Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-28

could not vote for the bill unless it was
amended as he proposed yesterday. HeI
was disposed to let gentlemen have their
fight out on the question to postpone, and
then If il was lost to vote on the final issue,
as his conviction of right should prompt.
The Senate, the question being put, re-
fused to excuse Mr.. Jones from voting on
the question to postpone.
Mr.. REX claimed that the bill, If passed,
could have no-opertion in cities and incor-
porated villages. The law on this subject in
relation to cities and Incorporated villages
was to be found in the act supplementary
to the act for their reorganization, (Swan
d Critchfeld, page 1555.) The towns and
villages comprised road districts over
which township trustees and supervisors
could have no control.
Mr.. YEOMAN thought the present law
was step in the right direction; It's repeal
would be step backward, 1t placed roads
and free turnpikes under the control of the
township trustees, and prevented the me-
cessity of exacting toll. He was IN favor
of perfecting the law of Feb. "a. 1867, by
striking out the requirement OF two days
labor on the roads, Mr.. Y. said the free
turnpikes in his county could be keptin re-
pair under the present law. but could not
be by levy under general law for that
purpose, without doing injustice to coun-
ties that had toll roads. Ite.
The vote was taken on the motion to
postpone, and resulted
1r YEAs-Messrs. Biggs, Brooks, Conant,
Dangler, Emmitt. Griswod, Hall, Keiter,
Kessler, Kramer, Potts, Simmons, Terrence,
Winner, Yeoman-15.
NAYs-Messrs. Berry, Burrows. Camp
hell, Carter, Corey, Diekey, Dowdney,
Evans, Everett Godfrey, Golden. Jamisoil,
Jones, Kenney. Lawrence, Linn, May, Rex,
Scribner, Stambaugh, Woodworth-21.
So the motion to postpone was lost.
Mr.. COREY, while the vote was being
taken, explained that he should vote against
the postponement, with the expectation
that several amendments of which he was
In favor would be Incorporated in the bill.
Mr.. KEIFER moved to lay the bill upon
the table, for the purpose of taking up an
other bill, which was agreed to.
ADDITIONAL JUDGE BILL.
On motion of Mr.. KEIFER, the House
bill for the election of an additional Judge
in the first ubdivision-composed of the
| counties of Butler, Montgomery, Preble
and Darke-in the second Judicial District.
was taken up and read the second time. !.
Mr.. KEIFER moved that the constitu-
tional rule be suspended, and the bill read
the third time now by its title, which was
not agreed to by the requisite constitu
tional vote.
On motion of Mr.. KEIFER, the bill was
referred to select committee of one-Mr.
/ Keifer. i fl4
ROAD BILL RESUMED.
On motion of Mr.. STAMBAUGH, the
road bill was again taken up.
I Numerous amendments to the bill were
+ agreed to, among which was one fixing the
compensation of the supervisor at So pei
/ day for his services on the roads, deduct
ing his communication of So for his two
days labor -
Mr.. REX moved that the vote by which
! the amendment requiring supervisors to
/ give bond, was lost on yesterday, be re-
I considered, which was agreed to.
/ Mr.. JONES offered substitute for the
/ above amendment, which was agreed to
| 1t leaves it optional with the township
T trustees to require the supervisors to give
I bond, as also the penal sum to be named
I in the bond in case they require one.
1 Mr.. YEOMAN moved that the Senate
/ adjourn, which was lost-yeas 13; nays %
( Mr.. r.LAWRENCE moved that the amend
/ ments be engrossed, and the bill read The
! third time now, which was agreed to.
I The bill was then read the third time
( and the question being on the passage o
/ Mr.. WOODWORTH read remonstranct
| from 45 citizens of Summit county, agains
/ the repeal OF the road law, of last session
( and stated his objections to the bill under
( consideration, the main one being that the
| taxes for the work on roads was payable
| in labor, and not in cash, which latter mod,
! of payment heregarded as the true policy
+ Mr.. BROOKS made an explanation o
/ the reasons tnat would induce him to vot'
| against the bill. He entered at length upoi
| a vindication of the road law of last session
which the present bill proposed to repeal
| Mr.. JONES, after some remarks, move(
| that the Senate adjourn, which was carriel
/ by rising vote of Is to Is. -.
| So the Senate, at seven o'clock in th,
evening, adjourned till tomorrow morn
| ing at ten o'clock.