Leave of absence was granted to Messrs. Van Vorhes, Russell, Green, McFarland and Thompson of Meigs.

On motion of Mr. Parsons,

The House adjourned.

Attest:

J. S. ROBINSON, Clerk.

THURSDAY, January 15, 1857.

Prayer by Rev. Mr. Jamison.

The journal was read and approved.

Mr. Burns presented the memorial of A. Mann, M. D. and fifty-eight other citizens of Richland county, praying for the passage of a law at the present session of the legislature prohibiting the sale of intoxicating drinks, which was referred to committee on Temperance.

Mr. Smith of Franklin, presented the memorial of C. N. Olds, P. B. Wilcox, John W. Andrews, A. G. Thurman, W. Dennison, and other members of the bar of Franklin county, praying for the establishment of a superior court in said county, which was referred to a select committee, consisting of the members from the counties of Pickaway, Madison and Franklin.

Mr. Mygatt presented the memorial of S. Starkweather, Reuben Wood and 33. other citizens of Cuyahoga county, praying for an amendment to the laws for the collection of taxes, which was referred to the Judiciary committee.

Mr. Potts presented the memorial of S. McFadden, W. P. McClain and ninetytwo other citizens of Carroll county, praying for amendments to the present school law, which was referred to the committee on Schools and School Lands.

Mr. Clark of Harrison, presented the memorial of J. H. McMath and five other citizens of Harrison county, praying for increase of judge's salaries, which was referred to standing committee on Fees nd Salaries.

The following bills were severally read a second time and referred as follows: S. B. No. 106; Fixing the commencment of the official term of county recorders, which was referred to the committee on the Judiciary.

H. B. No. 192; To amend the act to provide for struck juries in the district courts and common pleas courts in Ohio, passed March 12, 1853, which was referred to the committee of the Whole.

H. B. No. 191; To amend the act to regulate the fees of officers in civil and criminal cases, passed March 5, 1831, which was referred to the committee of the Whole.

H. B. No. 196; To authourize the commissioners of counties to loan certain moneys, which was referred to the committee of the Whole.

H. B. No. 190; To enable the children and devisees of Susan Cochran to sell and convey certain real estate in Columbiana county, which was referred to the committee of the Whole.

On motion of Mr. Thomas,

The House went into an election of Speaker pro tem., to serve during the remainder of the session, during the absence of the Speaker.

Mr. Thomas nominated Joseph Truesdale for that office.

Those who voted for Mr. Truesdale were

Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Andrews, Bell, Bingham, Blair, Blakeslee, Boehmer, Boyer, Brayton, Bunker, Burns, Burton, Cable, Cadwell, Campbell, Carlin, Chaney, Clark of Gallia, Clark of Harrison, Cook, Cowan of Ashland, Cowan of Shelby, Crooks, Dooley, Egley, Flowers, Franklin, Gabriel, Games, Gatch, Giffin, Goudy, Grier, Guthrie, Hains, Hamilton, Hatcher, Hawkins, Hendren, Holbrook, Holmes, Hunter, Hutchison of Washington, Irion, Jewett, Johnson, Langdon, Latham, Lawton, Littler, Loveland, Lyle, McCurdy, McElwee, Mendenhall of Columbiana, Mendenhall of Jefferson, Miller, Mills, Monroe, Mygatt, Needham, Ogle, Parsons, Peck, Pittman, Plumb, Plympton, Post. Potts, Ralston, Ricker, Robinson, Rogers, Shaw, Shepherd, Sinnett, Smith of Franklin, Smith of Knox, Smith of Montgomery, Tenney, Thomas, Thompson of Brown, Thompson of Coshocton, Todd, Townsend, True, Turner, Turpin, Upham, Watson, Weatherby, West, Williamson and Yaple-97.

Mr. Baughman and Truesdale voted for A. P. Miller.

Mr. Slough voted blank.

Mr. Truesdale having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Speaker pro tem., to serve during the remainder of the session, in the absence of the Speaker.

Senate bill No. 141 being taken up for a third reading, Mr. Parsons moved that it be referred to a select committee of one, which was agreed to, when Mr. Parsons was appointed said committee.

Mr. Clark of Gallia, gave notice that on to-morrow or some subsequent day of the session, he would ask leave to introduce a bill to amend an act entitled “An act to restore to the court of common pleas the jurisdiction of minor offences in certain counties in this State," passed April 9, 1856.

Mr. Upham, on leave, introduced House bill No. 205; To encourage the organization of fire companies and repeal former acts, which was read the first time. On motion of Mr. Mygatt,

H. B. No. 14 was taken up and referred to the committee of the Whole.

Mr. Hunter, on leave, introduced House bill No. 206; To amend the act to provide for the reduction of fees now allowed to sheriffs for keeping and providing for prisoners in jail, passed March 13, 1844, which was read the first time.

Mr. Cook presented the petition of Justus Brown and twenty-four other citizens of Huron county, praying for sundry amendments to the school law, which was referred to the committee on Schools and School Lands.

Mr. Miller presented the memorial of J. W. Hall, J. D. Ringwood and 180 other citizens of Oxford, Butler county, praying for a law to suppress the sale of spirituous liquors in townships in which State Universities are located, which was referred to the Judiciary committee.

Mr. Mendenhall of Columbiana, presented the memorial of the children and devises of Susan Cochran of Columbiana county, praying for power to sell certain lands, which was referred to the Judiciary committee.

On motion of Mr. Giffin,

The House resolved itself into committee of the Whole on the orders of the day, Mr. Mygatt in the chair.

After some time spent in the consideration thereof, the committee rose and reported back H. B. No. 191; To amend an act to regulate the fees of officers in civil and criminal cases, passed March 5, 1831, with one amendment-strike out of the ninth line of the first section from the word "auditor" to the word "provided" in the ninth line, which was agreed to.

Mr. Thompson of Coshocton, moved to further amend the bill by striking out $2.00 per day and inserting $1.50.

The yeas and nays were demanded and resulted, yeas 58,

Those who voted in the affirmative were

nays 36.

Messrs. Anderson, Andrews, Bell, Blakeslee, Boehmer, Boyer, Bunker, Campbell, Carlin, Clark of Gallia, Clark of Harrison, Cook, Cowan of Ashland, Crooks, Flowers, Franklin, Games, Grier, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hatcher, Hawkins, Hendren, Holbrook, Holmes, Hunter, Hutchison of Washington, Littler, McCurdy, Mendenhall of Jefferson, Miller, Mills, Monroe, Mygatt, Parsons, Patterson, Pittman, Plympton, Potts, Shaw, Shepherd, Slough, Smith of Knox, Smith of Montgomery, Tenney, Thompson of Brown, Thompson of Coshocton, Todd, Townsend, True, Truesdale, Turner, Upham, Watson, Weatherby, West, Williamson and Yaple-58. Those who voted in the negative were

Messrs. Allen, Baughman, Bingham, Blair, Burns, Burton, Cadwell, Chaney, Cowan of Shelby, Dooley, Egley, Gabriel, Gatch, Giffin, Goudy, Hutcheson of Madison, Jewett, Johnson, Langdon, Loveland, Lyle, McElwee, Mendenhall of Columbiana, Needham, Odell, Ogle, Peck, Plumb, Post, Ralston, Ricker, Robinson, Sinnet, Smith of Franklin, Thomas and Turpin-36.

So the amendment was adopted.

The bill was then ordered to be engrossed and read a third time to-morrow.

H. B. No. 196; To authorize the commissioners of counties to loan certain moneys, without amendment, which was referred to the committee on Finance.

H. B. No. 192; To amend the act to provide for struck juries, passed March 12, 1853, without amendment, when,

On motion of Mr. Bell,

The bill was amended by striking out "two dollars" in the 4th line, and inserting one dollar and fifty cents, when the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time to-morrow.

On motion of Mr. Egley,

H. B. No. 190 was taken from the committee of the Whole and referred to the Judiciary committee.

On motion,

The House took a recess.

THREE O'CLOCK, P. M.

The Speaker pro tem., appointed Messrs. True, Mendenhall of Jefferson, and Townsend, as the committee of conference on the part of the House on Senate bill No. 62.

The Speaker pro tem., laid before the House a communication from the late Sec

retary of the State Board of Agriculture in relation to printing agricultural reports, which was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Egley gave notice that on to-morrow, or some subsequent day of the session, he would ask leave to introduce a bill to further prescribe the duties of sheriffs in certain cases.

Mr. Egley gave notice that on to-morrow, or some subsequent day of the session, he would ask leave to introduce a bill to prohibit attorneys who are law partners of the prosecuting attorney from defending prisoners in criminal cases.

Mr. Egley gave notice that on to-morrow or some subsequent day of the ses sion, he would ask leave to introduce a bill to amend section 12 of the act entitled "an act relating to dower," passed January 28, 1823.

Mr. Parsons presented the memorial of the Columbus Machine Manufacturing Company, which was referred to the committee on Public Buildings.

On motion of Mr. Smith of Franklin,

The House adjourned.

Attest:

J. S. ROBINSON, Clerk.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1857.

Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Jamison.

The journal was read and approved.

Mr. Flowers presented the memorial of A. Skinner and 27 other citizens of Perry county, praying for the repeal of the act regulating the compensation of county officers, which was referred to the cnmmittee on Fees and Salaries.

Mr. Ralston presented the memorial of John Coulter and nineteen other citizens. of Richland county, praying for an amendment to the 24th section of the school law so as to authorize township boards of education to distribute the school fund according to the wants of the several sub districts.

Referred to the standing committee on Schools and School Lands.

Mr. Carlin presented the memorial of Mr. A. P. Cutting and 100 other citizens of Hardin county, praying for the abolishment of the office of State Commissioner of Common Schools, and the substitution of county superintendents, which was referred to the committee on Schools and School Lands.

Mr. Plumb presented the memorial of B. F. Curtis, M. Sutliff, and 22 other citizens of Trumbull county, praying for the repeal of the act entitled an act to regulate and limit the compensation of certain county officers, passed April 8, 1856, which was referred to the committee on Fees and Salaries.

H. B. No. 188; To amend the act regulating appeals to the district court, passed March 23, 1852,

Was read a second time and referred to the committee of the Whole.

H. B. No. 189; Supplementary to the act to provide for the organization of cities and incorporated villages, passed May 3, 1832,

Which was referred to the committee on Corporations.

H. B. No. 187; To amend "an act of the jurisdiction and procedure before jus

tices of the peace, and of the duties of constables in civil courts," passed March 14, 1853,

Which was referred to the committee of the Whole.

H. B. No. 191; To amend an act entitled "an act to regulate the fees of officers in civil and criminal cases," passed March 5th, 1852,

Was read the third time, when

Mr. Parsons moved that the bill be committed to a select committee of one, which was agreed to.

Mr. Langdon moved that the committee be instructed to amend the bill by restoring the words stricken out of the bill in committee of the Whole.

Mr. Sinnet moved that it be further instructed to restore the words "two dollars" where they occurred in the bill, which was disagreed to.

The question being on agreeing to Mr. Langdon's motion, to instruct the committee,

The yeas and nays were demanded, and resulted-yeas 22, nays 61.

Those who voted in the affirmative were

Messrs. Andrews, Baughman, Bell, Brayton, Clark of Harrison, Dooley, Hamilton, Hunter, Jewett, Langdon, Mendenhall of Columbiana, Monroe, Needham, Ricker, Robinson, Simmons, Sinnet, Smith of Knox, Smith of Montgomery, Tenney, Thomas, Todd, Townsend, Truesdale, and Turner-22.

Those who voted in the negative were

Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Bingham, Blakeslee, Boehmer, Boyer, Bunker, Burns, Cable, Cadwell, Campbell, Carlin, Clark of Gallia, Cook, Cowan of Ashland, Cowan of Shelby, Crooks, Egley, Flowers, Games, Gatch, Giffin, Goudy, Grier, Guthrie, Hawkins, Hendren, Holbrook, Hutcheson of Madison, Hutchison of Washington, Johnson, Latham, Lawton, Littler, Loveland, Lyle, McCurdy, McElwee, Mendenhall of Jeflerson, Mills, Odell, Ogle, Parsons, Patterson, Peck, Pittman, Plumb, Post, Potts, Ralston, Shaw, Shepherd, Slough, Smith of Knox, Smith of Montgomery, Thompson of Brown, Thompson of Coshocton, True, Upham, Watson, West, and Williamson-61.

Mr. Parsons moved that the committee be instructed to strike out the word "sixteen" in the first line of the second section, and the word "is" in the 3d line of the same section, which was agreed to.

Mr. Parsons from the select committee to whom was referred H. B. No. 191, with instructions to amend, reported the same back amended according to instructions, when the bill passed-yeas 73, nays 9.

Those who voted in the affirmative were

Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Andrews, Baughman, Bell, Bingham, Blakeslee, Boehmer, Brayton, Bunker, Burns, Cable, Cadwell, Campbell, Clark of Gallia, Cook, Cowan of Ashland, Cowan of Shelby, Crooks, Dooley, Egley, Flowers, Gabriel, Games, Gatch, Giffin, Goudy, Grier, Guthrie, Hains, Hatcher, Hendren, Holbrook, Holmes, Hunter, Hutcheson of Madison, Hutchison of Washington, Jewett, Langdon, Latham, Lawton, Littler, Loveland, Lyle, Mendenhall of Columbiana, Mendenhall of Jefferson, Moaroe, Needham, Odell, Ogle, Parsons, Peck, Pittman, Plumb, Plympton, Post, Potts, Ralston, Robinson, Shaw, Shepherd, Simmons, Sinnet, Slough, Smith of Knox, Smith of Montgomery, Thompson of Brown, Thompson of Coshocton, Todd, True, Truesdale, Watson, West, and Williamson -73.