Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-14
Ohio Legislature.
Monday, April Is, 1868.
SENATE.
MORNING SESSION,


at 10 O'Clock.
The journal for Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of last week was read and ap-
proved.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
By Mr.. TORRENCE-From citizens of
hamilton county "a aremonstrance protesting
against the passage of Mr.. Torrence's Sem
ate bill in relation to a new bridge across
the Ohio river at Cincinnati. Referred to
the committee on Railroads and Turn
pixies.
of Tuscarawas county, tor law to author
ize the commissioners of said county to
build bridge about three miles north of
Canal Dover. Referred to select commit
tee of one-Mr. StamDaugh.
SECOND READING.
Six Senate bills were read the second
time. and referred to appropriate COM
mittees.
THIRD READING.
House bill by Mr.. NEAL@To enable as
Sociations OF persons to establish Health
and Vegetarian colonies and societies and
for other purposes to become bodies cor
porate, was read the third time and failed
to pass-yeas II nays 15.
Senate bill by Mr.. KEIFER-Supple-
mentary to IAN act providing for the pun
ishment of crimes" passed March 7th, A.
D. 1885. (Swan & Critchfield, page 40l re-
lating To the crime of illicit sexual inter
course, was read the third time, and passed
yeas q, nays none.
Senate bill, reported by Mr.. EVANS
from the committee on Agriculture-To
amend an act entitled can act to prevent
the introduction and spreading of the Can
ada thistle" passed March 6, 1874, [Swan &
FCritchfield's Revised Statutes, pages 450
and 45i !. was read the third time and pass
eG-yeas 81, nays 4.
Senate bill reported by Mr.. GOLDEN,
from the standing committee on the Judi
ciary-To amen1 section &c of the ''act to
March IL, 1858. was read the third time and
passed-yeas 26, nays none.
This bill provides that service OF sum-
mons or other civil process against rail-
road company may be made upon the tick
ct or freight agent of the company.
Senate bill by Mr.. BROOKS-To amend
section 2 OF the ''act to provide for the final
funded debt OF the State of Ohio" passed
March 26. 1850, was read the third time,
and
On motion of Mr.. LINN, it was laid on
the table.
Senate substitute for Mr.. Swaim's House
bill-To authorize the trustees of Madison
township, VInton county, Ohio, to levy a
spcCidl IdA W pay Ou lu0 luutUttuueSS Vi
said township. was read the third time and
passed-yeas %, nays 4.
House bill by Mr.. RUTTER-To author
ize the city of Lancaster to fund its present
Indebtedness, was read the third time and
passed-yeas 25, nays 8.
House bill by Mr.. BGHMER-To
amend an act entitled ''an act for the incor-
poration OF townships" passed March IA
1858 (Swan & Critchfield, volume 2, page
1666 | was road tho third timQ and naSsp6
yeas %, nays noIe.
This bill provides that, when in the cleo
tion of township officers, any two candi
dates for the same office shall have the same
number of votes, the question as TO which
of these shall be declared elected to the
Office, shall be determined by lot, as in like
cases with regard to county officers.
House bill by Mr.. BALTIC re-enact
and amend an act supplementary to the act
to provide for the organization of cities and
Incorporated villages, passed May 8, 1852,
was read the third time and passed-yeas
49, nays 8.
This bill provides that territory separa-
ted from city by q river 250 feet wide,
shall not be annexed to the city without
the consent OF the majority of the residents
in such territory. 1t is intended to apply
specially to the annexation to the city of
Zanesville, of territory west of the Mus
kingum river, including what is known as
'sWest GAINESVILLE"
House bill reported by Mr.. Belts, from
a select committee-To authorize the In
Urinary Directors of Clinton county to
pay certain indebtedness herein mention
ed, was read the third time and passed
yeas %, nays 4.
On motion of Mr.. YEOMAN, the SEN
ate, at half-past II o'clock, took recess
till P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The hePRESIDENTp pro tenn. called the Sen
ate to order at three O'Clock.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Mr.. BROOKS had leave of absence for an
indefinite time from this morning.
THIRD READING.
House bill by Mr.. HOWARD-To au-
thorize the board of education of Cedar
vile school district, in the county of
Greene, embracing the incorporated village
of Cedarville and adjacent territory. to
borrow money, purchase site and build a
school house, was read the third time and
20 nays 10.
House bill by Mr.. THORNHILL-To au-
thorize the town council of the incorporat-
ed village of the town of Coshocton, in
Coshocton county, to levy tax to improve
the streets of said incorporated village, was
read the third time, and passed-yeas q,
nays 5. Af5
House bill by Mr.. HOWARD-To au-
thoriZe the commissioners of Greene coun-
ty to build additions to the court house in
said county, was read the third time, and
25 nays 6.
House bill by Mr.. SHERWIN-Supple-
mentary to an act entitled ian act to regu-
late the admission of attorneys at law in
certain cases." passed April z, 1856. [Swan
& Critchtield, p. 94l, was read the third
time, when
Mr.. STAMBAUGH stated that this bill
extends to colleges and universities the
same rights and authority, in regard to the
admission of attorneys, as are now by law
accorded to Law colleges.
The bill was then passed-yeas 26, nays
none.
House bill by Mr.. HORD-To authorize
certain townships in Marion county to
levy tax for the purpose of clearing the
Scioto river OF drift and other Instructions,
was read the third time and passed-yeas
a, nays 2.
House bill by Mr.. RETTS-To authorize
the board of education of the Incorporated
village of Wilmington to borrow money,
purchase site and erect a school house,
and to transfer the present school house to
the corporate authorities of said village for
a market house and town hall, was read the
third time, when
MIR. YEOMAN said the bill should pass
for the following reasons:
1st. The present school building having
been erected about thirty years ago, when
the population was 800, is not equal to
the requirements of a present population of
4, 1000.
2d. There being no exercise grounds at
tached, and exercise being essential to
health, as well as the mental and physical
improvement of students, ample provision
should be made to secure its very necessary
advantages.
Sd. The present school building being
centrally located, could, with very limited
expenditure, be made to answer the pur-
poses of market house and town hall, ard
as these are necessities that must be pro-
vided for, there will be saving to the tax
payers in the provisions of this bill, as by
it the wants of school house, market house
and town hall are Accommodated in the erec-
tjon of one building,