The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-19

Sleep IN House - Thirteen ONO
Cities Relesated to Vlllsoe Class.
House Expresses Regret For Death
Of Representative Smith and Takes
Ten.Mlnute Reoess--Approprlatlon
Bill Sent to Conference.
Columbus, o., May 10. = Both
branches of the legislature have re-
cessed until May 81. when final ad.
journment will be takea
So much work was crowded into
the last few days Of the session that
action on several important meas
ures, including the appropriations for
1911 and 1912, the Kimble election
fraud measure, the Crosser bill pro-
viding initiative and referendum for
cities and the Edwards taxation bill,
was postponed until fnal adjourn
ment day.
Among the measures acted on dur.
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 Connaughton bill, passed by the
senate. II now goes to the governor
At present 5000 is the minimum for
cities The bill makes l3 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 the Ohio river,
passed the house by q vote of Go
20 80.
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.
It is now up to Governo. 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
10 oppose the resolution.
House refuses to concur in the SEN
ate amendments TO general appropria-
tion bill. Speaker Vining appointed
Representatives Goodbread of Wyan-
dot, Walling of Plckaway and Wilber
of Union on a conference committee.
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. A com
mittee was appointed to attend the
funeral tomorrow.
Lieutenant Governor Nichols vote
saved from defeat in the senate tho
Gebhart bill, placing control Of canals
in the hands of the chief engineer.
The bill Is in the hands of Senator
Stookwell. with power to report 1t
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 10 submit TO a doe
tors examination before securing
marriage license. The bill 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 q legal
rate of interest not to exceed 1S per
cent a year for interest and ether
charges under the Haas bill. which
passed the house.
The senate passed the Crosser in
itiatiye and referendum bill for
cities. 23 to, 8. 1t now goes 10 the
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 II on its second reading was
defeated by vote of p for to A
against.
The senate passed the Edwards tax
bill to appoint deputy tax commits
siOners in the various counties CT the
state. The bill was seriously amend
ed on the floor and was only passed
in the hope that conference com
mittee might make the bill more ef-
tective. Boards of review are retain
ed by the bill, Senator Cetone OF
Montgomery Offering the amendments
to retain them. The ILL was also
amended so as to have two denuty
tax commissioners in each county in.
stead of one, These are to be of op-