The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-02-27
OHIO STATE
LEGISLATURE

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of Cleveland has practically won
his fight to force the disclosure by
State Treasurer McKinnon of the
amounts of the holdings by banks
of state money and what interest
each bank pays.
After a running-fire debate the
house voted to send committee
of three to the state treasurer to
obtain the information asked by
the Stockwell resolution, and .
communication from Mr.. McKin-
non to the house was read in which
he SAID if the house took the re-
sponsibility of insisting on the
publicity of the amounts on deposit
in various banks, he would fur
nish that information.
Favorable recommendation of
the Rose county option bill was
voted by the house committee on
temperance, and it will be reported
to the calendar soon. All the nine
bers of the committee signed
the report except Reynolds of
Franklin and Bense of Ottawa.
No amendments were adopted by
the committee and the bill will
come up for passage in just the
shape in which it passed the sen
ate.
The action of the committee was
taken at the close of two.hour
public hearing, at which speeches
for the measure were made by Rev.
John Rutledge of Cleveland, j. N.
Reel of Marysville, Colonel ID L..
Perry of Columbus, L. d. Lilley Of
Columbus ard Charles Carey of
Millersbury, and against the Bill
by Colonel T. M. Gilmore of LOUIS
vile, KY, representing the Model
License league.
An anti-tipping bill by Burck-
hardt of Cincinnati prohibits tip
ping amy waiter, waitress, porter,
hallboy, bellboy, chambermaid,
hall maid, elevator conductor, bar
Der, or other public servant.
An anti-pass bill by Bense of
Ottawa abolishes express company
franks as well as passes on rail
roads and traction and street cars.
Monthly fire drills in schools are
required by bill of Reed of Wood,
and all public advertising shall be
at the discretion of council and
the county commissioners, no ad-
vertisement being required, ac
cording to bill by Welker Of
Stark.
Woods of Medina would prohibit
strikes, as they are in Canada, un-
til after hearing before board of
arbitration, the governor to APP
point one member for each side
and they choose the third.
Representative Bense offered a
resolution for the appointment of
commission to arrange for the
centennial of Perry's victory in
1913.
The Thomas banking bill, one
of the most important of the ses-
sion, was reported to the house by
the banking committee.
President Williams named Sena-
tors Hafner, Carter and Duvall on
a committee to select laws recon.
mended by the state codifying
commission for enactment.
The senate committee on munic.
ipal affairs last night reported out
and recommended for passage the
Shuler bill, which provides that
cities may sell electric light cur
rent for commercial use. The en-
actment of this bill will mean the
salvation of many municipal elec-
trio plants which were affected by
the recent supreme colrt decision,
to the effect that cities could not
sell commercial current.
Senator Rathburn's bill to pro-
vide for the building of resi-
dence for the Governor at $50, 900,
cost passed the senate by vote of
25 to 7.
An important measure was
passed by the senate in Senator
Pollock's bill providing for sus-
pended sentences after first con-
for felonies and misde-
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