Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-15
Ohio Legislature.

Ohio Legislature.
Thursday, May IA, 1868.
SENATE
MORNING SESSION.
The PRESIDENT called the Senate to
order at ten o'clock.
CONQUERED IN.
The House amendment to Mr.. Dickey's
Senate bill, making it penal offense to
take horses from any stable, pasture, or
hitching place, without the consent of the
owner, was concurred in by the Senate.
REFERRED.
The House amendments to Senate bill
making appropriations for the payment of
local bounties to soldiers, and to pay clerks
in the Auditors Office, &C.. were read, and
On motion of Mr.. LAWRENCE, the bill
and amendments were referred to the FL
nance committee.
MASTER COMMISSIONER BILL.
Mr.. SCRIBNER, from the Judiciary
committee, reported back. with amend
ments, Senate bill to amend section 1896 OF
the code of civil procedure. The amend
ments were agreed to. One of these amend
ments provides that no reference of an order
for the sale OF real estate shall be made to a
master commissioner in any county con-
tanning population of less than twenty
five thousand at the last Federal census.
The bill was read the third time, and its
passage advocated by Messrs. Scribner and
Stambaueh, and opposed by Messrs.
Conant, Everett and Golden, when
Mr.. CONANT moved the reference ofthe
bill to select committee of one, with in
structiOns to amend by striking out the
words in any county containing popu-
lation of less than twenty-five thousand at
the last Federal census,'' so as to make the
prohibition of reference for the sale OF real
estate to a master commissioner applicable
to all the counties in the State.
The motion to refer was advocated by
Mr.. CONANT, and opposed by Mr.. SCRIB-
NER, and was put and lost-yeas IL, nays
16.
The bill failed to pass, not receiving a
constitutional vote in its favor--yeas l6,
nays 13.
Mr.. .STAMBAUGH moved reconsider
alton of the vote, and to lay that motion on
the table.
The motion to lay the motion to recon-
slider OH the table, was agreed to.
POSTPONED.
Mr., SCRIBNER, from the Judiciary
committee, reported back House bill to en-
able the wives of lunatics and idiots to dis
pose of real estate held in their own right,
and recommended its postponement to the
second Wednesday in December next
which was agreed to.
BILLS REPORTED BACK AND PASSED.
Mr.. REX. from the Judiciary commit
tee, reported back Senate bill to amend
section five of the act to relieve district
courts and give greater efficiency to the
judicial system of the State, and recon-
mended its passage. The bill was read the
third time. when
Mr. REX stated that the only change
made by the bill in the present law is that
it provides for an appeal from an order
made by judge in vacation, dissolving an
injunction.
The bill was then passed-yeas 20, nays
none.
Mr.. ONDERDONK, from the committee
on Public Works, reported back Mr.. Ross
House bill supplementary to the act to au-
thorize the Board of Public Works to grant
the right of way to the Friend Street Co.
lumbus) Railroad Company, and recon-
mended its passage.
The bill was then read the third time and
passed-veas 27. nays none.
Mr.. TORRENCE, select committee, re-
ported back, with amendments, House bill
to amend the law for the protection of GER
tain birds and game, and recommended its
uassage, when so amended. The amend
ments were agreed to, and the bill was read
the third time and passed-yeas 20, nays
none.
Mr.. YEOMAN, select committee. report
ed back Senate bill to authorize the Com
missioners of Fayette county to levy addi-
tional taxes for general county purposes
and recommended its passage. The bill was
read the third time and passed-yeas %
nays 2.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION REFERRED.
Mr.. ROSS House joint resolution pro-
viding tor the improvement OF the Dea
and Dumb Asylum grounds, was read ant
referred to the committee on Benevolent
| Institutions.
HOUSE sUBsTITUTEsFoR SENATE BILL.
The House substitute for Mr.. Golden;
Senate bill to authorize county commits
sioners in certain cases to invest county
funds, having been read,
The PRESIDENT ruled that the substi-
tute could not be received and acted upor
| by the Senate without being advised as tc
the passage of the original Senate bill il
| the House,; and after discussion of the
subject by Messrs. Golden, Rex and Siam
| baugh,
Mr.. REX moved that the substitute be
indefinitely postponed, and that message
| be sent to the House returning the origina
Senate bill and requesting the concurrence
of the House therein, which was agreed
| to.
INDEFINITE PoSTPoNEMENT.
Mr.. LAWRENCE. from the COMMITTEES
on Common Schools, reported back House
bill to authorize the Board of Education o
| Sylvania, Lucas county, to borrow money
for the erection of central school house
and recommended its indefinite postpone
ment, which was agreed to.
Mr.. LAWRENCE, from the same com
mittee, reported back House bill to author
ize the special school district of Ottawa
| Drf tn hnrrnW n r
chase site and erect school house, ant
rec mmended its indefinite postponement
which was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. COREY. the Senate, a
half-past II. took recess till p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The PRESIDENT called the Senate t,
order at three O'Clock.
| SPECIAL ORDER.
On motion of Mr.. GOLDEN, House bill
to authorize the village of Logan. in Hook
ing county, to purchase certain real es
tate. was made the special order for three
P NJ. on the second Tuesday of the ad
journed session.
HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE APPRoPRI
| ALTON BILL.
Mr.. LINN, from the Finance committee
to whom was referred, with the Hous
amendments, Senate bill making appropri
atiuns to pay soldiers claims for loca
bounties, the salaries of clerks in the Au
ditor's office, &C., &C., reported, recon
mending that the Senate concur in all tn
House amendments to the bill, except tn
first.
On motion of Mr.. LINN, a call of tn
Senate was had, and twenty-seven Sepa
tors answered to their names.
On motion of MIR. LINN, the Sergeant
ar-Arms was dispatched for the absentee
without leave, viz: Messrs. Carter, Dang
Ter, Emmitt, Godfrey, Onderdonk an
Woodwork.
!. Mr.. EMMITT appeared within the bal
and
On motion of Mr.. LINN, all further pro
} ceedings under the call were dispense
with. ~
The question was then taken on concur
ring in the House amendments to Senat