Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-01
USE OF REG1MENTAL FLAGS.

State-of Ohio, That the Superintendent OF
the State House be, and he is hereby au-
thOriZed and instructed, on the application
of the President and Secretary OF any asso-
citation composed of members OF any Kegl-
ment or Battery of this State. having flags
deposited ia the ffag-room of the Capitol,
to deliver to any such association or It's au-
thorized agent, upon their written order
the stand of colors of any such regiment or
battery, to be used at the general meetings
or reunions of such associations; and TO De
returned by the said officers within twenty
daysHfter said meetings or reunions, to the
Superintendent of the State House; anu on
failure upon the part of any such associa-
tiOn so to return any stand OF colors, OBJ
tanned under the provisions of this resoiu-
tion, all further rights and privileges under
the same shall be forfeited.
SECRETARY OF STATES COMMUNICATIONS.
In yesterdays report it was stated that
ga communication was received from the
Secretary of State in response to the Senate
resolution relative to an abstract of the
votes cast for and against the proposed
Constitutional amendment at the last State
election, alleging that it is impossible from
the returns in his office to furnish the alb
stract required" The Senate resolution
referred to requested the Secretary of State
to furnish a statement of the entire Uote cast
in each county, at said election, and also the
vote cast for said amendment, and to sub
tract the latter from the former, thus Civ
ing the majority against said amendment.
The Secretary of State reports that he
found it impossible to furnish the abstract
as requested, for the reason that only the
counties of Carroll, Hamilton, Monroe.
Montgomery and Warren had made re-
turn of the whole number of votes cast at
said election. The abstract of votes given
for" and against" said amendment is
found on page 43 of the annual report of
the Secreary of State for 1867.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The President called the Senate to orde
at three o'clock.
RETURN OF BILLS.
The House having by message requested
the return of House bill to authorize the
city council of Cincinnati to issue bonds
for water works purposes, the request was
acceded to !; and also the return of Senate
bill amendatory and supplementary to the
act to authorize county commissioners to
lay out and establish free turnpike roads,
passed April Is, 1867. that request was al
so acceded to; and also the return of House
bill to authorize the city of Cincinnati
to issue bonds tor the erection of work
house, that request was also acceded to.
RESOLUTION.
Mr.. MAY offered resolution which was
adopted, instructing the judiciary commit
tee to inquire into the propriety of pur-
chasing a sufficient number of copies OF the
"Supplement to the Revised Statutes of the
State of Ohio" now in preparation by
Hons. j. r. Swami and Milton Sayler, and
to be published by Robert Clark & Co., to
supply the State and county officers and
justices of the peace throughout the State
and to report by bill or otherwise.
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES.
On motion of Mr.. STAMBAUGH, the
House bill, relating to the election of Off
GERS of Agricultural societies, was taken
from the table, and after having been
amended so as to leave the time of holding
such election of officers to be fixed by the
Boards of the societies,
Mr.. GRISWOLD moved that the further
consideration OF the bill be postponed to
the second Tuesday in January, 1869; which
was not agreed to.
The question then turning upon the pas
sage of the bill as amended, it was lost by
the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Berry. Campbell, Emmitt.
Everett, Griswold, Hall, Hutcheson, Jami-
son, Kenney, Kessler. May
NAYs-Messrs. Biggs, Brooks, Carter,
Corey, Dangler, Dickey, Dowdney, Evans,
Godfrey, Golden, Kramer, Linn, Onder-
donk, Potts, Scribner, Stambaugh, Tor
renee, Woodworth-17. .-.
THE DITCH BILL.
On motion of Mr.. CARTER. the Senate
substitute for Mr.. Halls Senate bill. relat-
ing to bitches, drains and water courses,
was taken from the table; and the ques-
tion being on agreeing to the amendment
reported by Mr.. conan, select committee,
to the 18th section of the bill subs >tantially
incorporating the provisions of the town
ship ditch law of May l, 1862, with pro-
visos and qualifications to make it conform
to the other portions of the bill which vest
decision
in relation to the construction of bitches,
drains, &C.,
The proposed amendment was discussed
by Messrs. Carter, Kramer, Corey, Hall,
Scribner and May, and was disagreed to by
the Senate.
The question being on the passage of the
bill as amended by the adoption of the sub
stitute,
Mr.. BERRY moved to reconsider the
vOteby which tie bill was ordered to third
reading.
Mr.. CARTER moved to refer the bill to
a select committee of one with instructions
to make certain amendments, one of which
was, where ditch lies wholly in one town
ship, and does not exceed one mile in
length, to vest in the township trustees
the control over its construction.
Mr.. GODFREY moved to amend the in
structions by striking out the words land
does not exceed one mile in length" which
was lost.
Mr.. CARRIERS motion was then agreed
to, and the bill was referred to him as a
select committee, who reported the bill
back amended as instructed.
On motion of Mr.. CARTER, the bill was
laid on the table.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Mr.. COREY was granted leave of alb
sence for an indefinite time.
REPORTS.
Mr.. BERRY, from the committee on
Railroads and Turnpikes, reported back
Senate bill to authorize the Incorporation
of Union DepOts, and recommended its pas
sage. Ordered to be read the third time
tomorrow.
Mr.. EVERETT, from the same commit
tee, reported back Senate bill 10 amend the
act to provide for and regulate Street Rail
road Companies, passed April 10, 1861, ST..
and recommended its passage. Ordered to
be read the third time tomorrow.
Mr.. QICKEY, from the same committe ee
reported back, with amendments, Mr.. Sher-
wins House bill, amending the law relat-
ing to turnpike and plank road companies.
The amendments were agreed to, and the
bill ordered to be read the third time to-
morrow.
THE EXEMPTION BILL.
On motion of Mr.. WOODWORTH, Sem
ate bill eXempting to the head of family,
not the owner of homestead, $500 worth
of personal property from levy and sale on
execution, in addition to the personal prop
erty already exempted by law, was taken
from the table. -~Ff -f ...--
The question being on motion made by
Mr.: Griswold to reconsider the vote by
which the Senate agreed to increase the
exemption proposed in Mr.. Woodworth's
bill from $500 to $500, after discussion on
the motion,
On motion of Mr.. HALL, tho Senate of
six O'Clock, adjourned till 10 a. NJ. to-mor-
row.
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HOUSE. .7.
MORNING SESSION.
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