Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-19

Amendatory of and supplementary to an
lct entitled an act to regulate the fees of
he clerks of the Court of Common Pleas,
passed April 13, 1865, was read third
lime.
Mr.. PENNISTEN said there were some
II or Is counties in which the Clerks of
Common Pleas received less salary than
$1,000 per annum. This bill provides that
the clerk shall certify the amount OF fees
in such counties received by him to the
Judge of the court, and when these fees are
less than $1,000, he shall certify that fact, /
and the County Commissioners shall allow
an amount sufficient to make up the thou /
sand dollars out of the County Treasury.
The yeas and nays were called, and re-
sulted-yeas 90, nays 10. So the bill
passed. ~ t1lsga b. III. .-.lt i7.,.i,. 81
S.B. No. 107. Mr.. YEOMAN-To amend
an act entitled an act establishing boards |
of county commissioners, and prescribing |
their duties, passed March IL, 1858, was
read third time.
The yeas and nays were called on the
passage of the bill, and resulted-yeas TO-
nays 3. So the bill passed.
S. B. No. lis. Mr.. SCRIBNER-Supple-
mentary to an act to regulate the election
of State and county officers, passed May 8,
1852, was read third time; and the yeas:I
the bill, resulted-yeas 6l, nays l3. Sothe |
bill was passed. 3f'.laf ~
The bill makes provision that in cases
where wards are divided in cities during
the year there shall be chosen uiud uoce by
the electors present at the time and place
ofholding such election, suitable person
to act as one OF, the judges, who shall take
the usual oath before acting as judge.
II. B. No. 19k Mr.. BAKER-To amend
section twenty-four of an act entitled E" an
act to preserve the purity of elections"
passed March 10th, 1S4l, as amended by an
act passed April 18th, 1867, being for third
reading, a7 5zssrsii s.s5s
Mr.. WELSH moved to amend by insert
ing in section l, line 81, after the word
blood, the following, "or any persons who
have borne arms in any insurrectiOn or re-
bellion against the Government of the
United States"
Mr.. BAKER was opposed to this amend
ment. 1t is time enough to condemn men
after they have been found guilty by the
courts.
Mr.. NEAL objected to the amendment
because that question had been submitted,
in the shape of constitutional amend
ment, TO the people of the State last fall and
rejected by vote of $4,000.
Mr.. WELSH could not see why a man
who had some peculiar kink in his hair, or
a darker brow than men in general, should
e-deprived from voting.
Mr.. LEWTON indorsed the same opin-
ion.
Mr.. DIIIWORTH could not see why
white men should be punished before they
were convicted Of crime. The men whom
this amendment proposes to punish were
forced into the Southern service, and were
not responsible for their position.
Mr.. CRIST said such a sentiment was an
insult to the loyal men of the country. He
called such men traitors.
Mr.. DILWORTH said he regarded such
men as being as good as the gentleman
from Hamilton or the gentleman from Har-
rson, who desired to have negroes vote in
Ohio.
Mr.. CRIST did not think the right of
suffrage should be placed on color. He
knew many men who were regarded as
white, who had swarthy brows. If cam
brio was to be the color, it would not stop
with the negro. He favored the amend
ment.
Mr.. HILL, of Defiance moved to lay the
bill and pending amendments on the table.
The motion prevailed.
s. B. No. 126, Mr.. .LINN-Suppleme
to an act entitled 'san act authorizing. cities
of the second class to create new wards and
define the boundaries thereof in certain
cases." passed March 81, 1868, was read a
third time.
Mr.. BALL explained the necessity of
such bill for GAINESVILLE, where the popu
lation in some of the wards has become so
great that it is difficult to poll the vote
within the legal time.
The yeas and nays were called on the
passage of the bill, and resulted-yeas a.
nays 4. SO the bill passed.
III. B. No. 159. Mr.. SINCLAIR = To
amend section seven of an act entitled an
act to provide for the organization as cities
of the first class of such cities as may have
been advanced to the grade of cities of the
first class between decennial periods, and
prior to May, 1867. and also supplementary
to the act passed May 3, 1852, entitled '' an
act to provide for the organization of cities
and incorporated villages" and to the sew
eral acts supplementary thereto and
amendatory thereof now in force, also fur
ther to define the duties of county treas
urers, was read third time. and, --.---sz
On motion of Mr.. BRONSON, it was laid
on the table. t--
S.B. No. 81, Mr.. KESSLER-supple-
mental to an act entitled "an act to pro-
vide for the creation and regulation of in
corporated companies in the State of Ohio"
passed May l, 1852, was read a third time !;
and the yeas and nays being called, re-
sulted-yeas AZ, nays 80. So the bill was
lost.
Mr.. WOLF moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was lost. The motion
prevailed, and the bill was laid ON the
table. t W ,rTE.s srf.r steE
S. B. No. 65, by Mr.. STAMBAUGH-To
amend section six of an act passed April
18th, 1865, amendatory to acts providing for
the election of prosecuting attorneys and
prescribing their duties, was read third
time, and the yeas and nays were called on
its passage, and resulGed-yeas 26, nays S..
So the bill was lost.
Mr.. .THORNBILL moved to reconsider
the vote by which the bill was lost. He
thought.it the House properly understood
the bill it would certainly be passed.
Mr.. POND was of the same opinion.
OF
motion to reconsider. @~-E
Mr.. THORNHILL cited case now
pending in the Licking county court which
has already consumed about four weeks in
its trial, and yet the assistant prosecuting
attorney is only allowed $25 for his ser
vices
The motion to reconsider prevailed, and
the bill was laid on the table.
- BOND BILL.
F. Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren, from the select
committee to whom was referred House
bill 24S, in relation to the taxation of prop
erty in this State, and for levying taxes
thereon according to its true value in
money, reported the same back with an
amendment.
Mr.. WOLF moved to lay the bill and
pending amendmepts on the table, and that
it be ordered to b Slrinted.
The motion prevailed.
HI. B. No. 2l6, Mr.. COLEMAN-Provid-
ing rules for the delivery of freight from
steamboats, and other vessels navigating the
Ohio river and its tributaries in the State
of Ohio. was read third time.
M. LEETE moved to recommit the bill
with instructions to amend so as to in
clude all other navigable waters in the
State. -T
Mr.. SHERWIN opposed the amendment.
Mr.. LEWTON favored the original bill.
Mr.. LEETE withdrew his amendment.
Mr.. COLEMAN said that he had pre-
sented petition signed by $50 steamboat
consignees like that of Missouri, allowing
steamboats, to depart one hour after land
ing freight by giving notice to the owner
of the goods. This would allow steam