Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-20
Ohio Legislature.
Saturday. April Is, 1868.
HOUSE. ~

HOUSE.
MORNING SESSION. Il
The House was called to order by Hon.
f. w. THORNHILL, Speaker pro tenn.
The Journal was read and approved.
cT ~ LEAvEloF ABsENcE. ~ r=s
Leave of absence was granted to Messrs.
Garfield, Thompson of Columbiana, Law
son and Follett.
PETITIONS PRESENTED. 5t,1i &
By Mr.LEE, the remonstrance of Henry
B. Willis and 140 other citizens OF Concord
township, Delaware county, against the
passage of any act to reimburse Sylvester
Gruble, late treasurer of said township, for
public money alleged to have been stolen
from the township treasury. Referred to
select committee of one-Mr. Lee.
By Mr.. BELVILLE, the petition of K.
S. Hart and II other citizens of Dayton
and vicinity, Montgomery county, pray
ing for the passage of Senate bill regula-
ting the mode of anneXing territories to
towns and cities. Referred to Committee
on Municipal Corporations.
By Mr.. BELVILLE-the petition of Q
II. Baldwin and VIM. Mitchell, citizens OF
Montgomery county, that no change be
made in the present interest laws OF this
State. Referred to Committee on Inter-
est.
By Mr.. GASTON-The petition of Sam
uel Dearmond, VIM. Brundage and SO other
citizens and tax payers OF Morgan town.
ship, Butler county, for law authorizing
the trustees of said township to refund to
James Gwaltney five hundred and fifty
dollars, money stolen from township treas
ury. Referred to committee on Finance.
SECOND READING.
Twenty-Five bills were read the second
time and referred to appropriate commit
tees.
Turpn DrAnrNn
II. B. No. 349, Mr.. JEWETT, from FL
nance committee-To amend section seven
of an act entitled an act making appropria-
tions for the year 1912, passed March 9TH,
1912, was read the third time and passed
yeas 65, nays 2.
The object of the bill is to enact gen.
eral law making the fiscal year to end on
the 10Th of November, and requiring all
annual reports OF State officers and State
institutions to date from and end on that
day.
S. B. No. 2O9. Mr.. WOODWORTH
from the Select committee-TO authorize
the city OF Youngstown to borrow money
for fire purposes was read the third time
and passed-yeas 60, nays 5.
S. B. No. 137. MIR. KEIEER-To amend
the act relating to the civil jurisdiction OF
justices of the peace in reference 10 the re-
pevin of property, and to repeal sections
143, 147 and 14S of said act, as ameLded
April IL, 1867. [Swan & Critchfield, vol.
ume l, page 795, and Laws of Ohio, volume
So, page 25S was read third time and pass
ed-year 81, nays IL, and is now law.
The object of the bill is to extend the
provisions of an act, passed at the present
session, in relation to the replevin of prop
erty, to cases in replevin before justices OF
the peace. 1t provides, that when It shall
be made to appear to the satisfaction of the
Justice, that the property Is keepsake, an
heirloom, a family picture or the like, ii
shall not be delivered to the plaintiff, bur
returned to the constable until the ques-
tion of the right to the property is deter
mined. l----
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. DENNIS, bill supplementary
to Fan act to provide for the support and
regulation of the public schools of the city
of Cleveland, passed April ID, 1868.
The House then took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. POND, from the Judiciary commit
tee, reported the following substitute for
his resolution for committee to consider
and report what amendments are needed
to the Constitution.
WHEREAS, The Constitution of this State
provides that the question of "Conven-
ton to revise, alter or amend" its provis-
ions shall be submitted to a vote of the
electors at the general election to be held in
Gu6 year IOG1 anu
WHEREAS, 1t is generally agreed that but
few amendments are imperatively demand
ed, and the assembling of Convention for
that purpose would impose upon the peo-
pie Of the State large expenditure OF
money, which expenditure it is desirable,
if possible, to avoid; therefore,
Be it Resolued by the General assembly of
the State of Ohio, That a joint committee,
consisting of five on the part of the House
of Representatives, and = members of the
Senate, be appointed to inquire into and
consider what amendments to the Consti-
tuition of this State are demanded. That
said committee be authorized to solicit the
views, in writing, of leading citizens OF
Ohio in relation TO this subject, and that
said committee report thereon at as early
a day as practicable at the adjourned ses-
sion of the General Assembly.
The report was laid on the table and Or
dered to be printed.
Several reports from standing commit
tees were received and disposed of, when
the House, ON motion of Mr.. HILL, of De-
fiance, adjourned until ten O'Clock on
Monday morning next.