The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-07
RURAL MEMBERS
SCORE VICTORY
WInsnS Bill Pushed Through the
LOWHl Branch.
DESIGNED TO PREVENT FRAUD

Requires Commission Men TO Furnish
the Producer the Name Of the Per.
son or Firm TO Whom the Producs
Is sold-Elsht-Hou Bill Passed Al.
ter Futile Efforts to Mako It Less
tringent-Attaek on Smith Law.
Columbus, o., Feb. 6.-Rural mem
bers Of the house OF representatives
achieved an economic revolution in
jamming through one branch OF the
legislature the Winans bill, requiring
commission merchants to furnish the
producer the name Of the person or
firm to whom the produce is sold. De-
scribing how the building Of interur-
ban roads had changed conditions, nu.
merous small farmers shipping small
quantities of produce in the 5o-mile
zone about cities, DR.. Winans said the
protection asked was not needed by
the larger farmer, who ships in car
load lots and knows what he is TO get.
The bill applies only to those doing a
commission or brokerage business.
Farmers voted down amendments de
signed to spoil the bill, but accepted
one to include eggs and live stock.
Twenty-one members of the house
voted to ignore the mandate Of the
constitution that eight hours shall
constitute a day on public work; IL
thought the matter not important
enough to vote on at all, and others
tried by amendment of the Tetlow
bill, designed to put the new require
ment into force, to make it less strin-
gent. The bill was passed, IS to 2l.
The house voted an amendment by
Mr.. Terrell of Cuyahoga cutting out
fire and flood" as causes of the Eek
traordinary emergencies" which would
suspend the operation of the eight
hour law.
The house adopted the Fulton joint |
resolution for an investigation of all |
state departments by committee Of
three senators and three representa- |
tives. The author of the resolution, |
Representative Fulton of Licking |
county, assured the house that DR.. |
Jenkins of Madison had agreed to the |
substitution of the Fulton resolution
for his own, which had provided for |
bipartisan probe.
Senator Weygant of Portage county |
introduced a bill authorizing the state
board of health to establish tuber-
culosis bureau to study the disease
and to advise means of cure and pre-
vention.
The senate, by vote of 10 to 1S,
passed the weed-cutting bill offered
by Representative Smith of Butler
county, and which occasioned the
first turn-down of home rule when the
house passed the measure by slight
majority last week.
The house adopted an amendment
offered by Mr.. Kessler of Adams, per-
mitting convicts to be employed in
making lime for fertilizer to be sold
to farmers. This amendment was
made to the HitA bill to set prisoners
at work preparing road material.
Representative Orrison of Franklin
got through the house his bill requir-
ing berries to be sold by aliquot part
of bushel, thus eliminating the de-
ceptive berry basket
The short ballot bill, providing for
the appointment of the clerk Of the
uspreme court, was passed by the
senate. 1t is now ready for the gov
ernCr's signature. Senator Kiser's
bill, allowing school boards to con-
demn property for athletic fields and
Fairgrounds, also was passed by the
senate.
Other bills passed by the senate
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