MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. President : The House of Representatives has concurred in the Senate amend ments to H. B. No. 530: To amend section 2803 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. H. B. No. 697: To amend section 1706 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. Attest: D. J. EDWARDS, Clerk. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. President: The House of Representatives insists upon its amendments to Attest: D. J. EDWARDS, Clerk. Mr. Van Cleaf moved that the request of the House be acceded to. Which was agreed to. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed the following bill, in which the concurrence of the Senate is requested: H. B. No. 652-Mr. Howard: To authorize the county commissioners of Lucas county to issue bonds. Attest: Said bill was read the first time. D. J. EDWARDS, Clerk. The President pro tem. appointed as conference committee on matters of difference between the two Houses on S. B. No. 120, Messrs. Van Cleaf, Creamer, and Pringle. On motion of Mr. Hitchcock, the Senate took a recess until 9:30 o'clock to-morrow morning. Attest: J. C. DONALDSON, Clerk. The Journal was read and approved. Mr. Hitchcock presented the petition of Fred. A. Williams, and 144 other citizens of Ashtabula county, praying for the passage of H. B. No. 320, known as Stubbs Sunday bill. Which was referred to the committee on Judiciary. On motion of Mr. Hitchcock, the Senate took a recess until to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock a m. Attest: J. C. DONALDSON, Clerk. THURSDAY, March 3, 1881–9 O'CLOCK A.M. The Journal was read and approved. On motion of Mr. Beebe, the Senate adjourned, and under S. R. No. 77 it stands adjourned until Monday next at 3 o'clock p.m. Attest: J C. DONALDSON, Clerk MONDAY, March 7, 1881-3 › CLOCK P.M. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment. The Journal was read and approved. Bills were read the second time, and referred as follows: S. B. No. 361: To amend section 657 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. To committee on Finance. S. B. No. 364: To amend section 522 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. To committee on Judiciary. On motion of Mr. Beer, the Senate adjourned. Attest: J. C. DONALDSON, Clerk. TUESDAY, March 8, 1881-10 O'CLOCK A.M. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment. Prayer by Rev. J. M Trimble. The Journal was read and approved Mr. Richards presented the petition of J. Dunbar, and 553 other citi. zens of Steubenville, Jefferson county, asking the passage of a bill to authorize the city of Steubenville to issue bonds for city hall, market house, etc. Which was referred to the committee on Municipal Corporations. S. B. No. 359: To authorize the board of education of the Celina school district, Mercer county, Ohio, to issue bonds for the redemption of other bonds. To committee on Finance. S. B. No. 360: To amend section 4065, 4066, 4067, and 4068 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. To committee on Schools and School Lands. S. B. No. 362: To amend section 4073 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. To committee on Schools and School Lands. H. B. No. 798: To authorize the county commissioners of Hamilton county to repair certain roads. To committee on Roads and Highways. H. B. No. 652: To authorize the county commissioners of Lucas county to issue bonds. To committee on Judiciary. H. B. No. 803: To amend section 3206 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. To committee on Judiciary. H. B. No 750: To provide for the issuing and payment of bonds by the commissioners of Champaign county, to meet a deficiency in the levy for bridge fund in said county. To committee on Finance. On motion of Mr. Pond, the following bills for third reading were informally passed: H. B. No. 603: Amendatory of section 2805, and supplementary to section 2805a of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. S. B. No. 262: To facilitate the procuring of testimony. S. B. No. 336: To amend section 6564 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. S. B. No. 339: To amend section 8401 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. S. B. No. 297: To amend sections 3033, 3034, 3035, 3036, 3037, 3038, 3039, 3046, 3071, 375, 3078, 3051 and 3082 of the Revised Statutes of of Ohio. S. B. No. 345: To amend section 4672 of the Revise Ohio. Ca utes of S. B. No. 100: To empower the Supreme Court to review former d cisions in certain cases. S. B. No. 265: To provide for the examination and payment of certain military claims, and making an appropriation therefor. H. J. R. No. 103: Relative to occupancy of the road bed of the Ohio Railroad Company by the Lake Erie and Western Railroad Company. The following bill was introduced and read the first time: S. B. No. 206-Mr. Richards: To authorize the issue of bonds by cities of the third grade of the second class, for market house, city hall, and other purposes. Mr. Jackson submitted the following report: The committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred S. B. No. 253: To amend sections 1599 and 1605 of the Revised Statutes-having had the same under consideration, report it back with following amend. ments, and recommend its passage when so amended: Amend he title so as to read as follows: "To amend section 1599 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio." Insert after the word "Statutes," in line 2, the words "of Ohio." is hereby repealed." "Said original section 1599 F. B. POND, F. M. MARRIOTT, Said amendments were agreed to. LYMAN J. JACKSON, Said bill was ordered to be engrossed and read the third time to-mor row. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. President: The House of Representatives has concurred in the passage of the following bills: S. B. No. 32: To repeal a special act passed April 19, 1877 (Ohio Laws, volume 74, page 448), entitled "an act to provide for the straightening, clearing out, widening deepening, and otherwise improving Stillwater ditch and creek, also its tributaries, in Darke county, Ohio." S. B. N. 268: To amend section 95 of the Revised Statutes. S. B. No. 277: To authorize and empower the village council of the incorporated village of Coshocton, in the county of Coshocton, Ohio, to transfer certain money from the police fund and right-of way fund to the building fund and light fund in said village. S. B. No. 358: To authorize the village of Jamestown, Greene county, Ohio, to build a fire engine ball, and to issue bonds for the same. S. B. No. 189: To prohibit the clerk of police court and mayor's court from prosecuting or defending in cases tried in said court. 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. 588-Mr. Patton: To amend section 4889 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. H. B. No. 645-Mr. Price: Authorizing certain counties to build railroads, and to lease or operate the same. H. B. No. 673-Mr. Howard: In relation to the codification of ordinances in cities of the third grade of the first class. H. B. No. 680-Mr. Kurtz: To authorize the commissioners of Athens county to borrow money and levy a tax for the building of a sewer. H. B. No. 639-Mr Tyler of Licking: To authorize the trustees of Granville township. Licking county, to levy a tax and issue bonds to raise money to repair the town hall in said township. H. B No. 725-Mr Holloway: To authorize the county commissioners of Lucas county to pay certain clai ns. H. B No. 768-Mr. Harmon: To authorize the commissioners of Portage county to build fire-proof addition and to remodel and repair the present court house in said county, and to issue bonds therefor. H. B. No. 755-Mr Cope: To authorize the trustees of Cadiz township, Harrison county, Ohio, to improve the street and road leading to the township cemetery. H. B. No. 766-Mr. Brenner: To amend an act entitled "an act to authorize the city council of the city of Dayton to invest the market-house fund of said city in United States bonds," passed April 17, 1880. (O. L., vol. 77. p. 407) H. B. No. 737-Mr. Kurtz: To increase the levy for the purpose of continuing the schools in the special school districts of Nelsonville and Coolville in Athens county. H. B. No. 649-Mr. Stubb: To transfer funds from the dog tax fund to the Preble County Agricultural Sciety. H. B. No. 655-Mr. Decker: To authorize the commissioners of Seneca county, Ohio. to transfer funds from tax on dogs to Seneca County Agricultural Society, to pay its indebtedness, and to improve and add to its grounds. H. B. No 670-Mr. Reed of Ross: To amend section 66 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. H. B. No. 747-Mr. Brown of Butler: Authorizing the auditor of Butler county, Ohio, to strike out from his settlement sheet with the clerk and treasurer of St. Clair town-hips, in said county, an account of money which has been lost by defalcation and is uncollectable. H. B. No. 718—Mr. Jones: To authorize the commissioners of Delaware county, Ohio to levy a tax to pay certain county bonds issued to the Ashley and Delhi Gravel Road Company. H. B. No. 612-Mr. Davis: To amend section 7313 of the Revised Statutes. H. B. No. 732-Mr. Pearl: To encourage the killing of wood chucks or ground hogs in Erie county, Ohio. H. B. No. 771-Mr. Allen: To authorize the commissioners of Fulton county to transfer funds from tax on dogs to the Fulton County Agricultural Society. to pay its indebtedness and improve its buildings. H. B. No. 760-Mr. Barton: To authorize the transfer of funds arising from the tax on dogs in Wayne county. H. B. No. 776-Mr. Sawyer: To authorize the commissioners of Auglaize county to transfer funds from tax on dogs to the Auglaize County Agricultural Society. H. B. No. 778—Mr. Cochran : To authorize the transfer of funds arising from the tax on dogs in Brown county, Ohio. |