The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-05
TEMPERANCE
CONTINUED from Hllge one.

ton OF Auglaize, Edwards, Schaefer
and schaibley OF Cuyahoga, Leblond
and Schwegman, of Hamilton, Jones
of Franklin, Winters of Erie and
Wyman of Shelby
AS a protest against the action Of
the finance committee I'm c1lh ing
down the feet OF Attorney Theodore
Horsbman, of Cincinnati who repre-.
sented the Gaman probing commit
tee I'm the last attempt TO investigate
Hamilton county, the Democrats in
the house went to the extraordinary
limit of defeating the unauthorized
deficiency bill.
Before The probing committee at
tempted any investigating a friendly
suit was agreed upon to determine
Ehe right Of the auditor Of state to
honor vouchers. Auditor Gilbert
engaged Judge John H. Doyle, Of
Toledo, while the committee em-
proyed Horsaman, in arranging to
settle. the finance committee proposed
to give Doyle $1,000 and Hor.tman
but $3.50.
This aroused Bense, OF Obawa
county, who submitted an amendment
placing the fee for Horsiman at
81 900 equal to that to be given Doyle
bait on a strict parity vote the amend
ment was defeated. Bense at once
organized the Democrats and defeat
ed the bill carrying $31 1000. A mo-
ton to reconsider was carried
Price Russell Of Wayne county then
offered an amendment p'acing the Zee
cf beth attorneys at 750.. On n party
vote this amendment was defeated.
The Democrats a. once announced
they world defeat the bin a second
time. There was a hasty conference
on the Republican side and on mo-
tion Of Erwin, Republican floor leader
further consideration OF the bpl was
rm over. Last night the Republican
leaders said they would back down
and make no further atemrt to dis
criminate against the probing COM
mittee attorney.
while the house was indulglng In
fireworks over the liquor question
the senate effeoual'y smothered the
Woods taxation and public utilities
measure and later rebEked w. II.
Phtpps, state oil inspector, and Wal
ter f. Brown, chairman OF the Re-
puhlican state central ccTlnittee,
who have assumed to dictate what
the general assembly shall and shall
not do this session.
= The Woods biz was given life
sentence in the Judiciary committee
without even protest from the
Democratic side. The Democrats
nattened out completely after bonn
bastic talk to the effect that they
would even resent to a flibuster on
the general appropriation bill II nee
essary to get a vote on the Woods
bill. When the motion 20 refer was
made, the Democrats were very large
ly absent There is every evidence
this was prearranged. Senator
Frank Patterson, chairman of the
committee, is opposed to any leg
isaation such as is carried in the
Woods bill. He says the public villa
hear no more of 1t this session.
The rebuke OF Phfpps and Brown
came ON the bill CT Senator Cetone
(Dem to require the registration OF
all voters living In soldiers homes,
When the bin was introduced 1t was
truited about that PhipUs and Brown
would see that It was killed STn-
ator Clevenger Rcp anncunced
that he was opposed to the bill, but
was going TO support It entirely for
the reason that PhirUs and Brown
to control the Republicans
OF the senate. Senator johnson,
(Rep) of Hamilton county, followed
with a sarcastic attack on the two
Republican leaders. The bEl was
passed by vote of 26 10 s.
The senate ended the hopes OF
Officers for an extension of
their tennis. The bill of Senator Dsa-
ton. extending the terms of county
clerks frcm two OF four years was
finally recomimiIfed TO the ccmmit-
Lee on fees and salaries. ChairmanI
DuBall at once seized the biil aud