H. J. R. No. 3-Mr. Calvey, was taken up. On motion of Mr. Shankland said resolution was referred to the Committee on Judiciary. H. R. No. 5-Mr. Tidrick, was taken up. On motion of Mr. Tidrick said resolution was referred to the Special Committee appointed to investigate the high cost of living. Mr. Ritter submitted the following report: The Standing Committee on Finance, to which was referred H. B. No. 6-Mr. Ritter, having had the same under consideration, reports it back with the following amendments, and recommends its passage when so amended: Between lines 346 and 347 insert "346a Salary of messenger, $1,000.00." H. W. PEARS, I. H. GASTON. F. R. GUSWEILER, W. K. SWAN, The amendments were agreed to. W. D. DITMARS, R. A. COBB, D. J. SCHURR, JOS. JUSTICE, The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read the third time in its regular order. Mr. Speaker: MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. The Senate has concurred in the adoption of the following joint resolution: H. J. R. No. 2—Mr. Freiner. Requesting Congress to establish a bureau of mines. JOHN R. MALLOY, Attest: Clerk. On motion of Mr. Ervin the House adjourned until 9 o'clock A. M., tomorrow. JOHN P. MAYNARD, Attest: Clerk. Hall of the House of Representatives, Columbus, Ohio. Thursday, January 20, 1910, 9 o'clock A. M. The House met pursuant to adjournment. Prayer was offered by the Reverend J. A. Secrest, Supt. of Barnes ville Dist. M. E. Church. The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Am. S. B. No. 1--Mr. Rathburn, was taken up. On motion of Mr. Winters said bill was informally passed. Am. H. B. No. 2—Mr. Ritter, was taken up. Mr. Schaibly moved to refer the bill to a Select Committee of One, with instructions to amend as follows: Strike out line "17". Strike out line "20". A division of the amendment was demanded. Mr. Spiegel demanded the previous question, which was duly seconded. The question being "Shall the debate now close," which was agreed to and the main question ordered. The question being shall the first division of the amendment be agreed to. Which was disagreed to. The question being shall the second division of the amendment be agreed to. Which was disagreed to. So the amendment was disagreed to. The question being shall the bill pass, the yeas and nays were taken, and resulted-yeas 86, nays 5, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were: Messrs. Those who voted in the negative were: Messrs. Connaughton, Didham, Gebhart, Gotshall and Schaibly. So the bill passed. The title was agreed to. Mr. Ritter moved that House Rule No. 76 be dispensed with and Am. H. B. No. 6-Mr. Ritter, be read the third time now. Which was agreed to. Mr. Winters moved to refer the bill to a Select Committee of One, with instructions to amend as follows: Strike out all of line 351. Which was agreed to, and Mr. Winters was appointed such committee, and reported the bill amended as instructed. The question being shall the bill pass, the yeas and nays were taken, and resulted-yeas 87, nays none, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were: Messrs. Buckingham, Cobb, Day, Those who voted in the affirmative were: Messrs. Concluded. So the bill passed. The title was agreed to. Mr. Tidrick submitted the following report: The Joint Committee on Enrollment has examined and found correctly enrolled, the following joint resolution: H. J. R. No. 2—Mr. Freiner. Requesting Congress to establish a Bureau of Mines. R. S. TIDRICK, J. E. LEWIS, AN, CHAS. M. WYMAN, F. N. PATTERSON, THORNE BAKER, The Speaker of the House, in the presence of the House, signed said joint resolution. Mr. Tidrick submitted the following report: The Joint Committee on Enrollment has examined and found correctly enrolled, the following bills: H. B. No. 4--Mr. Ritter. Making sundry appropriations to pay the interest on the irreducible debt. H. B. No. 5-Mr. Ritter. To make appropriations for the support of the common schools of the state. H. B. No. 7--Mr. Schurr. Making appropriations for the Miami University, the Ohio University, the state normal school or college of the Ohio University, the state normal school or college of the Miami University, the Ohio State University, and for the normal and industrial department of the Wilberforce University. R. S. TIDRICK, CHAS. M. WYMAN, L. S. KUEBLER, J. E. LEWIS, F. N. PATTERSON. The Speaker of the House, in the presence of the House, signed said bills. By unanimous consent the following bill was introduced and read the first time. H. B. No. 9-Mr. Edwards. Making appropriations for the expenses incurred by the Joint Select Committee of the General Assembly of Ohio appointed in pursuance of Senate Joint Resolution No. 7 of the 78th General Assembly, regular session 1910, passed January 20, 1910. Mr. Norris moved that the constitutional rule requiring bills to be fully read on three different days be dispensed with, and said bill (H. B. No. 9) be read the second time by its title. Which was disagreed to. Mr. Wilber offered the following resolution: H. J. R. No. 4-Mr. Wilbur. Be it Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio: That it shall be considered a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of One Hundred Dollars or Sixty days in the work house, after the General Assembly shall have ceased its labors this present session, for any member of either the House or Senate to introduce any bill other than those of urgency measures or thosè having evident merit to the common wealth. The resolution was laid over under the rule. Mr. Day offered the following resolution: H. J. R. No. 5-Mr. Day. Be it Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio: That One Thousand (1,000) additional copies of Senate Joint Resolution number 7, by Mr. Beatty, "To provide for an investigation of the purchase, storage, sale and traffic of and in food products, food commodities, and food supplies, and of the causes of the prices of such products, commodities and sunnlies", be printed for the use of the Joint Committee appointed under said Resolution. Mr. Day moved that the rules be suspended and the resolution be considered now. Which was agreed to. The question being on the adoption of the resolution, the yeas and nays were taken, and resulted-yeas 60, nays 24, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were: Messrs. Mr. Ash presented the petition of Chas. E. Andrews and forty-five other citizens of Seneca county, asking for the passage of anti-cigarette legislation. Which was referred to the Committee on Temperance. 1 Mr. Ash presented the petition of Jacob Heckman and twenty other citizens of Seneca county, protesting against original H. B. No. 208. Which was referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Mr. Ash presented the petition of Prof. R. W. Solomon and three hundred other citizens of Seneca county, asking for the passage of anticigarette legislation. Which was referred to the Committee on Temperance. Mr. Black presented the petition of A. H. Rohleder and two hundred fifty-three other citizens of Ashland county, asking for anti-cigarette legislation in support of the Ditmars bill. Which was referred to the Committee on Temperance. Mr. Crawford presented the petition of W. S. Cook and one hundred ninety-two other citizens of Athens county, asking for the passage of anti-cigarette legislation. Which was referred to the Committee on Temperance. Mr. Day presented the petition of Robert Hanna and twelve other citizens of Ross county, asking for the passage of anti-cigarette legislation. Which was referred to the Committee on Temperance. Mr. Day presented the petition of the Reverend George H. Creamer and twenty-one other citizens of Ross County, asking for the passage of anti-cigarette legislation. Which was referred to the Committee on Temperance. Mr. Day presented the petition of Floyd Anderson and nineteen other citizens of Ross County, asking for the passage of anti-cigarette legislation. Which was referred to the Committee on Temperance. Mr. Day presented the petition of H. J. Dubois and sixty-two other citizens of Ross County, asking for the passage of anti-cigarette legislation. Which was referred to the Committee on Temperance. Mr. Didham presented the petition of Mrs. R. W. Walters, W. C. T. U., and sixty-three other citizens of Cuyahoga County, requesting the passage of a bill prohibiting the sale or giving away of cigarettes or cigarette papers. Which was referred to the Committee on Temperance. Mr. Dever presented the petition of Bailey Post G. A. R. No. 164, Department of Ohio. of Portsmouth, Scioto County, protesting against the return of captured flags. Which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Dever presented the petition of J. H. Cook, Jr., and sixty-five other citizens of Scioto County, asking for the passage of anti-cigarette legislation. Which was referred to the Committee on Temperance. Mr. Ertley presented the petition of David Haman Davis and seventeen other citizens of Franklin County, asking for the passage of anticigarette legislation. Which was referred to the Committee on Temperance. Mr. Freiner presented the petition of A. W. Paffenbarger and fifty other citizens of Vinton County, asking for the passage of a law restricting cigarette traffic. Which was referred to the Committee on Temperance. Mr. Guard presented the petition of A. C. Tait and sixty other citizens of Champaign County, asking that the General Assembly enact a law prohibiting, under suitable penalty of fine and imprisonment, or |