Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-03

No. Is might be taken up-being in rela-
tion to the misappropriation of the SOL
diers' relief fund.-
The House refused-yeas DO, nays AZ. 4
CONFERENCE.
The SPEAKER appointed Messrs. Wall-
ing, Lewton and Sherwin as members of a
of conference on the part of the
House on disagreements on 5. b. No. 5S, in
relation to the support and maintenance OF
children. $50
On motion of Mr.. POND. the House re-
the vote by which Senate bill
No. IS was Indefinitely postponed. and the
bill and the report recommending its in
definite postponement. were re-referred to
the committee on Judiciary. a.I"hlf
BILL RETURNED. Ja-Hfi'
The Senate returned, as requested, Sem
ate bill No. 81. to authorize city councils
OF cities OF the first class having pOpula-
tion of over one hundred thousand inhab-
itants, to issue bonds for water works pur-
poses. H r. ,irz r. --..tfI.l. -r..I -. .
The question being on the passage of the
bill.
Mr.. JEWETT moved to recomnnit the
bill to a select committee of one, with in
structions to amend as follows-''strike''
out all of section after the word bids
10 the Srh line.
Mr.. WOLF opposed the amendment.
Mr.. JEW EFT thought the bill as it now
stood, allowed the moI.ey to be held, with
ont control, by the bank. rtI..-. ...,,..
Mr.. HILL, of Defiance, was opposed to
the bill because it allowed the banks that
purchased the bonds to hold the money for
an indefinite time. He hoped that Mr.
Jewett's amendment would prevail.
Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren, said that provis-
ion was put in the bill to enable the bank
ers to get the highest rate for the bonds
fh.a hn,,l ,l-..,- hnl fha Il
posit, did not bid as high as the other banks
Tor the bonds, he would lose the money
He could not see that any harm could re-
suit from such an arrangement H.i4H 7t
Mr.. JEWErT said if his ameadmentpre-
vailed, the city council would control the
money, and would be held responsible by
the people for its proper expenditure,
whereas if it remained in the bank the work
might be indefinitely prolonged, and the
money kept for the use of the bank with
out interest.
% Mr.. SCOTT. of Warren, thought there
would be no danger OF such collusion be-
tween the banker and others to keep the
money without paying for its use.
Mr.. WOLF hoped the amendment would
be voted down. He was opposed to any
change in the original bill. on the question
of deposit. He charged. that there were
bankers here operating in the matter, anC
that had let the =" cat out of the sack"
Mr.. SKAATS moved to amend the
amendment as follows: provided that no
more than $50,000 be sold at any one time
and until sold. $4,000 be all expended"
Mr.. SKAATS had leave to withdraw hi
amendment. .--
The question was then upon Mr.. Jewett'
amendment, upon which the yeas and nay;
were called, and resulted-yeas 81, NAYS SO
So the House agreed to the recommitmen
with instructions to so amend the bill.
Mr.. JEWETT was appointed said com.
mittee. .r. -.
Mr.. JEWETT Immediately reported thu
bill back amended as instructed.
The question was then on the passage o
the bill, upon which the yeas and nay
were called and resulted-yeas 81, nays a
So the bill passed.
CITY PRISON.
The Senate returned, as requested, III. b
No. 43, supplementary to an act entitled
an act supplementary TO the act entitled
an act to provide for the organization o
cities and incorporated villages, passed
May 3, 1852, passed March 8, 1866. .
The question was then on the passage o
the bill, upon which the yeas and nays wer
called, and resulted-yeas 81, nays %. 5,
the bill passed. ~
Mr.. CALLEN moved to reconsider tn
vote by which the House passed S. B. No
~. W pIONIuo iOI bOilibOiJ w
corporated villages, on yesterday.
Pending which,
On motion of Mr.. STICKNEY, the Hous,
took q recess. ~. s,. t.. t--
81. s.. AFTERNOON SESSION.
A call of the House was had, and 81 mem
bers were found present. .f...
On motion of Mr.. POND, all furthe
proceedings under the call were dispensed
with. H- t tr'fr. 4r,- g.. l..
Mr.. BELVILLE moved to lay the mo
ton to reconsider the vote by which Sen
ate bill No. 20 was passed, yesterday, OF
the table. ' o.
The yeas and nays were called thereon
and resulted-yeas 81, nays 81. So th'
motion to lay on the table was lost. ,.r
The question was then upon reconsider
ing the vote by which the bill pass passed
The yeas and navs were ordered.
Mr.. STICKNEY was opposed to the re
consideration of the vote because great in
justice would be. done to those holdins
lands adjacent TO villages and cities by an.
nexing such territory. He was opposed
to granting unlimited power in sucl
things. If the residents of such territory
desire such annexation, and vote for it
then there can be no Injustice done.
Mr.. POND would vote for the reconsid
Grafton. He thought it right that lands ad
joining villages should be included within
the corporation. and bear their share OF the
taxation, because the owners of such lands
were greatly benefited by such location.
Mr.. r.LEWTON thought this bill might bt
appropriately denominated law TO re-
strain men mappropriating their neigh.
bors' property without compensation
There is no limit to su h annexation. He
thought such law ought not to pass. fol
it would enable citizens of village tC
override the rights of those adjoining 6
village. He thought there was no justice
in such law.
Mr.. LEETE said the only objection he
had to the bill was that it was too liberal
He would rather have the law require thai
where territory was to be annexed it should
require three .toarths of the owners of such
lands to vote for it, instead of a mere ma.
iority. He denied the right of majority
to convert the property of the minority tC
their use without the consent of that mi.
nority. -....
Mr.. PENNISTEN favored the reconsid
Grafton of the bill. He thought that the
power to annex should not be limited as iT
the pending bill. 1t would check the
growth of villages and towns. to so restrain
such annexation by leaving the question tC
be determined by the majority of those tC
be annexed, for they would always vote
against such extension.
Mr.. LEETE denied the right of the ma.
Jorlty TO appropriate the property OF the
minority without compensation, and cited
De Tocqueville as authority, and requested
the Clerk MIR. Layman) to read theretron
on that subject. which he did. -r.-
Mr.. WALLING spoke adversely to the
reconsideration of the vote, and contende6
that it was not the property of villages thai
gave value to the country and its lands, bu
it was the lands that gave value to tht
towns. To take in the vacant lands about s
town without limit, as is now proposed
would take in farm after farm, because there
would be no limit to such boundaries. HI
could not consent to such unlimited power
for il would do great injustice.
Mr.. BAKER favored the reconsideration
of the bill. He thought it desirable tha
into villages, because roads and alley!
could not be extended without such annex
ton. Ifsuch extension could not take place
the rowth of towns would be retarded