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cinnati Delegation, lntimates That
the Hamilton County solons Must
Help Pass Administration Measures.
Legislature May Hold Triple Daily
Sessions This Week.
Columbus, May 4.-Prospects are
bright for an agreement among BE.
publicans upon the saloon license bill,
which Senator John l.. McDermott of
Trumbull has prepared Minor ques-
tions which were left unsettled at the
| last conference of Governor Willis,
| legislative leaders and representa-
tives of the Cincinnati Republican Or
ganization are expected to be ironed
out today.
The bill, as it is drafted. does not
| give the excise commissioner the
power to revoke licenses. His duties
are solely to enforce the present laws
| regulating the traffic. But an appeal
is provided from the county board on
Iefusals to grant licenses, suspensions
and revocatiOns to state board of
| tWo lhCblDSIoy aPpOihtCu Wy tuC Sof'
ernor
! Peter Durr insisted the third mem
Ter of the district board which is to
appoint tine two county license COM
missioners should be the county au.
ditor. The bill makes the county re-
corder the third member. 1t Is SAID
the reason for not including the au-
\
tied tax law the auditor will be the
chief assessing officer, having this big
job thrust on him in addition to his
present duties. There is full agree
ment on the other two members of
the district board, the county clerk
and the president of the board OF
county commissioners.
There is agreement that the Whit
acre measure for one days rest in
seven is to be passed, If the house la
Dor committee does not report out the
Archer senate bill, which gives the
ctate industrial commission explicit
power to fix hours of work and rest
But there is no agreement, nor 1t was
said was there much likelihood Of
|
whatever is done with the Archer bill.
There was said to be fair chance for
Senator Vorhies' bill. now in the SEN
ate labor committee. It is nine
hour day bill like the present law,
but reduces the present fifty-four hour
week to fifty hours.
The legislature may hold triple
daily sessions in an effort to clean up
all necessary work by Saturday night
Willis to Cincinnati Men.
A delegation of 1876 Cincinnati bust.
ness men and labor representatives
called on Governor Willis to enlist
his influence in securing the immedi'
ate passage of the Cincinnati rapid
transit bill and a kindred measure.
They declared immediate action on
these measure was necessary in order
to have bond issues approved by the
voters at the fall election.
The governor said: There are
three or four measures now pending
In the legislature that this admins
tration owes to the people as re-
demption of party pledges, and until
they are out of the way I intend to
give my time to them"
Members of the delegation con-
strued his statement to mean that he
will have the rapid transit bill held
Up until the administration measures
, are passed, and that the aid Of the
Cincinnati solons is expected In put
ting the measures through.
Besides the liquor license decen
, tralizer, the Moore civil service bill
and the Fleming students votin;
measure are to be passed. The civil
: service bill now is in conference com
/, mittee. where it has been held up for
: several days by Representative
l Barnes of Cincinnati, co-author of the
measure who is objecting to having
, some OF the house amendments elimi
! mated.
Though Governor Willis gave the
delegation to understand that the Re
publican prediction pledges must be
: redeemed first he assured the Cincin
:, natians that their rapid transit bill
will be passed before the Legislature
n adjourns. He declared the admins
s tration measures also will be passed
before final leave is taken by the
a solons. The governor urged that they
a not be impatient
Botn Cincinnati measures, the
Bauer rapid transit bill and the Pinl
bill providing for ventilation vents il
d the subway, passed the senate unani
mously several weeks ago. In thu
house they have been recommended
for passage by the committees ant
). have been on the calendar for severa