Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-19

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! ter, said committee, on the part of the Sem
ate.
On motion of Mr.. LINN, the Senate ad-
journed.
sem aIaosE HOUSE. s-sG.s
asiis MORNING SESSION. 3
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Crook.
sssssSf; MESSAGES
A message from the Senate announced
the adoption OF Senate Joint resolution to
print the General Laws of this session as
soon as possible after enactment, in forms
of sixteen pages each, and asked the con-
currence of the House therein. 81 i'i
Mr.. MCMORRAN moved to amend by
striking out the word .'ten" and inserting
+ ''five' copies to be semitic each member of
the Legislature. "a 55sss-q
Mr.. HUGHES, of Butler, moved to
amend the amendment by inserting two"
Messrs. Rukenbrod, McMorran and B9h-
mer opposed the amendment.
Mr.. BALL moved to refer the resolution
and pending amendment to the committee
on the Judiciary, with Instructions to re-
port bill for the publication of the laws
in the several county papers of this State.
He said his reason tor making this mo-
tion was, that by publishing the laws in
the county papers, they would have gen.
eral circulation among the people, and
would be read and understood by all.
MR.. SCOTT, of Warren, said as this
laws in the county papers. by so in
structing the Committee on Judiciary, he
would ask the yeas and nays on the refer
ence. -
+, The yeas and nays were ordered, and re-
suited yeas 81. nays 4S--as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were
Messss. Ball, Belville, Behmer, Branch,
Callen, Garfield, Cockerill, Dilworth, Dun
gsn, Finley, Fitch. CASTOR, Gerhart. Cor
don. Henricks. Hill of Erie, Hord, Hughes
of Butler, Kemp, Larwill, Mann, McMar-
rell, Neal, Newman. Nichol, Parks, Pen
nisten, Richardson, Ritezell. Ross, Scott OF
Hamilton, Shaw. Stickney, Swain, SWEET
land. Thompson of Stark, and Wilson.
Those who voted in the negative were
Messrs. Belts, Bronson. Brooke, Cannon.
Coleman, Cusac, Denman, Dennis. Dunn,
Eames, Fielding, Gallup. Hare, Headley,
Hill of Defiance, Hughes of Highland,
johnson, Jones, Kain, Kennett, Kennon,
Moffett, Parker, Parr, Pond, Read, Robin
son, Rough. Rukenbrod, Rutter. Saylor,
Scott of Warren, Sherwin, Sinclair, Sisler,
Skaats, Stewart, Thompson OF Columbiana.
Thornhill, Ullery, Warren, Wolf, Wood,
Worth, Speaker. EsrT .sr u
So the motion was lost.
The amendment of Mr.. Hughes, of Butler,
was disagreed to.
The amendment of Mr.. McMorran was
also disagreed to. --------.----------.-
The resolution was then passed-yeas 20,
nays 10. sc,I,aa
Also, a message announcing the adop-
tion by the Senate of resolution relative
to printing certain reports, and asking the
concurrence of the House therein. an ~
On motion of Mr.. HILL, of Defiance,
the resolution was referred to the commit
tee on Printing. ..-....l
Also, a message announcing the adoption
of House joint resolution in relation to the
investigation, by the committees Oh Benev-
Olent Institutions OF the two Houses, OF the
transactions of the trustees to locate the
new lunatic asylum. with -an amendment,
after the last whereas, in the preamble, by
inserting sit is alleged" and at the end of
the resolution add: Sand the trustees of
said asylum are directed TO suspend the
awarding of further contracts until the
10th of March. 1S6S-to which the concur
renee of the House was requested.
The question being upon concurring in
Senate amendment,
Mr.. NEAL, of Ross county, said:
Mr.. Speaker, 1 have, with single eXcep-
ton, occupied no part of the time of this
House in the discussion of any question,
and / should not now. make the few re-
marks intend making upon this amend
ment did not feel the Importance of its
adoption by US.
The third section of the act entitled can
act to provide for the erection of an addi-
tional lunatic asylum" passed April 18th,
1867, reads as follows:
SECTION 8. That said trustees shall sub
NIT to some competent architect state
ment of the dimensions, arrangement and
plan of said asylum, and OF all buildings
and other improvement necessary to the
perfect utility OF said asylum, and also a
statement of the several kinds and descrip-
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the several parts OF said improvements, as
the same shall have been agreed upon by
said trustees, and shall procure to he exc
cuted by said architect. such drafts, de-
scriptions, plans, estimates and protiles OF
all such proposed buildings and improve
ments of grounds as will enable estimates
to be made therefrom OF the cost of all
parts of said work and materials, and said
trustees shall, at least four weeks before
the time of receiving bids as herein pro-
vided for, place copies of such drafts. de-
scriptiOns, plans, estimates and profiles in
the Office of the Secretary of State, and also
publish said descriptions in four newspa-
pers of general circulation throughout the
State, stating therein the parts in which
the said work and materials will be let the
times, the place, and the terms of said let
ting. And said trustees, after said notice,
shall let the said work and materials to the
lowest bidder. who shall execute bond
with two or more sufficient sureties. condi-
toned tor the faithful performance of his
contract provided that the said trustees,
if in their opinion the bids are too high,
by reason of collusion between bidders. or
otherwise, shall have power to reject
any one or all of said bids. and ad-
tracts as hereinbefore provided
for; but the entire cost to the State of said
asylum, including all necessary buildings,
grounds and improvements, shall not ex-