Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-04
HOUSE.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
PRAYER by Rev. Mr.. Welsh.

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PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS.
Mr.. .HERRICK-Thep petition of F. Hard
wick and seventy-one other citizens of
an increase of jurors fees. Referred to
committee on judiciary.
Mr.. RUTTER-The petition of E. Tobin
and eighty other citizens of Lancaster.
Fairfield county, praying that the law now
In force may be SO amended as to exempt
from laboring upon highways and serving
on juries all members of fire companies in
good standing in our cities and villages
Referred to committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. WELSH-The petition of E. G. Hay
man and 55 other citizens of Meigs county,
praying for tho repeal of the law restrain
ing certain animals from running at large.
passed April 18, 1865, which was referred
to committee on Agriculture.
SECOND READING.
Twenty-four bills were read, the second
time and referred to the appropriate COM
mittees.
Mr.. COCKERILL-The petition of J. N.
Darlinson and 80 other citizens of Adams
and Brown counties, praying the passage
of an act to compensate for losses incurred
by the Morgan raid. Referred to the COM
mi ttee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. READ-The petition of Geo. Riker
and thirty-tour other citizens of Tuscar-
of State Naturalist and Entomologist.-
Referred to committee on Agriculture.
RESOLUTION.
Mr.. CALLEN offered the following joint
resolution, which was laid on the table and
ordered to be printed:
Resolued by the General Assembly of the
State of Ohio That the Board of Public
Works be and they are hereby authorized
and directed to contract with the mill own
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west bank of the Mercer County Reservoir
for the lowering of the forebays OF said
mills to the level of the forebays of the
mills located at st. Marys, Ohio. at a rent
not exceeding that paid by the mill owners
at St. Marys, Ohio.
Mr.. PARR offered the following resolu-
tion which was adopted:
Resolued, That the Commissioner of Rail-
roads and Te,egraphs is hereby requested
to report to this House at his earliest con-
venience a true itemized statement of all
expenditures made under and by virtue of
his said office, from date of his installmeut
in said Office to the first day of March, 1868,
including compensation for himself, clerk
or clerks, contingent expenses, stationery,
printing, binding and all other expenses
pertaining to said Office. where the same Is
to be paid outof the State Treasury.
Mr.. HILL, of Defiance, offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was laid on the ta-
BILE and ordered to be printed:
WHEREAS, the great and increasing pop
ulatiOn of the State of Ohio, and of the
West and Southwest of the United States,
and the necessity of furnishing easy water
communication between the East and the
West, both in peace and war, demand that
some steps should be taken for the improve
ment of our present means OF transporta-
tiOn for the products of these portions of
our country; therefore,
| Resolued By the General Assembly of the State
of Ohio. That the Representatives of the
hereby requested, and the Senators from
this State instructed to use all proper eff
forts and influence to procure the survey
of the Miami and Erie Canal, from Cincin-
natl to Toledo, for the purpose of causing
the same to be enlarged to the capacity of
ship canal, tor the connection of the wa
ters of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers with
the great lakes.
Resolved That the Governor of this State
be requested to cause copy of the
foregoing preamble and resolution to be
forwarded to each of our Senators and
Representatives in Congress.
Mr. WOLF offered the following resolu-
ton, which was laid on the table under q
motion to discuss:
to-day it be till Thursday, at 10 O'Clock
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BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. ANDERSON-A bill to amend Sec
tion of an act entitled an act to provide
for the appointment of Commissioner of
Railroads and Telegraphs and to provide
his duties, passed April 5, 1857. Read the
first time. s..-..e ;,t,.-, - )
Mr.. LEETE-A bill to amend the 18th
section of an act entitled an act to provide
for the organization of cities and incorpo-
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