The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-23
1BOOTLEcctR'
II. BILL DEFEATED
Vssld Have fiven Right to
Trial By Jr.y.
f0uNI SAYS Law ABUSED

8eNetoF ANdreWe vows NSe'net S'"
To ss Consistent with His stand
N Favor o. oe,7 Measure - New
hsuss Committee In TsngIe over
rmployers' Liability Law - irwin
nBlH ts Require Listing o. Building
sns lean Stocks smothered.
e,Columbus, O.. March 23.-The sen.
are, by q vote of ~ yeas aud II nays,
kihed the Yount bill to take away
from mayors and magistrates Anal
jdthdicticn in bootlegging cases
senator Yount in his speech favor.
Tag the bill declared there ia a de-
nnhnt for the bill because OF the
fbHse which the drys are making OF
the present law BY dragging yiolators
81 the Rose option law ali over the
county. before magistrates who we're
Nfown 10 be favorable 70 the dry
element, and VIII would convict. He
stit the opposition to the bin came
from mayors and magistrates who
AID not care to part with the fees
they we're receiving from these kind
sf. sasss.
Yount's bill would have made
.Bcotlessing" punishable by impris'
ohmsnt and thereby ensure Jury
trials.
senator Andrews OF Lawrence
scuNty, who voted for the Dean mu-
useipsl local option bill made the
chief argument against the Yount
hifl. He declared he was opposed TO
ths bill to be consistent with his
vots for the Dean bill. He said he
SsA voted for the Dean bill because
che authorities were unable to con
ffsl the evil in the larger cities
which had been voted dry by the
Rope law. He was voting against
this bill. he said, because II would
ttks away from the authorities the
club they now have 10 control the
osil.
T Ready TO Report.
IN the house the temperance com.
Aittss Is ready TO report out the Full.
tn cities bill to give local option on
- houor question to the 81 cities
- Ohio. The dry members of the
ea8peranes committee refused to az
AsRl the meeting. II probably will
- reported tomorrow.
The senste committee on munici.
Dnl aRairs recommended the Greeves
U64day baseball bill for passage.
Senator Dittmer introduced four
tiiis for the abandonment OF unused
state and those portions which may
not IN the future be OF service in the
cansiisation schemes which have
been proposed. Under the bills the
board OF public works, with the gov
ernor, ar~ authorized to sell or lease
this property.
The Irwin bill. TO require the de-
postts OF building and loan sssocia.
tions to be listed for taxation, is
dead. II slssps quietly in the house
coumittss on taxation, which heard
two hours OF arguments against the
measure. II. V. Hsymaker OF De
Aance charged that the bill was plan
ned by bankers to put the building
and loan companies out OF business.
Irwin. author OF the bill, and Repre-
sentative Smith, chairman OF the tax.
atica committee, denied this.
f,At Rsfermatsry Dill Passes.
The senate passed the shaffer bill,
erecting q commission composed OF
the governor, state treasurer and at
torney general, to select site and
purchase not to exceed $40 acres OF
tapd for the erection OF women's
refernatory. This will be for the i'm
nrisonmsnt OF girls over rs years OF
age convicted OF felony The bill
hAs teen urged by the clubwomen or
tAs state, headed by Mrs. Harmon.
wife Of the governor.
? The special committee OF 10 ap-
SoiKted by Speaker Vining to redraft
the majority and minority bills on
the subject Of employers liability,
nSt, ch call OF Chairman Bell and
eit<tAd Raymond Ratlifl o. secretary
The committee IL divided on the
utisstion and instead OF unraveling
the tangled problem, two reports wilI
undonbtedly be submitted 10 the
house
The senate passed the Green bill
adopting the minority report com
pensstion bill, The vote was ., TO !