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AUTO SPEED BILL
PASSES SENATE
Would Rule Reckless Drivers
OF the States Highways.
MEASURE GOES TO GOVERNOR
Vice Abatement Bill Of Representa-.
tative Shinn Is Amended and Put
Through the senste-councils Civ.
en- Power by the Walsh Bill to Con-
fIscate Food and Coal For Poor.
Proceedings of the Legislature.

en- foWer py the walsh BIZ TO Con-
flscate Food and Coal For Poor.
Proceedings of the Legislature.
Columbus, March 24.-Representa,
tive Shinn's vice abatement" bill,
was passed by the senate after it had
been amended SO that persons, other
than prosecuting attorneys and the
attorney general, who file charges
against owners Of alleged disorderly
houses must first furnish $500 bond
to show their good faith and allow
persons unjustly accused to recover
the same as damages.
If the house agrees to the senate
amendment and Governor Cox ap-
proves it, the measure will become
effective in ninety days. 1t would give
individuals power TO declare houses
which they believe are used for I'M
| moral purposes, nuisances. Court Is
authorized to order them vacated II
complaints are found justified.
The senate also passed, without
dissenting vote, Senator Davis bill to
give municipal councils power to con-
fiscate coal and food for poor persons
during emergencies.
Failure to poll constitutional ma.
| jority caused the defeat of the Shinn
| house dill. which would have required
| municipalities to erect comfort sta
| tions. The vote was Is to II. Efforts
to have the bill reconsidered failed.
J The house adopted the Mooney SEN
ate resolution, providing appointment
of a committee to revise and codify
! election laws of the state with view
| to reducing election cost and increas.
ing efficiency.
On reconsideration, the house pass.
ed the Walsh bill, permitting county
commissioners to purchase automo-
biles for use of county officials in the
discharge of their duties.
The house concurred in the senate
! amendments to the Platt bill, which
requires registration of dogs, This
was done after it had refused to ap-
| prove them. The senate, however, in
sisted that the house back down. As
amended, the bill is satisfactory to
the state grange and humane soci-
! eties.
Aimed at Speeders.
Unanimously the senate passed the
Stokes house bill which provides re-
vocation of licenses for speed viola
tions. Not only would autos thus be
ruled off streets and highways, but
police judges are given authority 10
forbid chauffeurs and owners from
driving a car. Before the measure is
sent to Governor Cox the house will
have to concur in senate amend
ment that gives autoists who feel that
they nave been unjustly convicted the
right to appeal to probate court.
The senate also passed Representa-
tive Chapman's bill, which raises the
maximum speed at which automobiles
and motorcycles may travel on cour-
try roads from 20 to 25 miles an hour.
James Crotty, Gallon, first assistant
| sergeantat-arms in the senate, will
stay In Columbus after the legislature
adjourns. Senators chose him as GUS
todian of the senate at S. a day, fol-
lowing adjournment. in so doing they
| they upset precedent, as tne JOD III
the past invariably has gone to the
sergeant-at-arms.
Possibility of the legislative session
going over until next week loomed up
when Minority Leader Reighard, in
the house, declared ne may not grant
suspension Of the rules to pass the
sundries appropriation bill, carrying
about 100000, unless after study he
finds the measure satisfactory. The
bill was ordered printed, so that men,
bers will have opportunity to study
| it. Suspension of the rules, requiring
| two-thirds vote, is necessary to put il
on the calendar, and the same major
| ity is needed to pass it. Democrats
alone have insufficient votes.