Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-11
ELL INTRODUCED.

BILL INTRODUCED.
Mr.. BALL, II. B. No. 399-To enable
the commissioners of Muskingum county
to purchase the lower or Putnam toll
bridge, and also the Northwest wing of the
upper bridge across the Muskingum river
at GAINESVILLE Ohio. Read the first, second
and third times under suspension of the
rules, and passed-yeas SO, nays 6.
MIAMI AND ERIE CANAL. 81
On motion OF Mr.. HILL of Defiance, House
JOINT resolution No. al. relative to a survey
of the Miami and Erie canal, was taken
from the table, and the question being up
on its adoption, the yeas and nays were
called, and resulted-yeas 60, nays 4. So the
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren, moved to take
from the table House resolution No. 136
relative to the Auditor of State declining
to furnish the information asked for by the
House. in House resolution No. 81 concern
ing the depreciation of the currency used
to pay the interest on the State debt from
1862 to 1868, &c, and demanded the yeas
and nays on said motion. The House re-
fused-yeas %, nays 80. ~ - - razs --
Mr.JEWETT offered the following reso-
luton, which was laid on the table under
notice to discuss, by Mr.. Scott, of War
rem.
u. R. NO. so.
Resolued by the General Assembly of the
State of Ohio, That there be printed for the
use of the members of the General Assem-
bly, five thousand copies OF the report of
Hon. VIM. Fielding from the House COM
mittee on Federal Relations, on House res
olution No. 33. i- lf.}~ -ff
GENERAL INDEX.
Mr.. BEGINNER reported back S. J. r. No
80 relative to instructing the Secretary oil
State to have prepared general index to
the general laws of Ohio since 1860, and in
Guiding the present session, recommending
its indefinite pOstponement. The report
was agreed to and the resolution indefinite.
ly postponed.
IMMIGRATION BILL.
Mr.. LEETE reported back 8. B. No. 61-
To provide tor the establishment of a com.
mission to encourage immigration to the
State of Ohio, with substitute, and rec
commended the passage of the substitute
The question being on the adoption of the
substitute,
Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren, moved to amend
by striking out $500 as the salary of tn,
Commissioner of Immigration and inser
$1,000.
Mr.. HUGHES, of Highland, moved tc
amend the amendment by inserting $500
which was agreed to. The amendment wa;
then agreed to as amended.
MR.. NEAL moved to lay the substitute
on the table to be printed-pending TIL,
consideration of which, an interesting dis
cussion sprang up, which was participated
in by Messrs. Scott of Warren, Jewett
Leete, Hill of Erie, Kerr of Fayette. Hill
of Defiance, Bonner, Hughes of Butler
Hughes of Highland, Hord, Baker, Saylol
and Wolf.
The substitute was ordered to be printed
and made the special order for p O'Clock OF
Tuesday next.
THIRD READING.
II. B. No. 354. To amend the twenty.
ninth section of an act for the incorporation
of townships, passed March IA, 1853, a
amended and took effect March 20, 1866
was read the third time.
Mr.. BRANCH made some remarks upor
the bill.
The yeas and nays were called, and re
sulted--yeas 50, nays none. So the bill
passed.
On motion of Mr.. ACKER, the House
took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A call of the House was had and 81
members were found present.
The Sergeant-at-Arms was dispatched
for the absentees.
No quorum for business being present
on motion of Mr. SHETLAND, the Hous,
adjourned until Monday morning.