Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-02
Ohio Legislature.
Wednesday, April l, 1868.
2DHr IN u
MORNING SESSION.

MORNING SESSION.
The PRESIDENT called the Senate to
order at ten o'clock.
Prayer by Rev. j. Harris.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
BY Mr. WOODWORTH-From a citi-
zens of Youngstown, Mahoning county,
for special law to enable the council of
said city to levy tax not exceeding $20,-
900 during the present year, for the estab-
lishment of fire department.. Referred to
select committee of one, Mr.. Woodwork.
By Mr.. MAY-From 40 citizens of the
fractional townships of Troy and Perry,
Morrow county, tor the annexation of said
townships to Richland county, to which
the same formerly belonged. Referred to
the committee on the Judiciary.
BY the same-From 127 citizens of Rich
land county, for the same object. Same
reference.
By MIR. EMMITT-From As citiz.ns of
Pickaway county, protesting against any
law giving turnpike and plank road COM
panies power to take timber, gravel or
stone without the consent of the owners.
Referred to the committee on Roads and
Highways.
By Mr.. KESSLER-From SO citizens OF
Hamilton county, tor a law creating fire
marshal in cities of the first class to make
Investigations as to the causes of fires in
said cities. Referred to the committee on
Municipal Corporations.
By Mr.. MAY-From 30 citizens of Lo-
rain county, for modification of the stat
ute relative to the keeping of billiard
tables, where the same are hired merely for
pastime and the exhibition of mechanical
skill. Referred to the committee on the
Judiciary.
SECOND READING.
Thirteen bills-two Senate and eleven
HnnSa htllc-wprp road the second time and
referred to appropriate committees.
THIRD READING.
Senate bill by Mr.. TORRENCE, to amend
| an act to provide for and regulate street
railroad companies, passed April 10, 1861
| (Ohio Laws, volume 5S, page 66), and the
acts amendatory and supplementary there
to, was read the third time, when
Mr.. ONDERDONK moved to refer the
bill to a selec: committee of one, with in
structions to amend by striking out the
first section, making it penal in the sum of
five dollars for any person to purchase and
resell street railroad ticket for more than
the original cost.
Mr.. REX moved to amend the motion
by adding to the instructions to strike out
sections two and three of the bill, making
it penal in the sum of five dollars for any
person purposely to omit or evade the pay
ment OF street railroad fare, and providing
for the collection of the penalties named in
the first two sections.
After general discussion on the merits
of the hill, the question was taken on the
motion of Mr.. Rex, to amend the instruc-
tions, and it was disagreed to-yeas S, nays
%.
The question then recurring on Mr.. On
derdonk's motion to refer, it was agreed to
yeas 20, nays II, and Mr.. Onderdonk was
appointed the select committee, who re-
ported the bill back amended as instructed,
hty ri III no
The question was then taken on the pass
age OF the bill, and it was passed-yeas %,
nays 8.
Senate bill reporte by Mr.. DICKEY,
from select committee, supplementary to
IAN act to provide for the reorganization,
supervision and maintenance of common
schools" and the acts amendatOry OF and
supplementary thereto, passed March IA,
1858 (Swan & Critchfield, 1346,) was read
the third time, when
Mr.. DICKEY explained the object of the
bill to be to make it lawful for school ex-
aminers to renew the certificate of any
teacher without second or other eXami-
nation, where the examiners are satisfied
that the applicant is to continue as teacher
of the same branches of study in the same
school or county for which the original GER
titicate was granted.
The passage of the bill was opposed by
Messrs. Kramer, May and Godfrey, aud ad
VOcated by Mr.. DickeV.
On motion of Mr.. .DOWDNEY, the Sen
ate, at quarter to one o'clock, took re-
cess till P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The President called the Senate to order
at three O'Clock.
RENEWAL OF TEACHERS CERTIFICATES.
The question pending when the Senate
took recess being on the passage of Mr..
Dickey's Senate bill in regard to the re-
newal of teachers certificates in certain
cases without examination, the vote
was taken, and the bill failed to pass by the
following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Evans. Everett, Kessler,
Linn, Potts, Scribner, Woodworth-S.
NAYs-Messrs. Biggs, Brooks, Burrows,
Campbell, Corey, Dowdney, Emmitt, Cod
frey, Griswold, Hall, Jamison, Kenney,
Kramer, Lawrence, May, Rex, Stambaugh,
Winner-18.
THIRD READING.
House bill by Mr.. FITCH, from a select
committee, to authorize the county COM
missioners of Brown county to levy a spe-
cial tax to build Jail in said county, was
read third time and passed-yeas 10,
nays3.
Senate bill reported by Mr.. EMMITT,
from committee on Claims-Supplemen-
tary to ali act entitled IAN act to provide
for the appointment of commissioners to
examine claims growing out of the Morgan
raid. and prescribing their duties" passed
March 30th, 1864, was read the third time,
when
Mr.. EMMITT explained that the object
of the bill was to have an examination of
Morgan raid claims that had not yet been
passed upon, because the claimants had
neglected or never had the opportunity to
present them for examination and allow
ance.
The bill was passed by vote of 27 yeas
to l nay.
House bill, by Mr.. HUGHES. of Butler
To procure additional statistics, was read
the third time, when
Mr.. GRISWOLD said he thought the bill
was good one in its present shape, and he
should vote for it. He wanted to know how
many bonds were in the State of Ohio not
subject to taxation, and who held them.
Mr.. DANGLER moved to refer the bill
to a select committee of one, with instruc-
tlons to strike out of the bill all that por-
tion that requires return of all bonds,
United States and State, all legal-tender
notes, and all other moneys or credits in
the hands of any person, bank, corporation
or company, not subject to taxation.
Mr.. DOWDNEY, favored the retention
of the matter proposed to be stricken out,
as the only thing of value in the bill. The
people earnestly desired that information,
and there was no reason why they should
! not have it.
Mr.. DANGLER'S objection was based
upon the fact that there was no necessity
| for this information. The State has no in
terest in it; the United States has none. 1t
was simply the qualification of one neigh
boris curiosity to know how many bonds
or how much money another had, not sub
| ject to taxation.
MIR. MAY should vote for the bill as it is.
This bill was no more inquisitorial than
the present tax law of the State. We want
to know to what extent the people are
bearing the burdens of those who are ex-
empt from taxation.
Mr.. KRAMER wanted the bill to pass
because he thought there was a great deal
! of politics in it. He did not know but he