The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-04
HOUSE PASSES
CODE MEASURE
Bulky Document Now Goes
to Governor.
Old STATUTES REPEALED

Fate. Of Food Probe Appropriation.
Chairman Williams Says Powerful
interests at Work to Prevent lnves-
tlgation--Dunlap Changes Attitude
and viii Fender All Assistance
Possible---WilI Issue Statement.
Columbus, o.. Feb 4. - BY unani-
nous vote the house OF representa-
tives passed the new state code bill,
which is merely rewriting of all the
old statutes. AS the bill had already
been passed by the senate, It now
goes to Governor Harmon for his ap-
proval or veto. As the bill contains
$4,000 sections and is so bulky that
1t was carried into the house In big
box by two husky porters. 1t Is not
probable that the governor will pur-
sue his usual custom of reading over
the bills before he signs them. When
the new code receives the governors
signature 1t will becbme the law of
Ohio, as Immediately after its pas
sage the house passed bill by Judge
Dever OF Scioto county, repeating all
the old laws.
Representative Braun of Franklin
county introduced in the house bill
permitting cities to build conduits for
the conveyance OF electric wires, with
power TO lease the same. Another
bill introduced at the same time by
Mr.. Braun provides that cities may
issue bonds for the building OF these
conduits. Representative Reynolds of
Franklin county introduced bill
which, II passed, will make measles,
whooping cough and other similar
childhood complaints quarantlnable.
Senator Cameron offered Joint
resolution to authorize the governor
to appoint a commission of five, two
OF whom are to be physicians, to In
vestigate the duty of the state regard
ing the care and treatment of victims
of narcotScs and stimulants, and to
report to the governor before the
opening OF the next general assembly.
Senator Gotshall introduced q bill
providing that fire insurance compa-
nies shall pay over for the support of
the firemens relief organizations In
cities, for fire departments and fire
apparatus valued at more than $500,
2 per cent of the premium collected
in those cities.
Next Tuesday the senate will de-
eide the fate of the Edwards house
bill providing an appropriation of $2,-
300 for the use of the food probers.
II a two-thlrds vote is required, ac.
cording to Speaker MONEYS decision
In the house, the bill will go down to
defeat, as more than II senators are
now lined up against the appropria-
tion. However, If Lieutenant Cover
nor Treadway holds TO the parliament
tary ruling advanced by Senate Clerk
John Malloy, that two,thirds vote
Is not necessary to appropriate
money for the use OF legislative
committee. the appropriation has a
good chance for passage. BOD ~
Chairman Williams of the Joint
food probe committee says that the
preliminary investigation shows that
powerful interests are manipulating
the prices of foods and also intlmates
that these same interests are now
active In throwing obsta.
cles in the path OF the probe.
The food probers held short ses-
sion to which they summoned State
Dairy and Food Commissioner Dun
lap to find oct why he, state official,
had worked openly to defeat the pas.
sage OF the appropriation measure.
Commissioner Dunlap said that he op-
posed the bill because he felt that Il
was aimed at the interests of the
He said that the farmers
all over the state were organizing TO
the investigation, believing It
To be directed against them. NIi
The committee assured Mr.. Dunlap
that II was farthest from the purpose.
Of the investigation to do the farmer
any injustice. He was told that It
was chiefly against the combinations
that unlawfully boost prices and that
the farmers had nothing to fear from
the investigation. Commissioner Dun
lap said that put different light on
and that instead of fighting
the committee he would join hands
and cooperate with II In the work.
He suggested that detailed state
ment be made so that no farmer
would be In doubt as to what the
Investigation was for. The committee
thought the suggestion timely and
meeting will be held this evening.
which will be public, when an Official
statement will probably be given out
explaining fully the objects of the