Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-04-08
commission rather than creating
other expensive commissions.

other expensive commissions.
When the telephone interests were
heard in the senate on the Elson bill
there was but little opposition to it.
Those who spoke against the meas
ure were Judge Lewis Brucler OF
Mansfield. ]. II. Ainsworth of Day
ton, H. p. Fo,-cm of Circleville and
H. d. Critchfeld of Chicago.
The lineup for the bill was most
formidable, and besides the author,
Mr.. Elson, included: A. N. Wilcox Of
Paulding, president of the Paulding
Home Telephone company; A. j. Mil
Ter of Bellefontaine, Judge j. c. Roy
er of Tiffin. e. s. Kelley, president of
the Commercial club of Springfield;
Homer Metzger of Clyde, represent
ing the Ottawa Telephone company,
the Eastwood Telephone company,
and stockhcl6er in the Sandusky
Telephone company; Blake Hendrick
son of the Medina Telephone COM
pany, c. II. Dale of Troy. editor the
Troy News; G. w. Risser of Ottawa,
f. Il. Iuthrey of Marion, A. J. Hess
of Sidney and H. F. Hill. vice presi
dent and general manager Of the
Central Union Telephone company.
General Manager Hill of the Cen.
trail Union Telephone company en-
tered vigorous protest against the
regulatory features amended into the
the bill In the house, and objected
particularly to the power given to the
railroad commission to fix rates.
After this wee,. the house will drop
out of the public eye and tie scat of
battle will be in the senate The
house leaders figure that when the
general appropriation bill is cut Of
the way 1t will be up to the senate
to get busy and make it possible to
adjourn sire die within short time
The senate has the Langdon tax
commission bill and the Elson tele-
possession, and before the week has
passed will have received the Woods
public utilities bill and perhaps the
appropriation bill These are the
only big things pending, and when
they are acted upon by the upper
body the general assembly can quit
without fear Of criticism.
The house passed the Reed bill for
commission to investigate the lack
of ventilation in the statehouse.
There being much lack of it in the
hall Of the house, everybody voted
for the bill.
Some 10 years ago $4,000 was in
vested in a ventilating system for the
statehouse and large sums have been
spent since without noticeable re-
suits. The legislators declare they
want less hot air and hope the inves-
tigating committee, authorized by the
Reed measure, will find a solution OF
the problem OF better ventilation il
the capitol.
Favorable report was made OF TIE
Mooney bill to facilitate the calling
of a constitutional convention. It re.
enacts for this instance only the
Longworth law. If state convention
of a political party indorses the call
then all ballots cast for the straight
ticket of that party are to be counted
for the call. The passage of the
Mooney bill, which already has pass
ed the senate, probably will be fol
lowed by Endorsements by the Re-
publican and Democratic conventions
That would insure the cali.
A substitute bill, modifying tt,
capital punishment law, was reporte
by the judiciary committee for tn, ,
Geleerd bill, abolishing capital pur-
ishment. Death caused by trail
wreckers is put in the category
first degree murder. The present re
striction in sentencing to death Is
reversed. Now If the accused Is
found guilty of first degree murder
he must be sentenced to electrocu.
tion unless the jury recommends
mercy. Under the Geleerd bill, he
will be sentenced to life imprisor-
ment unless the jury recommends
death. recommendation Of first dc
gree murderer to pardon or parole is
forbidden except on proof Of inno-
cence.
The Evans bill for an eight-hour
workday for women went to the cal
endar as nine-hour bill. 1t restricts
employment of women to nine hours
day with two exceptions: (1) to
make short days work for one day
in the week; (2) to make UP time
lost some day the same week because
of breakage or repair of machinery
upon which the employe depended
for employment. In no case are there
to be more than 81 hours work q