The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-16


Representative shankand Of Lake
county, demands thbt Ohio get into
the national movement for the con-
servation OF forests and natural re-
sources. His resolution cites the de-
pletion of forest lands. to the ex-
tent that IL is a national calamity,
calls attention to the exorbitant price
of lumber and urges congress i'm
medlately TO put lumber and wood
pulp on the free list.
The temperance members Of the as
sembly sat up and gasped when Rep
resentative Winters of Sandusky put
in a bill characterized as relief
measure for small fruit growers II
provides that all grocers and drug
gists and any other stOrekeeper, not
q saloonkeeper, may engage in the re-
tail wine business providing the wines
are made of native fruits. The wine
must be sold In original packages Of
from twelve to thirty-two ounces and
cannot be consumed on the premises.
A straight license fee of $50 n year
Is provided. Under the bill the wine
may be sold In dry" as we'll as In
"wet counties.
other members added TO the gem
'eral agitation over liquor question
by precipitating n hght over the dis
trlbution of the Akin liquor law tax,
Connaughton of Auglalze In his bill
proposes to cut of the state and give
all ,he proceeds of the tax to the
counties Schurr, of Madison, raises
the amount turned in to the state
treasury from three tenths TO 6ve-
tenths, dividing the tax between the
state ana various counties
Duped by negro VINO got posi-
tlCn by impersonaing Governor Har-
mon over the telephone Warden Gould
OF the penitentiary wants the legis-
lature to furnish the sequel At his
suggestion Representative Bowersox
of williams put in a bill providing
that whoever falsely impersonates
any person over the telephone may be
subject 10 a fine of $500 and n Jail
sentence of sixty days. As a COM
panion measure Senator Thompson,
of Morrow county provides a fine OF
from 800 to $1,000 and mandatory
Jail sentence OF thirty days for all
telephone company employees who di-
vulge conversations held over the
wires. Representative Carabelli OF
Cleveland, introduced a bill requiring
illuminated numbers on all motor
vehicles at night
Senator Clevenger put in bill in
tended TO minimize election frauds.
IL provides that all election ballots
shall be preserved for a period of six
A defeated candidates may
ask for a recount and this request
does not bar him from further pro-
ceedings in the courts should he care
to bring other legal action. 1t Is to
give the courts an opportunity to
secure evidence in a contested case
that the ballots are kept for six
months. The contestant must make
application for recount within twen-
ty days. The ballots are to be kept
under seal in the boxes in which they
are first deposited and the removing
OF the same, the stealing of a box or
any other attempt TO prevent the re-
count Is governed by the general
criminal statutes. At present all bal
lots are destroyed as soon as the
count is made and boards of election
have no evidence further than the
returns certified to it.
Other important bills affecting both
the election laws and the election
machinery were introduced. One put
In by Representative Ertley of Co
lumbus places all boards OF election
with their clerks and deputies under
civil service regulations A board of
civil service commissioners TO be
named by the governor Is provided,
this board TO consist of the governor,
state auditor and treasurer. In
companion bill Representative schaib-
ley of Cleveland seeks to increase the
pay of all election Officers from s.
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