Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-13


cal an act passed March 20, 1867, author
ling the county commissioners TO CON-
truct roads on petition of majority of
esident land owners along and adjacent to
aid road, and to repeal an act therein
AIMED. Read first time.
Mr.. NEAL-A bill to amend section %
# an act entitled an act of the jurisdiction
nd procedure before justices OF the peace
mi of the duties of constables in civil
ourts, passed March IA, 1865. Read the
irst time.
Mr.. SWAIM-A bill to repeal an act
elating to roads and highways. Read the
irSt time. F.
GENERAL BUSINESS.
Mr.. SCOTT. of Warren, offered the fol-
owing preamble and resolutions, which
we're laid on the table and ordered to be
printed: 4r -..-.7
WHERE'S, Maryland, Georgia and Ken
lucky have taken action looking toward
demand for compensation from the Federal
for their slaves, manumitt, d
~ the adoption OF the 18th amendm ent to
tn Federal Constitution; and
WHEREAS, The payment out of the pub
lie treasury, for said slaves. especially the |
slaves of persons who took a part in the
rebellion or sympathized with the same.
would be grossly unjust to Ohio. which
bears large share of the financial burdens |
If the General Government, as well as the |
other States, in which slavery did not exist
at the time of the adoption of said amend
ment; therefore,
RESOLVED by the General Assembly of the
.State of Ohio. That we, in the name OF the
people of the State of Ohio, enter our sol
emn protest against the allowance or pay
ment of compensation for slaves by Con-
gress manumitted by the adoption of said
18th amendment co the Federal Constitn-
tion, out OF the Federal Treasury, to the
L. ~~,.IC Ce..H<x al, SfnfD
RESOLVED, That copy of the foregoing
preamble and resolution be forwarded to
the Governor and to each of our Senators
and Representatives in Congress.
Mr.. BAKER, of Darke, offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted
Resolued, That the standing committee On
Roads and His hways be directed to inquire
into the expediency and propri"ty OF au-
thoriZing by legislative enactment the con-
version of all turnpike roads contracted
under act of the General Assembly, passed
March 20, 1867, into toll roads, and for the
erection of gates thereon for the purpose
OF keeping the same in repair.
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Columbiana, offered
the following preamble and resolution,
which were read and referred to the stand
ing committee on Temperance.
WHEREAS, The fearful consequences re-
sulting from the manufacture and sale of
Intoxicating liquors have become so great
as to alarm our citizens, theretOre.'
Resolued, That it is hereby declared, as
the sense of the House that we will bv ap-
propriate legislation stay the terrible rava-
yes of intemperance.
Mr.. THORNHILL moved to reconsider
the vote by which the second reading of
the Senate bill. No. l was lost this morn
ing. Motion prevailed. The rule was sus-
pended and the bill read, the second and
third times and passed. Yeas, SO; nays, D.
Recess. -a
2% O'CLOCK P. NJ.
Mr.. PARR asked and obtained leave to
present the memorial of Joel Arnold and
thirty nine other citizens of Newark, Lick
| lug county, for a law for the fielding and
| Weeping up partition fences In cities of the
second class, which was read and referred
| to the committee on Municipal corpora
| tiOnS. ~
Mr.. THORNHILL in accordance with
previous notice., moved to amend the
fifth standing rule of the House, so as to
make the committee on Finance and Agri-
culture consist of nine members each.
which motion was agreed to. --
Mr.. CANFIELD asked and obtained
leave to introduce till TO amend the 23lst
section of an act entitled an act to establish
code of civil procedure, passed March IL
1858. Read the first time.
Mr.. EAMES asked and obtained leave to
present the petition OF w. j. Wallam and
As other citizens for law protecting the
public against incompetent dentists, which
was read and referred to the committee on
Medical Colleges. .7 s
| Mr.. HILL, of Defiance, moved that
House Joint resolution No. l, rescind-
| ing the resolution relative to an amend
ment of the Constitution of the United
States, passed January IL, 1867, be taken
from the table. Motion prevailed. n
| 81, H., l,aA nd a,o r1,ft
four members found present, and all busi-
ness under the call was dispensed with.
Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren, moved that there
be division of the resolutions. ,.
| The CHAIR decided the motion out oil
order, and Mr.. Scott appealed from the de-
cision of the Chair, and the yeas and nays
being demanded thereon were ordered, and
resulted, yeas 55; nays 80. So the decision
of the Chair was sustained. t
The question was then upon the passage
| of the resolutions. Har
Mr.. BALL moved to amend by adding
after first resolution as follows:
Resolued, That the President of the Uni
ted States be respectfully requested to
cause to be returned to the Governor OF
Ohio any and all papers on file in the Elk
tcutive Department at Washington, Ct rti
fying the ratification of the General As
sembly of Ohio of said proposed cOnstitu
| tiOnal amendment. upon which the yea!
and nays were demanded, had, and result.
ed-yeas So, nays 36. So the amendment
was agreed to.
The question then required upon the
passage of the resolutions as amended
upon which the yeas and nays were de-
manded. had, and resulted-yeas 53, nay.
81. as follows:
YEAs-Acker, Baker, Ball, Delville,
Behmer, Buell., Callen. Cockerill, Cusac
Denman, Dickson. Dilworth. DUNCAN
Fielding, Finley, Fitch, CASTOR, Gerhart
Gordon, Headley, Henricks, Hill. of Diff
ance, Hord. Hughes, of Butler, Hughes, OF
Highland. Larwill, Jewett Jones, Kemp
kennon, Lawson, Leete. McMarrell, Moffett
| Neal, Newman, Nichol, Parks, Parr. Pen
nisten. Richardson, Robinson, Ross. Rutter
Shaw, Stckney Swain, Swetland, Tnomp-
son, of Stark, Thornhill, Wilson, Worth
Speaker.
Brooke, Garfield, Cannon, Carpenter, Dem
MIS- Eames. Gallup. Hare, Hill. OF Erie
| Hill, of Fulton, johnson, Kain, Kerr, o
Fayette. Kerr, of Jefferson, Lee, Lewton
Parker. Pond, Ritezell, Rough, Rukenbrod
Saylor, Scott, of Hamilton, Scott, OF War
ren, Sherwin, Sinclair, Sisler, Stewart
Thompson, OF Columbiana, Uilery, Warm
king, Warren, Welsh, Wood.
| So the Joint resolutions passed.
The question was then upon the adoption
of the preamble, and the yeas and nay.
being demanded, were had, and resulted
Yeas 80, Nays 81.
So the preamble was adopted.
The Joint resolutions as amended and
adopted read as follows: It ga.1
! WHEREAS, On the 1lth of January, 1867
joint resolution was adopted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Ohio, ratify,
ing the proposed XlVth amendment t.
| the Constitution of the United States; and
! WHEREAS, The provisions of the sal,