The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-20
EARLY ADJOURNMENT IN OOUDi
so MUCH TO DO SHORT SESSION
SEEMS UNLIKELY.
Nearly 80 Bills Introduced In House
Probes Urged for Cincinnati and
Cleveland.

Of an early adjournment Of the gen.
eral assembly now in special session
were rendered doubtful Tuesday
When Gov. Harmon sent a message to
the house and senate, calling attention
to several things needing considera.
ton, and when the foodRates of the
house were opened and 40 new bills
we're dumped into the hopper II the
authors of these bills press them, a
long session is likely. In the house
three resolutions providing for re-
,cessing and adiourning were intro
duced. In the senate the resolution
Of Senator Mather, arranging for re-
cess until February is with final ad.
journment four days later, was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
There is little expectation that this
resolution will be acted upon. Because
Of conflicting views as to the proper
length for the session and because the
big Hamilton and Cuyahoga county
delegations are both boosting pet
schemes, the belief obtains that there
will be some maneuvering and trading
which must be taken into considera-
tion In forecasting adjournment. In
the house Tuesday, MIR. Reed of Wood
county offered a resolution providing
for recess from Friday until Febru-
ary 10; MIR. Shankland OF Lake one
for adjournment March s; Mr. Phillips
of Geauga one for recess from Friday
to February Is with adjournment fol-
lowing on March g.
Reports that efforts would be made
to secure a reconsideration of the
vote in the senate by which the report
of the committee on committees was
accepted, thereby forcing the removal
Of Thorne Baker OF Cincinnati as
chairman Of the finance committee,
were verified when the Republican
senators conferred previous to the af.
ternoon session. Then It was given
out that plan of action had been
agreed upon, but nothing developed in
the session to substantive the state.
ment. The senators give evidences of
being pretty busy with other things
and Baker may not be disturbed.
The Cuyahoga delegation is going to
insist upon revival of the probe at
Cincinnati and In this they are sup
ported by Gov. Harmon, who in his
message Tuesday urged q resumption
in Hamilton county and a beginning in
Cuyahoga county, as was authorized
by the last Legislature. Members of
the Cuyahoga delegation also will
urge an investigation of state depart
ments. AS has been intimated, the
Cincinnati delegation wished to have
the Longworth bond limit law amend
ed so that the city can proceed with
the elimination of grade crossings as
planned. The Cincinnati senators are
standing Loyalty by Senator Baker as
chairman of the finance committee
and will fight efforts to secure his re-
moval. 1t is said the Democratic SEN
ators who supported the selection Of
Baker last week made overtures to eff
feet change in the finance commit
tee, providing the Republicans would
aid them in securing reconsidera-
tion of the confirmation OF the Harris
Republican recess appointees, but tho
overtures were rejected
In the batch of bills which went in
the house Tuesday, there were Ave
relating to mileage allowances. Large
drafts made by members of the assem-
bly, last spring, which aroused much
criticism at the time, are responsible
for the array of new bills providing
for mileage. One introduced by Mr..
Benz of Ottawa will compel members
to make statements at the close of the
session that they did not ride on
passes. In all Ave bills, the allowance
Is cents mile. The measures differ
In the provisions relative to trips to
and from the capital.
Two measures designed to amend
the Longworth law were introduced.
One by Mr.. Langdon of Warren ex.
empts bonds for hospitals and parks
from the Longworth bonds limitations.
Another by Mr. Benz OF Ottawa
changes the limit from to ~ per
cent when waterworks and sewer
bonds are involved.
In his message, Gov. Harmon urged
three Investigations by the legislature,
one at Cincinnati, another at Cleve-
land and third in the state house It,
self All three were authorized a year
ago, but the Cleveland probe never
began and neither OF the others was
carried out as planned. Gov. Harmon
advised an inventory of all state prop
erty, the installation of competitive
bidding system for state deposits aud
the formation OF board which will
give all its attention to taxation ques-
tions and supersede the score or more
OF boards of state officials who now
give more or less attention to tax
questions.
The house referred the message to
the committee of the whole and the
senate TO appropriate committees.
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