The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-05-03
Giving You a Line on The Most
Important New Laws,
MANY MEASURES ENACTED

udT, WORE onOtncTcu DJ SOfHtIip
tees, Some Killed on the Floor and
a Few Vetoed by the Governor.
Columbus, O., May 2.-When the leg.
islature adjourned Saturday night for
recess until the day of final ad.
1ournment, May 10, the grist Of the
session was almost completely ground.
The defeat of the Woods utilities
bill was an event of the last week OF
active legislative work The question
Of taxation still hangs fire on one
measure, the Langdon bill to create
state tax commission, on which
conference committee Will work dur.
ing the recess in the hope of submit.
ting an acceptable report before final
adjournment.
very prominent feature of tho
session was It's various probes. In
addition to the allowance given the
attorney general to employ special
counsel and defray expenses of inves'
tigation being made Of several state
offices, some of the departments were
probed by Joint committee of which
Senator Beatty was chairman; there
was the food price probe by joint
committee of which Senator Williams
was chairman; a canal investigation
by Joint committee OF which Sena.
tor Phare was chairman, and the
house investigation of alleged i'm
proper lobby influences in getting the
Elson telephone merger bill through
the house.
In addition to the various appropri-
alton bills which come up regularly
each session there was special ap-
preparation of $4,000 for the graft
investigation carried on through the
attorney generals department The
aggregate of all appropriations is
about $S7O0,OOO
Only unfinished business will be
considered the last day, and when the
session Is ended the solons will leave
behind a large number OF bills on the
calendar besides many more smoth'
cred by committees
HOUSE BILLS ENACTED.
II. b. 16, Guard Authorizing regu
larly ordained or licensed ministers
to solemnize marriages.
III. B. 100, Phillips Fixing standard
for SKINNED cheese, to be shown on
label.
II. B. ia, GusweIler Relrt!ng to
lease of real estate by guardians.
H. y, 1888. Vaughn Cleaning Joint
county bitches.
H. @. 1913. White--Regulatirg size
OF nets for Lake Erie fishing.
III. B. 1914, White-Providing that TO
carp less than IA inches long, white
bass less than 10 inches or perch less
than inches long shall be taken In
Lake Erie fishing district.
II. b. 2S9. CASTOR Relating to one.
mile assessment pixies.
II. r. 25b, Finley Fixing county
levy for needy blind at threa-tenths
OF one mill
II. B. 279, Bense Providing for
submitting question Of issuing bonds
upon petition of as per cent of tax
payers In township road district.
IL. h. SO, Anderson Giving cities au
thority to appropriate property for
water supply.
H. B. 80. Grinnell Appropriating
s2,500 for permanent G.. A. r. head
Quarters at Columbus.
II. u. II. Schott To advertise sale
of road bonds.
nj
aries OF several teachers at state
school for deaf.
IL. B. BOG, McFadden PROVIDING
that trustees of country hospitals be
elected by the people.
II. b. %, arabclli--Adding Oct ~
Columbus Discovery day, to legal hol
idays.
H.. B. 146l Kempcl Computing time
OF imprisonment under fines for mis-
demeanors at rate OF GO cents pei
! day.
III. b. 1856, Finley Relating to no
tlce by guardian to sell real estate
OF ward.
II, y. t97, Kempel Requiring Ger
tlfcate from proper official OF sufii
Client fund for proposed public i'm
proVement
II. Il. 34S, Providing for pub
lication OF state laws by attorney
general.
II, Il. 340, Ritter Requiring attor
ney generals department to codlfy
state laws.
H. II. 81. Phillips Fixing stand
ard for cheese.
II. Il. 80, Beaschler-- Relating to ap
pointmont and duties of township
road superlntendents.
II. ., rs, Schott Adding oyerworl
10 statute on cruelty to animals.
II. y, 80, Browder Providing 70
improvement Of roads between i'm
proved highways.
II. q. ell. Authorizing pay
ment OF Joint deposits to survivor
: III. B. 66l, Jones--ApproDratinI
$4,000 for aid of weak school dis
tricts.