Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-15
HOUSE.
MORNING SESSION.
PETITIONS,


Mr.. PARKER. the petition of F. A.
Bangs :and 127 other citizens of Huron
county, praying for the passage of a law,
eXempting three months wages from at
tachment or garnishee. Referred to the
committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. RUTTER, the petition of r. Black,
and ii other citizens of Rush Creek town.
sage of an act to authorize the township
trustees of said township to levy tax to
build a township house in which to hold
township elections. Referred to commit
tee ON Finance.
r- - THIRD READING.
H. B. No. ZIG, Mr.. RITEZEL-To
amend section fifty of the act entitled IAN
act for the assessment and taxation of prop
erty in this State, and tor levying taxes
thereon according to its true value in mon
ey." passed April 5, 1859, was read the third
time. ...-.--.......
Mr.. ROUGH moved to recommit the bill
to a select committee of one, with instruc-
tions to amend, by striking out of line 9, in
section l, the word ''three" and insert the
word ''five," so that the members of the
Board shall be paid So per day.
Mr.. McMORRAN moved the following
as an additional instruction: In section l,
line 5, strike out all after the word act to
the word three in the 9Th line OF same Sec
tion. The House disagreed.
Mr.. ACKER novel to recommit, to
amend by striking out all after the word
act, in line 5, to the word its, in line 6, and
insert 50 80 per diem. The House refused.
The House then refused to recommit on
Mr.. Rough's motion.
The question was then on the passage of
the bill. The yeas and nays were called,
and resulted--yeas 30, nays 32 So the bill
was lost.
H. B. No. 3O7, Mr.. HILL. of Erie-To
provide for naming townships, villages and
cities in this State, and for keeping a rec
ord of the same, was read the third time.
Mr.. HILL. of Erie, explained the bill,
and urged the necessity of such law in
order to have uniformity in postoffice mat
ters.
Mr.. MONOGRAM moved to recommit
the bill with instructions to strike out the
word 'township" wherever it occurs in the
bill.
Mr.. POND moved an additional instruc-
ton, ITO enable majority of the citizens
of a town to change its name.'
Mr.. LEWTON opposed the amendment,
because there is no record of such a change
provided for.
Mr.. HUGHES, of Butler, was opposed to
the whole thing as likely to lead to great
expense and annoyance.
The House refused TO agree to the addi-
tional Instructions; and also, to Mr.. Nc
Morrans amendment.
The yeas and nays were called on the
passage of the bill, and resulted-yeas %,
nays 81. So the bill was lost.
Senate bill No. 160-To provide for the
support and regulation of public schools
in the city of Cleveland, was read the first
time; and,
On motion of Mr.. SHERWIN, the rule
was suspended, and the bill read the Sec
ond time by its title; and then, on motion
OF the same, was read third time, when
Mr.. PENNISTEN moved to reconsider
the vote by which the bill was ordered to
its third reading. --
After some discussion by Messrs. Stick
ney, Swain, Acker, Read, Pennisten,
Sherwin, Hughes,of Highland, and Hughes.
of Butler, the motion to reconsider was
lost.
The yeas and nays were called on the
passage of the bill, and resulted-yeas So,
nays S. So the bill passed.
..s FIRST READING,
S. B. No. 35-To regulate the sale of pat
ent rights in the State of Ohio and prevent
frauds connected Herewith, was read the
first time.
Senate substitute for Fl. B. No. 243-To
authorize the trustees ofMadison township.
Union county, Ohio, to levy a special tax
to pay off the Indebtedness of said town
ship, was agreed to.
On motiOn of Mr. RGKER the HouSe