Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-05-02

Representative John cowan OF OF
tawa county is chairman of the finance
committee in the house.
ing failed. Years ago the dairy in
terests obtained the passage of law
compelling the use Of pure butter in
all state institutions. Repeated eff
forts to repeal the law have failed.
This year the effort was most earnest,
but the bill had little chance with the
big farmer vote against it, 1t was
contended by advocates of butter sub
stitutes no adequate supply of real
butter could be obtained, but the law
remains Just the same.
Many Would be Congressman.
There's long list of prospective
candidates for congress in the new
seventeenth district Up to date the
list of those, either candidates or like
ly to be, includes Congressman Ash
brook, William Duane, 'Gerrymander"
Fulton of Licking, Representative
| William e. Green of Coshocton, SEN
ator John Cunningham of Knox, SEN
ator w. e. Haas of Delaware and
Senator James Seward of Richland.
There are fertile fields in the district
and the list may be increased. It's
new district and there are many
possibilities in it and the name of the
/ first congressman to represent 1t has
not been settled and will not be with
out real contest.
OF Interest to Newspapers.
State Printer e. A. Crawford is call
| ing attention to the fact that under
the new constitution constitutional
amendment proposals to be voted
upon by the people may only be pub
lished in newspapers for period of
five weeks preceding the election, in
stead of for six months, as formerly.
There will be four proposals submit
ted to the people this year, and many
publishers, thinking that these are to
be published for the period specified
under the old constitution. are writing
to the state printer for information re-
garding the awarding of the contracts.
These amendments are published in
two papers of opposite politics in each
county seat. German newspapers, in
addition, are also eligible to carry
such advertisements.
No Easy Money.
1t has been the custom from time
immemorial to pay Legislative EN-.
/ ployes ten days extra pay at the close
J, of each session, but this form of graft
| is to be abolished The custom be
gan with such employees who had to
remain to dispose of work at the end
of the session, such as boxing up and
shipping effects of the members. The
practice grew so that all employees
were allowed to draw extra pay. This
year these employees, including the
pages,~ have applied for this easy
money. The committee on employe!
of the house has decided to recon
mend that pay be only given those
who are obliged to remain after tht
close of the session to clean up tag
end work.
Cox May Not Sign kessler Bill.
There is a serious question if Coy
Cox will sign Kessler bill which seek
to restore elective franchise to 1866
Adams county residents who were dis
franchised for vote selling by Com
mon Pleas Judge A. q. Blair. Man.
of the governors advisers are telling
: that the measure If allowed to be
come a law will establish an unde
sirable precedent in view of the fac
that it attempts to set aside deere
= of the court. In the Kessler bill tn
general assembly is seeking to annu
d decree of the court in much tn
!. same manner as courts often set asid
t actions of the general assembly O.
t the ground of unconstitutionality.
s is held by many lawyers here that
d the Kessler precedent is establishe
y it will open the way to numerous sim
a lar cases and a situation eventual
g will arise wherein the legislature wi
Z. be asked to pardon persons sent
J. the penitentiary for various crimes
i 1t is also maintained by many col
= stitutional lawyers that even if tn
IS bill is signed by the governor th
l. courts will set it aside as clearly b.
q yond the domain of the Legislature
l. 1t is recalled incidentally that the az
of the general assembly restorin
Charles A. Thatcher, the disbarre
e Toledo attorney, to the practice {
3, law, was set aside by the suprem
e. court as apart from the jurisdictio
" of the legislature.
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New Warden of Penitentiary.
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