Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-13
Ohio Legislature.
Tuesday, May II, 1868,
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Tuesday, May II, 1868.
SENATE.
MORNING SESSION.
The PRESIDENT called the Senate to
order at ten O'Clock.
Prayer by Rev. D. Bonebrake, of the U
B. Church.
Ey THIRD READING.
House bill by Mr.. HOWARD-To au-
thorize the trustees of Spring Valley town.
money borrowed by certain citizens of said
township, for the purpose of procuring
volunteers to fill the quota of the township
under the call of the President of the Uni
ted States of December 19, 1854, was read
the third time, and
On motion of Mr.. YEOMAN, made the
special order for P NJ. to-day.
House bill by Mr.. WARNKING-To au-
thorize the trustees of Miami Association
Of Universalists to sell church located in
Hamilton county, was read the third time,
and failed to pass tor want of the requisite
constitutional majority-veas II. nays4.
On motion of Mr.. TORRENCE, the vote
was reconsidered and the bill laid on the
table.
House bill by Mr.. GASTON-For G tie re-
lief of James GroalGney, was read the third
time.
On motion of Mr.. LINN, laid on the ia
BILE.
House bill by Mr.. BRANCH-To amend
the twenty-ninth section of an act entitled
an act for the incorporation of townships,
passed March IA, 1853. as amended and took
effect March 10th, 1866, was read third time,
and tailed to pass-yeas 16, nays 6.
On motion OF Mr.. YEOMAN, the vote
was reconsidered, and the bill laid on the ta-
BILE.
House hill by Mr.. BALL-To enable the
commissioners of Muskingum county to
purchase the lower or Putnam toll bridge,
and also the northwest wing OF the upper
bridge across the Muskingum river, at
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, was read the third time,
and
On motion of Mr.. LINN, was laid on the
table.
SECOND READING. -..-
Senate bill by Mr.. REX-To ameLd orig
inal sections six and seven of the act enti-
tied san act relating to the organization Of
courts ofjustice and their powers and du.
ties" passed February 10, 1852. S. s. G /,
377l was read the second time, and referred
to the Judiciary committee.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were introduced, and
read the first time:
By Mr.. SCRIBNER-To amend section
1886 of the code OF civil procedure. rs. s. g.,
1851.
This bill provides that no reference shall
be made to master commissioner in coun-
les containing less than 10000 inhabitants.
BY Mr.. YEO MAN-To authorize the
commissioners OF Fayette county to levy
additional taxes for general county pur-
poses.
SUSPENSION OF THE RULE.
Mr.. YEOMAN moved that the constitu-
tioDal rule be suspended in order that his
bill might be read the second time now.
The constitutional rule sought to be sus-
talned in section sixteen OF the second arti-
Lcle of the Constitution OF Ohio, and is as
follows:
Every bill shall be fully and distinctly
read on three different days, unless in cases
of urgency, three-fourths of the House in
which it shall be pending shall dispense
with the rule.''
The vote was taken on the motion to sus-
pend, and resulted-yeas 81, nays l.
The PRESIDENT decided that the mo-
tion was lOst-three- fourths ef the mem
bers elected to the Senate not voting there
for.
Mr.. REX raised question of order, to-
wit: "Three-fourths OF all the members
present is constitutional number of votes
to suspend the constitutional rule, and not
three-fourths of the members elected"
The PRESIDENT not sustaining the
question of order,
Mr.. REX appealed from the decision of
the Chair.
The PRESIDENT then stated his reasons
for his ruling, and Messrs. Rex, Lawrence
and Godfrey spoke in opposition to that
ner and Yeoman in its favor.
Pending the discussion,
On motion of Mr.. REX, the Senate, at
twelve o'clock, took a recess till three p.
NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The PRESIDENT called the Senate to
order at three O'Clock.
SUSPENSION OF THE RULE.
The question pending when the Senate
took recess being on the question raised
by Mr.. Rex's appeal from the decision of
the President on the suspension of the con-
stitutional rule in regard to the three read
ings of bills on three different days.
After Messrs. CONANT and COREY had
spoken in favor of sustaining the Chair,
and Messrs. MAY and LINN on the other
side,
The PRESIDENT submitted additional
reasons for the decision he had made. when
On motion of Mr.. r.LAWRENCE, the fur
ther consideration of the subject was post
poned till the second Monday of the ad
journed session of this General Assembly.
BILL INTRODUCED.
Mr.. HUTCHINSON introduced a bill.
which was read the first time-To amend
section seven of the act to incorporate tue
Portsmouth & Columbus Turnpike Com
pany, passed February Z, 1881.
RELIEF BILL PASSED.
On motion of Mr.. LINN, House bill by
Mr.. Gaston-For the relief of James Groalt-
ney, was taken from the table, and passed
yeas 20, nays 1.
PETITION PRESENTED.
Mr.. HUTCHINSON, the rule of the Sen
ate having been suspended for that pur-
pose, presented the petition of Philip w.
Renick and 80 other citizens of Pickaway
county for the amendment OF section seven
of the act to incorporate the Portsmouth
& Columbus Turnpike Company, so as to
make that road fifty feet instead of one
hundred in width. Referred to select
committee of one-Mr. Hutcheson.
SPECIAL ORDER.
On motion of MIR. YEOMAN, the special
order for P. NJ. to-day was taken up, being
House bill by Mr.. Howard-To authorize
the trustees of Spring Valley township,
Greene county, to levy a tax to pay money
borrowed by certain citizens of said town
ship, for the purpose OF procuring volun-
teers to fill the quota of the township un-
der the call of the President OF the United
States of December 19, 1864.
After discussion of the bill, by Messrs.
Yeoman, Carter, Kenney, Lawrence and
Simmons,
Mr.. YEOMAN demanded a call of the
Senate, which was had, snd twenty-five
Senators answered to their names.
On motion of Mr.. YEOMAN, all further
under the call were dispensed
with.
After some further remarks on the bill
under consideration by Messrs. Yeoman
and Ken ney, the vote was taken, and the
bill passed-yeas 10, nays 2.
REPORT.
Mr.. MAY, from the committee on State
to whom was referred the memoir
ial of John II. Klippart, relating to his
claim to certain books in the State Library,