Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-02
HOUSE
MORNING SESSION.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.

phin and numerous other citizens of Butler |
county, to authorize the collection of tolls |
on the Hamilton wire suspension bridge.
Referred to Messrs. CASTOR and Hughes, of
Butler.
Mr.. HORD-The petition of John Ken
nedy and sixty three other citizens of Ms
rion county, praying tor the locating of
election pre- cincts in Montgomery, Grand,
Salt Rock and Big Island townships in said
county, or establish permanent voting
place in the center of Montgomery town
ship. Referred to committee on Corpora
tions other than Municipal.
Mr.. La WSON, the petition of Thomas
Waugh and 20 other citizens of Ohio town
ship, Gallia county, praying for the pas
sage of an act to authorize the Board of
Education of said township to levy tax
on the taxable property of said township
OF 515 mills on the dollar, for the purpose
of paying Indebtedness incurred in build
ing school houses. Referred to committee
on Common Schools.
THIRD READING.
S. B. No. $50, Mr.. SCRIBNER-To pro-
vide for struck juries, and to secure fair
ness and impartiality in their selection, RI
Swan & Critchfield, 1851 was read the
third time.
Mr.. JEWETT explained, and briefly ad-
vocated the passage of the bill.
Theyeas and nays were called on the pas
none. So the bill passed.
H. B. No. 1862. Mr.. BGHMER-Supple-
mentary to the act entitled "sn act to pro-
vide for the reorganization, supervision and
maintenance of common Schools" passed
March IA. 1858. was read the third time.
.BGHMER explained the bill. He said
the late Commissioner White had decided
that the law made no provision for a certi-
ficate for a school teacher to teach class
or school of German scholars. The object
of the bill was to correct this decision of
the Commissioner. so that German teachers
could obtain certificates to teach like 9TH
ers. In his region there were several Ger
man schools, and it was important that
they should have their own teachers.
The question being on the passage of the
bill, the yeas and nays were called, and re-
sulted-yeas Sc. nays II. So the bill passed.
S. B. No. 131, Mr.. BIGG5-Supplemen
tary to the act entitled Ian act to provide
for the organization of cities and incorpo-
rated villages" passed May 8, 1852 [Swan
q Critchtield, volume 2, page 1881, was
read the third time.
Messrs. KENNETT and COCKERILL
urged the passage of the bill. and stated it
was intended to authorize villages through
which turnpike roads passed to improve
the same in accordance with the balance of
the streets.
The yeas and nays were called on the
passage OF the bill, and resulted-yeas Y,
nays 4. So the bill passed.
S. B. No. "a. MIR. SrAMBAUGH-To re-
move from office persons guilty of habitual
intoXication, was read the third time.
Mr.. HILL, of Erie. demanded call OF
the House. The roll was called and sc
members were found present.
On motion of Mr.. MANN, all further
proceedings under the call were dispensed
with.
The yeas and nays were called on the
passage OF the bill, and resulted-yeas 40
nays 81. So the bill was lost.
Pending the vote, MIR. GERHART said
the bill did not suit him iu all respects. He
thought when the people chose to elect a
known drunkard to an office they ought to
be bound by their own action. He would
vote no.
H. B. No. 372, by Mr.. RICHARDSON
Prescribing the duties of the owners or
keepers of wharf boats, was read the third
time.
Messrs. Richardson and Lewton explain
ed aud urged the passage of the bill.
The yeas and nays were called thereon
and resulted-yeas &c, nays 6. So the bill
passed.
BILL INTRODUCED.
Mr.. BUELL., II. b. No. 3S5-To author
ize the in corporated village of Beverly, in
the county OF Washington, in the State ol
Ohio, to levy a tax for purposes therein
named, which was read the first, second
and third times under q suspension of the
rule.
The yeas and nays were called on the
passage of the bill, and resulted-yeas II,
navs 6. So the bill passed.
On motion of Mr.. BAKER, 81. B. No.
35S. was taken from the table.
On motion of Mr.. NEAL, the House took
recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren, demanded a call
Of the House.
The roll was called, an1 SO members an
swered to their names.
On motion of Mr.. GASTON, the Ser
geant-at- Arms was dispatched for the alb
sentees.
Messrs. Neal, Swain, Larwill, Eames,
Stickney, Welsh. Cusac, Belville, Brooke,
Baker, Worth. Headley, McMarrill, Fitch,
Fielding and Read appeared within the bar
and
On motion OF Mr., SCOTT. of Warren, all
further proceedings under the call were
dispensed with.
The question was then on the passage of
II. B. No. 35S, to repeal an act passed April
l6, 1867, entitled an act supplementary to
an act entitled an act to provide for COM
pensation to owners OF private property
appropriated to the use of corporations,
passed April 80. 1852. The yeas and nays
were called thereon and resulted-yeas 81
nays 16. So the bill passed.
TEMPERANCE BILL.
Mr.. HOWARD moved to reconsider the
vote by which 5. B. No. 81 was lost upon
its passage this forenoon. The House
agreed.
the table. The motion prevailed.
FIRE BILL.
Mr.. KENNETH, from the committee on
conference on the disagreements between
the two bodies on the Senate amendments
to H. b. No. 233, concerning the "causes oi
| fire." reported that after having had the
same under consideration, the committee
| recommend that the House shall agree to
the Senate amendments. The report was
agreed to and the amendments concurred
| in.
On motion of Mr.. BAKER, H. B. No. 36s
TO amend section five of an act entitled
an act to amend sections l, 2, 4, 5, 6 and II
of an act entitled an act to authorize the
| county commissioners to construct roads
on petition of majority of the resident
land owners along and adjacent to the line
OF said road, and to repeal an act therein
named, passed March %, 1867, passed March
| 81, 1865, was taken from the table, and the
question being on its passage, after some
remarks by Messrs. Baker, Kerr of Fayette
Jewett and Hughes of Butler, the yeas and
nays were called on the passage of the bill
and resulted-yeas 63, nays II. So the bill
passed.
Mr.. GASTON, from the committee on
Finance, reported back S. B. No. 120, to en-
| able associations of persons to raise funds
to be loaned among themselves for build
ing homesteads, and for other purposes, &c
become a body corporate, and to repeal al
act therein named, recommending its pas
| sage.
The report was agreed to, and the bill
ordered to be read the third time now. The
bill was read the third time, and the ques-
tion being on its passage, the yeas and nays
were called, and resulted-yeas 73, nays 2.
| So the bill passed.
MIR. MONOGRAM, from the committee
on Finance, reported back III. B. No. 37S
by Mr.. Ullery, supplementary to an act FOL