Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-27
RETURN OF HOUSE BILLS.


ate, at half-past IL O'Clock, took a recess
till 3 P. NJ. -
AFTERNOON SESSION.
RETURN OF HOUSE BILLS.
The House bill to amend sections !. g a,
5, 6 and IL of the act for the construction of
roads by County Commissioners on petit
tion of a majority of resident land owners.
&c, having been returned by the House tn
the Senate, the bill was amended, and passed
as amended by vote of 81 yeas to l nay.
The House bill to create separate school
district in parts of the townships of Deer
field and Hamilton in Warren county, hav-
ing also been returned by the House to the
Senate,
On motion of Mr.. LAWRENCE, 1t was
laid upon the table.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE STATE AUDITOR.
A communication was received from the
Auditor OF State in response to the Senate
resolution requesting certain information
in regard to disbursements from, and the
funds now in the State Treasury, which
was laid on the table and ordered to be
printed.
THE VISIBLE 1DMIxTURE" BILL.
Mr.. STAMBAUGH moved to take from
the table Senate bill further to prescribe
the duties of judges of ele ton, and to pre-.
serve the purity of elections, and the Senate
substitute for the same. which was agreed
to by the following vote:
1EAs-Messrs. Berry, Campbell, Carter
Dickey, Dowdnev, Emmitt, Evans, God
frey, Golden, Hutcheson, Jamison, Kenney
Lawrence, Linn, May. Onderdonk, Rex
Scribner, Stambaugh, Winner-20.
NAYs--Messrs. Conant. Corey, Dangler
Everett. Griswold, Keifer. Kessler, Kramer
Potts, Simmons, Terrence, Woodwork
Yeoman-13.
The question being on agreeing to the
substitute.
Mr.. SCRIBNER offered four amend
ments, on each of which the yeas and nays
were demanded by the opponents OF the
bill. The amendments were agreed to
when
Mr.. GRISWOLD moved that the substi
tute be laid on the table. and printed a.
amended, which was lost by the following
vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Burrows. Conant, Corey
Dangler. Everett Griswold, Hall. Keifer
kessler, Kramer, Potts, Simmons, Terrence
WOodwOrth, Yeoman-15.
NAYs-Messrs. Berry, Campbell, Carter
Dickey, Dowdney, Emmitt, Evans, God
frey, Golden. Hutcheson, Jamison, Kenney
Lawrence. Linn, May. Ouderdonk, Rex
Scribner. Stambaugh, Winner-20.
Mr.. CONANT moved to strike out section
3 OF the substitute, requiring that after the
person is challenged, as provided in the
preceding section, the judges of election
shall, unless the vote of said person is re-
jected, require him to produce before them
two credible witnesses who shall answer
certain prescribed questions under oath OF
affirmation.
The motion was lost by the same vote as
the preceding motion.
Mr.. CONANT moved to strike out that
part of section in the substitute that pro-
vides that no evidence of reputation, as to
parentage,shall be received unless the par
ties, about whom such reputation exists
are first proved to have been married; and
providing that the judges of election. OF
the party challenging, may call and have
examined any other witnesses in the pre-
mises that may seem to them proper.
The motion was after long and general
discussion, lost by the same party vote as
the two preceding motions.
Mr.. .CONANT moved to strike out of sec.
tion the condition requiring the judges
to reject the vote if the party challenged
or any person interrogated in his behalf
shall refuse TO answer fully the questions
prescribed.
The mosion was lost-yeas IA; nays 10
Mr.. KEIFER moved to amend section z
30 as to make it penal offense for Judge
of election to receive, contrary to the pro-
visions of the substitute, the vote of any
person not being white male citizen OF the
United States, instead of making it penal
onO SuoSt1"to Pio'iuess ior JuuSe VI
election to receive, contrary to the provis-
ions of the substitute, the vote Of any per.
son having distinct and visible admixture
of African blood.
Messrs. KEIFER and STAMBAUGH-
the former for and the latter against the
motion to amend-having spoken al length
Mr.. GRISWOLD moved that the Senate
adjourn, which was lost--veas 10, nays 20
On motion of Mr.. HUTCHINSON, the
Senate, at a quarter to 6 o'clock tOok a re.
cess till 10 A. NJ. tomorrow.