The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-03
HOUSE REEVES
FOOD INQUIRY
Reconsiders Its Vote on Ap.
preparation Measure.
SPLITS AMOUNT In TWO

Governor Harmon Sends Large Bunch
Of Recess Appointments to Senate
4 For Confirmation-Sena Yount
. Introduces His Bill For Uniform
System OF Text Books In Common
Schools = Patterson Wants Noxt
session Held In 1911.
Columbus. o., Feb. 3.-After a two
hours debate the house, by vote Of
so to %, appropriated s2,5OO to de-
fray the expenses of the proposed in.
vestigation into the high cost Of liv-
ing. Representative Riddle, Republi-
can, Logan county, shortly after the
house met, moved to reconsider the
vote by which the bill for $4,000 ap-
preparation for the committee to in
vestigate the high cost of living was
defeated. His motion carried unani.
mously and debate on the bill started.
: Phillips of Geauga moved to cut the
appropriation to $500. There was
considerable opposition to the amend
ment. Riddle said he favored the
amendment because it would enable
those who voted against the bill to
vote for it now. Winters, Democratic
leader, agreed. He said If the COM
mittee needed more, the legislature
swouM be "magnanimous enough" to
give 1t.
The fight on the appropriation. af.
ter the adverse vote had been recon
sidered, was carried on by Bowersox
OF Williams. Russell of Wayne, Stam-
baugh of Hardin and Huber of Def
ance. On the other side Smith of
Marion, Riddle of Logan, Connaugh-
ton of Auglaize and McCreary Of
Guernsey and several other represen-
tatives of rural communities spoke for
the most comprehensive probe posi-
BILE.
Renick Dunlap, dairy and food COM
missioner was among the members
working up opposition to the appro-
priation.
Governor Harmon sent to the SEN
since the last session OF the legisla-
ture Included in the list are the
names OF 80 men, the greater portion
OF whom are named as members Of
the boards of trustees of the various
institutions of the state. Among the
important appointments are those Of
John II. Zuber, Paulding, as state fire
ho1
chief inspector of workshops and fac
tories; A. P. Haswell, Massillon, chief
examiner of steam engineers; Charles
p. Wirmel, Cincinnati, labor commits
sioner; ID. P. Torpy, Marietta; o. b.
Gould, Wellston; Henry Richter, Co
lumbus; w. w. Durbin, Kenton, and
L. G. Neely, st. Marys, as members
of the board of managers of the Ohio
penitentiary. The appointments were
referred to committee.
Senator Yount's bill for uniform
system of books IN the common
schools of the state was introduced in
the senate. II fixes the prices as fol
)ows: Spelling book 10 cents, first
reader 10, second Is, third 20 fourth
80, fifth 40, intermediate arithmetic
4b, elementary geography 30, com
'plete geography 75, elementary En-
glish grammar 25, complete English
grammar 40, physiology 35, United
States history so, copy book s cents.
A state board or school book commits
sion Is created, to consist of the gov
srnor, state school commissioner, the
president of the Ohio State univer-
sity and four others, all to be en-
gagged in educational work. This
board is to let book contracts for
five-year periods.
x Senator Patterson of Ashland coun-
~ believes the reEnlar sessions of tho