Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-29
Ohio Legislature.
Tuesday, April %, 1868.
SEN rE


MORNING SESSION.
The PRESIDENT called the Senate to
order at ten o'clock.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Osborn, of the First
Baptist Church, Columbus.
SECOND READING.
Three Senate bills were read the second
time and referred to appropriate commit
tees. ~.
THIRD READING.
Senate bill by Mr.. STAMBAUGH, from
the Judiciary committee-To provide for
the removal of the seat of justice of Otta-
wa county, Ohio, from the town of Port
Clinton to the town of Oak Harbor, in said
county, was read the third time and passed
yeas 10, nays 8.
Senate bill by Mr.. LINN-To enable as
sociations of persons to raise funds. to be
loaned among their members, for building
homesteads, and for other purposes, to be-
come bodies corporate, was read the third
time, when
Mr. HALL stated that the only change
made by the bill in the existing law is that
it enables building associations to become
saving societies tor their own members.
The bill was then passed-yeas 23 nays 2.
Senate bill reported from the standing
committee on Claims-For the relier of the
Portsmouth & Columbus Turnpike Com
pany, was read the third time, and
On motion of Mr.. EMMIrT, was laid on
the table.
Senate bill by Mr.. TORRENCE-Sup-
Elementary to the act entitled IAN act to
authorize the incorporation of union de-
potts." passed April 8, 1868, was read the
third time and passed-yeas %, nay l.
This bill simply supplies section acci-
dentally omitted in the act to w hich it is
supplementary, allowing the central depot
at Columbus to borrow money, &c.
House bill by Mr.STICKNEY-To amend
section 8 of an act entitled an act Ito pro-
vide for locating, establishing and con-
structing bitches, drains and water courses"
passed March 27, 1861, was read the third
time, when
Mr.. BERRY stated that the only change
made by the bill in the act OF March 81
1861 is that it requires the persons for
whose benefit bitches are constructed, to
keep the same open and in repair.
The bill was then passed-yeas %, nays 2.
House bill by Mr.. HILL, of Erie--To
repeal the act to provide for the registry
of births and deaths, was read the third
time, when
The passage of the bill and the conse-
-quent repeal of the existing law, was ad
vocated by Messrs. Dowdney and Linn,
and opposed by Messrs. Kramer, Scribner,
Potts, Griswold, Hall, Terrence and Corey.
The bill was then put upon its passage,
and failed to pass by the following vote:
YEAS - Messrs. Campbell, Dowdney,
Godfrey, Lawrence, Linn, ReX-6.
NAYs-Messrs. Berry, Carter, Corey,
kenney, Kramer, May, Onderdonk, Potts,
Scribner, Simmons, Terrence, Winner, Yeo-
man-1S.
House bill by Mr.. .BROOKE-To regulate
the practice of dentistry in the State of
Ohio, was read the third time.
The bill provides for the appointment by
the Governor, on the recommendation of
the Surgeon General, of a board of three
examiners for the examination of practi-
tioners of dentistry; and that after Janu-
uary l, 1869, no person shall practice dem
tistry in Ohio without a diploma from
dental college, or certificate of qualitlca-
tion from said board of examiners, unless
he is citizen of this State, and has been
in reputable practice as a dentist for ten
years. The penalty for offending against
the provisions of the bill is fine of not
less than $50 nor more than 5000. There is
q saving clause in the bill exonerating from
its conditions physicians who extract teeth.
The merits of the bill were discussed by
Messrs. Kramer, Griswold and May in fa-
vor of its passage, and by Messrs. Godfrey
and Rex in opposition. when
On motion of Mr.. DOWDNEY, the Sem
ate, at halt past twelve, took a recess till 8
P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The PRESIDENT pro tenn. called the
Senate to order at O'clock.
THE DENTAL PRACTITIONER BILL.
The question, when the Senate took
recess, being on the passage of Mr.. Brooke's
House bill to regulate the practice of dem
tistry in the State of Ohio,
Mr.. DOWDNEY characterized the bill as
affording no protection, but as creating a
monopoly for the benefit of few. The
system OF requiring examinations and GER
tif1cates of qualification for exercising GER
karr ls,rre llyv Il
mischievous. Mr.. d. was in favor of let
ting the people take the responsibility of
deciding whom they will employ for den
fists.
Mr.. BERRY moved to refer the bill to
select committee of one. With instructions
to amend the bill so that prosecutions un-
der the act may be commenced before
Justice of the peace, or other officer of COM
petent jurisdiction.
Mr.. COREY was in favor of the proposed
amendment, if the bill was to become law.
He suggested that it might be well, while
the Legislature was about it, to make it a
penal offense for any man to exercise a
Calling for which he is not qualified. He
was in favor of q law that should disable
quack doctor or dentist from collecting his
fees by law. He did not see how quackery
could be prevented by legislation, and
should vote against the bill.
The vote was taken on Mr.. Berry's mo-
it was not agreed to.
The question recurring on the passage of
the bill, the vote was taken, and the bill
was lost by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Berry, Burrows, Everett,
Golden, Griswold, Hall, Hutcheson, Kra-
ner, Linn, May, Onderdonk, Potts, Tor
renee, Winner, Woodwork, Yeoman-16.
NAYs-Messrs, Campbell, Carter, Corey,
DoWdney, Emmitt, Godfrey, Kenney, Law
renee, Rex. Scribner, Simmons-11.
MIR. MAY moved a reconsideration of
the vote, which was agreed to, and
On motion of MIR. BERRY, the bill was
laid on the table.
THIRD READING RESUMED.
House bill bv Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren
To amend an act entitled an act to amend
the act entitled an act to create and estab-
lish common school fund in part of the
county of Warren, composed OF the Vir-
ginia Military District, passed February
20, 1884, Laws, volume 80, page 100. was
read the third time and passed-yeas 3d.
nays 5. -
House bill by Mr.. CARPENTER To
amend section three of an act entitled ian
act further to prescribe the duties OF Coun-
ty Commissioners" passed April Sth, 1856,
(Swan s. Critchtield's Statutes, page 249)
as amended April 4th, 1866, Ohio Laws,
volume 63, page 90, was read the third
time, when
Mr.. SCRIRNER stated that the princi-
pal changes make by the bill in the present
law are that it extends the limitation OF
$4,000, which the county commissioners
may expend on any public building or i'm
provement, without submitting the same to
a vote of the people of the county, to $l5,-
600; and that it also authorizes the COM
missioncrs to expend on any such building
or improvements sum not exceeding $4,000
without advertising for bids, or by private
contract.
The bill was passed after an amendment
had been made on motion OF MIR. BUR-
ROWS-yeas 28, naysl. -.-as
House bill by Mr.. EAMES-To amend |