The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-06
INVESTIGATION
OF Al etsts pspartmsats Provided In
Joint Resolution o. Columbus

special Dispatch to the Intslligencer
COLUnBUS. o.. Feb. 5.-The house
today passed . Joint resolution callins
Tor an investigation of all state do.
partments. The bill was fathered BY
intent fsthered by the Republicans had
The house PASSED the Tetlow bill
pTyidfng for an eight hour day on
public work.
The winans bill compelling commits
WON they make sales q list OF the
purchasers was paused by the house.
The bill was backed by farmers.
| A legislative committee looking In
to the operations of the Ohio national
guards found today that records Of
months ago had been burned.
Assistant county examiners appoint
ed today by the state auditor include
. b. Householder of Mahoning county,
p. X. Parrot Of Belmont and r. q.
Jones OF Ashtabula. Assistant city
rison county. W. e Baker OF Fostor-
la viii be chief examiner OF state de-
partments In the state house and II.
b. Kitchener Of Belmont county Will
be one OF his assistants.
be sold BY the LOAF in Ohio lust As ~ A.
now Instead OF by the pound. the senate
King house bill. which IL passed amend
ed. senator Cshiil said facetiouely.
that IL bread were Included in the bin.
light as people prefer II usually The
penalty for the first violation was cut
from $40 to IS. Grapes were added to
| the list OF things To be sold by weight
| According to the provisions OF the
which seeks to abrogate all street car
| franchises in Ohio and make them in
discriminate. with the privilege OF let
franchises may he revocabIe at the will
| OF the community. IL Is optional In
granting new franchises whether the
at the state public service commission
or subject to the orders Of a special To-
a auii. ne; board: TN. commission is
| 10 nave ruiz power to ia rates and pres
! cribe the service to be rendered. rhe
| state public service commission shall
place valuation on the property or else
| the city and company can come to their
| own terms on this question. the vaIua-
| ton hxed to he considered the minimum
basis for earnings and the test for re-
\ 1uctIon OF fares and the reasonableness
| for extensions. Arrangements are made
by which the city II II buys the line may
| make annual payments which are to be
considered as operating expenses.
state wide municipal issue developed
/ -
| iciary committee on the Bigelow meas
ure aorogsting the Cincinnati Street Car
companys nifty year franchise. when
\ Mayor Hunt presented through the city
solicitor OF Cincinnati his measure for
the sbrofation of every street railway
. lam IN ONO and granting in Its
provision for municipS ownership. To
be preceded by period OF proft sha rims
the roai and between the municipality
and the company.
! To make the financing OF the purchase
| feasible. "a city Il authorized TO issue SIX
per cent bonGs on the vote OF the two
| thirds OF the people ana they are To be
exempt from the municipal debt limit.
with the Cincinnati company an agree
! fnent L. bitter service. etc and he ~ op-
posed TO the Bigelow proposition. Both
| he and RigelOw want the question sub
United by local referendum.
The senate this afternoon passed a
1 bill compelling the cutting Of weeds in
| cities. II war urged 10y senators from
the agriculture counties and opposed ny
| the home rule faction. Senate also
passed bills permitting school authori-
| ties To condemn sites for Fairgrounds /:
90 let cities deposit more than a million
dollars in any one bank. and TO permiI
| indeierminste sentences to the pefiten-
| uary The King bill also was passed.
recurring sale by weight OF certain food
stuffs. The senate also passed the
house bill making the clerk OF the su-
preme court elective.
| beuate Bu1 offered
To reduce time between election OF
county officials and their taxing office.
| To permit use OF convict labor In buiIdin *
the womsn's reformstory At MsrysvilIe
! system for q state Institution adjoining
a city To the system In n city.
These bills were passed in tie house
today.
Giving right TO damage suit In Ohio
courts ia case Ohio citizen Is killed 81
injured outside the state.
| Rs TeltO Of Column. Correcting
error IN 30 eodifyin Of mining laws, ana
giving right 10 widow or child or miner
to recover damages.
Authorizing council TO establish post
ton for some lawyer to defend INDECENT
defendants In police court
| Admitting assistant Official stenOgra-
phers 10 grand jury rooms.
Declaring rnisbrsnded any package Of
drugs labeled ~ 70 curative or therspeu-
! &c effect unless prescribed by physi-
clan
Authorizing passage Of ordinances by
council 20 punish assault and battery.
| The COX administration H. e. be forced
into declaring Itself on the question OF
the recall OF public officials by the reso-
luton offered ia the house by Reprsssn-
tative ~ = Gissr. OF Mshonins county
| Progressive Giser wants the question
| submitted ~ the voters Tor an amend
! nent 20 the constitution. The new con
Stttution Demands that some provision
I b. made for the emO,sl ~ deTelict OH
I Gals but while the COX sdninistrsu"n
! through 80 grip on tHs Legislature has
been adding more power 70 the governor
I ard creating more JObs FOR the faithful
] Democrats, nothing hae been done Tor
. the protection OF tho public from faith
I less Officials 30 Giser thought DO about
I time g. force the administration 60 Dc
/ clare Itself The constitutional cOnveu-
I ton dtd not take stand on either the
| short ballot or TIE recall. but provided q
| removal proposition Tor negligent publ
| officers for the legislature 10 FORK out
/ county oTiciais do not take kiufly 90 he
Z shorter ball 0t ~ applied 60 csrinties -
d 20 would cost many ~ them their posi-
I lions but tncy might be wiling Co. accept
the sf0rt ballot 80 mead ~ the reraIi.
! Tho Green mine screen bill was fIe
~lbi~rf 81 % spirited rontroversy before
D tho senate committee on mines md nj o.
I irE last eteniug the miners DECLARING
| that operators are reaplug a harvest
/ from fNc men % through Tire sale ~ fire
l coal frr which the men receive no pay
Z The operators on the other hand charge
fhat inc taking away ~ me screen vii
4 fHte away The incentive ~ me miner 20
y produce larcs coal The operators de-
I siare that thus more dirt would te tpad
q 80 ard fHe cost ~ coal 20 the tnuaffnfIHr