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SHARP DEBATE
PRECECES VOTE
House Favors Investigation Of
State Banking Department
REICHARO PROPOSAL ADOPTED

eessfuI Assault Against Certain Of
the Allegations In the Resolution
Being Stated Therein az Facte-op-
position Develops to Quinlisk Bill
Amending conservaney Act.
Columbus, Jan. 22.-By unanimous
vote the house adopted the Reighard
resolution to probe the state banking
department. An extended debate pre-
ceded the vote. The resolution now
goes to the senate.
John F. Kramer led an assault of
the Democratic minority Of the house
against certain Of the allegations in
the resolution being stated therein as
facts. Frank e. Whittemore. the Re-
publican floor leader, yielded the
point and had the phrase, 1T is
charged" prefxed to nve Of the
'whereases" which Kramer had
moved to strike out of the resolution.
Kramer took care to make 1t clear
that he was not opposing an investi-
cation, saying: II don't care If they
catch Democrat or Republican,
No man has a right to conduct a de-
Lartment as 1t is alleged in the reso-
luton this department was conduct
ed"
Black of Wyapdot defended the en-
ployment OF numerous bank liquida-
tors, saying 1t was caused by the fail.
ure Of a considerable number of pri.
vate banks about the same time.
Mr.. Reighard said the purpose was
Ito get relief from arbitrary acts Of
the bank superintendent and bank ex-
sminers." In reply to Kramer. who
insisted he had not drafted the reso-
luton, he said; 1T is absolutely my
own, It is not an idle dream, but
voices complaints Of many people In
my county and others Of real abuses" 4"
The statement in the resolution OF re.
tentiOn Of men to pay political debts.
be said, was made by State Bank Su-
perintendent Walters, that the liqui-
dation of the Columbus Savings and
Trust company had shown tnat "a lot
Of lawyers were employed to pay po-
litical debts"
To Probe officials Trips.
Trips Of state officials to Florida
and Texas to investigate land COM
panies which had applied under the
blue sky law for leave to sell stock
in Ohio will be delved into. 1t is al
eyed In one instance that the cost OF
the trip was betrayed by the promo
ters of the companies, and in another
instance that the authorization under
the blue sky law to sell stock was or
dered by wire after the inspecting OF.
fetal had acquired ownership Of q
large slice of the land.
Opposition to the Quinlisk bill
which is aimed to make radical
changes in the Vonderheide conserv.
ancy act, lost no time in getting into
action. Columbus and Dayton have
enlisted in the fight on the amend.
ments.
Automobile owners and chauffeurs
are planning . concerted attack on q
drastic measure introduced by Bauer
Of Hamilton, providing for licensing
every person who drives an automo
bile and placing minimum age limit
Of eighteen years for licenses.
A bill to license BARRIERS through
the appointment OF commission oil
three members by the governor made
It's appearance. II was introduced In
the senate by Holden of Warren coun
ty.
Senator Fellinger OF Cleveland in
troduced a bill providing for the Ii
Censing by the superintendent of in
surance OF all agents or collectors ol
insurance companies.
There was no wrangle In the hous.
over the Howard senate resolution Il
investigate the state payroll. II was
adopted unanimously and without &
word Of debate.
House concurrence was had In tn,
Hopple senate resolution. urging con
gress to exempt lake shipping from
safety-at.sea bills.