The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-04-06
VETS SCORE IN
STATE SENATE
XIII Measure 10 Restrict Liquor
Shipments Into Dry Zones.
CILL INDEFINITELY POSTPONED

House Passes Reighard Offering Max.
ing Physical Valuations Of Public
Service Corporations Optional With
State Utilities Commission - Dan
ford Ciearet Bill Lost-Proposition
to Curb Fee Splitting Amended.
Columbus, April 2. - Vets in the
senate killed the Vollenweider bill to
restrict liquor shipments into dry ter
ritory by indefinitely postponing 1t.
To make their victory permanent,
while they were in possession of the
required number Of votes. the vets de-
feated a motion to reconsider. The
lineup was II to Is.
The absence of Senator Tremper OF
Scioto county, who mad voted with
the drys to prevent the bill from COM
ing to a vote, was the cue for start
Ing the filibuster
Senator Fellinger of Cleveland made
the first move to put the Volienweider
bill to sleep. Though 1t headed the
calendar, Fellinger moved for indeti-
mite postponement before the order of
bills for passage was reached. This
move was seriously objected to by the
drys, who made repeated efforts TO
gain delay. The vote on the Fellinger
motion to indefinitely postpone the
bill carried by II to Is. The fllibuster
lasted for more than an hour
Those voting for the motion were
Bauer, Beckett, Behne, Carson, Col
Inns, Fellinger. Gilmore, Tolden, Hop
! pie, Kennedy, Lloyd, Lynch, Mooney,
Pink, Sutter, White and Wise. Those
opposing the motion were Archer,
Cass, Gallagher, Carver, Horn, How
ard, McDermott, Mallow, Moore, Ny
ers, Stone, Vollenweider, Vorhies
| Wickline and Winans.
Reishard Bill Put Through.
| The house passed the Reighard bill
to make physical valuations Of public
service corporations optional with the
state utilities commission, instead Of
mandatory on the Request Of munich
| pal councils.
Minority Leader Kramer and 10
other Democrats supported 62 Repub-
licans In putting the measure through
| by vote of so to 10. Kramer said local
councils did not hesitate to request
appraisals, because the cost would
have to be borne by the state and the
service corporations. Reighard said
the utilities commissioners and the
representatives of the Cincinnati and
| hnin,y
praised, had told tne finance commit
tee this work would cost the state
this year 100000. He said there was
no limit to the expenditure which use
OF the mandatory law could force the
state to make.
Members, who spent an hour max
ing fun of the Danford cigaret bill,
were treated to a surprise wnen that
drastic measure came within a vote
OF passing. The bill forfeited all claim
to state funds by state universities,
rormal or public schools which did
not discharge cigaret-smolting pro-
fessor or permitted a cigaret.smoking
student to graduate.
Determined to so ahead without
waiting longer for the senate to pass
q license bill, the house liquor traffic
committee began consideration of the
Andrews bill for primary election Of
county licensers.
Double Sessions Planned.
Speaker Conover plans double ses-
sions, morning and afternoon, next
week, in preparation for final recess
at least by April 20, for not more
than week, with sine die adjourn
ment the first week In May.
The house defeated the Whitacre
bill to compel the use OF Ohio coal In
state institutions.
AS soon as the house has concurred
In an amendment permitting appeals
from the state medical board to the
common pleas courts, the Hoy bill TO
curb the fee splitting practice among
physicians and surgeons and to re-.
strict medical advertising will be
ready for the signature of Governor
Willis. With this single amendment.
the senate passed the measure by q
vote of ~ to 6.
The senate passed the Lynch bill,
which IL re-enactment of the Duffy
nnti-narcotic law, with more stringent
provisions regulating the sale of hab-
ir-formng drugs. 1t was passed as an
emergency measure.
The original Quinlisk bill to amend
the Vondorhede conservancy act was
reported out by the house conserv.
ancy committee without recommends.
tion, and will he up next week.
Bond Issue Bill Revived.
| Columbus, April 2-The Behne
bond issue bill, defeated in the senate
Tuesday by n close vote, was recon
sidered by the senate. Senator Win
ans made the motion to reconsider