his statesmanship, his moral integrity, his pure patriotism, his true loyalty to the Union and to the State of Ohio, which was evinced by his election to the high and responsible office of Senator in Congress, remains unimpaired and unfaltering. Mr. Kendall moved that said report be laid upon the table to be printed. Mr. Olds asked for a division of the question. The motion to lay upon the table was agreed to. And the motion to print was then agreed to. Mr. Horton, from the committee on Railroads and Turnpikes, reported back H. No. 117, to lay out and establish a free turnpike road from Richland, in Logan county, to Roundhead, in Hardin county, recommending its passage. Ordered to be read the third time on tomorrow. Mr. Archbold, from a select committee, reported a bill (S. No. 57) to extend the provisions of the act passed Feb. 28th, 1813, entitled an act to authorize the court of common pleas to remit or reduce judgments or recognizes in certain cases, and for other purposes; which was read the first time. Accompanying said bill was the following report: (See Appendix.) Which was laid upon the table and ordered to be printed. The following bills were severally read a second time, committed to the committee of the whole Senate, and made the order of the day for this day: S. No. 49; For the erection of the county of Walhonding. S. No. 50; For the erection of the county of Bennington. S. No. 51; To amend the act entitled an act prescribing the duties of county auditors. S. No. 52; To amend the acts establishing the Wapaukonnetta: and Kalida, and Lima and Defiance free turnpike roads, in the county of Putnam. S. No. 53; To repeal the act entitled an act to authorize the directors of school district No. 4, in the township of Chester, Meigs county, to apportion the common school money between said district and the high school and teachers' institute located in said district. S. No. 54; Further to amend the act to incorporate the Portsmouth and Columbus Turnpike Road Company, and the several acts amendatory thereto. S. No. 55; To attach a part of Lawrence county to the county of Scioto. S. No. 56; To revive and continue in force the provisions of an act entitled an act to amend an act to incorporate the Portsmouth Drydock and Steamboat Basin Company, passed February 14, 1846. H. No. 20; To incorporate the Spring Valley Hydraulic Com pany. H. No. 79; To amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Troy and Stillwater Turnpike Company, passed March 7, 1842. II. No. 128; To appoint commissioners to lay out and establish a free turnpike road in the county of Paulding. The following bills were severally read the third time and passed: H. No. 42; To incorporate the proprietors of the Burnett House, Cincinnati. H. No. 102; To amend the act incorporating the town of Troy, in the county of Miami, passed March 7, 1842, and to repeal certain sections of an act amendatory thereto, passed February 26, 1846. H. No. 110; To authorize the sale of school section sixteen, in Crane township, Wyandott county, Ohio. H. No. 115; To lay out and establish a graded State road in the counties of Gallia and Jackson. Ordered that the titles be as aforesaid. Mr. Bennett gave notice that he would, on tomorrow or some other day of the present session, ask leave to introduce a bill, to amend the act entitled an act to amend the act for levying taxes on all property in this State according to their true value, passed February 8, 1817, so as to require county treasurers to visit the several townships of their respective counties for the purpose of receiving taxes. On motion of Mr. Lewis, Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of requiring a docket fee to be taxed in all judicial causes, to be paid into the county treasury, and that said committee do also inquire into the expediency of making jury fees commensurate in amount with the time occupied in the trial of the cause. Message from the House of Representatives. Mr. Speaker: The following bills have been introduced into the House and read the first time : H. No. 141; To provide for the assessment of personal property, and the valuation of new entries and new structures. H. No. 142; To incorporate the Hanover and Reily Turnpike Company. 1 H. No. 143; To grant to James Coppins the right to peddle without license. H. No. 144; To incorporate Bishop's Fraternal Regular Baptist Seminary. H. No. 145; To incorporate the Troy and Piqua Turnpike Road Company. H. No. 146; To incorporate the Ithaca and Euphemia Turnpike Road Company. Attest: On motion of Mr. Beaver, H. A. Swift, Clerk. The petitions, papers, &c., relative to the counties of Clay, Mahoning and Trumbull, were taken up. On motion of the same gentleman, Said petitions and papers were referred to the committee on New Counties. Mr. Scott offered for adoption the following resolution : Resolved, That the Board of Public Works transmit to this body, at its earliest convenience, answers to the following inquiries, viz : 1. What quantity of water, estimated by the run of mill stones, is now leased at each of the towns of Bremen, St. Marys, and Spencer in the county of Mercer, and Howard in the county of Vanwert? 2. The contract price for each run of stone at the several towns named? 3. Do the leases at each place guaranty a permanent supply of water, save the usual reservation of a month for repairs, if not, which are exceptions? 4. What amount of water has the State to lease at St. Marys, with the reservoir at its present level? 5. What increased amount could the State lease at St. Marys, if the reservoir was filled to the level originally contemplated? 6. Would it be detrimental to the interest of the State to lease a permanent water power at the west bank of said reservoir? On motion of Mr. Archbold, Said resolution was laid upon the table. Mr. Archbold, according to previous notice, from a select cominittee, reported by bill (S. No. 58) supplementary to the several acts concerning banks and banking; which was read the first time. On motion of Mr. Claypool, The Senate resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the orders of the day, and after some time spent therein, rose, and Mr. Stutson reported back the following bills, some with and some without amendment: S. No. 45; For the relief of the Steubenville, Cadiz and Cambridge McAdamized Road Company. Recommitted to the committee on Railroads and Turnpikes. S. No. 54; Further to amend the act to incorporate the Portsmouth and Columbus Turnpike Road Company, and the several acts amendatory thereto. Recommitted to the committee on Railroads and Turnpikes. H. No. 56; To amend an act entitled “an act to regulate the militia," passed March 12, 1814, and an amendatory act thereto, passed Feb. 25, 1845. Recommitted to the committee on the Militia. H. No. 91; To extend the corporate limits of the town of Bellbrook, in Greene county. Recommitted to the committee on Corporations. H. No. 88; To incorporate the Akron Cold Spring Company. H. No. 60; To amend an act entitled "an act for the incorporation of townships," passed March 5, 1831, with an amendment. Recommitted to the committee on the Judiciary. On motion of Mr. Lewis, The Senate took a recess. THREE O'CLOCK, P. M. Mr. King, from the committee on New Counties, on leave, made the following report; which was agreed to: The standing committee on New Counties, to which was referred remonstrances against the erection of the county of Cumberland, ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject, and recommend that the petitioners have leave to withdraw their papers. A message from the Governor was received and read, announcing the resignation, by Sam'l F. Yeoman, of the office of associate judge of the county of Fayette. Also, a message announcing the resignation, by the Rev. Mr. Dobb, of the oflice of Trustee of the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb. Severally laid upon the table. Message from the House of Representatives. Mr. Speaker: The following bills have been introduced into the House and read the first time: H. No. 147; To amend the act entitled "an act providing for the erection of a new Penitentiary, and establishing and regulating prison discipline," passed Feb. 8, 1832. H. No. 148; To repeal an act entitled "an act to authorize the holding of special terms of the court of common pleas, within and for the county of Scioto, for criminal and other business." H. No. 149; To provide for the service of process in local actions. H. No. 150: To amend an act entitled "an act providing for the punishment of crimes," passed March 7, 1835. Attest: H. A. Swift, Clerk. Message from the House of Representatives. Mr. Speaker: The House has passed the following bill: H. No. 135; To amend the "act to incorporate the Maumee and Perrysburgh Toll Bridge Company," passed March 12, 1838. The Speaker of the House has signed the following enrolled bill: H. No. 42; To incorporate the proprietors of the Burnett House, Cincinnati. Attest: H. No. 135 was read the first time. H. A. SWIFT, Clerk. House enrolled bill No. 42, was signed by the Speaker of the Senate. On motion of Mr. Bennett, The Senate again resolved itself into a committee of the whole upon the orders of the day, and after some time spent therein, rose, and Mr. Reemelin reported back the following bills: H. No. 92; To incorporate the Lafayette Fire Engine Company No. 2, of Mount Vernon, Ohio. Recommitted to the committee on the Judiciary. S. No. 55; To attach a part of Lawrence county to the county of Scioto. Recommitted to the committee on New Counties. S. No. 56; To revive and continue in force the provisions of an act entitled "an act to amend an act to incorporate the Portsmouth Drydock and Steamboat Basin Company," passed February 14, 1846. Ordered to be engrossed and read the third time on tomorrow. H. No. 128; To appoint commissioners to lay out and establish a free turnpike road in the county of Paulding. Ordered to be read the third time on tomorrow. H. No. 79; To amend an act entitled "an act to incorporate the Troy and Stillwater Turnpike Company," passed March 7, 1842. Recommitted to the committee on Corporations. H. No. 20; To incorporate the Spring Valley Hydraulic Company. Recommitted to the committee on Corporations. S. No. 53; To repeal an act entitled "an act to authorize the directors of school district number four, in the township of Chester, Meigs county, to apportion the common school money between said district and the high school and teachers' institute located in said district." Recommitted to the committee on Schools and School lands. On motion of Mr. Claypool, House bill No. 3, prohibiting any citizen of this State from holding, by election or appointment, more than one of the several offices therein named at the same time, was taken up. Mr. Ewing moved to amend said bill by adding the following pro viso: "Provided this act shall not take effect or be enforced in any county in this State where the population is less than ten thousand." Which was agreed to. Mr. Olds moved the indefinite postponement of said bill. Upon which question, he demanded the yeas and nays, which were ordered, and resulted—yeas 14, nays 20, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Ankeny, Beaver, Bennett, Blocksom, Byers, Corwin, Evans, Graham, Hopkins, Johnson, King, Olds, Winegarner, and Speaker-14. NAYS-Messrs. Archbold, Backus, Burns, Claypool, Cronise, Eaton, Ewing, Haines, Hastings, Horton, Judy, Kendall, Lewis, Randall, Reemelin, Scott, Spindler, Stutson, Wheeler, and Wilson-20. So the motion was lost. Mr. Olds moved to amend by adding the following: 66 Provided, that in all cases where one person shall be found holding more than one of the offices named in this act at the time of its |