Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-17

On motion of Mr.. POND, the committee
of the Whole was discharged from the con-
sideration of 81. B. No. 32S, and the bill
was referred to the committee on the Judi
ciary.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Mr.. RUKENBROD, on leave, offered for
adoption the following joint resolution
H. j. r. No. 81:
RESOLVED By the General Assembly of the
State of Ohio, That the committee OF the
Senate and House on the Benevolent Insti-
tutions and Idiotic Asylum and Reform
Farm be and are hereby authorized to visit
and examine the State benevolent institu-
tions during the recess of the Legislature,
and report condition and wants to the ad-
journed session of this General Assembly.
The resolution was laid on the table un-
der a notice to discuss by Mr.. HUGHES, of
Highland.
On motion of Mr.. WABLING, S. B. No.
6S was taken from the table and placed on
the calendar for third reading Tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. EAMES, the House
proceeded to the consideration of special
order for eleven and half O'Clock A. M.
yesterday, being
H. B. No. 300, Mr.. EAMES-To author
ize county commissioners to appoint har-
Dor masters in certain cases.
The bill was then recommitted to Mr..
Eames as select committee of one, with
instructions to amend.
Mr.. EAMES Immediately reported the
bill back amended as instructed. The re-
port was agreed to.
Ike yeas and nays were called on the
passage of the bill, and resulted-yeas 65
nays II. So the bill passed.
The title was amended by striking out
- county commissioners aud inserting town
ship trustees.
Mr.. JEWETT moved to take from the
table s. B. No. -, To regulate meetings u
councils in cities of the first class, having 8
population exceeding so 600 inhabitants
and to repeal section of an act passed
April 4, 1862, entitled an act relating tC
cities of the first class having population
exceeding $4,000.
The bill was then read the third time
and the question being on its passage, the
yeas and nays were called, and resulted
yeas 70, nays l. So the bill passed.
The bill provides that the city council O.
any city of the first class having popula
ton of 100000 inhabitants, shall not be re
uuired to hold more than one meeting il
each week, and the meetings of such city
councils may be held at such times as MAY
be by ordinance provided. The members
OF council or trustees of the wards shall
receive no compensation for their services
The title was changed to 100000 inhabi
tants.
III. B. No. 17s. Mr.. CARPENTER-T,
amend section three of an act entitled ''aI
act further to prescribe the duties of coun
ty commissioners" passed April Sth, 1856
(Swan & Critchtield's statutes. pages 249)
as amended April 4th, 1866, was read tn
third time.
Mr.. CARPENTER explained the bill
and urged its passage.
The yeas and nays were called, and re
suited yeas 78, nays 10. So the bill passed
The bill provides that county commits
sioners shall not hereafter make any pur
chase or enter into any contract or engage
ment for the erection of any intrmary
court house, Jail, bridge, culvert or an!
other public improvement by which ;
larger amount of money or expense is in
volved than ten thousand dollars, withou
first submitting the question to the quail
fled voters of the county at the annua
spring or fall election, after due notice o
the same.
H.B.No. 31s, Mr.. KERR, of Fayette
from the committee on Claims-For the re
lief of William Hunter, was read the thirt
time.
Mr.. KERR, of Fayette, made a state
ment of the nature of Mr.. Hunters claim
and desired, since the committee concur
red in the propriety OF the bill, that
pass.