Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-09
Ohio Legislature.
Tuesday, April z, 1868.
HOUSE.
Mr.. THORNHILL in the Chair.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Herlocker.

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HOUSE.
MIR. THORNHILL Ia the Chair.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Herlocker.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Mr.. ROSS-The petition of P. Hess, Will
liam Miller, S. s. Rickley, E. B. Armstrong
and 63 other citizens of the city of Colum-
bus, Franklin county, for law creating the
city of Columbus separate school district,
and that the city, as such school district,
be allowed aud authorized to select nine
school directors at large for the govern
ment of the schools in said city. Referred
to Mr.. Ross.
MIR. RuTTER-The petition of P. Van
| Trump and 81 other citizens of Fairfield
county, praying for the passage of House
bill No. 229, To correct the illiberal and
| unjust provisions of the law passed May 3
| 1852, to provide for the organization OF
cities and incorporated villages. Referred
to committee on Municipal Corporations.
Mr.. LEE-The petition of John Jones
and 81 other citizens of Concord township
Delaware county, praying for tax to re-
| imburse Sylvester Grubb, late township
treasurer, for money amounting to $3.50
| stolen from the treasury, and which SAID
Grubb refunded to the township. Refer
red to Mr.. Lee. - i77l1 2
RESOLUTION.
Mr.. ,HEADLEY, on leave, offered the
| following resolution, which was adopted
yeas 20. nays 27. zR aEsE
| RESOLVED, By the General Assembly of tht
State of Ohio, That the Governor is hereby
requested to cause to be fired at six O'Clock
tomorrow morning. two hundred and fifty
guns in honor of the gre; victory achieved
at the ballot box on the 9th day OF April
1868, in the State of Connecticut. by the
| friends of constitutional liberty, over the
tools of military despotS, and in defiance
of the impeachers.
L Resoloed, That Immediately after the fir.
ling of said guns the Governor is also re.
quested to cause to be fired fifty guns of the
largest in the city of Columbus, in honor
of the defeat of negro suffrage in the State
of Michigan on the said 9Th day OF April
1868.
.,-v>@.g CALL OF THE HOUSE.
Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren, demanded cal
| of the House.
The roll was called, and Sc members an.
swered to their names. a.
The absentees were:
Messrs. Anderson, Baker, Belts, Borden
Branch, Cannon, Carpenter, Crist, Denman
Dennis, Dickson, Dilworth, Eames, Field.
ing, Finley, Fitch, CASTOR, Gerhart, Cor
don, Henricks, Hill of Fulton, Hughes ol
Butler, Jones, Kennett, Lawson, McMar.
reIl, McMorran, Moffet. Moore, Newman
Parker, Parks, Read, Rukenbrod, Saylor
Sinclair, Skaats, Stickney. Swain. SWEET
land. Thompson of COlumbiana, Ullery
Walling, Warnking, Warren, Welsh, Wolf
Wood, Speaker-4e.
On motion of Mr.. RUTTER, all further
proceedings under the call were dispensed
with. 10
n-, SECOND READING.
Twenty-three bills were read second time
and referred to their appropriate commit.
tees.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr. LARWILL, II. B. No. 336-For thu
regulating of railroad companies and fol
| the protection of railway passengers. Read
the first time. -+r
Mr.. ACKER, 81. B. No. 337-To provide
for surveying and plating certain lands in
Hooking county. Read the first and sec.
Ond times under suspension of the rules
and referred TO committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. LAWRENCE, 81. B. No. 33S-To
change the time fixed for holding the third
| term of the Court of Common Pleas in
Union county, in the Third Judicial Dis.
trict, for the year 1868. Read the first anG
second times under suspension of the
rules, and ordered to be engrossed and read
the third time on Thursday.
Mr.. HUGHES, of Highland, H. B. No
1910 amend section 6 of an act supple
mentary to an act passed March IA, 1858
entitled an act to provide for the reorgan-
iZation, supervision and maintenance Of
common schools. Read the first time.
lIt!I.A l RESOLUTION. - 8.i. tAe1
Mr.. WORTH, from the committe On Man.
ufactures and Commerce, reported the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
II. r. No. 123-WHEREAs, Petitions rep
resenting that the Dayton and Michigan
railroad, in accordance with a contract en-
tered into between said railroad company
and Hubbard & Shoemaker, of Toledo, all
grain shipped to Toledo on said Dayton
and Michigan railroad is compelled to be
elevated by the elevators of said Hubbard
& Shoemaker, although said grain may be
shipped in bulk and assigned to other ele-
vatorS which are connected with the afore-
said railroad by the necessary switches,
Sc, to the injury of those shipping grain
by said railroad line; therefore,
ResolUed That the Commissioner OF Rail-
roads and Telegraphs be instructed to in
quire into the matter here complained OF
and report to this House at his earliest con-
venience what legislation, if any, is neces-
sary to correct the evils complained of.
'+---- BILL INTRODUCED.
Mr.. ROSS, II. B. No. 34O-From a select
committee to amend section one of an act
for the support and better regulation ol
common schools in the city of Columbus
passed February 8, 1S45, and to repeal the
first section of an act entitled an act to
amend an act for the support and better
regulation of common schools in the city o.
Columbus. passed February 3, 1S45, passed
March %, 1864. Read the first time.
Mr.. DUNN, Fl. B. No. 341, from select
committee-To authorize the trustees o.
Chester township, Morrow county, to levy
a tax to purchase a site and build towr
hall. Read the first and second times un.
der a suspension of the rule, and ordered tc
be engrossed and read a third time or
Thursday.
On motion of Mr.. HUGHES. of High.
land, the House adjourned.