The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-21
BIG ROAD BILL
PASSES HOUSE
Provides One-HaIf AaIm Tax Levy
for Ten Years-Is Exempt
from Referendum.

Proposal For Direct Recall Of Judges
and Public Officials Defeated In the
House After Extensive Debate.
Anti-Food Trust Measure Provides
For Prison Terms-ENera Session Of
Assembly Assured.
Columbus, o., March 2O.-The prop
Osition for the direct recall OF all
public officers, including judges, as
made in the resolution of Representa-.
tive Diser of Mahoning TO amend the
constitution, was beaten in the house
after an extensive debcte. II did not
have the support of the administra-
tion, which prefers the plan of re.
moval ON complaint More than half
the members Of the house voted for
it, the record showing So to SO, but II
failed to get the necessary three-ffths
vote.
The administration bills making the
building and loan inspection bureau
an Independent department and rails
ing the salary of State Inspector De-
vine from $4,000 to $4,000 were beaten
decisively, then reconsidered and
passed when the administration lead
ers agreed to make the salary $4,000.
The Collins bill, to put in the peni-
tentiary for one to five years anyone
convicted of forming a combination to
control the price of food, was among
the bills which passed the house.
Pursuant to resolutions offered con-
currently in the senate by Mr.. Haas
and in the house by Mr. Vonderheide,
back of which is the edict of Cover
nor Cox, work of legislation is to end
April 4, when a 12-day recess will be
taken, to be followed by final adjourn
ment April 16. To make possible a
getaway on this date the general ap-
preparation bill for 1914 will be aban-
doned. This determination of the ad
was communicated by
Speaker Swain to Chairman Cowan Of
the house appropriation committee.
1t means that the proposed extra
session to be called by Governor Cox
to meet next winter will be a neces-
sity and not optional, as money must
be provided for the maintenance of
the state government next year.
Important Bills Disposed OF.
The task of cleaning up work of
the assembly was facilitated by the
in the senate of the big Gun
ningham bill, consolidating all depart
ments having to do with agriculture; |
passage in the house of the Hite bill,
providing half-mill tax levy for good
roads for 10 years, levy estimated |
by State Auditor Donahey to produce
s., 100000 annually, and other roads |
bills; approval on second reading Of
the bill initiated by dry petitioners
for the removal of public officers on
to the governor or common
pleas Judge. The administration sup
ported this bill.
Chairman Welsh of the house liquor
traffic committee plans to postpone
until the last week of the working
session the vote on the Greenlund sa-
Ioon license bill, and this plan has the
approval of the administration, which
has found that holding back the IL
cense bill has helped to line up votes
,or administration measures. Both
vets and drys desire to please the ad-
in the hopes of aid when
he bill they are chiefly interested in
comes to vote.
The Hite bill, with provisions for
he much discussed intercounty and
market roads, can not be submitted to
vote. The constitutional
exempts tax levies from
he referendum. Under the bill, IS
Der cent Of the Hite tax, after main
aiming the state highway department,
will be divided equally among the SO
Each county, regardless of
'ize, will receive about $4,000. To
lraw this amount the county must
'aise an equal amount.
Blacklist Bill Defeated.
The Democratic majority of the
louse split on the question Of black
listing employees. AS a result the
Jollmer bill, outlawing the blacklist,
vas killed. The vote to pass it to
bird reading was 43 to 54. Thirty
tx Democrats and six Republicans
nd one Progressive voted to penalize
he use of the blacklist, 80 Democrats,
z Republicans and two ProgressiVes
.oted to kill the bill; 81 Democrats
nd four Republicans did not vote.
Chairman Cowan of the house
nance committee performed the rare
eat of putting through the house the
eneral appropriation bill for 1913,
arrying $6,500,000, not only without
aving forced into it any amendments
ot desired by the finance committee,
ut also without the offering of any
by anyone but the chair
IAN. Inquiry by Mr.. Kramer of Rich
and county whether the bill squeezed
he o. N. G., brought from Mr.. Ken
edy of Allen the statement that the
Iational Guard in the general and
artial bills was given as much as it
ad last year and as much as it asked,
ut $196,000 less than in 1911, when
ne militia was called out on account
{ the Columbus strike and the New
rk riot.
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