Morning journal (Columbus, Ohio), 1867-04-05

              TW """---r- HL . "TT f J "m i K i r of I. 'T i I k v a Ti I II I X'S. II . j j I ij """j "-i -""" t ti "y " , ::: :i:vi ; i rrr-r 1 : .,'1 1; VOL. XXIX. COLUMBUS, -OHIO : FRI DAY, APRIL 5, 1867. NO. 222. ii ii ii hi ii ay i XX i a ii ' ' ' TELEGRAPHIC REPORTED FOR THE JOURNAL. HV TIIE ATLANTIC Tbc Budget. London, April 1. The annual budget was presented to Parliament to-day. The excess of receipts over expenditures for the year, and the balance remaining in the exchequer, is oillcially stated at two and a half millions of pounds. The estimated income for the present year will exceed sixty-nine millions qf pounds, and the estimated expenditures arc sixty-elght millions of pounds. It is proposed by the Government to retain the present tax on malt, and Impose a low duty on receipts from marine assurance, and also on terminable annuities. Flouesce, April 4. The Italian Ministry have tendered their resignation, and a new Ministry will be formnd. WASH I N GTONjSPECi ALS. The Constitutionality of thcRcrouHtrac lion Law to be 'J'eslel-Spiritof the P- i titione on the nbiTt- 'J'lic ltumo-American Treaty in the Committee of foreign Affnir Likely to be Rejected Nurfrconlineral of IMonlonn F.x-Sonator Fowler to be Nominated as TOin-iNler to AnHtriu Appointment Under tbc Hankrupt Bill .Wore Removals to he made by (General Slicrldan The President's Opinion abont Uie Kemo-vain. Npw Yohk, April 4. The Times' special now says that there is :i movement for testing the constitutionality of the reconstruction bill, and a petition rehearsing the history of the Government from lis foundation, has been drawn up. One petition argues that Congress usurped authority not confided in it by the Constitution in setting aside the present State Governments In the 8onth, and in superceding civil with military law In times of peace. Another petition claims that the Provisional Governments, formed bv the President, arc unconstitutional.The Rosso-American treaty was discussed aaain yesterday by the Committee on Foreign Relations, but no conclusion was reached. There Is much diversity of opinion In the committee on the subject. It is probable that the nomination of Gen. Rousseau as Brigadier Geueral, and Gov. Bradford as Surveyor of the port of Baltimore, will be reject d. Gen. Sol Merldeth lias biien nominated to be Surveyor General of Montana. The Tribune's special says : Secretary Seward has announced that ex-Senator Foster's name would be sent to the Senate as Minister to Austria this week. The appointment of Registers under the bankrupt bill, will not be made for sometime yet. Geo. Sheridan contemplates ot her removals of disloyal persun from olllce in his his district.The World's special says: The President Is of the opinion that Gen. Sherldau had no right to make the removals he has made, and has called on the Attorney General for an opiuion on the subject. Gen. Sheridan has telegraphed for instructions on the same print, before making further removals. ComniiiMilouer ol Agriculture. The World's siiecial says : Orange Judd and Horace Cnpron arc prominent candidates Tor the position of Commissioner of Aurlcul t urc. The President has determined to re move Newton. NEW YORK. Deputy Collector, have no night to Make Seizure Out-lde their own District The jr. B.Mtewart Transaction A Curd from nr. Ilulburd In Hcjrard to Smy tho Arkun.a Mate Vnlon Convention Resolution. Adopted A Slate Central committee Appointed A Heeling of Creoilinen-MLinlKranlK. New Yohk, April 4. in the L uitcd Mates Commissioners Court jesterduy, in the case of Daniel Moonev, which involved certain ipiestions touching the duties of the powers of Deputy Collec tors of Internal revenue, Commissioner Os iiorn decided that a Deputy Collector has no authority to make a seizure outside his own district, unless it Is specially delegated to him by a Commissioner ofluternal Revenue. A series of voluminous and detailed afll v iu have been made by Dnnlel Drew, Flfk & lielden, Saniuel W. Boocock, W. C Downing anil Emmet D. Burr, In reply to the charges contained in ine comnialnt or .losenh Ii, Stewart, ami denying nearly every allegation in Mfdrcimc to the trie Stock Pool transac tion. Mr. Uurlburd, Chairman of tho House l ominittee oil h-iicudltiires. publishes card In reply to Mr. Sinytlm's, showing that '.ho latter said he desired no further hearing oi any kind, timer uy counsel or otherwise, .nisi prior to ine iiiirotiiiciion or the resolu tlon reinilrin his removal. The Ileraid g Little Rock (Ark.) special, of .'wMiiy, says lac Mate uiion Convention hail thru Iu session all (lav and evening. A platform, with resolutions, was adopted of ultra radical character, approving the ongn ssionul plan of reconstruction und re-a ImlMlon into the Unlou. Tho nnolutloim, condemning tho President, opposing contls-rt'' and recommending a conciliatory "oursfl toward rebels, were tabled. A Statu Central Committee, was apiHilnlcrt and Inst moled to establish Stoto Unlou ornanlA-lions. The committee to wait upou Gen. Ord, reported that he heartily approved the ,bjert of the Conve iitlon, and wan desirous of cooperating with them. The Convention will doubtless wUonrn to morrow. Pendli g . tho Convention, a large, mei-llntf of rreedmen w:is hold iu the Statu House Djuure. Several delmuU'8 and colored speakers addressed Miein. Great enthusiasm prevailed, and no losturlvincc was mated. Twelve thousand five hundred and sixty emigrants arrived at Castle Garden last month. Arretted .icgotiatiiig for a Loan. It is rumored that a U. S. Marshal was arrested as one of the principals in an alleged fraud perpetrated about a year ago on the I Navy Department.. The amount Involved is said to be 1200,000. It is reported that the Spanish Insurrection leader, Gen. Prim, is negotiating with American bankers for a loan of 200,000 francs. Recruiting Order. Gen. Butterfleld issued orders, iu compliance with instructions from 'Washington, by which disabled soldiers suited for duty In the Veteran Reserve Corps can be enlisted at any recruiting station in the U. S. The Circat Eastern. The agents of the Great Eastern expect her momentarily, she will auchor in North river near Canal street, a tug will be provided tor conveyance of passengers and others to and from the big ship duriug her stay in port, prior to sailing for Brest. The public will be allowed access to her duriag a portion of one or two days for inspection. The Chamber of Commerce to-day adopted resolutions in favor of the continuance of the Secretary of the Treasury's system of contraction.FORTIETH CONGRESS. EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE SENATE. Washington, April 4, 1867. Mr.' MORTON offered a resolution that 10,000 copies of the Army Register for I860 be ordered printed for the use of the Senate. Referred to the Printing Committee. Mr. CHANDLER submitted a joint resolution from the Legislature of Michigan, ask ing a grant of lands to construct a railroad from the iron regions to the Straits 0f Mackinaw. Laid on the table and ordered printed. Mr. SAULSBl'RY offered a resolution that hereafter no Chaplain shall be elected or appointed by the Senate. Objection was made, and the resolution went over. On motion ot Mr. SUMNER, the Senate went into Executive session. MEXICO. The linprrinlittk Completely Surrounded I'robable Eurly Success of the I.lber-Jils. Kkw Yoiuc, April 4. The Herald's San Luis Potosl (Mexicol correspondence, March 9, says : Tho Liberals lii' front ot Oueretaro are rapidiv closing around the city, to give the wra de grace to theJEniplre. Escobedo writes jjthat on the btti be had closed his lines In upon the cltv of Corona, occupyingthe west and southwest along the Hue of elevations which command the city and Trcvlno, with the Army of the ;wtn occupying the west and northwest outskirts of the place. All was expected to be ready for an assault to-day, and in a letter to Minister Heredo, r.xcooeuo statestnnt lie Relieves it will not' require more than three or four davs longer to linish up the work at that point. He says that while closing his troops around the place, large clouds of dust were observed, as if the Imperialist arrav was retreating for Mexico, but this cloud returned towards Queretaro as soon as it was evident that it might be outflanked. He also states that there is the greatest discord prevailim: among the Imperial olllcers ; that they are divided in council, cannot determine what measures to take, and that the army is al most in a starving condition. CALIFORNIA. San Fkan"cih;o, April 4. The Colorado sailed to-day for Yokohoraa, Hong Kong, filled with freight, 20 cabin pas-sengers and 250 steerage, and $150,000 in treasure. The China brig Jeannie sailed an hour he-fore the Colorado, aud a race was Intended. The steamer carries a cargo of flour and wheat, and $390,000 in treasure. A compromise was effected to-day between the Government and claimants. In a large number of wine cases, involving seizures duriug 'he collectoiship of Col. James. It Is understood, the Government received 00 per cent, it is expected mat the comnrom sc to-day will lead to tho anilacable adjustment or tne remaining cases. Idado advices of March 20th, report the Indian outrages in Snake and Bolz River alley, as very numerous. There Is hardly enough stock left ,to work the farms. The Indians attacked tho Owhvee slaw, killed the driver and two passengers, and the others escaped on horses. VIRGINIA. Death of ben. W. KandolphE-Bloaioii f Coal .nines 74 Peraon Killed. Richmond, April 4. Geo. . Randolph, formerly Confederate Secretary of V ar, died yesterdnv. An explosion In the Clover Hill Coal Pits, Chesterfield county, occurred yesterday, killing 25 white and SO negro laborers. The pits to-day are burning, but the shafts are closed to extinguish the lire, so that the bodies can be recovered. Scuator Wilson went to Petersburg to-day. TENNESSEE. f'lreKarrow r.xnipo of a I'nmilr. Nasiivim.k, April 4 Tho soap factory of Ay res & Co., and the warehouse of Marshall & Dovie, In the northern suburbs, wero burned last night, together with their content. Loss about iii.lHMl. insurance $6,000. The residence of John K. Edmunds, former Mierluof Davidson county, six miles out on tho Murfreesboro pike, was burned this morn ing. 1 he family barely escaped, lo-dng cloth Ing and everything. . . TEXAS. Indian ntaaiarree near Camp Verde. Galvkstox, Texas, April 3. News from Camp Verde Is to the effect that tho Indian niiolliitloii continues. The rumor ed massacre of 13 families by the Iudtaus Is not Miusiantiaieu. ' WASHINGTON. statement of the Public Debt. Wasiiinotox, April 4. ' The following is a statement of the public debt to April 1st: Petit bearing coin interest, l,4!W,3Hl,5!il X0; debt beariug currency Interest, $7!34,280,7:i0 ; matured debt not presented for payment, $13,25,6.18 82 ; debt bearing no interest, $417,325,843 !HJ; total, 2.03l,7ia,374 18. Amount in Treasury coin, 1105,050,477 32; currency, $:i4,i528,820 52 ; total, $140,2X2,30:! 74 ; amount of debt, less cash in Treasury, f 2,52.1,428,070 44. , Yellow Fever at Panama. A letter from the Surgeon of the United States ship German town, dated Fanama, March 21, says: "Yellow fever is prevailing in Panama, though it is attempted to conceal the fact , there Is no fever at Asplnwall or on the vessels. LOUISIANA. ' i Hrcak in the LeTcc Heriou Cousequeu-cpn Apprehended. New Okixaks, April 8. Tfic levee' in Condosla parish, opposite Natchez, has given way, and the disaster cannot possibly bo repaired before the upper parishes will be Inundated. The engineer at work at the crevasse, below Raton Rouge, reports that he cannot get men to woik, and If lie could, there was no money to pay them. PENNSYLVANIA. Two Car of Petroleum Itnrited Death of Distinguished Citizens. i Philadelphia, April 4.; Two cars loaded with petroleum took tire tins A. 31., while crossing the iron bridge on the Pennsylvania railroad over the Schuylkill. Loss, $00,000. Samuel C. Morton, a prominent merchant, died last evening. Dr. Caspar Wistar, an ,L, n"" l"1f""!l,l URU n"N -'Y- TOIJEDO. Another Hre. Toledo, April 4. Tin' large brewery or the Union Brewing Company, on St. Clair street was destroyed by lire this afternoon. Loss Twenty thousand dollars. Stock insured for one thousand five hundred dollars. .No insurance on the building. OHIO lKGINIArrU18E. (OFFICIAL ItKl'OltT-1 Wednesday, April 3, 1807. SENATE. AFTKUNOON 8I.SS10X. A call of the Senate was demanded and ordered, and twenty-one Senators answered to their names, as follows : Messrs. Batcman, Bradbury, - Brooks, Brown, Burt, Carlin, Coombs. Doan, God frey, Hall, Ilaydeii, Kellogg, Linn, Martin, McFarlund, Sadler. Tlbbals, Wallinsr. War ner, West, Williamson 2T. Absent without leave Messrs. Berry, Cole, Dowdncy, Griswold, Hollister, Jones, Justice, i now les, Jlay, Mivage, walker. WOn motion of Mr. BATEMAN, all further proceedings under the call were dispensed Willi. The bill pending when the Senate took a recess, itelativo to opcniug a street and avenue In Cincinnati and Spencer township, was passed yeas 215, nays 1 Mr. Kellogg.Mr. ARaER ottered for adoption the following resolution: lUmolved bu lite Umural AtiiMi of Utc Hate oj (Mio, mat tnc Aujuiaut tiencrai isiiercoy authorized and required to prepare for col lection and present to the proper department at Washington, all unsettled military or other claims of the Stale of Ohio against the General Government, and to certify all money or drafts received on account of such claims into the Slate Treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund. The resolution wan adopted yeas 21, nays 1-Mr. Walling. Indefinite, leave of absence was asked and obtained for Messrs. Walling and Hollister. Ou motion of Mr. BROOKS, the Stnate went Into Executive session. The Senate, In Executive session, assented to and confirmed the nomination of Henry F. liootlt us I rtistc.c ol the institution tor t lie Deaf and Dumb, for the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of C. N. Olds ; also, for the term or three years from April o, 1S87. The Senate also assented to aud conllmird the nomination of John A.l.utz, as Trustee of the State Asylum for Idiots, for the term of three years from April 20, 1H07. The doors were then oencd. Motions to adjourn and take a recess uatil 1 o'clock were made, and not agreed to. A call of the Senate was demanded and ordered, and Senators answered to their names, as follows: Messrs. Batcman, Bradbury. Brooks, Brown, Burt, Cole, Coombs, Doan, Godfrey, Griswold, Hall, Jones, Kellogg, Knowles, Linu, May, Marliu, Sadlur. Tlbbals, Walling, Warner, West and Wllllumson 2U. Absent without leave Messrs. Berry, Carlin, Dowdncy, Hayden, Justice, McKurlmuI, Savage and Walker. The Sergeiint-at-Arms was dlspati hetl lor nbscntees, and Mr. Walker appeared. On motion, all further proceedings under the call were dispensed with. Messages from tho Houe were read. II. J. R. Relative to the claim of Messrs. Hall, Stafford & Co., was referred to the committee on the Penitentiary. S. B. 231, To punish trespasses ou mining lands, with House amendment, wa referred to the Jmliclarv committee. Mr. BATEMAN. from the Judiciary committee, reported sundry amendments to S. B. IMS, To prevent Ituud upon Insurance companies. The amendments were agreed to. and the bill was ordered to be read a third time tomorrow.Mr. JONES, from a select committee of three, reported an amendment toS. B. Jtlll, To prevent the keeping of hogs In pens or close sties, Iu cities, towns and villages. Amendment agreed to, and the bill ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. Ou motion of Mr. McKARLAND, 8. II. 5190, To prohibit law partners of prosecuting attorneys defending criminals, was taken from tho table. Tho bill passed yeas 20, nays 5. M r. DO A N , from the Committee on Schools and School I School Lands, reported in faror of the Drown, Carlin, Cole, Coombs Doan Grls-age of II. B 523, To authorize the Board wold, Hall, Harris, Ilavden, Joiie, Kellog" Education of the village of Middlcport, Knowles, Martin, McFarland. Sadler Tib-' pass of Meigs county, to levy a tax and borrow money lor school purposes. The bill was read a third time and passed yeas 22, nays 1. The Senate then took a recess till seven o'clock this evening. EVK.XINO BKeSION. The Senate met at 7 o'clock, and adjourned without transacting any busiuess. TnuiisDAX, April 4, 1807. MOHNINCc SKSSION. The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. On motion of Mr. WARNER, the Senate took a recess until 12 o'clock yeas 19, nays 8, as follows : Yeas Messrs. Bradbury. Brooks, Brown, Coombs, Doan, Griswold, Hall, Harris, Hayden, Jones, Justice, Knowles, Martlu, McFarland, Sadler, Tlbbals. Warner, West and Williamson 19. Nays Messrs. Berry, Burt, Dowdncy, Godfrey, Kellogg, Linn, May and Savage 8. 12 o'clock M. The President resumed the Chair, aud called the Senate to order. Mr. DO WDNEY moved an adjournment. Not agreed to. Mr. MARTIN, on leave, from the committee on Schools and School Lands, reported a substitute for U. B. 470, To amend certain sections of the school law. , i The substitute was agreed to, and the bill was read a third time and passed yeas 27, nays none. Tho bill provides that all towns of 275 inhabitants or more, may be come separate scnooi districts, on a vote of a majority of tho electors embraced in its limits. The title was amended so as to read "A bill supplementary to an act passed March 14th, IH."j;!, entitled an act to provide for the reorganization, supervision and maintenance of common schools." Mr. GRISWOLD, on leave, presented a petition of Clement Stebbins and 11 other citizens of Grafton, Lorain county, asking for the enactment of a special law to euable the board of education to build a town hall and school house. Referred to a committee of one Mr. Griswold. Messages from the House were read ; alter which the Senate took a recess. AKTKIINOON SESSION. On motion of Mr. BATEMAN, a call of the Senate was ordered, and 27 Benntors answered to their names, as follows : Messrs. Bateman, Berry, Bradbury, Brooks, Brown, Burt, Carlin, Cole, Coombs, Doan, Godfrey, Griswold, Hall, Harris, Hayden, Jones, Kellogg, Knowles, Linn, May. Martin. McFarland, Sadler, Savage, Tibbals, West and Williamson 27. Absent without leave Messrs. Dowdncy, Justice, Walker aud Warner. Messrs. Warner, Dowdncy. Justice, and Walker having npmared and answered to their names, all further proceedings under the call were dispensed with. The question was announced to be on agreeing to House amendments to S. J. R. !l, Relative to an amendment to the Con stltniioii, providing for ail extension of the elective franchise. Mr. DOWDNKY offered the following amendment to the House amendment : "Amend by Inserting In the House amendment, after the words 'United States,' as follows: 'or who has signed petitions praying tho Ohio Legislature to destroy the Union. " Lostyeas tl, nays 2.1, as lollbws: Y has Messrs. Burt, Dowducy, Godfrey, Justice, May, Savage (J. iN ats .Messrs. Uatemaii, Berry, Bradbury, Brook, Brown. Carlin, Cole, Coombs, Doan, Griswold, Hall, Harris, Hayden, Jones, KellogL', Knowles, Linn, Martlu, McFarland, Sadler, Tlbbals, Walker, Warner, West, Williamson 2.". Mr. SAVAGE offered aa amendment, inserting the following: "Or who in auv manner aided or sympathized with John Brown, In his conspiracy imdj Insurrectionary movement at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, to overthrow the Government of the United States." Lost yeas 0, nays 24 sumo vote as the foregoing, except Mr. Carlin, who did not vote. Mr. JUSTICE moved to amend by adding the following: "And all who carried a sixteen star flag, and were Iu the habit of calling our uatloual llag a flaunting lie." ' I.ost, without, culling the yeas and nays. Mr. MAY spoke long aud loud lit opposition to the resolution. Mr. TIBBALS sKke In rcplv to M. May, and iu defense ol the action of the Republicans.Mr. KELLOGG moved to amend the House amendment by striking out. o much thereof as proscrllKil deserters and those who lied to evade the draft. Ou motion of Mr. BATEMAN, the Senate look a recess until half-past seven this eve-nlug. kvkni.no session. The question being on Mr. Kellogg's amendment to the House amendment of the Suffrage, resolution. Mr. KELLOGG moved that spvchcs on the iic-tlon 1)0 limited to 1") minutes; which was uaicod to. Mr. KELLOGG soke the allotted time In support of his amendment. On motion of Mr. BROWN, a rail or the Senate was ordered, and 29 members answer-to their names. Absent without lean Messrs. Cafllu and Savage. On motion, further proceedings under the call were dispensed with. Messrs. DOWDNKY, WARNER and BROWN made each some rcimiiks on the silbiect. 1111' vole on Mr. Kellogg's amendment to the I louse amendment resulted yds 10, nays I.V as follows: Ykas Messrs. Biitciimn, Berry, Rrooks, Brown, Burt, Cole, Dowilnoy, Godfrey, Jus. lice, Kelloiig. Knowles. Linn, May, Sadler, Tlbluila, Williamson Id. Navs Mcsrs. Bradbury, Coombs, Carlin, Doan, Griswold. Hall. Harris, Hsydcn, Jones, Martin, McFarland, Walker, Warner, West -14. So the amendment was agreed to. The vote was then taken on 'he House ainerd nert as amended, and rvu'tcd yeas 2.1, nays 7. in follows! Ykas Messrs. Batcman, Bi adbory, Brooks,; bals, Walker, Warner, West and Williamson -2a. : . . Nays Messrs. Bern', Burt, Dowduev. Goii. frey, Justice, Liuu and May 7. o tho House amendment, as amended, was agreed to. Mr. BRADBURY moved that the Senate adjouru; which was disagreed to. On motion of Mr. BATEMAN, the joint resolution fixing a day for adiournin. sine (lie was taken from the table. The question being on amendimr the House . umeudment by making Saturday, the 13th of April the day for adjournment, Mr. MARTIN spoke against fixing a day of adjournment at the present time. 1 hu motion fixing on the 13th was lost. Mr. GRISWOLD moved to agree to the House amendment fixing on the 15th. Messrs. Martin, Hall and Williamson spoke against fixing a day of adjournment at the present time, and Messrs. Godfrey and . Brown in its favor. Mr. HALL moved to lay the resoiutiou on the table ; which was agreed to. On motion of Mr. BATEMAN, 8. B. 841, To amend the several acts in relation to statistics, passed April 7, 1857, April 12, 1858, and May 1, 1802, was taken from the table. The question was on the passage of the bill, and the vote thereon stood yeas 22, nays 0. So the bill was passed. The bill requires the commissioners to collect statistics of gas, ' water works, mining, &e.j gives him authorl-' ty to call upon all officers for Information, and raises his salary from $1,000 to 11,500. The Senate then adjourned. , idjou UOVSfc. ' ' I OFFICIAL KEPOIIT.J Thursday, April 4, 1807. Prayer by Hon. Mr. Welsh. Messrs. HENRICKS, SORBER, aud SWA1M asked and obtained leave to record their votes on S. J. R. No. !J. Suffrage Amendment Resolution, and severally voted nav. Mr. PIATT made the same request, and voted aye. Several lea ves of absence were granted. l'KTITIONS AND HEMONSTRANCK8 were presented as follows, aud appropriately referred : By Mr. AULT, of Wayne, For a law to enable the town of Marshall vllle, in that county, to levy a tax to build a school house. By Mr. MY'ERS, of Darke, For a law to authorize the transfer of a surplus bounty fund of Harrison township, in that county, for the erection of a high school building. By Mr. HILL, of Defiance, For the publication of " Ohio's Record In the Rebellion." SECOND READINGS. Flftctn bills were read the second time and appropriately referred. . Mr. JONES made a report lrora the Committee on Revision. Mr. KI1SUEE moved totake from the table II. B. No. :I05. On motion of Mr. STANTON, a call of the House was ordered, when 78 members answered to their names. Tim following members were absent without leave: Messrs. Dangler, Estill (sick), Fitch, Gordon, llibbs. Hoover, Johnson, Kess-ler, Lawrence. Montgomery, Nixon, North-way, Putnam, Rutteri Shipley, Welsh, Wiles, and Young. The Scrgcant-at-ArniB was dispatched after absentees. . .Messrs. Wiles, Shipley, Daugler, Nixon, Young and Welsh appeared within the bar. Mr. HUGHES moved that proceedings under the call bo dispensed with. Disagreed to. Messrs. Rend and llibbs appeared within the bar, when Proceedings under the call were dispensed , with. Mr. GLOVER moved that the House go Into committee of tho Whole on the order of the day, being the General Appropriation bill. Agreed to yeas 47, nays 42. After sometime spent therein, the commit-teo rose, reKrtcd back tho bill, and asked leave to sit again. Agreed to. Tho House then took a recess. APTKUXOON HKSHION. The question being on the motion of Mr. STANTON to take up tho school commissioner bill, it wus discovered 'that there was no quorum voting, when A call of the House was ordered, and 59 i members answered to their names. The following members were absent without leave: Messrs. Branch, Chase, Cist, Cochrau, Davenport (sick), Davey, Defonl, Deiiman, Dresbach, Eucell, Krsklno, Estcll (sick), Fitch, Fox, Furnas, Gaston, Gordon, Hundley, Heller, llibbs, Hoover, Montgomery, Oren. Patlon, Pmnlsteii, Piatt, Putnam, ' Rhodes, Kosencrans, Rntter, Sawyer, Stan- i ton, Swalm, Tulel, Wood und Sjieaker (sick). , Procccdinrs under the call were then dls-lcnsed with. Mr. DANGLER made a report from the Committee on Insurance, to which was referred S. B. No. ilOU, For tho Incorporation and regulation of lilt Insurance companies, r commending Is passage with amendments. The amendments were agreed to, and the bill was ordered to a thlnl reading Wednesday next. .Mr. COCHRAN mado a report from the selcel committer to which was referred H. B. No. .1.i5, To authorize the commissioners of Hamilton, Warren und Clermont counties to build a tree bridge across the Little Miami river at Loveland, recommendlni Its passage, The bill was ordered to a third rcadiug April 5. Mr. MYERS made a report from tho Committee on Roads ntid Highways, to which w as referred S. B. To reH-al tho third section of the act authorising County Commissioners to levy a tax for road purposes, pnsacu April o, tcoit, recommending Its passage.The bill was ordered to a third reading April 5. On motion r Mr. OIVF.R, the House went Into Committee or the Whole upon the order of the day-Mr. SCHNEIDER In the chslr-nnd the tiencrai Appropriation Bill was again taken up. After some time spe ut therein, the Committee ro.no and reported the Mil liack to the House. Tho hill was then refhrrtd to the Committee on Finance. On motion of Mr. HILL the vote by which the House refused to piss II. B. No. fo Was reconsidered, and the bill tabled. CVahaued EifhA Pagt)