The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-27
REYNOLDS BILL
PASSES SENATE
Takes Ohio Judiciary From
Domain Of PtIiticS.
HOUSE PLEDGED TO PASSAGE


Seven Against Measure Vote.
Buyer to Be Punished and Vote
Seller to co Free II Bill introduces
by Representative Frelner Of Vim
ton Becomes a Law-Guard Pro
posea Closed Season For skunks.
Columbus, o., Jan. Boy vote |
Of rs to the senate passed the Rey- |
nolds nonpartisan judiciary BILL
which provides that all judges in
Ohio. from the highest to the lowest,
shall be elected on ballots without
any party designations. Those voting
for the bill were:
emocrats-Cahill. Cetone. Dean.
Dittmer, Dore, Finnefrock, Frazier,
Gray, Haas, Hudson. Huffman,
Krause. Mcclure, Mckee, Reynolds.
Shaffer, Stockwell and Yount-18;
7epublicans-Deaton of Lucas, John
son, Kuhl, Keller, Mcdonald, Tod
and Watkins.
These who voted against the bill
were: Republicans-Andrew Bader,
Crawford. Deaton of Champaign,
Doster, Holdren and Purinton-7.
Senators Green of Coshocton and
Todd OF Franklin did not vote.
AS the majority party is pledged
In favor of a nonpartisan judiciary
bill, the Reynolds measure is expect
ed to pass the house by comfort
able margin.
johnson Amendment Falls.
When the bill came up in the sem
ate Senator Johnson attempted to
amend it so 1t would provide for the
nomination of all judicial candidates
on nonpartisan ballots. He urged
that, under the Reynolds bill in its
present shape, judges who had been
elected on nonpartisan ballots would
have to bow the knee to their party
organizations for denominations. By
strict party vote Of Is to IA his
amendment was voted down.
: Senator Tod of Mahoning intro
duced bill fixing the penalty for
bribery from one to ten years in the
l penitentiary.
, In the house Representative Ken
, nedy of Allen introduced bill max
prisonment, unless jury specifically
recommends no mercy.
Representative Freiner of Vinton
introduced measure which, IL pass
: ed, will repeal the statute making ii
crime to sell votes. and providing a
: fine OF from 81 to $50 and disfran.
'chisenent for five years for buying
a vote.
Dean Bill Reported Favorabiy.
; The senate temperance committee
: recommended the Dean liquor bill
|. for passage. The report was signed
by Mckee, Dean, Huffman, Bader
/ Keller and Andrews. Gray didn't
v sign. The bill will probably be made
a special order for next Tuesday.
: Representative Guard of Cham
p paign presented bill forbidding the
:. smoking out or disturbing the dens
of raccoons, opossums, skunks, musk
rats and minks, and forbidding the
: hunting of such animals except be
n tween Nov. Is and Feb 1.
Representative w. T. Smith of Ma
n rion county introduced the admins
s tration l per cent tax levy bill. The
# l per cent can be exceeded only il
j. emergencies stipulated and by vote
h, of the people.
u The house passed the partial ap
II Precipitation bill. carrying S2,6S3,652
p and also the emergency appropria
ton measure, the principal item ol
o which, S1S0,O00, was for expenses
r. during the Columbus streetcar strike
New York Situation Unchanged.
l, Albany Jan. 25.--William F. Shee
g han, the Democratic caucus nominee
lost no more strength. the absencs
of two of his supporters explaining
the difference in his vote. Curtis N
+ Douglass, brother-in-law of Governor
!. Dix, entered the senatorship contest
i. He got the votes of Senator White
and Assemblyman Myers, who
!. switched from Judge Herrick, and OF
n Assemblyman Martin, who switched
d from Shepard. Shepard is the only
material loser, having his 13 vote!
chopped down to an even dozen, In
l. oiudinu tha vote nf Chanlar