The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-03-10
PASSES HOUSE : !
WITH A WHIRL
One Per Cent Tax Levy Limit
Bill Gets Eighty Votes.
ONLY TWENTY ARE kGAIllST IT


For Women With an important
Amendment Goes Through the
Senate-Number of Other Bills
Passed by Both Branches of the
Buckeye General Assembly--Ncw
Measure For Election Of Senators.
Columbus, o., March s. The
state senate has passed the Green
eight-nour working bill for women,
after amending 1t to make the day
nine hours instead of eight. 1t ap-
plies to workers in factories, work.
shops, telephone or telegraph offices,
millinery and dressmaking establish
ments and restaurants. Women en-
ployes must have an hour for lunch
and seats must be provided.
Green was obliged to submit to the
change of the bill into niRe-hour
one in order to get it through. This
amendment was proposed by Mr..
Crawford. There was a spirited de-
bate and several amendments were
offered. One by Johnson of Hamil-
ton county proposed ITO include prac-
tically all places where women are
employed. even homes. AS passed,
canning factories during the rush
season and hotels are exempt.
Other bills passed by the senate:
Mr.. Huffman of Butler-Changing
time of commencement of terms of
common pleas court.
Mr.. Andrews of Lawrence-Com.
pelling supreme court to report all
cases.
Mr.. Bold OF Fayette-Gives blind
commission right to stop allowance
to claimants who have been found to
be disqualified or whose disability
has been removed.
Mr.. Yount OF Darke-Provides for
issuance of hunters license by coun.
ty, city or village clerks
Mr.. Hudson of Scioto-Gives fac
tory inspector greater authority in
compelling the safeguarding of ma
chinery
Mr.. Reynolds of Cuyahoga-Pro-
vides for additional assistant chief
inspector of workshops and factories.
Senator Stockwell of Cuyahoga
ing for the Oregon plan of electing
United States senators. The bill diff
fers only in wording from the one
introduced by him some weeks ago,
and which was strangled in the com
mittee on privileges and elections.
Stockwell's plan now is to get his
new bill in the hands of friendly
committee.
Smith Tax Bill Passed.
The house after extended debate
passed the Smith / per cent tax levy
limit bill to take the place of the
Alsdo-ISmith tx per cent limit bill
passed a year ago. and which would
have become operative this year.
The tax bill was vigorously fought,
but passed by vote of so to 20.
Mr.. Smith said:
THE action of the house on the
bill means economy in government,
equalization OF taxes and tho bring
ing out OF intangible property for
taxation. 1t is time some municipal
governments were put in straight.
jackets and made to economize with
the peoples money"
Mr.. Riddle of Logan county made
the strongest attack on the Smith
bill. II provided. he said, double
maximum, permitted raising the rate
by majority vote, while two-thirds
vote was necessary to increase the
bond limit, and undertook to repeal
the constitutions of the United States
and Ohio by ;mpairing the obligation
OF contracts. since. he said, insufh
cient taxes might be collected to pay
contractual obligations. Nearly every
county would have to hold a rate
election and over half the municipal
tiles would also. he said.
Other measures passed by ths
house were:
| Mr.. Krause of Cuyahoga-Putss san
itary police under as strict civil ser
vice as regular police and firemen
When suspended they are to have
appeal to civil service commission.
Mr.. Fulton OF Licking Requiring
heir TO file affidavit as to decease q
ancestor so that title to propert,
shall be matter of record.