The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-23
SOLONS TO TAKE
VACATION TODAY
Final Adjournment Is Fixed
at March L.
APPOINTMENTS SUSTAINED

OCHdlS judiciary committee Replies 10
Governor Harmon's Criticism, Say
ing Action Was Legal and Proper
and VIII Stand-Quote Opinions to
Justify Confirmation of Morris-Ex-
ecutiVe Names Sullivan of Butler as
Railway Commissioner.
Columbus, o., Jan. %. = Although
the senate and house will recess at
the close of today's session until Feb.
10, the finance committee will not en-
joy a vacation. Instead, they will
take up even more work than antici-
pated, for the expectation is that ap-
preparations. for two years, instead of
one, as originally planned, will be
authorized before the solons adjourn
March II, that date having been de-
cided upon when the house concurred
in Senator Mather's joint resolution.
The senate confirmed two of Gov
ernor Harmons appointees, which
forecast a wholesale change in the
state department of agriculture. The
governor ignored the recommends
tons made by the agricultural con-
vention held here last week and ap-
pointed as members Of the board
Former Congressman Jacob Beidler
of Lake county and Jesse G. Cross of
: Fayette county. Republican and Dem
ocrat respectively. With the confirma-
ton of these men the board is taken
out of the hands Of the Republicans
and made bipartisan
simultaneously with the action of
the senate in confirming the COVER
nor's appointments came the an
nouncement that the Republican
members of the senate judiciary COM
mittee have drafted a reply to the
criticism of Governor Harmon that
the senate was wrong in confirming
the recess appointments. The reply
takes the stand that the senate was
wholly right in every particular and
declares that not any of the recess
appointments can be removed. In
regard to the confirmation of j. c.
Morris, member of the railroad COM
mission, the reply says that his rati-
fication was wholly legal and quotes
various opinions to the effect that he
can not now be removed.
Governor Harmon also sent to the
senate the appointment of John Sui
livan of Butler county, a Democrat,
to succeed Morris, Republican, on
the expiration of his term in Febru-
airy. The appointment was referred
to the committee on railways and tel
egraphs. Mr.. Sullivan has been iden-
titled for years with the c., H. & D.
railway, of which Governor Harmon
is receiver.
The anti-Cox members of the SEN
ate secured the addition Of four new
members to the finance committee,
Senators Tod and futile, Republi-
cans, and Senators Alsdorf and Got
schall, Democrats. Thus, they say,
the committee is so constituted as to
prevent any criticism Of playing into
the hands of the Cincinnati political
leader.
The resolution of Senator eleven
ger of Clinton county, providing for
a probe in the city of Cincinnati and
Hamilton county, was referred to the
judiciary committee. A short time
before this reference had been made,
Senator Huffman of Butler county Of
fered a resolution providing for BIZ
partisan investigation at Cincinnati
by a joint commission of four. This
was offered as a substitute for the
Clevenger resolution, which provided
for commission of six and which,
Democrats have charged, was Intend
ed to provide partisan commission.
Senator Yount of Darke county Of
fered resolution authorizing investi-
cations of the city of Cleveland and
Cuyahoga county and of public con-
tracts by bipartisan commission of
four. Senator Mathews of Cuyahoga
presented a resolution providing for
a bipartisan commission of four to
investigate state departments and in
situations.
The senate adopted the house bill
making Feb. II, 1909, the hundredtE
anniversary Of Lincoln's birth, a legal
holiday.
One of the interesting bills intro
'duced in the house was by Represen-
tative Garfield, which, if passed,
would mean the establishment of con-
INJECTIONS between telephone compa-
mics. Compulsory connections are
provided for, as is also a rate of one
half cent mile for five minutes con-
'versation on long distance lines. Pro-
vision also is made that the cost of
telephones in cities of not to exceed
100000 people is to be $24 each an
nually, with Sc added for each addi-
'tional 100000 population.