in line 3, and insert "hereafter come into the treasury, not in all to exceed one thousand dollars." P. HITCHCOCK, B. W. CARLISLE, Said amendment was agreed to. Said bill was ordered to be engrossed and read the third time to morrow. Mr. Carlisle submitted the following report: The committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred S. B. No. 332: To authorize the commissioners of Darke county, Ohio, to transfer funds from tax on dogs to the Darke County Agricultural Society-having had the same under consideration, report it back, without recommendation. Mr. Moore moved to refer said bill to a select committee of three. The President pro tem. appointed Messrs. Moore, Carlisle, and Beer said committee. Mr. Hitchcock submitted the following report: The committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred S B. No. 331: To authorize the supervisors of the several road districts in this State to plant fruit or shade trees along the public highways and to commute labor for that purpose, and requiring certain reports-having had the same under consideration, report it back, with following amendments, and recommend its passage when so amended: In section 1, line 5, after "highways," insert "or tax paid therefor." Also in line 7, after "employed," insert "or tax used." In section 2, after "trees," in line 3, insert "determining their size and quality." Said amendments were agreed to. P. HITCHCOCK, J. K. POLLARD, B. W. CARLISLE, R. G. RICHARDS. Said bill was ordered to be engrossed and read the third time to morrow. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. President: The following bills have been introduced in the House of Representatives, and read the first time: H. B. No. 788-Mr. Chapman: To amend sections 6961 and 6965 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. H. B. No. 789-Mr. Snyder: To amend section 296 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. H. B. No. 790-Mr. Decker: To amend section 7036 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. H. B. No. 791-Mr. Leggett: To provide for the heating and ventilation of the State House. H. B. No. 792-Mr. Ferguson: To authorize the commissioners of Clermont county, Ohio, to construct certain turnpike roads. H. B. No. 793-Mr. Hays: To amend section 4367 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. H. B. No. 794-Mr. Smith: Supplementary to the act of the General Assembly entitled "an act to authorize the commissioners of Noble county to construct certain free turnpike roads," passed April 15, 1880. H. B. No. 795-Mr. Allen: Supplementary to amend section 903 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. H. B. No. 796-Mr. Scott of Jefferson: To section 1015 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. H. B. No. 797-Mr. Smith: To amend section 2948 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. H. B. No. 798-Mr. Voight: To authorize the county commissioners of Hamilton county to repair certain roads. H. B. No. 799-Mr. Sullivan: To amend section 3256 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. H. B. No. 800-Mr. Cole: To amend section 4 of an act entitled "an act for the control and maintenance of public libraries in certain cities,” passed May 15, 1879. Attest: D. J. EDWARDS, Clerk. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed the following bills, in which the concurrence of the Senate is requested : H. B. No. 726-Mr. Cole: To authorize the commissioners of Scioto county to levy a tax for the purpose of constructing certain free turnpikes in said county. H. B. No. 748-Mr. Dem pcy: To provide for county solicitors in counties containing cities of the second grade, class first, being supplementary to chapter 10, title 8, part 1, of the Revised Statutes of Ohio, and to amend sections 845 and 2862 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. H. B. No. 787—Mr. Walker: To enable certain counties to issue bonds for the repair of turnpikes, bridges, and culverts. H. B. No. 767-Mr. Steward: To authorize the board of education of the village district of the incorporated village of Woodsfield, Monroe county, to refund its present indebtedness for school-house purposes. H. B. No. 694-Mr. Greene: To authorize the council of the city of Xenia to sell the city hospital property in said city. H. B. No. 379-Mr. Wheeler: To repeal an act entitled "an act to divide the township of Findlay, Hancock county, Ohio, into two election precincts," passed March 29, 1875. (O. L., vol. 72, page 259.) H. B. No. 665-Mr. Hill of Hamilton (by request): To amend section 3240 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. H. B. No. 692-Mr. Ebright: To amend section 2434 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. Attest: Said bills were read the first time. D. J. EDWARDS, Clerk. Mr. Wilkins of Fulton submitted the following report: The select committee of one, to whom was referred H. B. No. 700: To authorize the re-recording of the original petition, plat and articles of incorporation of the village of Columbus Grove, Putnam county and for other purposes-having had the same under consideration, report it back, and recommend its passage. J. A. WILKINS. Said bill was ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time to mor row. Mr. Carlisle presented the remonstrance of W. A. Dinsmore, M. E. Cooley, and numerous other citizens of Coolville, Athens county, remonstrating against any law being passed increasing the levy for school purposes in said village. Which was referred to the committee on Schools and School Lands. On motion of Mr. Hitchcock, the Senate took a recess. THREE O'CLOCK P. M. Mr. Saltzgaber, under suspension of the rules, introduced the following bill, which was read the first time: S. B. No. 350: To provide for the relief of sureties in certain cases, to be known as section 5847a of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. Mr. Moore, on leave, submitted the following report: The select committee of three, to whom was referred S. B. No. 332: To authorize the commissioners of Darke county, Ohio, to transfer funds from tax on dogs to Darke County Agricultural Society-having had the same under consideration, report it back, and recommend its passage. GEO. W. MOORE, Said bill was ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time to-mor row. Mr. Saltzgaber moved that the Senate adjourn. On which motion the yeas and nays were demanded, taken, and resulted-yeas 10, nays 16, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Atkinson, Beebe, Carlisle, Eggleston, Moore, O'Hagan, Parker, Saltzgaber, Tyler, and Van Cleaf-10. Tho e who voted in the negative were Messrs. Beer, Carran, Creamer, Entrekin, Hartshorn, Hitchcock, Horr, Kirby of Hamilton, Kirby of Wyandot, Mounts, Perkins, Pollard, Pond, Pringle, Richard-, and Sinks-16. So the motion was disagreed to. Mr. Horr moved to take from the table S. R. No. 72. Which was agreed to. Mr. Horr offered the following substitute for said resolution : THAT, WHEREAS, The great State of Ohio is a constituent part of a great country that had an institution in its midst that allowed one portion of its people to subsist upon the unpaid toil of another portion; and, WHEREAS, One of the great political parties in said country did espouse the cause of the oppressors, and, to extend and perpetuate said institution, did plunge the country into a gigantic civil war, which resulted in setting the bondmen free; and, WHEREAS, Said freedmen have been and are deprived of many of their natural and civil rights, and by the severity of treatment of their late masters have been driven from the land of their birth; and, WHEREAS, One of the great political parties became, and is again, the apologist of the oppressors; and, WHE EAS. The people of this great country have again put their seal of condemnation upon said political party; and, WHEREAS, The government of England have denied to the poor and oppressed of Ireland many of their natural and civll rights; and, WHEREAS, Our sympathies go out to the oppressed of all nations and all peoples; now, therefore, Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That we deeply sympathize with the down-trodden people of Ireland in their efforts to escape the grievous burdens, intolerable wrongs and exactions of tyrannical government; and, also, that we deeply sympathize with the freedmen of our own country, in their efforts to escape the grievous burdens, intolerable wrongs and exactions of their late tyrannical masters, which has long oppressed both peoples, and in their eminently patriotic struggle for liberty, equality, and justice. On motion of Mr. Hartshorn, said resolution and proposed substitute were referred to the committee on Federal Relations. Mr. Sinks moved that the Senate adjourn. On which motion the yeas and nays were demanded, taken, and resulted-yeas 13, nays 14, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Beebe, Carran, Creamer, Eggleston, Hartshorn, Horr, Moore, Perkins, Pollard, Pond, Pringle, Richards, and Sinks-13. Those who voted in the negative were— Messrs. Atkinson, Beer, Carlisle, Entrekin, Hitchcock, Kirby of Hamilton, Kirby of Wyandot, Marriott, Mounts, O'Hagan, Parker, Saltzgaber, Tyler, and Van Cleaf-14. So the motion was disagreed to. Mr. Van Cleaf offered the following resolution, which was referred to the committee on Public Library: S. J. R. No. 73: Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the State Librarian be and he is hereby authorized to sell all surplus reports and documents in the document rooms of the Library not desired for distribution, and to apply the proceeds to the assorting and arranging of the reports and papers which he may select to remain in said rooms; and that he distribute the extra copies of Report of Labor Statistics of 1878, and Report of Centennial Commission, to the members and officers of the present General Assembly. Mr. Beer moved that the Senate adjourn. On which motion the yeas and nays were taken, and resulted-yeas 11, nays 17, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Beebe, Beer, Carran, Eggleston, Entrekin, Moore, Pollard, Pond, Pringle, Richards, and Saltzgaber-11. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Atkinson, Carlisle, Hartshorn, Hitchcock, Horr, Kirby of Ham ilton, Kirby of Wyandot, Marriott, Mounts, O'Hagan, Parker, Perkins, Richards, Saltzgaber, Sinks, Tyler, and Van Cleaf-17. So the motion was disagreed to. Mr. Mounts moved to take H. B. No. 89 from the table. On which motion the yeas and nays were demanded, taken, and resulted-yeas 16, nays 7, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Atkinson, Beebe, Beer, Carlisle, Eggleston, Hartshorn, Hitchcock, Horr, Kirby of Wyandot, Marriott, Moore, Mounts, Perkins, Pollard, Richards, and Van Cleaf-16. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Carran, Creamer, O'Hagan, Parker, Saltzgaber, Sinks, and Tyler-7. So the motion was agreed to. The question then being "Shall the bill pass ?" the yeas and nays were ordered, taken, and resulted-yeas 21, nays 2, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Atkinson, Carlisle, Carran, Eggleston, Hartshorn, Horr, Jackson, Kirby of Hamilton, Kirby of Wyandot, Marriott, Moore, Mounts, O'Hagan, Perkins, Pollard, Pringle, Richards, Sinks, Tyler, Van Cleaf, and Wilkins of Fulton-21. Those who voted in the negative were- Messrs. Hitchcock, and Pond-2. So the bill passed. The title was agreed to. Mr. Marriott offered the following joint resolution: S. J. R. No. 74: Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That this General Assembly will adjourn, without day, on Monday, March 21, 1881, at the hour of 8 o'clock a.m. of said day. Mr. Eggleston gave notice to discuss, and the resolution went over, under the rules. Mr. Kirby of Hamilton moved that the Senate adjourn. On which motion the yeas and nays were demanded, taken, and resulted-yeas 22, nays 2, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Beebe, Carlisle, Carran, Creamer, Eggleston, Hartshorn, Hitchcock, Horr, Kirby of Hamilton, Kirby of Wyandot, Marriott, Moore, Mounts, Parker, Perkins, Pollard, Pond, Pringle, Richards, Tyler, Van Cleaf, and Wilkins of Fulton-22. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Atkinson, and O'Hagan-2. So the motion was agreed to, and the Senate adjourned. Attest: J C. DONALDSON, Clerk |