Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-07
put in force He (Mr. Lewton) though,

put in force. He (Mr. Lewton) thought
not.
Mr.. LEETE said it was the certainty of
detection aud punishment that prevented
crime. He thought there was no more
harm in fighting for purse than in fight
ing to gratifya brutal temper. The tenn
per of the public is perverted on this sub |
ject, and a. severe law will not not be en-
forced. We have laws to prevent swearing,
to prevent drinking. and other offenses, yet
they are not enforced, becausepublic sem
timent is against it.
Mr.. SHERWIN thought the gentleman
from Lawrence entirely wrong iu his OBJ
servations on the subject. He (Mr. Sher-
win) believed the people of Ohio were de-
termined and would prevent snchiexhibi-
ttons II they could get law sufficient to do
it.. The old statute for fighting by agree
ment is wholly deficient in its penalties,
and will not prevent such crimes.
Recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION. s
The bill and amendments to the bill to
prevent prize fighting, were taken up.
Mr.. LEE said he very much mistook pub
lie sentiment If it was not against prize
fighting. II there were to be any penal
ties attached to the crime, they ought to
be severe enough to cause men to refrain
from engaging in such brutal contests, or
they would not be regarded. eia
Mr.. RITEZELLS motion to recommit
was withdrawn.
Mr.. LEETLE moved to recommit, with
instructions to amend so as to fix the fiji e
at 5000 and under. i-9
Mr.. HILL, of Defiance, said he regretted
| to have to oppose the amendment of the
gentleman from Lawrence. This is new
class of crimes, not fully provided tor by
statute. What does the prlze-fighter care
about fine of $50. or 500. when he can
make $1,000 or $4,000 in a fight? At Toledo
and other points these fellows meet and
train young men for the ring. 1t has ten
dency to corrupt community. Editors en-
courage it by noticing it, and whole COM
4 munities are excited, and drunken rows
are gotten up, and Sheriffs are called on to
prevent riots and crime. He was in favor
of nxing such penalties as would prevent
such acts 1t can do no body harm, for it
applies only to those who break the laws.
He did not care how much these fellows
pummeled each other, il they would not
teach the young men to engage in such de-
moralizing exhibitions. 80
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Columbiana, said
this bill ought to meet the approval of all
good men. We have prevented duels by
law, and many other crimes; and he could
not see why this demoralizing class ofcrimes
could not also be prevented. He appealed
to all good men to sustain this bill, though
some gentlemen on his side of the House
had injured its prospects by incorporate
remarks in its behalf.
The House refused to recommit-yeas,
81; nays, So.
The question was then upon the passage
!. of the bill. The yeas and nays were
called, and resulted-yeas, 73; nays, 16.
So the bill passed.
House bill to repeal the act for the regis
try of birth and deaths, passed March IS,
1867, was read the third time and passed
yeas, 81; nays, q.
/ House bill supplementary to an act enti-
tied an act to provide for the creation and
regulation of incorporated companies in
the State of Ohio, passed May l, 1852. was
read third time and passed-yeas ",
nays 2.
House bill to amend sections 2, 4, 5, 6and
IL Of an act entitled an act to authorize
county commissioners to construct roads
on petition of majority of the resident
land owners adjacent to the line of said
road, and to repeal an act therein named,
passed March 20, 1867, was read third time
and passed-yeas 7S, nays s. -
/ ROAD BILL.
A message was received from the Senate
announcing the passage of the road bill
with sundry amendments, and asking the
concurrenceo of the House therein, and after
the amendments were read,
Mr.. GORDON demanded the previous
question upon the adoption OF the amend
Il
| The question was then upon agreeing to
the Senate amendments to the bill, upon
which the yeas and nays were called and
resulted-yeas, 76; nays, 10.
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Messrs. Acker, Baker, Ball, Belville,
Belts, Behmer, Borden, Branch, Bronson,
Brooke, Buell., Callen, Cantield, Canon,
Dungen, Finley, Fitch, Gallup. CASTOR,
Gerhart, Gordon, Hare. Headley, Henricks,
Hill of Defiance, Hill of Fulton. Hord, How
ard, Hughes of Butler, Hughes of High
land, Jones, Kain, Kemp, Kennon, Kerr of
Jefferson, Lawson, Leete, Mann, McMar-
rell, Moffett. Moore, Neal, Newman, Mich
oil, Parr, Richardson, Ritezell, Robinson,
Ross, Rough, Rutter, Saylor, Scott of Ham
ilton, Scott of Warren, Sherwin, Sinclair,
Skaats, Stickney, Swain, Swetland, Thomp-
son of Columbiana, Thompson of Stark,
Thornhill, Ullery,. Walling. Warnking,
Welsh, Wilson, Wolf, Wood, w orth, Speak
| er-76.
Those who voted in the negative were
Messrs. Anderson. Dunn, Eams, Law
renee. Lee, Lewton, Read, Rukenbrod, Sis
Ter, Stewart-10. l.a
| RESOLUTION.
Mr.. NEAL offered the following resolu-
ton. which was laid on the table under a
| notice to discuss:
WHEREAS, 1t is continually asserted that
Athens has not been properly made, and
that said location, which it is ruInored has
been brought about by some undue influ-
| ences, is one not calculated to enhance the
best interests of the State; and
WHEREAS, 1t is also asserted that the title
to the land selected by the Trustees ap-
| pointed by the Governor to locate this
asylum, is not good, and is now being liti-
gated in the courts OF this State, petition
in error having been filed by certain par
ties in interest, to vacate the decree of the
Court of Common Pleas of Athens county,
under or through which said Trustees have
derived their supposed title to the said land,
and certain parties in interest being also
about to file a petition in equity to obtain
a conveyance of the title to said land from
the State to one George Goats; and,
WHEREAS, The joint committee on Benev-
olent Institutions, authorized by former
joint resolution of this House, to investi-
gate the action of the said Trustees, has
made no report of the results o. its investi-
cation; and the time for which the action
of said Trustees was suspended Is about to
expire, without such report being made to
this House; therefore,
Resolued, That the Trustees of said Asy-
lum be, and are required, to suspend all
operations in regard to contracts, or in any
way connected with the institution. until
the further action of this General Assem-
bly,, in regs rd to the said matter, and that
said Trustees be notified of the passage of
this resolution.
Mr.. PARR offered the following joint
resolution
Resolued bv the General Assembly of the
State of Ohio, That the Secretary of State
is hereby authorized and required to cause
to be printed in pamphlet form, in advance
of all other printing, 5000 copies of House
bill 112 as passed, and forward the same to
the several County Auditors, on or before
the third Monday of March, 1868, and by
said Auditors to the Trustees of the sever
al townships.
On motion of Mr.. HUGHES, of High
land, the resolution was amended by strik-
ing out 5000 and inserting 5000 copies.
Mr. BALL moved to amend by distribute