On motion of Mr. Monroe, A call of the Senate was had, and 23 members answered to their names Several members appearing within the bar of the Senate, On motion, all further proceedings under the call were dispensed with. Said bill with the pending substitutes was referred to the committee on the Judiciary. Mr. McBurney moved to take from the table S. B. No. 14, To amend the act entitled " an act fixing the rate of interest," passed January 12, 1824; and an act entitled "an act to amend an act fixing the rate of interest, passed January 12, 1824," passed February 18, 1848; which was not agreed to. Message from the House of Representatives. Mr. President : The House has passed the following bill, in which the concurrence of the Senate is requested : H. B. No. 97, To fix the salaries of judges of the court of common pleas of Hamilton county, and judges of the superior court of Cincinnati. EDWARD KINSMAN, Clerk. The House refused to concur in Senate amendments to H. B. No. 45, to strike out sections 2 and 3, and insert Senate "Sec. 2" and "Sc. 3;" and concurs in Senate "Sec. 4" and "Sec. 5," and also in Senate amendments to the title of the bill. Attest. EDWARD KINSMAN, Clerk. Mr. Welsh moved that the Senate do insist on its amendments, and ask for £ committee of Conference; which was agreed to. Mr. Coates asked and obtained leave of absence indefinitely, to visit the late battle field at Pittsburgh Larding, as a voluntary surgeon. Mr. Gunckel, from the committee on the Judiciary, reported that said committee had had under consideration S. B. No. 93, To provide for the payment of fees and expenses in the bank tax cases, and had ordered him to report the same back with the following amendments, to wit: Strike out so much of the preamble as is included between the words "cases," in the 5th line, and "therefore," in the 8th line. Strike out all after the enacting clause in the bill, and insert the substitute herewith reported. Mr. Gardner moved that said bill with the pending amendments be laid on the table and ordered to be printed; which was not agreed to. On inotion of Mr. Perrill, Said bill with the pending amendments was laid on the table. Leave of absence indefinitely was granted to Dr. J. D. O'Connor, Senator from Monroe, for the purpose of visiting the recent battle-field of Pittsburgh Landing, as a voluntary surgeon. Message from the House of Representatives. Mr. President: The House has passed the following bill, in which the concurrence of the Senate is requested: H. B. No. 220, To furnish medicines and hospital stores for sick and wounded Ohio volunteers. Attest: EDWARD KINSMAN, Clerk Said bill was then read the first time. On motion of Mr. McVeigh, The constitutional rules were suspended, and said bill was read the second time by its title. On motion of Mr. Hitchcock, The constitutional rules were suspended, and said bill was read the third time by its title. The question being, "Shall the bill pass ?" The yeas and nays were ordered and resulted--yeas 30, nays none--as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Bierce, Coates, Eggleston, Finck, Gardner, Godfrey, Groesbeck, Gunckel, Harsh, Hitchcock, Hood, Johnston, Kenny, Lang, Marshall, Mason, Miles, Monroe, McBurney, McLung, McVeigh, Perrill, Quinby, Ready, Robison, Sherrard, Sinnet, Sprague, Welsh and Whetstone-30. So the bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. On motion of Mr. Perrill, S. B. No. 93, with the pending amendments, was then taken from the table. Mr. Groesbeck moved to amend said amendment by striking out the words "sixteen hundred and forty," and insert the words "one thousand." Mr. Perrill demanded a division of the question. The question then being on striking out the words "sixteen hundred and forty," The yeas and nays were demanded, ordered, and resulted-yeas 16, nays 9 as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Bierce, Finck, Gardner, Groesbeck, Harsh, Hitchcock, Hood, Kenny, Marshall, Miles, McBurney, McLung, Perrill, Quinby, Robison and Sprague-16. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Godfrey, Gunckel, Johnston, Lang, Mason, Monroe, McVeigh, Ready and Sherrard-9. So said words were stricken out. The question then being on inserting the words "one thousand," The yeas and nays were demanded, ordered, and resulted-yeas 15, nays 12— as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Bierce, Finck, Godfrey, Groesbeck, Gunckel, Hitchcock, Johnston, Mar shall, Miles, Monroe, McBurney, Ready, Robison, Sherrard and Whetstone-15. Those who voted in the negative were- Messrs. Eggleston, Garduer, Harsh, Hood, Kenny, Lang, Mason, McLung, McVeigh, Perrill, Quinby and Sprague-12. So said amendment was agreed to. Mr. Kenny moved to refer said bill with the pending amendments to the committee on Claims; which was not agreed to. The question then being on agreeing to the amendment to said bill as reported by the Judiciary committee, The yeas and nays were demanded, ordered, and resulted-yeas 14, nays 15as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs Bierce, Finck, Godfrey, Groesbeck, Gunckel, Johnston, Marshall, Monroe, McBurney, McLung, Ready, Robison, Sherrard and Whetstone-14. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs Eggleston, Gardner, Hitchcock, Hood, Kenny, Lang, Mason, Miles, McVeigh, O'Connor, Perrill, Quinby, Sinnet, Sprague and Welsh-15. So said amendment was not agreed to. The amendment to the preamble of the bill was then agreed to. Mr. Finck moved to refer said bill to the committee on Finance. Mr. Gardner moved that the bill be indefinitely postponed. Mr. Sinnet moved that said bill be postponed until the first Monday in January next. Mr. Hitchcock moved to reconsider the vote by which the Senate refused to agree to the amendment reported by the Judiciary Committee. On which motion, the yeas and nays were demanded, ordered, and resultedyeas 23, pays 6, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Bierce, Finck, Godfrey, Groesbeck, Gunckel, Hitchcock, Johnston, Lang, Marshall, Mason, Miles, Monroe, McBurney, McLung, McVeigh, O'Connor, Perrill, Quinby, Ready, Robison, Sherrard, Sprague and Wetstone-23. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Eggleston, Gardner, Hood, Kenny, Sinnet and Welsh-6. So said motion was agreed to. On motion of Mr. Hitchcock, Said bill and pending amendment was laid on the table. Mr. Godfrey, from the committee on Enrollment, reported the following bill and joint resolution correctly enrolled : H. B. No 220, To furnish medicines and hospital stores for sick and wounded Ohio volunteers. H J. R. No. 54, Relative to authorizing the Governor to accept the volunteer services of surgeons. Message from the House of Representatives. Mr. President: 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. 220, To furnish medicines and hoshital stores for sick and wounded Ohio volunteers. H. J. R. No. 54, Relative to authorizing the Governor to accept the volunteer services of surgeons. Attest: EDWARD KINSMAN, Clera. The President then, in the presence of the Senate, signed the foregoing bill and resolution. On motion of Mr. Perrill, S. B. No. 93, with the pending amendment, was taken from the table. The question then being on agreeing to said amendment, The yeas and nays were demanded, ordered, and resulted--yeas 16, nays 12, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Bierce, Finck, Godfrey, Groesbeck, Gunckel, Hitchcock, Johnston, Lang, Marshall, Miles, Monroe, McBurney, McLung, Ready, Sherrard and Whetstone -16. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs Coates, Eggleston, Gardner, Harsh, Hood, McVeigh, O'Connor, Perrill, Quinby, Sinnet, Sprague and Welsh-12. So said amendment was agreed to. The question being, "Shall the bill pass?" The yeas and nays were ordered, and resulted-yeas 16, nays 15, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Bierce, Fiack, Godfrey, Groesbeck, Gunckel, Johnston, Lang, Marshall, Mason, Miles, Monroe, McBurney, McLung, Ready, Sherrard and Whetstone-16. Those who voted in the negative were— Messrs. Coates, Eggleston. Gardner, Harsh, Hitchcock, Hood, Kenny, McVeigh, O'Connor, Perrill, Quinby, Robison, Sinnet, Sprague and Welsh-15. So said bill was lost on its passage, having failed to receive a constitutional majority. On motion of Mr. Bierce, The following resolution was taken from the table, viz.: Resolved, That the State Board of Agriculture is authorized to offer a premium of $ to the first person who shall have planted within the State of Ohio, no less than five acres of sugar beets, and manufactured therefrom no less than 5,000 lbs. of good, fair, merchantable, crystallized brown sugar, and a specimen of white refined loaf-sugar, of no less than 20 lbs., in a single uncompressed block. premium to be awarded on condition that the winner shall open his factory for public inspection, and instruct one apprentice at the choice of every agricultural 30ciety of the State. The Mr. Bierce moved to fill the blank in said resolution with the sum of " one thousand dollars." On motion of Mr. Johnston, Said resolution, with the pending amendment, was referred to the committee on Agriculture. On motion of Mr. Kenny, The Senate adjourned. Attest: D. W. RHODES, Clerk, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1862. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Randall. Mr Kenny presented the remonstrance of Members of Ashland County Bar, citizens of Ashland county, against the passage of 8 B. No. 98, to regulate the fees of clerks of courts; which was referred to the committee on Fees and Salaries. Mr. Bierce presented the memorial of David Lyman and 11 others, members of the bar, of Portage county, remonstrating against the passage of S. B. No. 98, To regulate and limit the fees of clerks of courts; which was referred to the committee on Fees and Salaries. Mr. Hitchcock presented the petition of S. C. Reed, F. W. Haren, and 75 other citizens of Auburn, Geauga county, praying for the passage of a law for the appoiatment of commissioners to visit frequently the several hospitals in Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee, to look after the sick and wounded in their localities, and secure their return to the State when practicable; which was referred to the committee on Military Affairs. 28-SENATE JOUR. The following bills were severally read the second time, committed to the commi tee of the whole, and made the order of the day for this day: H. B. No. 89, To suspend, for a limited time, a part of section first of an act entitled "an act for the encouragement of agriculture," passed February 28, 1846. H. B. No 97, To fix the salaries of judges of the court of common pleas of Hamilton county, and judges of the superior court of the city of Cincinnati. H. B. No 205, To authorize the city of Mansfield to dispose of certain real estate belonging to said city, Was then read the third time, and the question being. "Shall the bill pass?" The yeas and nays were ordered, and resulted-yeas 23, nays 2, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Bierce, Eggleston, Finck, Gardner, Godfrey, Groesbeck, Harsh, Hitchcock, Hood, Johnston, Kenny, Lang, Marshall, Mason, Miles, Monroe, McBurney, McLung, Perrill, Quinby, Sinnet, Welsh and Whetstone-23. Messrs. Guncke! and Ready voted in the negative. Said bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. S. B. No. 131, To provide for the assumption, assessment, collection and payment of the State's quota of the direct tax levied by the Congress of the United States, Was then read the third time, and the question being, "Shall the bill pass?" Messrs. Bierce, Eggleston, Finck, Gardner, Godfrey, Groesbeck, Gunckel, Harsh, Hitchcock, Hood, Johnston, Kenny, Lang, Marshall, Mason, Miles, Monrce, McBurney, McLung, McVeigh, Neal, Perrill, Quinby, Ready, Roby, Robison, Sinnet, Sprague, Welsh and Whetstone-30. Said bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed. Mr. Marshall, from the committee on Agriculture, reported that said committee had had under consideration H. B. No 124, by Mr. Sprague--Relative to the running at large of swine, and had ordered him to report the same back, recommending that said bill be referred to the Judiciary Committee; which was agreed to. Mr. Perrill, from the committee on Agriculture, reported that said committee had had under consideration S. B. No. 123, In relation to the running at large of bulls, boars, and bucks; and had ordered him to report the same back, and ask that the committee on Agriculture be discharged from its further consideration, and that said bill be referred to the committee on Judiciary; which was agreed to. Mr. Godfrey, from the joint committee on Enrollment, reported the following bills correctly enrolled: H. B. No. 126, Making appropriation of the revenue of the National Road for its support. I B. No. 137, To amend an act entitled an act to authorize counties, townships, cities, and incorporated villages to issue bonds in certain cases, passed March 10, 1860. H. B. No. 152, For the relief of Capt. Phillip Miller. H. B. N. 158, Supplementary to the act entitled an act to provide for locating and establishing ditches, drains, and water courses, passed March 27. 1861. H. B. No. 170, Supplementary to the act to abolish the office of Commissioner |