Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-26


Comptroller of the Treasury, in response to |
Senate resolutions, calling for certain in
formation In reference to expenses, &C., OF
the different departments of the State Gov-I
ernment, which were laid on the table and |
ordered to be printed. M
RESOLUTION. II
Mr.. CONANT offered resolution, which
was adopted, instructing the Judiciary
committee to inquire into the propriety OF
amending the act of April 13, 1865, relating
to building brid ges, so as to authorize coun-
ty commissioners in building bridges on
streams heretofore forded, or IN rebuilding
bridges washed away by high water, to
change the location of roads and highways,
and fix the compensation of land owners
affected thereby and to report by bill or
otherwise.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
BY Mr.. DANGLER-Fron 32 citizens OF
Cleveland, for such modification OF the
school law relating to cities OF the first
class, containing $4,000 Inhabitants or less
than 10000, SO as to transfer the entire
control OF the schools in such cities to the
Boards of Education thereof. Referred to
the committee on Common Schools.
REMOVAL OF INToXICATED OFFICIALS.
On motion of Mr.. STAMBAUGH, the
substitute tor Senate bill to remove from
Office persons guilty of habitual intoXica-
tion, was taken from the table, and the
question being on agreeing to the substi-
tute,
Mr.. STAMBAUGH argued in substance
as follows:
This bill is intended to carry out the
manifest provisions of the Constitution of
the State OF Ohio which reads as follows
justices of the Peace, and county and
township officers, may be removed in such
manner and for such cause as shall be pre-
tx1I l. L.. A -ks IL. = n -s.-
In article A, section IL, provision is mad e
for the removal OF judges by the General
Assembly.
Each House of the General Assembly has
the clear power of expeling members for
good cause, and each House is its own
judge of what is good cause.
The question OF Importance is what is
good cause for such removal? 1t must be
apparent to all that any improper conduct
on the part of officers, which disqualifies
them for the proper discharge of their Of
fetal duties, is good cause. The interests
of the people can only be properly protect
ed by proper discharge of official duty.
1t there is any cause, good cause for re-
moval, habitual drunkenness must be one.
official duty.
Usually the very time when the officer
should be sober, is the time when if ever
he is intoxicated.
The dignity of executive, judicial and
legislative departments, of the nation and
of States, have been insulted and disgraced
by most STAINLESS drunken debaucbery.
The influence of the example of official
intoxicatiOn has led hundreds of our young
men to ruin and to premature graves.
The interests of the people pecuniarily.
their lives, liberties and reputation, the
dignity of the nation and the States, chris
tianty, good morals, common decency, all
alike demand that officers shall be sober
men, men of at least ordinary virtues NOR;
ality and deceucy.
hope the time will soon come, when
the people will refuse to nominate or elect
to office any man, who, by reason of intoXi-
cation, or oti er gross vices, has rendered
himself unfit for the society of good peo-
pie. When our officials shall be exam
pies of good conduct, instead of being con.
stantly guilty of practices OF vice in every
torn, officials of proper conduct will de
mand this protection of official reputation
The substitute was amended in several
particulars, when it was agreed to by a
vote of % yeas to nays.
The bill was then read the third time,
and passed by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Berry, Burrows, Camp
bell, Conant, Corey, Dangler, Evans, Ever
Kessler, Kramer, Lawrence, Linn, May,
Potts, Scribner, Simmons, Stambaugh,
Terrence, Winner, Woodwork, Yeoman-
%.
NAYs-Messrs. Carter. Dickey. Dowdney
Emmitt, Godfrey, Hutcheson, Rex.
REPORT.
Mr.. HUTCHINSON, select committee, re-
ported back House bill to authorize city
councils of cities of the second class, hay-
ing population of u 600 and upwards at
the last federal census, the bill having
special reference to the city of Columbus.
to borrow money and issue bonds for the
purchase of site and the building of a
city hall. and recon mended its passage.
The bill was read the third time, when
Mr.. GRISWOLD moved to refer the bill
to select committee of one, with instruc-
. tions to amend SO as to provide that the
4 question in relation TO city hall shall be
submitted to vote of the people, at mu.
nicipal or general election, instead of 8
special election.
The motion was agreed to, and Mr.
Griswold was appointed such committee,
who reported the bill back amended as in.
srructed.
The bill was then passed-yeas IS, nays
none.
On motion of Mr.. wooDwoRTH, Sem
ate bill by Mr.. WOodworth, to amend Sec
ton s of an act entitled ''an act to exempt
the homcsteads of families from forced sale
on execution to pay debts" passed March
%, 1850, as amended March %, 1858, [Swan
q Critchfield, volume 2, page LAG. was
taken from committee of the Whole, and
read the third time.
This bill exempts to the head of fami-
ly not owning homestead, $500 in per-
sOnal property, in addition to the personal
property now by law exempted from exc
cution.
The bill,after undergoing several amend
ments, the most important of which was
one changing the exemption from $500 to
$500, was laid upon the table.
On motion of Mr.. CARTER, the Senate
at six O'Clock, adjourned till ten A. NJ. to-
morrow.
HOUSE.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Byers.
RESOLUTION.
On motion of Mr.. BALL, House resolu.
tion No. 115, in relation to limiting discus
sion to ten minutes on each question, was
taken from the table. The question being
on the adoption of the resolution,
Mr.. RE AD demanded the yeas and nays
which were ordered had. and resulted