judges of elections in the dis
charge of their duties. passed April 18th,
1885," was ''clearly in violation of the Con-
stitation of the State of Ohio, and utterly
null and void, in all its grounds of chal-
lenge, conclusion and penalties, and should
be so regarded and treated" by said Grand
Jury; and
WHEREAS, No case was pending before
said Judge involving the Constitutionality
of said law, and no decision has been made