The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-04-18
DRY RECALL PLAN
VITALITY AMENDED
|uDor of Slgaitwes 10 Fne 1
Complaint Is F..issd.


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UtlIItiss-Orys vloterieus Over IN,
| Wsts IN skiemIsh Over crsenlun,
Liquor licsnss Oil.
Columbus, o.. April te.-After heat
cd debate, the initiated bill, PROVIDING
Tor the removal Of corrupt ofl,cials b,
judges of the common pleas court
was passed by the senate by . vots
Of ~ to 2. Wet forces forced through
an amendment raising the number ol
signatures necessary to file com
plaint from 10 to 20 per cent. The de-
bates were centered on this amend
ment. which was proposed by Senator
Triebolin Of Cleveland. Senators How
ard, Green and Moore argued that ID
raise the percentage would defeat the
purpose Of the bill. Az initiated, the
Bill provided that only per cent wa
necessary.
Senator Carl d. Friebolin Of Clsve
land. who has been one Of the most
loyal supporters Of Governor Cox in
the senate, was chosen chairman OF
the steering committee, which will
devote its time to seeing that admin.
fstration measures receive hrst place
on the calendar and get enough votes
TO put them across. Working with
Senator Friebolin on this committee
are Floor Leader Green Of Coshocton.
Haas Of Delaware. Cunningham Of
Knox and Gallagher Of Madison.
The senate passed the Fellinger
election bills, providing for the pres
ervation Of election ballots, poll books
and tally sheets.
School boards and other bodies hav-
ing authority to erect public buildings
through the medium Of bonds issues
no longer can issue more bonds than
are necessary to erect the building
and then use the surplus for general
expense. The senate took away this
privilege when It passed the Green
bill. which provides that any surplus
must be turned into the interest and
sinking funds to help redeem the orig.
inal issue.
State regulation Of boxing, regard
less Of interference with home rule Of
cities and villages. was approved BY
the house, which parsed the Capelle
bill to create state commission to
supervise boxing conditions. These
exhibitions are limited to IL 3-minute
rounds. with s-ounce gloves. The state
commissioners are limited to 5000
for the payment OF their expenses and
the salary of their secretary.
Utilities Must Earn Their Way.
Public utilities must earn their way.
No tax to pay for utility bonds may be
issued. With that restriction stamp
cd into II, the house passed the Mills
bill authorizing municipalities to issue
bonds to buy or build street railroads
and other utilities. Representative
Mills Of Cleveland had stricken out
the feature which has aroused the
greatest objection. that deficits In re-
cetpts OF a public utility may be made
up ny . tax to pay interest and sink.
Ing fund on the utility bonds.
Passage by the house of the Gun.
ningham agricultural commission NIL
decrees the extinction July rs Of sew
en- state departments and the taking
over Of their duties. and also the man.
sgsment Of the college Of agriculture
Of Ohio State university. by q commits.
sion Of Ave members. Governor Cox,
BY the terms Of the bill, becomes q
member Of the commission ex.oHicio
and appoints three of the other men,
bers. The fourth IL to he appointed
BY the trustees Of Ohio State univer-
sity and 10 to have charge Of the col
leGe OF agriculture. Each Of the men,
bers. except the governor. will draw
5000.
orys Win skIrmlsh.
Vets sustained q reverse In the
house Tuesday evening when skir-
mish developed over the Greenlund
license bill. Chairman Smith Welsh
Of the liquor trafic committee and
moor manager for the vets. refused to
consent to postponement Of the aues.
tion whether the minority report Of
the committee. which was . substi.
tute license bill. should bs substituted
for the majority report. which was
the Greenlund bill. The motion TO
substitute was made by Mr.. Cooper
OF Mahontng. who presented the nj
nortty report. Mr.. Behne of williams
moved postponement Of consideration
sf that motion until tomorrow after
eon. The drys supported the latter
motion and the vets could not hold
their lines intact against II. The mo-
tion carried. SS to 40.
Wet leaders said the action was not
sasnihcant Superintendent Wheeler
Of the Anti'Saloon league did not
claim II meant the Gresulund bill
would not pass. but insisted II fore
cesetd the adoption Of amenamsntu to
NE bill. for which the drys have con-
tended for months and which the vets
claimed would never get Id.
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