Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-08
Ohio Legislature.

Tuesday, April z, 1868.
SENATE.
MORNING SESSION.
The PRESIDENT called the Senate to
order at ten o'clock.
SECOND READING.
Twelve Senate bills were read the Sec
ond time and referred to appropriate COM |
mittees.
REPORTS.
Mr.. SCRIBNER, from the committee on
the Judiciary, reported back House bill to |
amend an act to amend section OF an act |
to provide for the partition of real estate, |
passed Feb. II, 1881; passed April l6, 1867, |
and recommended its passage.
Ordered to be read the third time to.
morrow.
Mr.. REX, from the same committee, re-
ported back Senate bill to re-submit to the
qualified electors of Wood county the
question of the removal of the county seat
OF said county, from Perrysburg to Bowl
ing Green, therein, and recommend its in
definite postponement. Report laid on the
table.
Mr.. KEIFER, from the same committee,
reported back Senate bill to amend section
one of the act to authorize cities of the sec
ond class, and the townships in which the
same may be situated, to unite in the pur-
chase and Improvement of land for GEM
etery purposes, passed March IL, 1868, and
recommended its passage. Ordered to be
cad the third time tomorrow.
Mr.. MAY, from the same committee, re-
ported back, with amendments, House bill
concerning fugitives from justice, and to-
repeal an act on the same subject, passed
March "a, 1860. and recommended its pas
sage when so amended.
The amendments were agreed to, and the
bill ordered to be read the third time to-
morrow.
Mr.. EVERETT, from the same commit
tee. reported back, with amendments, Sem
ate bill supplementary to the act to provide
for the creation and regulation of incorpor-
ated companies In the State of Ohio, passed
May l, 1852, and recommended its passage,
when SO amended.
The amendments were agreed to, and the
bill ordered to be read the third time to-
morrow.
Mr.. SCRIBNER, from the same commit
tee, reported back, with amendments, Sen
ate bill to amend sections 8, 4 and 10 of an
act regulating sales at auction, passed
March. 16, 1910. and recommended its pas
sage, when so amended.
The amendments were agreed to, and the
bill ordered to be read the third time to-
morrow.
Mr.. ONDERDONK, from the commit
tee on Public Works. reported back House
bill to authorize the Board of Public Works
tional Road bridge across the Muskingum
river at GAINESVILLE as is situate on the line
of said National Road, and recommended
its passage. Ordered to be read the third
time on Thursday next.
Mr.. ONDERDONK, from the same COM
mittee, to whom the subject had been re-
ferred, reported a joint resolution relative
to instructing the Board of Public Works
to investigate the alleged damages done to
Mary A. High. ,H]
On motion of Mr.. CARTER, the resolu-
tion was laid on the table.
Mr. REX, from the committee on Roads
and Highways. reported back, with amend
ments, House bill to amend sections Is and
81 of the act relating to roads and high
ways, passed March 8, 1868, and recon-
mended its passage when so amended.
The amendments were agreed to and the
bill ordered to be read the third time to-
morrow. -l'-
Mr.. GOLDEN, from the committee on
Benevolent Institutions, reported back
. Senate joint resolution relative to admit
ting Catharine Deigham, an incurably per-
son, ineane, into the Central Ohio Lunatic,
Asylum, and recommended its adoption
Made the special order for P. M. to-mor-
row.
Mr.. MAY. from the committee on Pub
lie Printing, reported back Senate bill to
provide for the publication of ordinances,
and the manner OF contracting for the
printing in cities of the first class having
a population exceeding 100000 inhabi-
tants at the last federal census. and recon-
mended its passage. Ordered to be read
the third time Tomorrow.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Mr.. GRISWOLD was granted leave OF
absence for an indefinite time.
On motion of Mr.. POTTS, the Senate, at
half-past eleven o'clock, took recess till
three P. M.
THE BAsSETT CLAIM.
Mr.. LAWRENCE, when the claim of A
Bassett was under discussion in the Senate
on Friday afternoon, made the remark at
tributed in the report to Mr.. Jamison, that
no Senator, iI on jury, before whom the
claim was litigated. would hesitate to re-
turn verdict in its favor; and he also said
that, waving the statute of limitations
which did not apply in that case, the claim
was well founded, and he should vote for,
not against the allowance, as stated in the
report.
The vote on the passage of the bill for the
relief OF A. Bassett was as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Brooks, Burrows, Conant,
Evans, Everett, Godfrey, Griswold, Hall,
Jamison. Keifer, Kessler, Lawrence, Linn,
Potts, Scribner, Simmons, Terrence, Win
ner, Woodworking.
NAYs-Messrs. Berry, Kenney, May,
Stambaugh-4.
The record on the Senate Journal is,
that the bill passed that body.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The PRESIDENT called the Senate to
order at three O'Clock.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE SECRETARY OF
sl STATE.
The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate
communication from the Secretary OF
State in reference to the votes cast at the
last State election on the proposed Consti-
tutional Amendment, which,
On motion of Mr.. DICKEY, was laid on
the table and ordered TO be printed.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
On motion of Mr.. SCRIBNER. House
bill, to amend section of the act further
to prescribe the duties of County Commis-
sioners, was taken from the table, and the
question being on agreeing to the amend
ments reported by the committee on the
Judiciary, -tH r 7.H
Mr.. MAY demanded a call of the Sem
ate, which was had, and nineteen Senators
found to be present, when
On motion of Mr.. MAY, all further pro-
ceedings under the call were dispensed
with. r7E
The question recurring upon the amend
ments to the foregoing bill, they were
agreed to, and the bill ordered to be read
the third time tomorrow.
REPORT.
Mr.. POTTS, from the committee on
Claims, reported back the substitute for
House bill to amend an act supplementary
to an act to provide board of commits
sioners 10 examine certain military claims,
and making appropriation for their pay
ment, &C., and recommended its passage
Ordered to be read the third time to-mor-
row. tc~. fs ,
..,- REsCINDING RESOLUTION.
On motion of Mr.. STAMBAUGH, the