H. B. No. 937-Mr. Dunham: Authorizing the county commissioners of Sandusky county, Ohio, to levy an additional tax for county and poor purposes. H. B. No. 979-Mr. Locke: To authorize the village of Londonville, in Madison county. to transfer certain funds. H. B. No. 790—Mr. Decker: To amend section 7036 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. Attest: Said bills were read the first time. D. J. EDWARDS, Clerk. Mr. Hollingsworth submitted the following report: The joint committee on Enrollment have examind, and found correctly enrolled, the following bills: S. B. No 249: To amend section 3868 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio, in relation to the power of certain corporations. (Revised Statutes, page 975.) S. B No. 373: To authorize the trustees of the parsonage of the East Plainfield circuit, Methodist Episcopal church, Coshocton county, to sell certain lots of land. S. B No. 389: To amend sections 1663 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. S. B. No. 369: To authorize the commissioners of Brown connty to construct certain free turnpike roads. D. A. HOLLINGSWORTH, J. K. POLLARD, C. R. HARMON, J. L. CORYELL, W. T. WALLACE. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. President: The Speaker of the House of Representatives has, in the presence of the House, signed the following bills: S. B. No. 249: To amend section 3868 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio, in relation to the powers of certain corporations. (Revised Statutes, page 975) S. B. No. 373: To authorize the trustees of the parsonage of the East Plainfield circuit, Methodist Episcopal church, Coshocton county, to sell certain lots of land. H. B. No. 389: To amend section 1663 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. S. B. No. 369: To authorize the commissioners of Brown county to construct free turnpike roads. Attest: D J. EDWARDS, Clerk. The President pro tem. of the Senate, in the presence of the Senate, signed said bills. The following bills were introduced and read the first time: S. B. No 4 9-Mr. Harper: To amend section 620 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. S. B. No. 451-Mr. Saltzgaber: Supplementary to an act entitled “an act to authorize certain townships to build railroads, and to lease or operate the same," passed April 15 (1880, O. L., vol. 77, p. 255), and the act amendatory thereof, passed March, 1881. Mr. Jackson moved to take from the table S. B. No. 263. On which motion the yeas and nays were demanded, taken, and resulted-yeas 21, nays 1, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Atkinson, Beer, Carran, Creamer, Entrekin, Fleischmann, Harper, Hartshorn, Hollingsworth, Jackson, Kirby of Wyandot, Moore, Mounts, Parker, Perkins, Pond, Pringle, Richards, Sinks, Sullivan, and Wilkins of Tuscarawas-21. Mr. Saltzgaber voted in the negative. So the motion was agreed to. Said bill was ordered placed on the calendar for to-morrow. The committee on Judiciary to whom was referred H. B. No. 910: To amend section 7275 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio-having had the same under consideration, report it back and recommend its passage. Said bill was ordered to be read the third time to-morrow. The committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred H. B. No. 534: To amend section 5880 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio, relating to liens upon water craft-having had the same under consideration, report it back and recommend its passage. Said bill was ordered to be read the third time to-morrow. The committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred S. J. R. No. 82: Authorizing William A. Neil to bring an action against the State of Ohio-having had the same under consideration, report it back and recommend its indefinite postponement. Mr. Van Cleaf moved that said resolution be placed on the calendar to morrow. Which was disagreed to. The question recurring on the indefinite postponement of the resolution, it was agreed to. Mr. Pond submitted the following report: The committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred S. B. No. 398: To amend section 5172 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio-having had the same under consideration, report it back, and recommend its indefinite postponement. F. B. POND, Said bill was indefinitely postponed. Mr. Pond submitted the following report: G. M. SALTZGABER, D. A. HOLLINGSWORTH. The committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred S. J. R. No. 79: To authorize Frederick Fornoff and John McCabe to bring an action against the State of Ohio-having had the same under consideration, report it back and recommend its indefinite postponement. Mr. Van Cleaf moved to place said resolution on the calendar for to morrow. Which was disagreed to. The question recurring on the indefinite postponement of the resolution, the yeas and nays were demanded, taken, and resulted-yeas 15, nays 9, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Beer, Carran, Creamer, Hartshorn, Hitchcock, Horr, Hollingsworth, Kelly, Kirby of Hamilton, Kirby of Wyandot, Marriott, Pond, Saltzgaber, Sinks, and Strong-15. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Carlisle, Entrekin, Harper, Moore, Mounts, O'Hagan, Pringle, Tyler, and Van Cleaf-9. So the resolution was indefinitely postponed. Mr. Pond submitted the following report: The committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred S. B. No. 444: To amend section 5053 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio-having had the same under consideration, report it back and recommend its passage. Said bill was ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time to morrow. Mr. Pond submitted the following report: The committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred S. B. No. 417: To designate the office in which the official bonds of State officers shall be filed having had the same under consideration, report it back and recommend its passage. F. B. POND, F. M. MARRIOTT, D. A. HOLLINGSWORTH, G. M. SALTZGABER, Said bill was ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time to-mor row. Mr. Pond submitted the following report: The committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred H. B. No. 720: To amend section 1319 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio-having had the same under consideration, report it back and recommend its passage. Said bill was ordered to be read the third time to-morrow. The committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred H. B. No. 959: To amend section 51896 of an act entitled "an act supplementary to title 1, division 3, chapter 2, subdivision 1 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio," passed and took effect March 29, 1881-having had the same under consideration, report it back with following amendments, and recommend its passage when so amended: In section 1 strike out as follows: 1. In line 24, the word "trom.' 2. In line 25, the words "such number as shall." 3. All of line 26 and line 27, to and including the word "census." Insert: 4. In line 24, after the word "such," the words "number of." 5. In line 25, after the word "electors," the words "as the court may direct." F. B. POND, T. J. PRINGLE, THOS. J. CARRAN, D. A. HOLLINGSWORTH. G. M. SALTZGABER. Said amendments were agreed to. Said bill was ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time to morrow. Mr. Beer submitted the following report: The committee on Finance, to whom was referred H. B. No. 712: To amend section 1043 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio-having had the same under consideration, report it back and recommend its passage. Said bill was ordered to be read the third time to-morrow. The committee on Finance to whom was referred H. B. No. 941: To authorize the board of education of the city school district of Xenia city to transfer funds-having had the same under consideration, report it back, and recommend its passage. Said bill was ordered to be read the third time to-morrow. Mr. Beer submitted the following report: The committee on Finance, to whom was referred H. B. No. 891: To authorize the commissioners of Pike county to issue bonds to pay indebtedness of the county, and to levy a tax for the payment thereofhaving had the same under consideration, report it back, with following amendment, and recommend its passage when so amended: In line 5, section 1, strike out "fifteen thousand," and insert "twenty thousand." P. HITCHCOCK, GEO. P. TYLER, Said amendment was agreed to. Said bill was ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time to morrow. Mr. Hitchcock submitted the following report: The committee on Finance, to whom was referred H. B. No. 836: To amend section 1481 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio-having had the same under consideration. report it back, with following amendment, and recommend its passage when so amended: In line 7, after "estate," insert "or buildings." THOS. M. BEER, P. HITCHCOCK, GEO. P. TYLER, Said amendment was agreed to. Said bill was ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time to morrow. Mr. Wilkins of Tuscarawas submitted the following report: The committee on Finance, to whom was referred H. B. No. 960: To authorize the trustees of Middleburg township, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, to levy a tax for the support of the poor, and to pay an existing indebtedness against said township, contracted for the support of its poor-having had the same under consideration, report it back and recommend its passage. Said bill was ordered to be read the third time to morrow. The committee on Municipal Corporations, to whom was referred S. B. No. 449: Authorizing the county commissioners of Erie county, Ohio, to build a jail, and issue bonds to pay for same-having had the same under consideration, report it back, and recommend its passage. Said bill was ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time to-mor row. |