The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-25
WORK or S0LONs
State Tax Body Practically Null
lifted by Senate Republicans,
COMMISSION TO TAKE ITS PLACE
Lieutenant Governor and Speaker Are
Named to Decide the Personnel Of
the lnquisitors-WiIl Make Report
In 1910.

ZULU MBUSs
Pursuing the political policy of the
republican state organization the mem.
bers Of that party in the senate prac.
tically nullifled the movement for
state tax commission This they did
by adopting the resolution of Senator
Frank Clevenger, providing for the ap.
pointment by the general assembly OF
special commission to investigate
taxation matters and report at the ses.
sion in 1910. This commission is tn
be named by the lieutenant governor
and the speaker of the house. The
resolution was adopted by a strict
party vote with the exception of Sena-
tor Alonzo H. Tuttle, of Columbus.
who voted against his party. The fact
that he lives there and is acquainted
with conditions was responsible for
this action.
The senate passed the bill of Sena.
tor Gillette providing for an amend.
ment to the county recorders salary
law. increasing their salaries.
To obstruet General Legislation.
The republican leaders have agreed
that there shall henceforth be obstruc-
tion to all general legislation This
statement is confirmed by Speaker
Granville Mooney, of the house.
The bill of Senator Frank Clevenger,
OF Clinton county. providing for an ap.
preparation OF $4,000 to the Perry's
victory celebration commission, was
passed in the senate.
The senate passed the bills Of Sen
ntor Frank Patterson, giving jurisdc-
tion 10 the probate court in certain
counties TO try divorce cases. and pro.
vidng that the circuit judges in an.
nual meeting can elect secretaries
The house passed the following
bills:
Amended House Bill No So by Mr.
Edwards. Of Cuyahoga-To provide
free transportation for peace and safe.
~ officers on traction lines.
House Bill No. 80. by Mr.. Langdon.
OF Wsrren-To require trustees of uni
versities and colleges in villages to
give bond for the expenditure of funds
raised by taxation in village school dis
tricts
House Bill No. 95. by Mr. Geleerd
OF Lucas-Authorizing the buying Of
a burial plot in city cemeteries by the
county commissioners to be used for
burying old soldiers
Defeat Turned to Victory
Defeat was turned to victory by the
determined temperance forces in the
Ohio senate by killing the Dean bill,
providing for an amendment to the
Rose county local option law In ad.
dition TO defeating this proposed meas
ure by decisive vote the senate re-
fused TO reconsider it's action.
The Swan bill, establishing a state
depository commission on new lines,
was passed by the house. II adds the
governor TO the commission and takes |
out the auditor OF state, and prescribes |
compulsory bidding for state deposits. |
Only 100000 can be kept in cash in |
the state treasury. The rate OF inter |
est is increased from / to 2 per cent |
for active and from to per cent for
inactive deposits.
A bill by Mr.. Morris provides for |
two travelling school inspectors in the |
office OF the state commissioner OF |
schools. They are to check up the
various high and other elementary |
schools, in order that the law may be
obeyed as to curricula teachers and |
school-year terms. In Al OF economy |
the salaries were reduced from $2,5OO
TO 81 500 year.
Public School Banking System,
Representative Reed has prepared
a bill establishing a banking system
in the public schools. This provides |
that any board OF education may ex.
pend not more than 10 cents per cap |
tia OF the scholars under its control |
for the purpose OF installing a bank |
in which the children may deposit |
their savings.
The Ditmars bill prohibiting the
sale or giving away OF cigarettes in
the state under penalties of from 800 |
20 5000 fine, the original imprisonment |
clause being ordered elided, was rec
ommended TO the house for passage. |
To correct an error in the county |
depositary law. and to aid such bonds
put up as security as are below the
par value, Senator Johnson offered an
amendment to the present law It pro
Vides that such bonds as are below par
may be used as security for loans, and
their net value is to be taken into con.
sideration. AS the law now stands
nothing but municipal bonds at par or
above that value can be taken as Sc
curity
To Prevent Tuberculosis.
The senate passed the Beatty bill to
provide for instruction In the preven-
tlOn OF tuberculosis In the public
schools OF the state. The bill carries
with It an appropriation of $4,000 to
carry out the purposes and gives au-
thority to the school commissioner TO
provide for method OF instruction,
which will be suggested by the state
board Of health and tuberculosis SO.