The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-10
GOV. HARRIS
ASKS FOR PROBE
REQUESTS LEGISLATURE TO OR
DER INVESTIGATION OF OHIO
STATE INSTITUTIONS.
HOUSE KILLS DEMUTH BILL,
Penltsntiary Commission Recommend
the Erection Of a New state Prison
at a Cost Of s2,5co, o,ooo--Leois.
lative Proceedings.

Columbus. o.. March 10.--A special
message from Gov Harris recommend
ing an Investigation Of the bonds OF
all the state officers, departments auu
institutions, and reports from the peni
tentiary commission recommending
the erection of g new prison at cost
of $4,000 600, from the state Inspector
of workshops and factories recon-
mending legislation 10 prevent a reCur
renee of such disasters as that in thu
Collinwood school; and from the state
railway commission recommending
legislation to prevent grade crossing
accidents as a result on an investiga
tion of the recent accident in Toledo
were transmitted to the general as
sembly by the governor when It recon
vened Monday evening. The COVER
nor's message was the subject OF a
brief debate in the house, where It
was referred to the finance committee
by strict party vote.
Following up his previous demands
upon the state treasurer for lnforma
tion regarding the state depositaries
Mr.. Stockwell Of Cleveland offered a
motion TO instruct the special com.
mittee appointed by the house to Sc.
cure further Information as to the
number of shares OF stock owned by
the state treasurer and the employees
Of his office In banks which are used
as state depositaries. Mr.. StUClIwell
said from an examination of the books
of the auditor of Franklin county he
found State Treasurer McKinnun
owned 80 shares and Chief Clerk
Green ten shares of stock in the Com.
mercial National bank of Columbus,
"A depositary for active funds; that
both owned stock in the Union Ma.
tional, of Columbus, the amount of
which he did not know. and that 1jj
shares of stock Of the Columbus Say.
ing & Trust Co. stood in the name Of
McKinnon and wife and Green, these
banks being also state depOsitaries
Mr.. Tinker of Ross county declared
this was private information which he
did not think the state had a right TO
ask, saying he believed all the state
cared to know was that its funds were
placed in good banks and that the
state received adequate returns. He
charged Mr. Stockwell with playing
politics. The motion was referred to
the finance committee by a vote of l8
ayes to 81 nays Mr. StoCkwell changed
HIS vote 10 the affirmative ip order 10
move reconsideration.
The house, by a vote OF 81 10 81
took from the committee on elections
the DeMuth bill providing for the cleo.
tion of United States senators by di-
rect vote of the people after the Ore
gon plan, and by a vote of 43 to AZ,
practically killed IL by sending it to
the committee on federal relations.
II was brought out during the debate
that there was a provision in the
Bronson primary bill for an expression
OF the will Of the people In the selec-
tion OF candidates for United States
senator by placing the names OF can
didates for that Office on legislative
tickets. The objection 10 the DeMuth
bill made by It's opponents Is that
candidates for United States senators
are voted for independently and the
one receiving the highest number of
votes is made the caucus nominee of
the dominant party in the legislature.
Ii was claimed that under this ar
rangement q faction in one party
might join with a faction in another
TO elect any man to the senate they
might choose
A bill which has special bearing on
the Collinwood school disaster was in.
troduced in the senate by Senator
Huffman OF Butler county. The bill
provides that no school building shall
be erected In this state more than two
stories in height All doors and stair
ways shall be not less than eight feet
wide. and all doors shall open outward.
All primary grade pupils shall occupy
first floor, and only those Of higher
grades the second floor. The entire
first floor and all stairways must be
freproof.