The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-18
THE BUCKEYE
LAWMAKERS
SENATORS AND REPRESENTA-
TlVEs HAVE LIVELY TIME OVER
PASSAGE OF TWO BILLS.
WERTZ HOUSE BILL PASSED
Temperance and Liberal Forces Clash.
ed In Senate which Passed the Bill
TO Prevent Pocketing Of sa-
looms in Residence Districts.

Columbus, o., March lS-There were
two battles royal in the general assem-
bly, Tuesday The temperance and
liberal forces clgshed in the senate
which passed the Jones house bill to
prevent the pocketing of saloons in the
residence districts of cities by Il vote
of 20 yeas to nays and the advocates
and opponents OF the initiative and
referendum measured their strength in
the house where the Wertz house BILL
providing for the application of the in
itiative and referendum and municipal
affairs was passed by vote OF 92 to
IL.
Practically the entire afternoon was
given by the house to the considera.
ton of the bill by Edward S. Wertz, of
Wayne county, the Democratic floor
leader The bin as reported by the
committee on cities was radically
changed from the original which in
cluded counties and townships In its
operations. The bill as It passed the
house Monday applies only to munic-
ipalities. The initiative and feature
provides that on petition OF ten per
cent. OF the qualified voters an ordl.
nance may be submitted to council and
II the same Is not enacted by council
within 80 days It shall be submit
ted to a vote Of the people at the next
regular election, unless a petition sign
ed by 80 per cent. Of the qualified vot-
ers for special election Is filed The
referendum feature provides that coun-
ell may submit TO vote of the people
any ordinance granting Il franchise or
involving an expenditure of money, or
they may be submitted by petition of
- per cent OF the voters within 80
DAYS after passage by council II that
body does not so provide. When the
referendum is petitioned for council
may also submit 10 the people an al
ternatiye ordinance, the one receiving
The largest number OF votes to be car.
ried. A majority Of the vote cast at
The election shall be necessary to carry
an ordinance submitted under the pro.
visions of the law.
The fight In the senate over the
Jones bill to prevent the pocketing of
saloons in residence districts of cities
was prccipltated when Senator ArbenZ
Of Ross county moved to recommit the
bill to the committee on temperance
from which It was taken after that
committee had voted 10 indefinitely
postpone It,
The following bills passed the SEN
ate: Providing for registration of mo-
tor vehicles and chaffeurs and the reg
ulation OF the operation OF the motor
vehicles; fixing salary Of Inspector of
workshops end factories at $500;
providing that written consents must
be obtained for removal Of mortgaged
property from county or state, and
making II penitentiary offense to re-
move mortgaged property to value of
$35 or more from county or the state
with intent to defraud.
Bills passed in the house: Remov-
ing the $4,000 limitation on salaries of
members Of the faculty of Ohio State
university; 10 provide for levy of lilo
Of | mill for pensioning needy blind;
for sundry appropriations for salaries
aud mileage of members and employees
of the general assembly.