Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-04-15
MASS FORCES TO
KILL WOODS BILL
PUBLIC SERVICES COMPANIES OBJ.
TAIN HELP OF SUPPLY FIRMS
IN FINAL FIGHT.
THE HOUSE LACKED QUORUM
Desks Of Senators Filled With Tele-
grams Urging immediate and Fav-
orable Vote on Eison Bill
Other Capitol News.

Columbus, O.-Powerful public serv-
Ice companies, particularly the steam
and electric railways, have lined up
their forces for the final onslaught on
the Woods public utility bill.
Sending advance notice to the SEN
ate that they want action on the
Woods bill delayed, representatives of
1875 railway supply houses will meet
here. AT this meeting, it is learnef
from the inside, plans will be marped
out to kill the big utility bill out
right, if possible. The railways have
informed the supply houses that If
the Woods bill becomes law, they
will be unable to buy supplies in any
where near the quantity purchased in
the past.
The men pushing the utility bill
characterize this complaint on the
part of the railways as "balderdash."
They say the dealers in supplies are
simply being worked" Further, it
is contended, it is nonsense to sup
pose the utility commission would
deny railway or any other utility
corporation the right to buy all the
supplies and equipment they want.
Progressive assembly men, how
ever, are viewing the situation in the
senate with anxiety. Not more than
upon as reasonably certain to vote
for the bill. Some of these, apparent
ly, are looking about for some sort
of an excuse to oppose the reform.
The hostile campaign of the railways
may furnish the excuse. 1t will take
IS votes to put the measure over in
the senate
The desks of senators were filled
with kilograms urging an immediate
and favorable vote on the Elson tele-
phone merger bill. The request for
immediate action is significant. The
interests behind the telephone bill
want to work undisturbed for a few
| weeks at any rate. The passage of
the bill now would give them until
| July to perfect mergers without any
| restriction, no matter what the final
outcome of the pending Legislative
measures. The Woods bill, which
contains clauses regulating the tele-
phone business. is not designed to go
| into effect until July l. The letters
reveal that the big lobby is working
harder than ever through business
men and politicians.
The session of the house was cut
short the other night by the lack of
quorum. Representative Calivey of
Cleveland tried to have the finance
committee relieved of his bill estab-
fishing a women's reformatory. There
were two vive voce votes of the mo-
tion, both showing less than a quo.
rum. The finance committee has
been holding it three months with the
explanation that the finances of the
state would not permit the erection
of a reformatory for women. Women
of the state are making such a deter
mined campaign, however, that the
finance committee may have to yield
The question was brought squarely
before the senate when Senator Baker
introduced bill to establish an in
stitution for women similar to the one
for men at Mansfield. 1t directs the
governor to appoint commission tC
act with him in selecting site Of
not less than 800 acres. Then com
mission of six is to be named tt
handle the construction of buildings
to accommodate 500 prisoners. The
institution will be managed by bi
partisan board of six.
The superintendent is authorized t.
spend so per cent of the earnings o
the institution on industrial educa
tion. Up to 20 per cent of the earn
ings of an inmate may be set asid,
for her benefit, or paid to her fam
lily, but 25 per cent of such amour
must be paid to her upon release
The governor will determine the mum
ber to be transferred from the over
crowded girls industrial school a
Delaware. Provision is made for thu
care of United States prisoners, blu
the retention of first degree murder
ers is prohibited.
The move to abolish the office o
the marshal has considerably NOR
behind 1t than mere suggestion. TIL
senate placed the Patterson bill, t
wipe out this department, on the ca
endar for final action without refer
ring it to any committee. This II
dicates it will be put through the ser
ate with little opposition.
The Kempel anti-lobby bill, passe
, by the house, was sent to the senat
judiciary committee, not considere
| a friendly body