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the organization, supervision and maintenance of common schools," passed March 14, 1853.

H. B. No. 126, Making appropriation of the revenues of the National Road for its support.

H. B. No. 127, To amend an act entitled "an act fixing the rate of interest," passed January 12, 1824, and all other laws on the subject.

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H. B No. 128, Making partial appropriations for the year 1862.

H. B. No. 129, To amend section 2 of an act, passed March 26, 1859, entitled

an act to provide for the regulation and support of common schools in the city of Cleveland."

Attest:

Message from the House of Representatives. Mr. President:

EDWARD KINSMAN, Clerk.

The Speaker has signed, in the presence of the House, the following bill and joint resolution, and the same are now ready for the signature of the President of the Senate:

H. B. No. 29, To amend section 7 of an act to provide for the election of township assessors, and to prescribe their duties, passed and took effect April 4, 1859. H. J. R No. 31, Relative to a celebration of Washington's birth-day by the two houses of the General Assembly.

Attest:

EDWARD KINSMAN, Clerk.

The President then, in the presence of the Senate, signed said bill and joint resolution.

Message from the House of Representatives.

Mr. President:

The House has passed S. J. R. No. 48, Relative to a vote of thanks to MajorGeneral Grant and Flag Officer Foote, and to the officers, soldiers and sailors under their commands.

Attest:

On motion of Mr. Welsh,

EDWARD KINSMAN, Clerk.

The Senate resolved itself into committee of the Whole, on the orders of the day, Mr. Miles in the chair, and after some time spent therein, rose and reported back the following bills, some with and some without amendment, viz. :

H. B. No. 86, To amend section 4 of an act entitled

passed February 9, 1831. Without amendment.

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Which was referred to the committee on the Judiciary.

an act relating to juries,"

S. B No. 71, To amend "an act to authorize the making of real estate indexes, and to further prescribe the duties of county commissioners and recorders in certain counties," passed February 14, 1859. Without amendment.

Said bill was ordered to be engrossed and read the third time to-morrow.

S B. No. 73, Supplementary to the act to provide for the execution and supervision of the State printing and binding, passed March 24, 1860. With one amendment.

On motion of Mr. Neal,

Said bill and pending amendment were referred to the committee on Printing. On motion of Mr. Mason,

The Senate took a recess.

THREE O'CLOCK P. M.

Mr. Gunckel moved to reconsider the vote by which, on appeal, the decision of the Chair, relative to yeas and nays on amendments to bilis and joint resolutions, was sustained; and,

On motion of Mr. Gunckel,

The motion to reconsider was laid upon the table.

On motion of Mr. O'Connor,

The Senate resolved itself into committee of the Whole on the orders of the day, Mr. Gunckel in the chair, and after some time spent therein, rose and reported back the following bill:

S. B. No. 58, To suspend, until otherwise provided by law, the operation of an act entitled "an act to establish an asylum for the education of idiotic and imbecile youth," passed April 17, 1857.

With one amendment, to wit: "Strike out all after the enacting clause."
The amendment was agreed to, and,

On motion of Mr. Hitchcock,

Said bill was indefinitely postponed.

Mr. O'Connor, from the joint committee on Enrollment, reported S. J. R. No. 48, correctly enrolled.

Message from the House of Representatives.

Mr. President:

The Speaker has signed, in the presence of the House, S. J. R. No. 48, Relative to a vote of thanks to Major-General Grant, Flag Officer Foote, and to the officers and soldiers and sailors under their commands, and the same is now ready for the signature of the President of the Senate.

Attest:

EDWARD KINSMAN, Clerk.

The President then, in the presence of the Senate, signed said joint resolution. On motion of Mr. Perrill,

The Senate adjourned.

Attest:

D. W. RHODES, Clerk.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1862.

Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Hoge.

Mr. McBurney presented the petition of J. C. Dunlevy and 200 others, citizens of Warren county, remonstrating against the passage of House Bill No. 100; which was referred to the committee on Roads and Highways.

Mr. Perrill presented the memorial of Jacob L. Vance, a citizen of Franklin county, in relation to a claim he has against the State of Ohio; which was referred to the committee on Claims.

The following bill was read the second time, committed to the committee of the Whole and made the special order for this day:

8. B. No. 72, To authorize the lessee of lots Nos. 15 and 31, of ministerial section No. 29, in the township of Gallipolis, in Gallia county, to surrender his lease and receive a deed therefor.

S. B. No. 74, To enable the town council of the incorporated village of Miamisburg to appropriate money in a certain case therein named, was read the second time, and,

On motion of Mr. Gunckel,

Referred to the committee on Municipal Corporations.

S. B. No. 71, To amend "an act to authorize the making of real estate indexes, and to further prescribe the duties of county commissioners and recorders in certain counties." passed February 14, 1859, was read the third time.

The question being, "Shall the bill pass ?"

The yeas and nays were ordered, and resulted-yeas 25, nays 1-as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were

Messrs. Bierce, Coates. Eggleston, Gardner, Godfrey, Groesbeck, Gunckel, Harsh, Hitchcock, Hood, Johnston, Kelly, Lang, Marshall, Miles, McBurney, MoLung, McVeigh, O'Connor, Perrill, Quinby, Ready, Roby, Sinuet and Sprague

25.

Mr. Welsh voted in the negative.

So the bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed.
Ordered that the title be as aforesaid.

The following bill was introduced, and read the first time:

S. B. No. 76, By Mr. O'Connor-To amend an act entitled "an act regulating marriages," passed July 6, 1824

Mr. Johnston, from the committee on the Judiciary, reported that said committee bad had under consideration House Bil No. 25, To amend section one of an act entitled "an act defining the jurisdiction of probate courts in criminal cases, in the counties of Pike, Portage, Jackson, Clermont, Carroll, Gallia, Butler, Lucas, Hocking. Defiance, Brown, Lorain, Coshocton and Columbiana," passed April 4, 1859, and had ordered him to report the same back, recommending that the amendments, referred to the committee, be not concurred in, and that the original bill do pass.

S. MASON,

JNO. JOHNSTON,
ROBERT SHERRARD, Jr.,
W. E FINCK,

LEWIS B. GUNCKEL.

Said bill was ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time to-morrow. Mr. Ready, from the committee on Judiciary, reported that said committee had had under consideration H. B. No. 22, To define the jurisdiction and regulate the practice of the probate court in the county of Wood, and had ordered him to report the same back, and recommend its indefinite postponement.

The report of the committee was agreed to, and the bill indefinitely postponed. Mr Gunckel, from the committee on the Judiciary, reported that said committee had had under consideration House Bill No. 86, To amend section four of an act entitled "an act in relation to juries," and had ordered him to report the same back, and recommend that the same pass.

Respectfully submitted,

LEWIS B. GUNCKEL,

JNO. JOHNSTON,
8. MASON,

Said bill was read the third time.

The question being, "Shall the bill pass?"

HENRY S. NEAL.

ROBERT SHERRARD, Jr.

The yeas and nays were ordered, and resulted-yeas 25, nays 2, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were

Messrs. Bierce, Coates, Eggleston, Gardner, Groesbeck. Gunckel, Harsh. Hitch cock, Hood, Johnstou, Kelly, Lang, Marshall, Mason, Miles, McBurney, McLung, McVeigh, O'Connor, Perrill, Quinby, Roby, Sinnet, Sprague and Welsh—25. Messrs. Neal and Ready voted in the negative.

So the bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed.

Ordered that the title be as aforesaid.

Mr. Neal, from the committee on Judiciary, reported that said committee had

had under consideration House Bill No. 52, To amend section two hundred of the act to establish a code of civil procedure, passed May 11, 1853, as amended March 17, 1856, and had ordered him to report the same back, and recommend that the same be indefinitely postponed.

The report of the committee was agreed to, and the bill indefinitely postponed. Mr. Mason, from the committee on Judiciary, reported that said committee had had under consideration H. B. No. 32, To amend section seven of an act defining the jurisdiction and regulating the practice of probate courts, passed March 14, 1853, and had ordered him to report the same back, with sundry amendments, and recommend that the bill, so amended, be passed.

The amendments, reported by the committee, were agreed to.

Ordered that said amendments be engrossed, and the bill be read a third time to-morrow.

Mr. Mason, from the committee on Judiciary, reported that said committee had had under consideration the memorial of citizens and tax-payers of Harrison county, relative to the laws concerning bank taxation, and had ordered him to submit a written report, which was read at the Clerk's desk, and,

On motion of Mr. Ready,

Was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.

The committee also reported the following bill, which was read the first time: S. B No. 77. By Mr. Mason, from the committee on Judiciary-To refund certain moneys to the county of Harrison and other corporations therin named.

Mr. Johnston moved to reconsider the vote by which H. B. No. 22 was indefinitely postponed; which motion,

On motion of Mr. Johnston,

Was laid on the toble.

Mr. Johnston, from the committee on Judiciary, reported that said committee had had under consideration S. B. No. 65, Supplementary to an act entitled "an act concerning the relation of guardian and ward," passed April 12, and took effect July 1, 1858, and had ordered him to report the same back, and recommend its

passage.

Said bill was read the third time.

The question being, "Shall the bill pass?"

The yeas and nays were ordered, and resulted-yeas 27, nays none, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were—

Messrs. Bierce, Eggleston, Gardner, Godfrey, Groesbeck, Gunckel, Harsh, Hitchcock, Hood, Johnston, Kelly, Lang, Marshall, Miles, McBurney, McLung, McVeigh, Neal, O'Connor, Perrill, Quinby, Ready, Roby, Sherrard, Sinnet, Sprague, and Welsh-27.

So the bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed.
Ordered that the title be as aforesaid.

Mr. Groesbeck, from the committee on Finance, reported that said committee had had under consideration H. B. No. 92, Making appropriations for the payment of interest and principal on the public debt of the State, and had ordered him to report the same back, and recommend its passage.

Said bill was read the third time.

The question being, "Shall the bill

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The yeas and nays were ordered, and resulted-yeas 28, nays none—as follows Those who voted in the affirmative were

Messrs. Bierce, Coates, Eggleston, Gardner, Godfrey, Groesbeck, Gunckel, Harsh, Hitchcock, Hood, Johnston, Kelly, Lang, Marshall, Miles, McBurney, MoLung, McVeigh, Neal, O'Connor, Perrili, Quinby, Ready, Roby, Sherrard, Sinnet, Sprague and Welsh-28.

So the bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed.

Ordered that the title be as aforesaid.

Mr. Eggleston asked and obtained leave to introduce the following bill, without previous notice, which was read the first time:

S. B. No. 78, By Mr. Eggleston-To repeal an act entitled "an act to protect the interest of turnpikes and plank-roads," passed May 1, 1861.

Mr. Godfrey, from the committee on Enrollment, reported sundry bills and joint resolutions correctly enrolled.

Leave being granted for that purpose,

On motion of Mr. Ready,

The motion to reconsider the vote by which S. B No. 53, To amend the act entitled "an act to afford relief to the families of soldiers mustered into the service of the United States, and in the service of the State, under the requisition of the President," passed May 10, 1861, was passed, was taken from the table. After discussion,

On motion of Mr. Eggleston,

The Senate took a recess.

THREE O'CLOCK P. M.

The question being on the motion to reconsider the vote by which S. B. No. 53 was passed,

The yeas and nays were ordered, and resulted-yeas 12, nays 14-as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were

Messrs. Bierce, Gardner, Groesbeck, Harsh, Hitchcock, Hood, Johnston, Kelly, Perrill, Quinby, Roby and Welsh-12.

Those who voted in the negative were—

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Messrs. Coates, Eggleston, Godfrey, Gunckel, Marshall, Mason, Miles, McBurney, McLung, McVeigh, Neal, Ready, Sherrard and Sinnet-14.

So the motion to reconsider did not prevail.

The President laid before the Senate a communication from the Governor, recommending the passage of a law to authorize the appointment of additional assistant surgeons for such regiments in the field as he may deem necessary; which,

On motion of Mr. Eggleston,

Was referred to the committee on Military Affairs.

Message from the House of Representatives.

Mr. President:

The House has passed the following bills, in which the concurrence of the Senate is requested:

H. B. No. 19, To authorize the county commissioners of Holmes county to transfer money, in the treasury of said county, from the public building fund, to the fund for the support of families of volunteers in the service of this State, or the

United States.

H. B. No. 45, To amend section 37 of "an act to provide for the creation and regulation of incorporated companies in the State of Ohio," passed May 1, 1852. H. B. No. 80, To extend the time of payment for certain school lands in Lawrence county.

H. B. No. 82, Supplementary to the several acts authorizing the surrender of leases of lands granted by Congress, for the benefit of schools in the Virginia military district. EDWARD KINSMAN, Clerk.

Attest:

Said bills were severally read the first time.

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