Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1869-01-22

,arasa The 9tIgiaal e title o the d y was then
Mr.. Brooks had leave of absence for to- |
morrow, and Messrs. GodfreS.s Simmons,
md Dangler until wednesday next.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. LINN offered jointresolutions relasI
i've to the issue of legal tender treasury
notes. Laid onthe table and ordered TO be
printed.
The Senate then adjourned. %. gEJIsiaa|
TisVl I'd lcf i.H F1Rl
HOUSE. .a5eW nJ5sual
MORNING. SESSION.
The journal was read and approved. s0
RESOLUTION. 1-i--r ..
Mr.. LAWSON, on leave, offered for
adoption the following resolution, which
was laid on the table, Mr.. Hill, of Defiance,
giving notice of his intention to discuss it:
Resolued, That the Speaker of the House
be and hereby is authorized and required
TO sign the members certificates for, mile
age tor this session, commencing Jan. 5,
1869. re- glo t-.fi II - slip III ls13 :
A motion to suspend the rule so as to
take said resolution from the table was
lost, by vote of 81 yeas to % nays-two-
thirds majority being required.
'i-o PETITIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES.
Mr.. HUGHES. of Highland The petit
tion OF James Mcclure and SO other citi-
zens of Highland county. for the legaliza-
tion of 10 per cent. upon contracts. Re-
ferred to special committee on that subject.
/, Mr.: SAYLOR-The petition of Martin
Pretzinger and 96 other citizens of Preble
county, for a special act abolishing school
district No. 5 of Harrison township, said
county. Referred tc committee on Schools
and School Lands. s9a-s 1850 at H---
Mr.. .SAYLOR-Also the remonstrance of
Jacob Thorn and l04 Others of Harrison
township, Preble county, protesting against
the passage of a law abolishing said school
district. Referred to committee on Schools
and School Lands.
Mr.. CANNON-The petition of Frank
Steele and 22S other citizens of Troy, Ge-
auga county, for the passage of q law
changing the seat of justice of said county
from Chardan to Burton-to be determined
by.a vote of the electors at the spring
election. Referred to committee on New
Counties.
Mr.. ROUGH The petition of Walker
Bailey and 60 other citizens of Hardin
county, for the passage of law authoriz-
ing county commissioners to pay the board
of lunatics confined in comfy jails, since
the burning of the Central Asylum, the State
to reimburse counties therefor Referred
W DCuCfOlcIG luSLlLutlODS.
Mr.. NEAII-The petition of Milton F.
Clarke and l6 other members of the Ross
county bar, for the passage of ii. B. No
449. Referred to committee on the Judic-
ary.
SECOND READINGS.
House Bills Nos. 442 443. 444, 445, 446
44S, 449, 450, 45l, 452, 454, 455 and 456 were
read the second time and appropriately re-
ferred.
THIRD READING.
Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren-H. B. 4l7: To
authorize county commissioners in certain
cases to accept devises and legacies, and
to erect and maintain an orphan asylum
in connection with a "Children's Home
was read the third time.
Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren, explained that
the bill was designed to carry into effect
the provisiOrs of a certain legacy devised
for building an Orphan Asylum for white
children, in Warren county-the bill, how
ever, being general in lis nature.
Mr.. RUKENBROD moved to recommit
the bill to a select committee of one, with
Instructions to amend by striking out the
word "white."
Leave was subsequently granted him to
Withdraw his motion.
Mr.. BAKER moved to rccommit the bill
to q select committee, with instructions to
amend by inserting in the first section,
filth line, the words "or poor white and
colored," and in the sixth line, after the
word educated, the words separate and
apart from each other" The motion was
not agreed to. 81 tz- lst'-s
II, Mr.. HUGHES. of Highland, moved the
recommitment of the bill, with certain
amendatory instructions, which were not
agreed to. 9a- - s5Hut - -.
Mr.. ODELL moved to recommit the bill,
with instructions to amend by inserting g
in the sixth line of section 8, after the
word ''Other,n the word white"
Upon this motion the yeas and nays
were demanded, and had, resulting-yeas
81, nays 45. So the bill was recommitted,
Mr.. Odell being said select committee.
'''i'-4N 7ih . MOTION. hi j"
Mr.. SWAIN moved to reconsider the
vote whereby the House refused to suspend
the rule to take Fl. r. l29 from the table,
On motion OF Mr., HUGHES, of Butler,
said motion was laid on the table.
.BILLs INTRODUCED.
Mr.. sWALLING-H. B. SCI: Supple
mentary to an act entitled ian act to pre-
serve the purity of elections" passed
March 20, 1s41. This bill is designed to
prevent negroes from voting, and makes it
a penal offence tor them to do so or attempt
to do so. Confines in the penitentiary,
Mr., ,NEWMAN-H. B., sos: To amend
section of an act to provide for The ap-
pointment oiatrustees to minors residing
out of this State.and1 having property in
the same. Is, & G. Revised. Statutes p
679) ITO transfer the appointment of
trustees to minors residing out of this
from the Court of Common Pleas to the
Probate Court.l t- -,.-- r...-..r .,.., ..a.-.
4.L BILL INTRODUCED. ..,-.. a.
Mr.. CANNON Introduced the following
bill, which was read the first time:
I H. B. 506: To provide for submitting to
the qualified, electors of Geauga county,
the question of changing the county seat
from Chardon to Burton, in said county.
Mr.. CANNON moved that the constitu-
tional rule be dispensed with, and that the
bill be read the second time now, which
was not agreed to. -.'-....
~ .'-% BILLS SIGNED.
The following bills were reported from
the Enrolment committee and signed by
the Speaker: e s- r rfal at D.
III. B. 4l3: For the relief of Peter Fry
singer, Treasurer of Wiltshire township,
Van Vert county.
H. B. 457: To authorize the County Com
missioners of Shelby county to apply cer-
tain funds in the Treasury to the compile
ton of a County Intirlnary in said county.
BILL PASSED.
Mr.. ODELL reported back III. B. All,
amended as instructed. Agreed to, and
after some further attempts to amend,
which were not agreed to, the bill was put
upon its passage. Rrsult-yeas 6S, nays
"a. So the bill was passed.
Mr.. NEWMAN-H. B. 500: To amend
section seven of an act entitled an act to
exempt the homestead of families from
forced sale on execution to pay debts. Is.
& c. PIP. LAS and 1,l46) ITO amend the
act exempting the homestead of families
from forced sale on execution, and to
enable mechanics, to take liens for mate
rials used and labor performed in repair
ing dwelling houses and erecting out
buildings thereon. "a
e, REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. gy
Mr.. LEETE, from the Finance commit
tee, to which was submitted 81. j. r. ITO,