The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-10
SENATE WANTS
PROBE OF OWN
Names COmmittee to lives.
tigate Bribery Charges.
TWO REFUSE TO SERVE

House Immediately Passes Bill TO
Ferestal Action by Upper Branch
Of Legislature Judge klnkead
Scores Grand Jury for Leaks Re.
ported to Have Taken Plaee--Sen'
stor Vount Scans Picture Of Frank
lin County Bar For Face Of briber.
Columbus O.. May lO.-Witnin an
hour after the senate had adopted
resolution providing for a probe into
the conduct Of state senators in con
neetion with the alleged legislative
bribery, the house passed bin by
Representative Greeves of Cleveland.
repeating that section ef the statute
which now gives Immunity to those
who appear before a legislative com
mittee. The Greeves bill was sent
over to the senate chamber whore It
probably Will be defeated.
The senate probe resolution was in
troduced by Mr. Hudson of scioto
county and contrary to recognized
custom, named the members OF the
committee instead of leqving that dc
tail to the lieutenant governor or
president pro tenn. The resolution
named as members of ;he probe com
mittee Senators Dore, Green. Dean,
Krause, Finpeftock Keller, Doster,
Todd OF Franklin Pur.nton and Dea.
ton Of Cham Raign
Senator GreCn. Democratic floor
leader. asked that the resolution be
laid over until Friday morning at II
o'clock, and explained that the grand
Jury was in session and was making
an investigation of bribery charges.
1T will not look right for us TO
jump In now while the grand jury is
still working on the case" declared
Green. There will be too much OPP
portunity 10. cry vhitewash.'
Thought Time Ripe.
Senator Hudson said the time was
right now for the members Of tho
senate chamter - clear their skirts.
and asked ihGt " motion TO delay
oa voted doVn.
This was done and the senate then
adopted the resolution.
The lineup On Senator Green's mo-
ton TO postpone action on the Hud-
son resolution until Friday showed
how the various senators stood. In
favor of postponement In order to
give the grand Jury more time for its
Rrobe we're: Bader. Dittmer, Frazier,
Gray, Green. Krause. Macdonald.
Reynolds Stockwell and Tod Of Ma
hQRing.
Those who voted against the mo-
ton 10 postpone and thereby went on
record ia favor OF au Immediate SEN
ate probe with It's immunity bath"
possibilities were Andrews, Cahill.
Cetone. Crawford. Dean, Deaton OF
Champaign. De2ton of Lucas, Doster,
Dore, Finnefrock Holdren Hudson.
Huffman. Johnson. Keller, Kuhl, Nc.
Guire. Mckee. Purlnton. Shaffer, Wat
kinR aud Youpt.
Senators krGuse and Green an
naunced that they would not serve on
tha ssnate's probe committee. Other
members were noncOmmittal as to
their service. Senator Green has
taken charge OF the Greeves bill,
knocking out immunity for Witnesses,
and will seek 10 force It through the
senate today.
This resolution was pushed through
tbs senate against the expressed de-
sire of Governor Harmon The gov
srHor authorized his secretary. George
Long. to say for him tnat he is op
posed to the senate or house making
an Investigation until after the grand
jury has finished It's probe. The gov.
srnor wants II to be impossible for
anyone connected wl;h bribery to &C.
cure a legislative immunity bath.
Among the Witnesses examined
were Senator ii l.. Ncunt Of Darkc
county, Representative zumstein OF
Cincinnati aud G. l.. NJ Kesson. direc-
tor OF schools In Toledo.
Picture In Evidence.
After Senator Yount had gone on
the stand before the grand Jury an
attendant was sent out ond returned
with a large group picture OF mem
bers OF the Franklin county bar, Out
side the grand jury rocm Yount has
told Of having been offered bribe OF
$500 at previous session, and il Is
believed he tried to Identity the
Mould-bs bribsgiyer by the picture.
RsBresentatiye l.. X. Langdon OF
Warren county Republican aoOr Lead
or OF the house, and Representative
Ralph Edwards Of Cuyahoga county
testified before the grand jury. Ed
wards introduced the Cleveland sub
way bill IN the house.
Before the grand jury resumed It's
esssior :hldge Eigkeaa called II be.