Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-03-21

@. A. Reid of Fayette county is the
Republican floor leader in the house
and man of recognized ability. He
Is stubborn fighter, but only occa-
sionaiIy is able to sway the Demo.
cratic majority.
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wants to postpone the session, it may
send the appropriation bill over at the
last moment "The senate commit
tee is going to examine and scrutinize
every item in that bill If that is the
last thing the committee ever did on
earth," says the scrappy finance chair
man. 1--WE will take as long to the
consideration of the measure as 1t
pleases u.s." he continues, land if the
session is late closing then the peo-
pie can blame the house."
Militlamen Peeved.
Militiamen are visibly peeved at
the action of the house finance COM
mittee in pairing something like $780,
coo in next years appropriation bill
from the amount which the o. N. G.
has been in the habit of using. The
reduction comes mainly from the
amount to be spent for armories, but
at the same time there is no conceal
I ment of the fact that the decrease is
due to the investigation of militia
methods in the past. The legislative
investigation has developed the exist
ence of many Irregularities in the
state guard from the granting of
tips" to more serious offenses. In
spite of the fact, however, that the
appropriation is to be reduced pro-
posal that the enrolment of the guard
also be cut down has not been meet
ing with very great favor. Certain
members of the house contingent OF
the investigation committee believe
that there should be 20 per cent
decrease in the number of men. Sen
ate members, however, are opposed
to such a movement on the ground
that it would too seriously cripple the
army of the state.
Annual Appropriation Bill.
The annual appropriation bill
which has just been introduced in
the house likely, will come before
the house, soon. The bill carries
total of $S,S56,472. Including the par.
tial appropriation bill already passed,
it would make the total appropriations
for the year $9,614,S59, or $SSS,623 in
excess of the allowance for the last
year. Something of the excess Is due
to the rather large appropriation given
the public works department under
the new rule that the board may not
ho1
part of the rest of the excess is due
TO the new boards and departments
being created by the present assem-
bly, 1t is declared by the administra
ton that the present expenditures will
be more than offset by the ultimate
. economies sought to be effected.
= More Bills Appear.
r A continued and unexplained inrusf
, of new bills is pushing still further
: into the future the hope of possible
r early adjournment. In spite of the
? protests against new measures at thi'
r late date and the threat that none o
r them will get past the early stages
e of life in the assembly, the new bill
r are sitting in. One was introduced il
+ the senate only Friday to compel al
= dogs to wear collars, bearing thu
8 names of the owners of the animal
e Under this bill anyone could kill ;
dog without a collar and would b.
G given bonus of one dollar by th
d state. This measure is sponsored b.
e Representative Boggs of Belmon
d county. Another bill proposes to lin
6 it breweries and distilleries to on
t. for each 100000 of population with tn
l. condition however that the Limitation
a not apply to plants now in existence
+ Tetlow of Columbiana county is spor
sor for this. Kramer of Richlan
comes forward with measure to pre-
S vent moving picture shows from ea
Q hibiting on Sundays. Vollmer @
J. Cleveland presented measure t
S create courts Of Cancellation in Cleve
e land, Akron, Toledo. Youngstown an
l. Canton. In addition more than
o dozen other measures made their al
Is pearance in the house and two in tn
3 senate.
d The new tentative date for adjourn
n- ment of the general assembly has bee
4. set for April 10. All plans are no.
y, being made with that date in viev
a. but 1t is still question whether tn
'e assembly will be ready to quit thel
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