JOINT RESOLUTION, Relative to claim of David Ross of Wood county. WHEREAS, One David Ross, of Wood county, Ohio, claims to have an account against the state of Ohio for materials furnished for the use, and at the request of the agents of the state, in the construction of the Wabash and Erie Canal, which claim has been passed upon by the board of public works; and whereas, said Ross claims to have discovered additional testimony since the decision of said board of public works, sufficient to prove the correctness and justness of said account; and whereas, said board of public works decline to open up or review their decision on said claim, without authority given them for that purpose by joint resolution of the general assembly. Therefore, be it Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the board of public works be and they are hereby authorized, if in their judgment it shall be considered right and proper to open up their said decision and decision and finding on the claim of said Ross, and proceed to review and pass upon said claim upon the original papers, files and testimony, together with such additional testimony as said Ross may be able to adduce in support thereof. WILLIAM B. WOODS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. February 28, 1859. President of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION, To provide for the collection and preservation of colors and military trophies used and acquired by the militia of Ohio in actual service. Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the adjutant general be directed, so far as practicable, to collect and to preserve in his office in the state house, all colors, military trophies and other relics connected with the service of the militia of Ohio in the war of 1812, the Indian wars and the war with Mexico, and that he receipt therefor to the parties contributing or donating the same, and cause each collection to be labeled with the name of the donor, and the field of service in which it was used: provided, that said adjutant general shall not be authorized to incur any expenditure of money in the performance of this duty, otherwise than the payment of expenses of written correspondence. WILLIAM B. WOODS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. MARTIN WELKER, March 4, 1859. President of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION, To provide for the authentication of claims of citizens of Ohio against the General Government for service rendered in the war of 1812. Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the adjutant general be directed, as far as practicable, to collect and preserve on file in his office in the state house, the muster rolls, pay sheets, and the documentary papers relating to the war of 1812, and the Indian wars, and that whenever he shall find evidence of the service of Ohio volunteers, which service has not been requited by the General Government, that he shall advertise a list thereof for the benefit of the parties interested, and forward the same to the proper authorities at Washington. WILLIAM B. WOODS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. MARTIN WELKER, March 4, 1859. President of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION, Relative to printing the report of the commissioner of statistics. Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the several copies of the report of the commissioner of statistics heretofore ordered to be printed, be bound in the same manner as the 1,000 copies already ordered. WILLIAM B. WOODS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. March 10, 1859. JOINT RESOLUTION, Relative to printing report of commissioners of Ohio state library. Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That one hundred copies of the report of the commissioners of the Ohio state library be bound in the style corresponding with that of the report of the commissioner of statistics. WILLIAM B. WOODS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. E. BASSETT LANGDON. President pro tem. of the Senate. March 14, 1859. JOINT RESOLUTION, Relative to printing report of the treasury investigating commission. Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That there be printed of the report of the treasury investigating committee for the use of the members of the general assembly, 5,000 copies without, and 15,000 copies with the evidence accompanying said report, the latter number to be bound in brochure covers, and that the same be printed in a separate volume to the senate journal; also, that there be printed 2,000 copies without the evidence in the German language. WILLIAM B. WOODS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. MARTIN WELKER, President of the Senate. March 16, 1859. JOINT RESOLUTIONS, Relative to an examination of the terrace on the east side of the Capitol. WHEREAS, It is represented and believed by competent engineers and mechanics that the construction of the terrace on the east side of the capitol building is such as to render the same not only insecure but dangerous; and whereas, it is the duty of the legislature, upon being so informed, to institute an immediate inquiry into the facts, therefore Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That Richard Page, Esq., Herman Yager and Sylvester Medberry, civil engineers, or either of them, are hereby authorized and requested to ascertain and report at an early day to this general assembly: 1st, the transverse strength of the cast iron girders or beams used in supporting the top of the terrace at the east side of the state house. 2d, what weight are said beams capable of sustaining with safety, and what weight does each now sustain, and, considering the surface of the terrace, what weight in a dense crowd would necessarily be put upon each beam. 3d, whether the said terrace, as a whole, is of such construction as will insure a permanent and safe superstructure; if not, what change is necessary to secure that object. Resolved, That the state house commissioners are hereby directed to pay the said Herman Yager and the said Sylvester Medberry, from any money that may be hereafter appropriated for the purpose, any sum not exceeding four dollars per day, to each, for the time actually employed in the performance of such duty. WILLIAM B. WOODS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. MARTIN WELKER, March 18, 1859. President of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION, Relative to a sine die adjournment of this general assembly. Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives, That this general assembly will adjourn sine die on the fourth day of April next, at twelve o'clock M. WILLIAM B. WOODS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. March 18, 1859. President of the Senate. JOINT RESOLUTION, Relative to appointment of a joint select committee on the report of Messrs. Edgerton, Reemelin and Morgan. Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the report of Messrs. Edgerton, Reemelin and Morgan be referred to a joint select committee, to consist of three on the part of the senate, and five on the part of the house, who are instructed to examine and report what legislation, if any, is necessary to give effect to the findings and recommendations of the said commission, with leave to report by bill or otherwise. WILLIAM B. WOODS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. President of the Senate. March 18, 1859. JOINT RESOLUTION, Relative to contract of Dennis McCarthy & Co., on Lancaster side cut. Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the board of public works are hereby required to allow Dennis McCarthy & Co. to proceed and complete the widening and deepening the Lancaster sidecut, in accordance with the provisions of a contract between said McCarthy & Co., and said board, dated June 7, 1856, provided said McCarthy & Co. are willing to proceed; and if said McCarthy & Co. shall refuse to proceed further with said work, the acting commissioner in charge of said work shall immediately draw his check upon the appropriation now in the treasury for said work, in favor of said McCarthy & Co., for the sum of three thousand dollars, taking their receipt in full therefor, and said contract shall be cancelled. WILLIAM B. WOODS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. President of the Senate. March 23, 1859. JOINT RESOLUTION, Instructing the attorney general to assist in defending the suit of Elias Plum vs. the Treasurer of Fairfield county et al. Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the attorney general be and he is hereby instructed to assist such counsel as the commissioners of Fairfield county may select in defending the suit now pending in the district court of the United States for the southern district of Ohio, and, if necessary, in prosecuting the same by error or otherwise to the supreme court of the United States, wherein Elias Plum is plaintiff and P C. Benadum, county treasurer of Fairfield county, and others, are defendants, said suit being brought by said Plum as a foreign stockholder on behalf of the Hocking Valley Branch of the State Bank of Ohio, in order to resist the payment on the part of said bank of its taxes, as assessed under the laws of this State. WILLIAM B. WOODS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. MARTIN WELKER, President of the Senate. March 26, 1859. JOINT RESOLUTION, Relative to the claim of Samuel Gordon. WHEREAS, Samuel Gordon, of Miami county, Ohio, claims to have an account against the state of Ohio, for materials furnished and labor performed for the use and at the request of the agents of the state, on the Miami and Erie Canal, which claim has been passed upon by the board of public works; and WHEREAS, the said Gordon claims to have discovered additional testimony since the decision of said board of public works, sufficient to prove the correctness and justness of said account; and WHEREAS, Said board of public works decline to open or review their |