Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-27
Ohio Legislature.
Saturday, Jan. 25, 1868.
SENATE.
MORNING SESSION.

Saturday Jan. %, 1868.
SENATE.
MORNING SESSION.
Prayer by Rev. A. @. Byers, OF the NJ.
e. Church.
Messrs. COREY and POTTS, on leave,
recorded their votes in favor of the joint
resolution relative to American citizenship,
adopted yesterday. y CrrEssz<
~ ~ : PETITIONS. : = p
Mr.. GOLDEN presented the petition of
1913 citizens of Athens and Meigs counties
for the repeal Of the road law passed last
winter. Referred to the committee on
Roads and Highways.
| Mr.HUTCHESON presented the petition
of the City Council of Columbus for the
passage of a law to authorize the city of
grounds and erecting a city hall. Referred
to Mr.. Hutcheson. fS'-i
SECOND READINGS.
The following House bills were read the
| Mr.. HILL, of Erie-Supplementary to
the act entitled ''au act to provide for lOcat-
| ing, establishing and constructing bitches,
drains and watercourses," passed March
9th. 1861; also, supplementary to an act
entitled Ian act to provide for locating, es
| tablishing and constructing bitches, drains
and watercourses in townships" passed
Nav 1st. 1862. Referee ], on motion OF Mr..
EVERETT, to Messrs. Everett, Carter and
Corey as a select committee.
Mr.. DICKSON-To amend the one hun
dred and forty-second section of an act en-
titled ''an act establish a code of civil
procedure" passed March IL, 1858. Re-
ferred, to the Judiciary committee.
| Mr.. HILL, of Erie-Supplementary to an
act entitled san act supplementary to an
act. passed March 14th. 1853, entitled ian
act to provide for the reorganization, super
vision and maintenance of common
schools" passed April 9th, 1857. Referred
the committee on Schools and School Lands.
Mr.. CANFELD-To amend the two
hundred and thirty-first section of an act
entitled ian act to establish code of civil
procedure," passed March IL, 1858. Re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
| Mr.. EAMES-To amend section 13 of
"An act for the incorporation of town
ships" passed March 14th, 1858. rs. & c.,
1861 Re ferred to committee of the
Whole.
Mr.. KERR, of Jefferson-To transfer
I certain funds therein named to the town
ship schools fund of Cross Creek township,
Jefferson county. Ohio. Referred to the
committee on Municipal Corporations.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced and
read the first time:1 h;s sItvF ..---ss-s --I
By Mr.. BERRY-To alter the Third, and
create the Tenth Judicial District of Ohio.
/ By Mr.. YEOMAN- Supplementary to
the act prescribing the duties of County
Commissioners, passed April Is, 1856.
BY Mr.. LINN-Supplementary to the
/ act to provide for the proof, acknowledge
ment and recording of deeds and other in
struments of writing, passed February %,
] 1881. ~ s1.i.s. ~
By Mr.. YEOMAN-Supplementary to
the act to authorize County Commissioners
to construct roads on petition of a majority
of resident land owners along and adjacent
to the line of said road. .eand to repeal an
act passed March %, 1857.
| '.Ns- LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Leave of absence until three O'Clock on
Monday afternoon, was granted to Messrs.
May, Dangler snd Evans. tioa s1i 'i
| Leave OF absence was granted on yester-
day to Mr.. Potts, instead Of Mr.. Keifer, as
stated in our published report. a t9A
! .e JOINT RESOLUTIONS. - 's
Mr.. MAY offered the following joint
resolutions relative to publishing the pro-
ceedipgs of the General Assembly. aif
2 L. Be it resolUed By the General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, That there be Re-
! porter elected by each branch, of the Cen
eral Assembly, whose duty it shall be to
prepare concise reports of the proceedings
OF the two Houses respectively, including
| the names of members absent without
leave on ''call of the House," and also
the names of members voting yea vr nay !;
copies of which reports shall be furnished
daily by them to the reporters or cores
pondents of such daily papers of the State
of Ohio as may desire the use of the same
for publication. s. r.. .l..I.4 as ,aois
2. Resolced. That the Reporters so em-
ployed by each House shall be paid at the
rate of = dollars per day for the period so
employed, out of the funds appropriated
( for the payment of the expenses of the
General Assembly. i-- .,-t .-.nl.'.,5
Mr. r.LAWRENCE moved to fill the blank
with the word "five,," which was agreed
The resolutions were then, on motion OF
Mr.. DICKEY, referred to the committee on
Printing. -ais.,
Finance, reported back House joint resolu-
ton, authorizing the Attorney General to
settle with William Geller, former de-
faulting Treasurer of Morrow county, and
Recommended its indefinite postponement
Considerable discussion ensued upon the
question of postponement, and upon the
/ propriety of adopting the resolution. The
report was finally laid upon the table.
REPORT OF SELECT COMMITTEE.
Mr.. LINN, select committee, to whom
was referred the petition of the city coun-
Gil of Zanesville for authority to borrow
works, reported bill supplementary to
the act to authorize city councils of cities
of the second class to borrow money and
issue bonds for the enlargement and i'm.
provement of water-works, passed March
II, 1867. Read the first time.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. GRISWOLD offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolued, That the committee on Rail
roads be Instructed to inquire into the ex-
pediency of providing by law: gees.
/. That no Railroad company in this
State shall be permitted to charge for loca
Efreight greater amount for a less distance
q That no Railroad company shall bt
permitted to charge more than twenty pei
cent. extra fare1SQr way passengers, ol
passengers for snort distances than tht
lowest rate for through passengers.
3. That no Railroad company in the
State shall be permitted to issue free pas.
ses to any State officers, members of tn,
General Assembly, judges of the courts, o.
the publishers, editors or correspondent
of any newspaper. ~
Mr.. YEOMAN offered the following reso
luton, which was adopted: 10
WHEREAS, All legislation against tn,
evil and use of intoxicating liquors as
beverage within the State of Ohio, having
heretofore proved ineffectual:
Resolued, That the committee on Benev
lolent Institutions be instructed to inquir'
into the propriety and necessity of estab
fishing State Inebriate Asylum for tn
cure Of the disease of drunkenness, anl
report thereon at an early day. .-
Mr.. CARTER moved that the Senate ad
journ to three O'Clock P. NJ. on Monda!
next. Lost-yeas IL; nays 81.
Mr.. SIMMONS moved that the Senat
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