Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-31
Ohio Legislature.
Thursday, Jan. 30, 1868.
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( = MORNING SESSION. ~ j
Prayer by Senator Corey.
PETITIONS. /
Mr.. STAMBAUGH presented the petit.
tion of 1923 roitizens! of Tuscarawas county
for alaw authorizing the Commissioners oi
I .Coshoctop- county to levy q tax OF n mills
on the dollar for building bridge across
the Tuscarawas river, near Orange, In said
county. Referred to Mr.. STAN m5augh as a
select committee. - Ee
Mr.. GRISW0LD presented the memori-
a of Mary G. Mahan, of Mclean county.
Illinois, asking that a fine collected from
her husband upjustly by the authorities OF
Kentucky, be refunded to her. Referred
to the committee on Claims. 3 - . =
Mr.. LAWRENCE on yesterday, as stated
10 our report, presented q petition tor the.
refunding of money taken by the l1th and
12sh Army Corps. The name of o. j.
money, however, was not taken from him
as stated. but from H. Butte, merchant at
Bellaire, Ohio. ef92 ae5e q 3 t..i' -.,..
81 sn.-.u' SECOND READING.
Mr.. LINN'S bill supplementary to an act
to authorize city councils of cities of the
second. class to borrow money and issue
bonds for the enlargement and improve
ment of water works" passed March IL,
1867. [Ohio Laws, 1867, volume 81, page
80. was read the second time and ordered
to be engrossed and read the third time to-
morrow. f,r-., 49,. Z, ~ .-..---
NOTICES OF BILLS.
The following notices of the introduce
tion of bills were given:
By Mr.. MAYA bill to authorize the
election of one additional Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas in the third sub.
division of the sixth Judicial District.
By Mr.. KESSLER-Abil bill to prevent the
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cieties for Savings" "Saving Banks" and
Banks for Savings" by Unauthorized per-
sons.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced and
read the first time: .
By Mr.. .STAMBAUGH-Ab bill to amend
section 592 OF the code of civil procedure.
This bill amends the said section by add
ing proviso that the sheriff shall not be
liable to All action or amercement tor fall
ing to execute an order or process directed
to him from any other county than that in
which he was elected, unless his fees shall
have been rendered to him in due time to
enable him to execute and return such pro-
By Mr.. WooDwoRTH-A bill to au-
thorize the election of an additional judge
in the third subdivision OF the Ninth Ju-
dicial District. q $40
RESOLUTIONS. *
Mr.sDANGLER offered joint resolu-
tion, instructing the committee on Printing
to cause to be printed an additional copy
of all bills and resolutions tor the use of
each member of the General Assembly.
Adopted. a-s {, lt. }s2s't IL 1857
Mr.. LAWRENCE offered joint resolu-
tion which was adopted for the appoint
ment of a, joint committee of the two
Houses to investigate and report the cir
cumstances connected with the suicide by
hanging of the Rev. Alexander Bell, a
lunatic from Monroe county. i'm the Gen.
trail Lunatic Asylum; and that said COM
mittee report by bill or otherwise. Refer
red to the committee5o on Benevolent Insti-
tutions.
The House joint resolution relative to
transferring temporarily the :colors of the
4th o. ". L. to Sergeant Robert McCarter,
ofDelaware. to be used at a reunion Of its
former members at Delaware on the 80 h
instant, and then to be returned, was con.
Cured in by the Senate. -
Mr.. BROOKS offered resolution, which
was adopted. instructing the committees or
Public Buildings, the Reform Farm, the
Library, Benevolent Institutions, Peniten.
tiary. Public Works, and Public Printing
to a certain and verify in detail, as soon a
possible, the various items necessary to b,
embodied in the General Appropriation
bill. r-
printing the report of the Superintendent
of the State House, was read, when II (:
Mr.. BERRY moved to refer it to tn
committee on Printing, with instruction
to report the probable cost of printing tht
report, which was agreed to. 'sr7
Mr.. MAY offered a joint resolution fo
the admission of Catharine Deigham, 3,
incurably insane person, into the Centra
Ohio Lunatic Asylum. Referred to tn
committee on Benevolent Institutions.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The Senate in committee of the Whole
Mr.. May in the chair--on the orders of tn
day, considered Mr.. Woodworth's Senat
bill to authorize county commissioners T.
execute leases of county lands for minin
purposes, and Mr.. Linn's Senate bill sup
Elementary to the act to provide for tn
proof, acknowledgment and recording &
deeds, passed Feb. %, 1881. IS. and c., pag
45S), so as to enable husband to conve
real estate, directly and without the inter
vention of trustees, to his wife. The latte
bill was discussedat eatlength, when tn
committee rose and asked and obtaine
leave to sit again at three o'clock tnis after
noon. .-al s-. .a-
AFTERNOON. SESSION. "a
The Senate, in committee of the Who'll
resumed the consideration of Mr.. Linn
bill supplementary to the act relating
deeds and other instruments of writing
and after having partially considered M
Yeoman's bill supplementary to the act t
authorize County Commissioners to con
struct roads on petition, &c.. and to repes
the act passed March 20, 1867, the commit
tee rose and reported progress.
/ APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House bill making partial appro
priations for the year 1868, was read tn
first time, and under a suspension of th
constitutional rule, it was read the. secon
time. eta J -
Mr. KEIFER moved to amend by addin
aSsection for apprOpriating $4,000 for In
On motion of Mr.. BROOKS, the bill wit
the pending amendment was ordered to b
/ laid on the table and printed in. advance q
all other matter.
fENE REFERESCE OF BILLS. M G
The following bills were, on motion, tax
en- frOm committee of the Whole, and re
ferred to the committees named:
e. Senate bill to remove from office person
| guilty of habitual iintOxication--M STAN
| baugh as a select committee.
.tSena.e bill supplementary to the act
ApriliS, 1856. to further prescribe the du
ties of county commissions. Finance com
| mittee.
House bill to amend the act of April
1866, to restrain dogs from rnnning q
large at night, and for the protection
sheep. Judiciary committee. See - Tels
Mr.. KRAMER was, on motion of M
BERRY, added to the committee on Be
nevolent Institutions. a.a -
DIRECTOR OF THE PENIrENrfARY.A
A message from the Governor was reat
nominating Moses G. Mitchell, of Mian
county, for Director of the Psnitentiary il
place of John C. Duntevy. Referred to tn
committee on the Penitentiary.' s-''
The Senate then adjourned. i.su III ~
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IL : II MORNING SESSION. -.
Prayer by Rev. Dr., Horlocker.
MrTHORNHLLL, from the committe