The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-11
SENATE KILLS Il
GREEvES BILL
Votes TO Retain Immunity
Baths 10 Statutes.
DOSTER GROWS EMPHATIC

Member From Highland County Con.
signs Public osdplon to Warmer
Rcuon--peaton of Lucas Declares
Senate ls Victim Of yellow Jour
nallsn--Oore Also Has Bone 20
Pick With Newspapers and Wants
Reporter Barred From Chamber.
Columbus, o., May 1I.--After n
lengthy and heated debate. In which
dilatory tactics were employed the
senate defeated, by a vote OF % to
2, the Greeves bill which sought to
remove that section Of tha Ohio stat
utes which provides immunity for as
semblymen who appear before q leg
islative committee and tell wnat they
know Of corrupt practices in either
branch.
In the course Of speech defend
ing the action of the senate in
naming a committee TO investigate
action Of senators in connection with
the bribery scandals, Senator Coke L..
Doster Of Highland county said: ITO
h with public opinion IL you feel
that you've done your duty"
The senate refused TO accept the
designations of Senators Krapse and
Green from the committee Both re
affirmed their determination 10 at
tend no meetings and 70 have roth
ing to do with the work of the com
mittee.
The Doster address was more or
less paralleled by those Of some
other senator's. although heated Ian
guagc was not generally employed
Senator Doster, before coming to the
point where he told public opinion to
betake itself to warmer climate.
said he thought the indicted sena
tors ought to be given "a chance for
thoir white alley"
1Iames 'YelIow" Papers.
Senator Deaton OF Lucas county.
Republican. told the senate that he
had always tried to do bis duty, and
added; 81 believe every member OF
the senate has tried 10 do the same" E"
He referred not only to the matter in
hand but to the entire work OF the
session. Senator Deaton blamed
yellow journalism" Tor the state or
the public mind concerning legisla.
tive graft, and asked; Are we to be
the subjects OF this kind of journal
lsm2' He declared the senate was
being pilloried and crrcified for it's ac.
tion in naming the investigating com.
mittee.
Senator Dore. Democrat, OF Seneca
county. who rose also in defense OF
the committee. said he had always
acted fearlessly and that he had al
ways been honest, frank and free In
what ne said and did. He said he
didn't know he was to have been
placed on the committee himself. He
charged that the state of the public
mind IVES due to the newspapers and
ssid he had In mind o resolution 10
bar from the floor Of the senate the
representative Of Q newspaper which
had said that 20 members of the sen
ate might be mixed up in the graft
charges
Senator L. r. Andrews OF Ironton
one OF those indicted last week. de
nounced the detectives whose testi.
mony had brought about the indiot
ment. He charged It was a most
damuable conspiracy" "By whom
are we indicted?" be asked And
then be answered, saying by paid
thieves. thugs and murderers." One
OF the detectives he referred TO as an
ex'penitentiary prisoner "'
The senate's investigating commit
tee organized by selecting Senator J
e. Todd OF Franklin county as chair
man and Senator Coke /, DoHter oi
Highland county as secretary.