Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-03-09
LEGISLATURE
Proceedings of the SOlOns
at Columbus.

Columbus, O., March 1.--Mayor
johnson, of Cleveland, sat in the gal
lery of the house of representatives
Wednesday while that body for two
hours debated and then defeated the
Metzger bill, which was designed to
aid his project for a three-cent fare
street railway in the Forest City.
Fifty-five votes were recorded against
the measure and 40 for 1t. Nine re-
publicans voted for the measure and
IL democrats voted against it. Mr.
Yost, the democratic floor leader,
voted against the bill with the inten-
ton of moving it's reconsideration
later, but the opponents of the meas
ure clinched its defeat at once by vot-
ing down a motion to reconsider.
The senate passed the partial appro-
priation bill with an amendment pro-
viding $12,500 for the expenses of the
investigation of the public affairs Of
Hamilton county and Cincinnati by
the Drake committee. Senators Lamb
and Vanover voted against the bill.
The house concurred in the senate
amendments and the bill will become
effective as soon as signed by the gov
ernor.
The house passed the bill amending
the registration laws so as to include
all cities over 1880 population. This
extends registration to Ashtabula,
Marion, Ironton, Marietta, Piqua and
Massillon. The bill was amended to
provide that registration days in all
cities shall be as follows: The Thurs
days in the fifth and fourth weeks be.
fore election and the Friday and Sat
urday in the third week before cleo
ton. This makes the registration be-
gin week earlier than now.
Columbus, o., March "A step for
ward in the matter of ballot reform
was taken Thursday when the senate
by vote of 81 to passed substitute
senate bill No. 73 by Mr.. Espy, of Gin
cinnati, taking the circle off the Aus
tralian ballot and providing that party
emblems shall not be used in connec-
tion with municipal and township
tickets.
The only change made in the form
of ballot under the bill as passed, af-
fecting state and county tickets, is the
removal of the circle, which prevents
straight ticket being voted by a
single mark. The party emblems re-
main as heretofore, but it will be nee
essary for the voter to place a mark
in front of the name of each candidate
voted for, and in front of each con-
stitutional amendment. Under the
bill, party emblems can no longer be
township tickets.
The house spent the afternoon in
passing bills, but none of those acted
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Columbus, O., March 3.-The Ly-
barger bill that has caused clash be-
tween Ohio State university and Ohio
and Miami universities was referred
Friday to a special committee of the
house, consisting of Representatives
Billingsley, Crawford and Lybarger,
where it will die as agreed upon. Both
the house and senate adjourned to
Monday at 8 p. m. without doing any
thing.
Columbus, o., March e.--Notwith-
standing the members of the house are
talking of setting a day for adjourn
ment, flood of bills came in when it
reconvened Monday. Sixty-six bills,
the record for single day at the pres
ent session, were presented. These in
cluded IA insurance bills drafted along
the lines of those submitted to the
New York legislature by the Arm
strong committee.
The sensation of the day, however,
was the action of the house in taking
the Akin bill, increasing the Dow tax
to 1000, out of the hands of the tax
alton committee.
Mr.. Metzger reintroduced his street
railroad bill which was defeated last
week, in new form. 1t provides that
franchises may be voted by the peo-
pie, provided consents of majority of
property owners Of one street or part
thereof are secured, but it shall not
be necessary to secure such consents
on other streets covered by the fran
chise.
The senate proceedings were con-
fined to the introduction of bills and
other routine business.
Columbus, O., March 1.-THE fea-
lures of Tuesdays proceedings in the
general assembly were the passing of
the Wertz railroad rate commission
bill in the house and the passage of
the Huffman primary election bill by
the senate.
Both branches recessed to receive
Representative Burton, of Cleveland
who came here to speak before the
house committee on elections in advo-
cacy of the Massachusetts, ballot law,
which dispenses with the conspicuous
partisan features of the present Ohio
ballot Mr.. Burton was given a cor
dial greeting in both the senate and
the house.
The railroad commission bill occu-
pied the greater part of the session in
the house. Mr.. Freiner, the author of
the two-cent fare law. pronosed three
amendments. All were defeated.
The senate gave considerable time
to consideration of the Huffman pri-
mary election bill, which was passed
by vote of 81 to 4. The bill goes to
the house, which defeated the Bronson