Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-25
Ohio Legislature.
Tuesday, March "a, 1868.

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The President called the Senate to order
at three o'clock, pursuant to adjournment
on Friday last.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Bv Mr.. CONANT- From the Trustees,
Clerk, and other citizens of Windham
township, Portage county, for an increase
of pay to township trustees and clerks. Re- |
ferred to the committee on Finance.
By Mr.. EVERETT-From 80 citizens OF
Benton township, Ottawa county, for
submission to the electors of said county of
the question of the removal of the county
seat from Port Clinton 10 Oak Harbor. Re-
ferred to the committee on the Judiciary.
By the same-From 2S citizens of the
same township, for the same object. Same
reference.
SECOND READING.
Nineteen bills five Senate and fourteen
House bills-were read the second time,
and referred to appropriate committees.
THIRD READING.
The following bills we're read the third
time:
Senate bill reported by Mr.. BROOKS,
from select committee of three-to amend
sections three and seven of an act passed
April G. 1866. entitled AN act for the in
spection of gas METERS" (OhiO laws, 63,
page l64,) also section two of said act as
amended March 9. 1867 (Ohio laws, GA,
the act of 1867, providing that the gas in
spector shall hold his office for two years
from the date of his appointment. and shall
be paid an annual salary of $1,000, which
shall include his office rent and expenses.
1t amends section three of the act of 1866,
providing for the assessment on, and pay
ment by the several gas-light companies of
the State of the salary of the inspector and
of the cost of the necessary apparatus for
his office. 1t also amends section seven of
the latter act, providing that the inspector
shall provide for the use of his department
standard measure of the cubic foot, and
other apparatus necessary for the perform
ance of his duties, to be paid for out of the
State Treasury.
The bill failed to pass-yeas IA, nays TO-
Mr.. LAWRENCE moved to reconsider
the vote, and that the motion lay on the
table, which was agreed to.
House bill by Mr.. ROSS-To amend an
act entitled "an act to amend an act for
the support and better regulation OF pub
lie schools in the city of Columbus" passed
February 3, 1916, and the act amendatory
thereto, passed February 16, 1S49, and
amended April II, 1865. [Ohio Laws, 1865,
This bill amends the act of 1866, relating
to the levy of school tax in the city of
Columbus, in addition to the school fund
received from the State, by extending the
provision for maximum levy of five mills
on the dollar from 1868 to 1871, and pro-
vidiDg that after the latter year the maxi
mum shall be four mills.
On motion of Mr.. CARTER, the bill was
laid on the table.
NOMINATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
A communication was received from
the Governor nominating Kent Jarvis, of
Massilon, as member of the Board of
Trustees of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum for
three years from April 6, 1868.
On motion of Mr.. CARTER, the COM
munication was referred to the committee
on Benevolent Institutions.
RESOLUTION.
The House joint resolution, instructing
the Directors and Warden of the Ohio
the necessary tubing and other works to
insure thorough ventilation of the cells
and halls of the Penitentiary, was read,
and
On motion of Mr.. LAWRENCE, the
resolution was referred to the committee
on the Penitentiary.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMPTROLLER.
A communication was received from the
Comptroller of the Treasury, in response
to the Senate resolutions requesting from
the Comptroller, Treasurer and Auditor of
State certain information in regard to ex-
penditures in their respective offices, and
in the several departments of the State
government, &c.
On motion of Mr.. DICKEY, the commu-
nication was laid on the table, and ordered
to be printed.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were introduced and
read the first time:
By Mr.. SCRIBNER-To submit to the
voters of Wood county the question of re-
moving the seat of Justice from Perrysburg
to Bowling Green in said county.
By Mr.. YEOMAN-Authoriz trustees
of cemetery associations to sell or transfer
by deed of trust such lands as they have III
trust, to township trustees and the coun-
ellis of incorporated villages.
By the same-To amend section four of
the act to enable townships and incorpor-
ated villages to establish cemeteries COM
mon to both. passed March IL, 1860.
By Mr.. GOLDEN-TO authorize County
Commissioners in certain cases TO invest
county funds.
By MIR. BIGGS-To prevent the issue OF
false receipts or bills of lading, and to pun
ish fraudulent transfers of property by
warehousemen, wharfingers, and others.
REPORTS.
Mr.. DICKEY, select committee, to whom
was referred petition on that subject, re-
ported bill amending the school law, SO
as to authorize renewal of teachers GER
tificates in certain cases without a re-ex-
amlnaIloH. Ine JILL was reau Iue urst
time.
Mr.. POTTS, from the committee on
Claims, to whom was referred a memorial
on the subject, reported bill for the relief
of A. Bassett, allowing him the sum of 81,
80, which was read the first time.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
The House joint resolutions, for the APP
pointment OF joint committee of four on
the part of the Senate and eight on the part
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site for an Agricultural College. an expert.
mental farm, &c, were adopted by vote
of q yeas to 8 nays.
PATENT RIGHTS.
On motion of Mr.. SCRIBNER, the Sem
ate bill regulating the sale of patent rights
in Ohio, and TO prevent frauds connected
Herewith, was taken up, and the amend
mcnts reported from the Judiciary COM
mittee, including substitute for the bill
were agreed to, and the bill as amended
was read the third time.
Mr.. .DICKEI moved to refer the bill to q
select committee of one, with Instructions
to amend so as to distribute the five dollars
license required of patent right dealer
by giving three dollars of the same to the
county, and two dollars as fee to the Pro-
Mr. COREY moved to amend by strik-
ing out five, and inserting two collars as
\ tt.~ ~.Aeans TO be required for the license,
to be paid to the Probate Judge as his fee
which was agreed to. n =
The bill was then referred to Mr.. Linn
as such select committee, who reported the
same back amended as instructed.
MIR. BURROWS moved like reference
| of the bill, with instructions to strike Out
nearly the entire bill, which was lost.
The bill was then put on its passage, and
failed to pass by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Carter. Conant, Corey
Evans, Everett, Griswold, Jamison, Ken.
ney, Lawrence, May, Potrs, Rex. Scribner
Stambaugh, Terrence, Winner, Woodwortf
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