Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-27
Ohio Legislature.
Wsdnesdav. Feb. %, 1883

Onlo Legislature.
Wsdnssdu, Feb. %, 1858.
SENATE. -
MORNING SESSION. y
Hon. T.J.GODFREY, President pro tem,
called the Senate to order at ten o'clock.
Prayer by Rev. w. N. Ferguson.
PETITIONS PRESENTED. q -
By Mr.. DANGLER-From4 422 citizens of |
Cleveland, demonstrating against any
change in the present Metropolitan system
of that city. Referred to the committee |
on Municipal Corporations.
By Mr.. BURROWS-From 67 citizens of
Madison, Lake county, for free trade in
money, or ten per cent. interest on contract.
Referred to the committee on Finance.
of Morrow county, for compromise with
Wm. Geller, late defaulting treasurer of said
county. Referred to the committee on FL
nance.
By Mr.. JONES-From SO citizens of
Gallia county, for an appropriation of $780,
600 to aid In widening and cleaning the
committee on Public Works.
By Mr.. .KESSLER-From 50 citizens OF
Cincinnati, for their protection as mer-
chants. Referred to q select committee of
six-Messrs. Lawrence, Hall, Biggs, YeO-
man, Kessler and Dangler.
By Mr.. Mr.Emmitt-From 81 citizens of Pike
county, demonstrating against the repeal
or any change in the 'sstock law" OF April
l3, 1866. Referred to the committee on
Agriculture.
By the same--From 81 citizens of Pike
county, on the same subject. Same refer
ence. " iz~eatlt 6stE,l 90 2il-
By the same-From II citizens Of Pike
county, for SO amending the laws for the
collection Of taxes that all stocks In Ma
tional Banks or in other stock companies,
shall be assessed and collected In the coun-
ty where the stockholders shall reside. Re-
ferred to the committee on Finance.
By Mr.. TORRENCE-From William
lLutnstroom, ia regard to the condition of
the people of Sweden. Referred to the
special committee on Emigration.
SECOND READING.
Three Senate and two House bills were
read the second time, and referred to COM
mittees. 6oeG a6sLl
BRIDGE BILL.
Mr.. KENNEY'S Senate bill to authorize
the trustees of Harrison township, Preble
county, to levy tax for bridge purposes,
passed by the Senate yesterday. authorizes
the raising by tax of a sum not exceeding
$500, not $4,000, as printed in the report.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were introduced and
read the first time:
By Mr.. LINN-To enable associations OF
persons to raise funds to be loaned among
their numbers for building homesteads, and,
for other purposes, to become bodies cor
porate. sae 80
By Mr.. MAY-To repeal the act of May
l, 1862, to prohibit the trafficking with per-
sons engaged in armed rebellion against
the Government of the United States.
The act which this bill proposes to re-
peal, makes the manufacturing for, or the
furnishing, vending or selling of military
| tion, or any military arms, to any persons
:. who hare heretofore been, or are now en-
/ gagged in armed rebellion against the Gov
| ernment of the United States, penal Of
fense, punishable by fine of not less than
fifty, nor more than five hundred dollars
or by imprisonment in the county Jail on
bread and water only, not exceeding six
months, or both, at the discretion of the
court.
By Mr.. KEIFER-To exempt lands
owned and kept exclusively for camp
meeting purposes from taxation for State
and county purposes.
REPORTS.
Mr.. LAWRENCE, from the committee
on Schools and School Lands, reported bach
the Senate bill in relation to tine sale o.
school lands and the surrender of perman-
ent leases thereto, recommending that the
Senate do not concur in the House amend
ment, which was agreed to.
Mr.. EVANS, from the committee or
Agriculture, reported bill to amend tn.
act of March, 6, 1874, to prevent the intro
duction and spreading of the Canada this
| tie, which was read the first time.
| Mr.. HUTCHINSON, from select com
mittee, reported substitute for the Sen
ate bill to provide for the establishment Ol
a commission to encourage Immigration tt
the State OF Ohio, and to repeal an act
| therein named.
On motion of Mr.. .HUTCHESON,t the sub
stitute was ordered to be printed, and made
the special order for Wednesday next al
three O'Clock P. NJ.
RESOLUTION.
Mr.. BROOKS offered joint resolution
which was referred to the committee Oh
Agriculture, relative to printing the reports
of the State Board OF Agriculture for the
years 1867 and 1858.
| COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
On motion of Mr.. POTTS, the Senate
went into committee of the Whole-Mr
Jones in the chair-and resumed consider.
alton of Mr.. Dangler's bill for the protec.
| tion of railway passengers. The committee
rose and reported back the bill with amend
ments, when,
On motion of Mr.. DICKEY, the bill witt
the pending amendments, was referred tc
| the committee on Railroads and Turnpikes
On motion of Mr.. HALL, the Senate tool
| q recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
BILL INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. POTTS-To amend section one o.
the act of April IL, 1866, supplementary tG
| the act to provide board of commissioner
to examine certain military claims, anG
making an appropriation IOr their pay.
ment, passed April 6, 1856. Read the flrs!
time.
This bill amends section one of the act o
April IL, 1865, by providing that claims fol
services rendered as members of regi-
mental bands, acting as such by authority
of commanding officers of regiments OI
otherwise, during the year 1861, and elaine
of commissioned officers as reimbursement
for payments made by them to members ol
such regimental bands. shall be adjusted
i and allowed by the board OF commissioners
appointed under the original act. The OBJ
| ject of the bill is TO pay for the services OIL
tha regimental band of the 10Th o. V. 1. in
1851.
THE SPECIAL ORDER.
The special order tor three o'clock this
afternoon being the Senate substitute for
Mr.. Hutcheson's senate bill to amend Sec
| tions one, two, four, six, nine and ten, and
to rey,eal sections three and seven OF the
act OF April 6, 1856, for the inspection OF
gas meters, the protection of gas consum-
ers, and the protection and regulation Of
gas light companies, as amended by the
act of March 9, 1857, and to abolish the Of
| fice of State Gas Inspector, was taken up
and after several amendments had been
made,
On motion of Mr.. Mr.LAWRENCE, the bill
with pending amendment. was referred
to the committee of the Whole.
| THE HOUSE ROAD BILL.
On motion of MIR. .DICKEY, the House
bill relating to Roads and Highways, was
taken up, and the question being on agree
ing to the amendments reported by the
| Senate committee on Railroads and Turn