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BIC MEASURES
ARE HUNG UP
Legislators Make Getaway on
Schedule Time.
WILL FINALLY ADJOURN MAY 81

Both Appropriation Bills Go over
Until soIons Return to Capital to
Put Finishing Touches to Work of
Session--Crosser Initiative and Ref
erendum and Congressional Gerry
mander Among Important Measures
on Which Action Is Postponed.
Columbus, O.. May 19.-Members
OF the Ohio Legislature worked over.
time in order to recess At the appoint
ed time, but were unable to clean up
the calendars. Several important
bills were left for final action on
May 81, when the senate and house
will reconvene to put the finishing
touches on the work of the assembly.
To that day was postponed final
consideration of the general appropri-
alton bills for 1911 and 1912, carrying
s14,000,000 the utilities bill, the
Kimble corrupt practices or election
fraud bill, the EdFards tax assess
ment bill and the congressional ger
rymander.
hlnOh6 JHC ulCdbuI0b uClCu Oh uut-
ing the hours preceding the taking of
the recess were the following:
All Ohio communities having a pop
ulation Of 5000 or over will be in the
cities class, under the provisions OF
the Connaushton bill, passed by the
At present 5000 is the minimum for
cities. The bill makes ,3 Ohio cities
villages.
The Huffman bill, authorizing the
chief engineer of the board Of public
works to investigate the feasibility of
constructing a deep waterway be-
tween Lake Erie and tbe Ohio river
passed the house by vote OF 60
to 35.
House passed Dean bill making
Huron, Erie, Sandusky and Ottawa
counties the first subdivision of the
fourth common pleas judicial district
Lorain, Medina and Summit counties
comprise the second subdivision and
Lucas county the third subdivision.
1t is now up to Goyerno: Harmon.
House voted 5000 to the Columbus
ministers who have given their SER
vices in opening each caily session
with prayer. Representative Hillen-
kamp of Lucas was the only member
to oppose the resolution.
House refuses to concur in the SEN
ate amendments to general appropria-
tion bill. Speaker Vining appointed
Rep. csentatives Goodbread of Wyan-
dot, Walling of Pickaway and WILDER
Of Union ON conference committee.
Honor Dead Member.
Resolutions of regret at the death
OF Representative William T. Smith
Of Marion county were unanimously
adopted in the house. The house
then recessed for 10 minutes. com
mittee was appointed to attend the
funeral tomorrow.
Lieutenant Governor Nichols vote
saved from defeat in the senate the
Gebhart bill, placing control of canals
In the hands of the chief engineer.
The bill is in the hands of Senator
Stockwell, with power to report it
out at any time.
Senate killed Dore bill placing the
appointment of law library employees
In the hands of the supreme court.
House defeated Macdonald bill
compelling males to submit to doc
tors examination before securing a
marriage license. The hill also pro-
vided that both parties must appear
in probate court to get the license.
Salary and chattel loan agents in
Ohio will be forced to charge legal
rate of interest not to exceed 18 per
cent year for interest and other
charges under the Haas bill, which
passed the house.
The senate passed the Crosser In
itiative and referendum bill for
| house for concurrence In amend
ments.
| The Yount telephone merger bill
lost practically all chances of passing
the. house when a motion by Repre-
sentative Kennedy OF Allen county
to place IL on its second reading was
defeated by vote of 2l for to A
| against.
| The senate passed the Edwards tax
bill to appoint deputy tax commits
sioners in the various counties of the
state. The bill was seriously amend
ed on the floor and was only passed
IN the hope that a conference com
mlttee might make the bill more es
fective. Boards of review are retain
ed by the bin, Senator Cetone ol
Montgomery offering the amendments
to retain them, The till was alsC
amended so as to have two deputy
tax commissioners in each county In
stead of one. These are to be of op
posite political faith.
Judge Donnelly on Trial.