Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-11-24
OHIO LEGISLATURE
90 MONDAY, Nov. %, 1868.
SENATE.
TWELVE O'CLOCK NJ.


Pursuant to adjournment of the General
Assembly of Ohio, CT the 18th day of May
last,
The PRESIDENT Lieutenant Governor
John G. Lee), called the Senate to order at
twelve O'Clock, noon.
The Journal of Monday, May Is, was
read and approved.
| SECOND READING. .,.e
The following bills were read the second
time: . i. q q at = A3zE
Senate bill No. 259-To attach sub-1is.
triet No. to.separate school district hith-
erto composed of sub-school district No. 5,
Greene township, Hamilton county. Re-
/ ferred to committee on Schools and School
| Lands. E. -t75.1 tet'a
House bill No. 299-To prohibit inter
marriage and cohabitation between white
persons, and blacks and mulattoes. Refer
red to the Judiciary committee.
Mr.. CARTER moved a call OF the Sem
On motion of Mr.. EVANS, the Senate
took recess till 3 p. M.
9e THREE O'CLOCK P. NJ.
Mr.. GODFREY offered resolution,
which was adopted, informing the House
that the Senate is now in session and ready
for the transaction of business. 5@
Mr.JAMISUN offered resolution, which
was adopted, filing the vacancy in the
Judiciary committee occasioned by the
resignation OF Hon. Philo B Conant, hy
the appoip'inT''t or Hon., Be ianin L.
Potts as = IL. 49, T oi rairi roinmItee.
MIR. GODFREY cff .reds a resolution,
which was atlpDtctl, in,trucring the COM
mite on Benevoleuta Institutions to confer
with the Superintendent OF the Central
| Lunatic Asylum, and learn what imme-
diate legislation, if any, is necessary for
the comfort and proper keeping of the
patients lately removed from that Institu-
tion on account of its destruction by fire !;
and report to the Senate forthwith.
The House joint resolution for the ap-
pointment OF omnittee OF three on the
part of the House, and - on the part of
the Senate, to wait on the Governor. and
inform him that the two Houses were in
session and ready to receive any communi
cation he might see proper to make, was
read, when,
On motion of Mr.. GODFREY, the blank
was filed with "two." - f-- It
The resolution was then adopted.
The PRESIDENT appointed Messrs.
Potts and Godfrey members of said com
mittee on the part of the Senate.
Mr.CARTER offered Joint resolution,
which was adopted, for the appointment
of three on the part OF the Senate, and of
committee TO investigate the causes of the
| fire which destroyed the Central Lunatic
Asylum on the night of the 18th instant.
I Mr.. GRISWOLD offered resolution
which was adopted, appointing Mr.. Sted-
| man on the committee of Public Works,
lin place of Mr.. Conant, resigned as mem
Der of the Senate; and also on the Library
committee.
| NOTICES OF BILLS.
| Mr.. HUTCHINSON gave notice of inten-
| ton to introduce a bill to make penal the
1 LIT. Df 70 fn1A H,,k IL
Igraphic operators.
| : Mr.. GRISWOLD gave notice of inten-
ton to introduce bill to repeal the act
passed April 16, 1868, supplementary to the
act to preserve the purity OF elections,
passed March 20, 1S41, and to protect the
Judges of election in the discharge of their
i duties.
/ COLUMBUS MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION.
The PRESIDENT presented the follow
ing communication from the Columbus
Ministerial Association, which was read at
the Clerks desk:
WHEREAS, The Legislature of Ohio has
for many successive terms invited the cler-
gymen of this city to officiate in turns as
i chaplains in the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives; and
WHEREAS, During all of that time as
granted to said clergymen the privileg e
of taking books from the State Library,
subject to the regulations of said library :
and
| WHEREAS, The present Legislature, as
we are informed, did by vote refuse to con-
tinue that privilege; and
i WHEREAS, We know of no evidence and
no charge that the privilege has ever been
abused; and
WHEREAS, 1t cannot be supposed that a
body which asks no gratuitous service
from any other class of citizens is unwil-
ling to give that small compensation for
! our time and labor; therefore, La1H
Il Resolued That we are constrained to in
Iterpret the recent action OF the Legisla-
ture on this subject as an intimation to us
THAT our services as chaplains are no longer
deemed important or profitable to the
State. ~ ~ $40 s-r
! Resolved That while on our part we
would cheertully continue the time
bonored custom, we must regard the afore-
said action as the expression of desire
on the part OF the Legislature that it now
l cease to be custom. -ze-
+ Resolved, That due respect to the appa-
i rent desire of the Legislature unites with
due self-respect in US as gentlemen, and
as Ministers of God, in constraining US to
acouiesce in the abolition of the cuustom.
| Signed by the order of the Columbus
Ministerial Association, 60
Z tI2{7l 'A0 Isaac CROOK, Chairman
| COLUMBUS, OHIO, Nov. %, 1868.
| On motion of Mr.. BERRY, the foregoing