The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-21
SENATE HURR|ES BILLS
FOR CINCINNATI PROBE
Measures Introduced Give Governor Power to Investigate
any State Departments with Full Authority of Com
mon Pleas Court-Cox Gang Subject of Bitter
Attack-Liquor Interests Start Fight for Rose
Law Repeal-Tme of Adjournment Fixed.

Columbus, o., Jan. 21.-Bills COW
ering the investigation Of Hamilton
county and of all state departments
and institutions were put on the
legislative ways yesterday.
The Cox probe was cared for in a
bill drawn by Senotor Matthews OF
Cleveland and introduced by Senator
Clevenger OF Clinton county. In a
preamble accompanying the measure
the Cox gang controlling affairs in
Cincinnati has made the subject of a
biting excoriat!on. included Is the
statement that Gin view of the
charges of political corruption in Gin
cinnati 1t may become a legislative
necessity to take the franchise grant
ing power from the hands Of city
councils"
Particular attention is called to
the remedial legislation that followed
the Drake investigation, although the
probe was blocked before 1t was
fairly entered upon. A committee of
six members is provided for to be
made up OF three from each branch.
Work must be started Immediately
and report made to the present as
sembly.
Woods of Medina introduced the
NIL providing for a probe of state in
stituions. The governor is author
lied to proceed with an investiga-
tion of the financial management
receipts and expenditures and with
the bushes methods and practices Of
each state department, board and
institution He Is empowered to Sub
poena witnesses and compel testimony
under the same rules or procedure
applying i'm common pleas courts. He
may compel the production of all pa
pers and documents and employ at
torneys, accountants and stenogra-
piers at such pay he deems best.
An appropriation of $25,00O for inves-
tigation expenses is carried in the
bill. The governor announces he will
begin the investigation the moment
the bill becomes a law.
Beth branches or the general as
sembly voted for a recess from Jan.
20 to Feb. 10 and final adjournment
the middle Of March. The resolu-
tion passed by the senate fixes March
12 as the day of adjournment while
the house, in a similar resolution,
agreed upon March Is. One of the
two dates will be agreed upon by
both branches today and the time
OF Adjournment definitely fixed.
The resolutions we're passed in
both senate and house, by a party
vote. The Democrats presented a
solid front against the resolutions.
With the exception of Senator Pat
terson and Representative Langdon
the Republicans were a unit in sup
port OF the adjournment movement
The Hamilton county members were
whipped into line bV threats that all
legislation dn which they are inter-
ested woould be stified II they CON
tlnued to hold out against either the
recess or adjournment.
The open pledge to reconsider the
Wv VII lllai huJOuIlllHeuLf bHOulu He-
cessity require 1t, was made to gain
the support of those who argued
that this should be the real business
session of the present assembly. The
standing committees are supposed to
remain at work during the long re-
cess which begins Friday
Bills covering every recommenda.
tion made by Gov. Harmon and for,
mer Gov. Harris are now before the
assembly with the exception OF a
measure providing for an investiga,
tion of Cleveland as suggested by
Gov. Harmon Representative
Shan.kland of Lake county announced
on the floor that he was in favol
of every request made by the gov
ernor save the one for a CLEVELAND
investigation.
~ am against that because thery
Is no sense in It," he declared.
Following the recess the assembly
will have one month In which. x
! complete all its work. It is the in
tention, during that time. to worl