The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-02-24
REBUKE FOR
SUPREME COURT
HOUSE PASSES WINTERS BILL
AIMED TO CHECK ALLEGED
JUDICIAL OPPRESSION.
ALLOWS CRITICISMS OF COURTS
Measure Is a Yelled impeachment Of
Supreme Court tor Disbarrine from
Practice Charles A. Thatcher, a To.
ledo Attorney.

ledo Attorney.
Columbus, O.-EmbraCed in the ac.
tion of the house OF representatives in
passing what is known as the Winters
bill is a severe rebuke for the suprt me
court of Ohio. 1t provides that any
expressions of an attorney concern.
ing any action or decision OF the courts
made outside their presence or pur-
view, even if they were libelous or
slanderous in themselves, can not be
used as ground for disbarment pro-
Ceedings. In effect ii is a yelled inn
parchment of that august judicial body
for disbarring from the practice of the
lay Chas. A. Thatcher an attorney, of
Toledo. His offense was the assail-
ing of Judges Morris and Kumler, of
the common pleas court Of Lucas
county during the campaign of 1908.
lie made speeches and stributed
pamphlets attacking the fairness Of
their decisions in certain damage
suits against corporations His activ-
fly contributed largely to their defeat.
Following the election charges were
preferred against MIN by committee
of attorneys headed by former Judge
+. VI. Sala, and these were filed with
the supreme court, which exercised
jurisdiction and found him guilty.
Complete disbarment was the punish
ment inflicted upon him.
To Catch Criminals.
With the support OF the Ohio Police
Chiefs association, Senator Carl kel.
ler, of Lucas county, introduced bill
providing for the establishment Of a
state bureau OF Grim nal identifcat on
There is to be a bipartisan commits
zion of four to have charge OF the bu-
Ieau, with superintendent The lat
ter is to get $l,SO0 a year, while the
commission is to receive expenses
only For the purpose of Great ng the
bureau an appropriation of SlO,OOO is
to be made.
The bill Of Senator Clevenger giving
the telephone companies the same pro-
cedure in the appropriation of land as
that of telegraph companies was
passed in the Senate.
Senator |. w. Gotshal. of Fulton1
county, introduced bill in the senate
providing that all cattle shipped into
the state must be accompanied by the |
proper certificate showing that the |
animals are not suffering from tuber- |
culosis
The senate passed two insurance |
bills of Senator Edgar Johnson. or
Hamilton county one provides
against the secret relating Of commits
sions. The other Is aimed TO com
pletely knock out the wild cat" or m.
insurance companies from
doing business in Ohio. The plan is TO
the policyholder in such con.
Germs to pay tax of per cent on the
Of the policies held by them.
The house passed the Guard bill
providing that licensed as well as or.
iained ministers might solemnize
May Operate Asphalt Plants.
BY a unanimous vote the house
,assed the Braun bill which permits
titles to establish asphalt plants not
'nly for the purpose of repairing
streets paved with that material, but
o resurface them They may also let
street contracts hereafter for only
and employ their own la.
Dor and plant to place the asphalt sur.
'act In position. The municipal as.
)halt plant now I'm operation i'm Co
umbus has effected saving of As per
cent over the charges made by private
Agricultural Department Bill.
Senator Williams, Of Jackson coun-
~, chairman Of the Joint food probe
OF the general assembly.
Introduced his bin providing for the
reorganization of the State Depart.
nent Of Agriculture The agricultural
board is to be abolished and in place
director, TO be named by the COVER
nor, will be in charge.
Uniform Bill Of Ladina.
Senator Baker of Cincinnati. intro.
iuced what is known as the uniform
Dil lof lading" bill. 1t Is a proposed
measure decided upon by the National
Association OF Railroad Commission
ers at their last annual meeting held
At Washington, d. C. The bill is to be
lnered for passage in all OF the state
eg slative bodies in the country, in
session this year.
Liberal Forces Gain an ADVANTAGE.
The liberal forces in the senate in
The opening skirmish OF the battle for
The modification of the county local on.
ton law were able to prevent the Dean
bill, carrying the modifying amend
ments, from being referred to the con.
fessedly hostile committee on temper.
Springfield. O-The local oo,n+,