The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-18
HOUSE FAVORS
SHORT BALLOT
Warnes Resolutions Are Adopted
After Sharp ID Debate-Reduces
Length of Ticket.

NoNNTnoF ana Lieutenant OoNeTnoT
Only Elective Offices On state Bal
lot If Proposed Constitutional
Amendments carry-New Prison In
the Country Assured-Blue Sky Bill
Awaits Governors o. K.
Columbus. o., April 1.-THE Ohio
house passed the Warnes resolutions
submitting to voters a constitutional
amendment providing the short ballot
Estate, county and legislative).
More than the necessary three.
hfths vote was drummed up for each
of the three Warnes ballot resolutions
and with them went through a recon
slderation and adoption of the Nye
resolution for constitutional amend
ment that women may hold official
positions in institutions having the
care Of women or children. Beaten
last Tuesday, It was adopted so to 8.
The test vote, rs to 40, on the short
ballot issue, was had on the resolu-
tion which, as offered, proposed coun-
ty and township homerule, with re-
peal Of the requirement that all coun-
ty officers be elected. 1t was mater
tally changed by amendment Of Mr..
Reid AS adopted it provides that the
Legislature, not the people of county,
may have full latitude in framing
county and township government. 1t
means that county and township gov.
ernmentwould be uniform, instead pos.
sibly Of as many different forms as
there are counties and townships I'm
der it the legislature can provide a
short or long ballot and can make any
county and township Offices elective
or appointive, as it sees fit.
The resolution to shorten the state
ballot by electing only the governor
and lieutenant governor was adopted,
so to 29.
senate's Busy Day.
The senate passed 80 bills, 26 Of
which are now ready for the COVER
nor's signature. Among the more i'm
portant of the 26 are those providing
for a new penitentiary in the country,
the Clark blue sky" act, the moving
picture censorship bill, the model mu-
nicipal charter measure, the Duffey
mechanics lien bill, pensions for the
blind, the Fitzpatrick measure remov-
ing the 1910 limitation in the Smith |
tax law.
Other house bills which were pass
ed by the senate and await the COVER
nor's signature are: The Fitzpatrick |
bill, providing for the initiative and
referendum in municipal corpora.
tions; by Mr. Doster. providing public
schools for the deaf, blind and Grip
pied; by Mr.. Hite, providing for the
dragging of unimproved roads, by Mr..
Clark, prohibiting the employment un-
der contract Of persons confined in
penal institutions by Mr.. Duffey, to
create lien in favor of contractors,
laborers and material
men; by Mr.. Conover, making the
spraying of orchards compulsory; by
Mr.. Carroll, providing for the redemp-
sAOll VI llCC lulhJlhG DOldO uCldullGu
by reason of expiration Of time; by
Mr. Black of Wyandot, providing for
he application of earnings of pris-
,ners.
Senate bills approved by that body
we're: BY Mr. Seward, making first
mortgage loans security for the de-
)osit of public moneys, intended to al
eviate financial distress among build
ng and loan associations in the flood ,
ID districts; by Mr.. Haas, validating
he Ohio flood relief commission which l
vas appointed by Governor Cox, and {
such jurisdiction into local |
axing districts; by Mr.. Green, in !
reasing the salary of the deputy au- :
itor Of state to $4,000. {
Vets Amend Recall Bill.
The initiated measure, providing for
he removal Of corrupt officials by !
ldges Of the common pleas court, !,
'as passed by the senate by vote :
t 2S to 2. Wet forces forced through
n amendment raising the number of t
lgnatures necessary to file a COM c
laint from 10 to 20 per cent. The de- a
ates were centered on this amend \
lent, which was proposed by Senator
of Cleveland. Senators How '
rd, Green and Moore argued that to
aise the percentage would defeat the c
urpose Of the bill. AS initiated, the Z
i'll provided that only l per cent was V
ecessary. ?
State regulation of boxing, regard t.
'ss of interference with home rule of
ties and villages, was approved by
lie house, which passed the Capelle
III to create a state commission to
ipervise boxing conditions. These
ambitions are limited to 12 3-minute !,
'unds, with S-ounce gloves. The state a
are limited to $4,000 a
IF the payment of their expenses and
10 salary of their secretary. +,
Andrew Soloman, former Celina boy s
Id we'll known here, now with the Ohio