Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-09-06
CHAOS
Grows Greater In
the House.
The Governor Isn't Glad
at All
As He Sees All Sorts Of Bills
introduced.
Especial correspondence

Columbus, O., Sept G.-The lower
branch of the Legislature was in ses-
sion during all of Friday morning, but
the Senate adjourned Immediately af-
ter it was called to order. The House
made a runaway of itself and with the
bit in its mouth, kicked in the dash
board, and broke the bride and the
Governor is obliged to admit that he
has bad case ON his hands.
Ten bills were introduced. not one
of which could in any possible way
aid in passing the Governors Code
bill.
In addition to these bills, there were
three joint resolutions Offered, none
OF which will aid the Governor in his
effort to have his idea of municipal
government enacted into law. Speak
er McKinnon himself offered the For
aker resolution to amend the consti-
tuition so as to permit the classified
ton Of cities. The Legislature is au-
thorized under this resolution to di-
vide the cities of the State into three
classes, but is silent upon the ques-
ton of grades. The amendment is
to be submitted to. the electors of the
State at the fall election in 1903.
Representative Mcdonald. of Mont
,, gomery county, offered a resolution
to amend the constitution in another
manner. Provision for amendments
is already made in the constitution
itself but this can only he done every
20 years. 1t was done in 1891, so that
there Is not another chance for this
until 1911. Mr.. Mcdonald seeks to
submit the calling of constitutional
convention to the people. 1t will take
at least two years to complete the call
and three years to get the convention
together.
Representative Meisel, of Cuyahoga
county, offered resolution which will
provide for the calling of municipal
constitutional conventions as has been
advocated by the Cleveland delegation
and some others for some time.
The Guerin code was introduced. 1t
is large revision of the Comings
code which was lost in the shuttle dur
ing the closing days of the regular
session. The bill was referred along
with the other bills and resolutions on
the subject to the special committee
of the house.
The other nine bills introduced, are
one to amend the game law so as to
permit hunting squirrels in September.
another to prevent the construction of
a crematory within three hundred
yards of dwelling, one to authorize
County Commissioners to rebind
county records. one to authorize town.
ship trustees to acquire property for
cemeteries, one to provide for bicycle
paths along county roads, one to
amend the Miami University law, one
to enact primary elections law so
that all parties shall have their pri.
marles at the same time and place
and under the supervision of the Coun-
ty and City Boards of Election and one
to reorganize City Boards of Equaliza-
tion. This last bill is compa MON
to any municipal code which may be
passed. 1t was introduced by Mr..
Guerin, of Erie county.
Lieut.. Gov. Gordon was present
in the House and extended an official
invitation to all the members and at
taches to be in Cincinnati on the 10th
inst, to be guests of the directors of
the Cincinnati fall festival, The invi-
tation was received with cheers and
unanimously accepted.