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Show NO MORE PASSES Ohio Officials Will Walk if This Bill Becomes Law. COLUMBUS. O., March 30. The Senate this afternoon by unanimous vole passed the Houso bill creating a State railroad commission and providing for the regulation of frclcht rates. The bill was amended In ramo Important par-i par-i tlculars, but the author will mako no objection, objec-tion, and the concurrence of the House In tho amendments Is expected Cuts Off Passes. The most Important amendmont was the Insertion In-sertion of an antl-patw provision. This prohibits pro-hibits any State or any other public officer accepting freo transportation under penalty of forfeiture of ofllce and a flno of from JMX) to $1000. Tho bill "was also amended so ns to exempt ex-empt sleeping car compnnlcs. from Its provisions, provi-sions, excepting to far as tho ratfs made by such companies apply wjlely to travel within the State. The time when tho law shall go Into effect was alwj extended from thirty to sixty days from its passage Tho bill provldcH for a commission -of three members, whoso salaries shall be iVM a year I "ach. . |