Mr. Randall, from the committee on Corporations, reported back S. No. 2, to incorporate the Scioto Telegraph Company, without amendment, recommending its passage.

Mr. King moved to amend by adding at the end of 3d section, the following:

"And provided further, that such stockholders shall be liable in their individual capacity for all the debts of such company."

On which question he demanded the yeas and nays, which were ordered, and resulted-yeas 16, nays 19, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Ankeny, Archbold, Blocksom, Byers, Burns, Cronise, Emrie, Evans, Ewing, Graham, King, Reemelin, Scott, Spindler, Wheeler, Winegarner-16.

NAYS-Messrs. Backus, Beaver, Bennett, Claypool, Corwin, Eaton, Haines, Hamilton, Hastings, Hopkins, Horton, Johnson, Judy, Kendall, Lewis, Randall, Stutson, Wilson and Speaker-19.

So the motion was lost.

Mr. Reemelin moved to recommit the bill to the committee on Corporations, with instructions.

Mr. Claypool asked for a division of the question.

And the question being on the recommitment of the bill, it was decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Reemelin, on leave, having withdrawn the instruction, said bill was recommitted to the committee on Corporations.

Mr. Spindler, from the committee on Schools and School Lands, to which was referred a resolution upon that subject, reported a bill (S. No. 18) to amend the act entitled "an act to encourage teachers' institutes," passed February 8, 1847; which was read the first time.

Mr. Wilson, from the committee on Finance, to which was referred Senate resolution calling on the Auditor of State for certain information, reported the same back with an amendment, which was agreed

to.

The resolution as amended, was then agreed to.

Mr. Backus, from the committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred S. No. 7, reported the same back with amendments; which were agreed to.

Ordered, that said bill be engrossed and read a third time on Monday.

The following bills were severally read the second time, committed to a committee of the whole Senate, and made the order of the day for this day:

S. No. 15; To prevent the execution of leases having a longer time to run than ten years.

S. No. 16; To amend an act entitled an act defining the powers of justices of the peace and constables in civil cases, passed March 14, 1831.

S. No. 17; To incorporate the First Universalist Society in Wright township, Guernsey county, Ohio.

The following bills were severally read the third time and passed:

S. No. 4; An act supplementary to the several acts to provide for the proof, acknowledgment and recording of deeds and other instruments of writing.

Ordered, that the title be as aforesaid.

S. No. 6; An act to provide for the draining of Gervais pond in Scioto county.

Mr. Kendall moved to amend the title as follows:

An act to extend the act for the appointment of commissioners of sewers, passed March 26, 1841, to the county of Scioto; which was agreed to.

Ordered that the title be as amended.

Message from the House of Representatives.

Mr. Speaker:

The following bills have been introduced into the House and severally read the first time:

H. No. 30; To incorporate the Board of Directors of Mulenburgh College at the town of Jefferson, in Harrison county.

H. No. 31; To repeal an act entitled "An act to amend the act for levying taxes on all property in this State according to its true value, passed March 2, 1846, and relative to levying road tax in certain counties," passed February 8, 1847, and for other purposes.

H. No. 32; To incorporate the Kalida and Miami Extension Canal Railroad.

H. No. 33; To appropriate certain lands to aid in the construction of the Kalida and Miami Extension Canal Railroad.

The House has passed the following bills:

H. No. 5; To amend the act entitled "An act to appoint commissioners to establish section lines, corners and quarter posts, in the townships of St. Joseph, Centre and Pulaski, in the county of Williams.

H. No. 1; To incorporate the Bellebrook and Spring Valley Turnpike Road Company.

H. No. 16; To extend to the counties of Summit and Greene the provisions of an act entitled "An act to provide for the more effectual punishment of certain offences," passed March 12, 1845.

Attest:

H. A. SWIFT, Clerk.

House bills Nos. 5, 1, and 16, were severally read the first time.

Message from the House of Representatives.

Mr. Speaker:

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

Resolution calling upon the Board of Public Works for information relative to their action under a resolution in reference to adjusting certain claims.

Attest:

Said House joint resolution was agreed to.

H. A. SWIFT, Clerk.

Mr. Ewing offered for adoption the following resolution, which was laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.

Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives, That a committee of seven members on the part of the Senate, and members

on the part of the House be appointed by the Speakers of the respective branches, to which committee shall be referred all petitions, bills and resolutions, having for their object, or in any manner relating to the calling of a convention of the people to alter or amend the existing constitution of this State. And it is hereby made the duty of said committee, on CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM, to collect all the information conveniently within their reach touching this great and important question, and to report by bill or otherwise in time for the action of this General Assembly.

The Speaker laid before the Senate the annual report of the Treasurer of State; which, on motion, was laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.

[See vol. Pub. Doc. No. 7, part I.]

The Speaker also laid before the Senate the report of the trustees and superintendent of the Ohio Institution for the education of the Blind; which, on motion, was laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.

[See vol. Pub. Doc. No. 17, part 1.]

Mr. Eaton offered for adoption the following resolution : Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That our Senators in Congress be instructed, and our Representatives there requested, to use their influence to have Congress so to amend the post office laws as to permit newspapers to pass through the mails, any distance not exceeding 30 miles from the office where printed, free of postage.

Mr. Archbold moved to amend said resolution by striking out the word "thirty," and inserting fifty."

On motion of Mr. Wilson,

Said resolution and pending amendment were referred to the committee on Federal Relations.

Mr. Archbold gave notice that, on Monday or some subsequent day of the present session, he would ask leave to introduce a bill to prevent vexatious litigation, and give additional security to land titles in this State.

Mr. Hamilton gave notice that, on Monday or some subsequent day of the present session, he would ask leave to introduce a bill to repeal section 35 of the school law, passed April 1, 1838, which provides that recorders and clerks of incorporated towns, cities and boroughs, shall act as clerks of such school districts as may be erected therein.

Mr. Randall gave notice that he would, on Monday or some subse quent day during the session, ask leave to introduce a bill to amend section 105 of an act to regulate the practice of judicial courts, passed March 8, 1831.

On motion of Mr. Stutson, The Senate adjourned.

Attest:

ALBERT GALLOWAY, Clerk.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1847.

Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Brooks.

Mr. Olds asked and obtained leave to record his vote on the adop tion of the amendment, offered by Mr. King on Saturday, to Senate bill No. 2, to incorporate the Scioto Telegraph Company, and, being called, voted in the affirmative.

The Speaker presented the annual report of the Auditor of State; which was laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.

[See vol. Pub. Doc. No. 6, part I.]

Mr. Backus presented the petitions of Royal Cowls and 13 others, citizens of Cuyahoga county;

Also, of H. Martin and 15 others, citizens of Cleveland;

Also, of John W. Phillips and 29 others, citizens of Cleveland; Also, of Robert Forby and 29 others, citizens of Brooklyn, Cuyahoga county;

Also, of Paul G. Church and 26 others, citizens of Cuyahoga county;

Also, of R. S. Lyon and 50 other citizens of Cuyahoga county; Also, of Diodote Clark, Ezra Eddy and A. H. Brainard, commissioners of Cuyahoga county, asking for the erection of a superior court in said county.

Severally laid upon the table.

Mr. Hopkins presented the petition of Leonard Fisher and 31 other citizens of the county of Warren;

Also, of Bellamy Storer and 41 others, citizens of the counties of Hamilton and Warren, asking for an amendment to the charter of the Cincinnati, Montgomery, Hopkinsville, Rochester and Clarksville Turnpike Company.

Referred to a select committee of one-Mr. Hopkins.

Mr. Eaton presented the petition of 366 citizens of Richland county;

Also, of Mr. Brockway and eight other citizens of Marion county, for the erection of the new county of Chester.

Mr. Johnson presented a similar petition from 348 citizens of Knox county.

Mr. Wheeler presented the petition of Jacob F. Houck and 93 other citizens of Hancock county, asking for an alteration of the line dividing the counties of Hancock and Wyandott, and remonstrating against the erection of any new county that may interfere with the territory of Hancock county.

Referred severally to the committee on New Counties.

Mr. Hamilton presented the petition of David Hill and 12 other citizens of Seneca county, for the election of John Zimmerman an associate judge of said county;

Also, a similar petition from 12 citizens of the same county.
Severally laid upon the table.

Mr. Burns presented the petition of John Meredith and 140 other citizens of Richland county, praying for a revision and amendment of the militia laws now in force in this State.

Referred to the committee on the Militia.

Mr. Randall, from the committee on Corporations, reported back S. No. 2, to incorporate the Scioto Telegraph Company, with amendments; which were agreed to.

Mr. King moved to lay the bill on the table; on which question, Mr. Beaver demanded the yeas and nays, which were ordered and resulted-yeas 23, nays 13, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Ankeny, Archbold, Backus, Bennett, Blocksom, Byers, Burns, Cronise, Emrie, Evans, Ewing, Graham, Haines, Hastings, Hopkins, Judy, King, Olds, Reemelin, Scott, Spindler, Wheeler, and Winegarner-23.

NAYS-Messrs. Beaver, Claypool, Corwin, Eaton, Hamilton, Horton, Johnson, Kendall, Lewis, Randall, Stutson, Wilson, and Speaker - 13.

So the motion prevailed.

Mr. Bennett, from the select committee to prepare rules for the government of the Senate during the present session, reported for that purpose the rules of the Senate of the last session, with the following additional rule, viz:

Rule 38. These rules shall not be altered without at least one day's notice of the intention of such alteration having been previously given.

Which was agreed to.

The report was then agreed to.

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. 18; To amend the act entitled "an act to encourage teachers' institutes," passed February 8, 1847.

H. No. 1; To incorporate the Bellbrook and Spring Valley Turnpike Road Company.

H. No. 5; To amend the act entitled "an act to appoint commissioners to establish sections, lines, corners, and quarter posts in the

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