The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-16
ELEVENTH week
OF THE SESSION
OF THE OHIO LEGISLATURE HAS
BEGUN AND MUCH REMAINS
TO BE ACCOMPLISHED.
A BATTLE IN THE HOUSE
Is Promised for Thursday when the
Initiative and Referendum Resolu-
ton, Radically Amended, Comes
Up for Cons deration.

SP W. NbIlolSS ahlbil
Columbus, o., March 16-The pres
ent session of the general assembly
enters upon the eleventh week today
with considerable important work
ahead and with not so much as n suE
gestion upon the part of either branch
as to the probable date of adjourn
ment. The declaration OF the Demo
cratic senators that they will stay
here until certain laws are enacted
points to protracted session. No one
even talks now of an adjournment
earlier than April IS, and there is o
very general belief that II will be at
least week or two later.
The idea of taking a recess for n
week after the work Of the session
has been completed and then coming
back for a formal adjournment has
not been abandoned by some of the
members The object of this is to give
members and others a chance to look
over the various measures enacted in.
TO laws with a view to mCoveriEg
any sleepers that may have crcpt in.
to them, or any errors in phraseoloCy
or omissions that would tend to nullify
or weaken them. Whether this win be
done is not certain. but many mem.
bers are in favor OF such program
This will be an important week in
the house. Consideration Of the
Thomas banking bill will be resumed
Tuesday and Il is the expectation that
II will be passed without any radical
change. A deposit guaranty provision
will probably be offered as an amend.
ment and the house will he given a
chance to express its opinion of the
Oklahoma statute.
One of the biggest fights of the ses.
sion will be over the initiative and
referendum which will come Thursday
afternoon when the Atwell senate Joint
resolution which provides for submit.
ting IL to n vote of the people will be
taken up as a special order in the
house. The proposed constitutional
amendment has been radically changed
by the amendments proposed by the
judiciary committee of the house,
which reported Il.
AS adopted by the senate the resolu.
ton provided that no law shall take
effect until 90 days after the adjourn.
ment of the general assembly and In
the meantime II may be submitted to
a vote of the people upon a petition
signed by per cent. of the qualified
voters. If n bill fails 10 pass Il may
be submitted to a vote Of the people
upon petition of 10 per cont of the
voters. A majority OF the vote cast
upon any measure shall be sufficient
TO carry It, provided that 60 per cent.
of the total votes cast at the election
are recorded upon IT, Measures may
be submitted at the November cleo.
tlon in any year. The legislature Is
given the power to extend the opera.
tions of the initiative and referendum
to counties, Municipalities and town
ships.
The important changes proposed by
the judiciary committee Of the house
are to require a majority Of the votes
cast at the election TO carry q measure
and cutting out the 60 per cent pro.
vision. Another provides that meas
ures may only be submitted In even
numbered years. The provision ON.
powering the legislature 10 extend the
initiative and referendum is stricken
out
Some new provisions are added,
such as requiring that only one sub
ject shall be treated in any measure
and providing for the canvassiug Of
the vote by the secretary of state and
announcement of the result by proc
lamation of the governor Measures
so carried are to go into effect within
ten days unless otherwise provided
Another important change made by
the house committee was to provide
for the printing Of measures by title
in the first column I'm the regular bal
lot, instead of on separate ballots.
The senate will, this week, dispose
of the various appointments made by
Gov. Harris and those OF the late Gov.
Pattison which have never been acted
upon. They are made a special order
for Thursday afternoon. Senator
Lamb. the Independent from Lucas
county, Is expected TO vote with the
Republicans to confirm most of the ~
pointments
There Will probably he another tenn
perance fight in the senate this week,
the Jones bill 10 prevent the pocket
ing of saloons in residence districts
being on the calendar. The bill was
taken from the committee on temper
ance, but It was allowed to go on the
calendar in its regular order.