The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-03-18
NEEDS OF STATE
(, ten MILLIONS
esIulaa Of Appropriations CON-
mittee Submits His Bill.
1auTIA FUNDS ARE SlASHED


Bum This Year Nearly Two Hundred
thousand Dollars Less Than IN
tsit-tieaviest Increases For New
Buildings - Fraternity Bill Meets
Violent Death---Ooinos Of the Gen.
erai Assembly.
Columbus, O., March Is. Approprt
nk3ons for the maintenance of the
stats government during 1913 are es.
timated at approximately $4,000. 900.
NE genera appropriation bill, intro
0soed in the houss by Chairman John
a. Cowan Of the finance committee,
carries $4,000 Adding to this tho
0Aftial appropriation bill, already
Sassed, makes . total Of $s.614.S69.
6uoAries and special appropriations
wta boost the 1918 budget above s10..
e0e.seo.
The Ohio National Guard. whose ex.
yssditures have been the subject OF
oAcsal inquiry. received the deepest
eaasa In its funds, it, appropriation
Ssiug 9l9s,ss4 less than in 1911. The
slats tax commission acQuiosced In
cut q 146,276. II found that its for
Aer appropriations Of 100000 and
0olo00 were too high, now that this
department 10 established on q per-
Daneut basis.
Amounts OF decreases from the 1917
allowance included: Archaeological
80 Historical society, $4,000; state
Urlnting commission. $4,000; legisla-
ssra. $3s.500; public service commits
stan. $27.5b0; Miami university, $780,.
~: governors ONCE, $1,000; state
lAsard Of agriculture. S7,962; state
ooose and grounds, commissioner OF
soldiers claims. secretary OF state.
state library. state treasurer, Xenia
esphsnage. decreases less than $1,000
The heaviest increases are for new
buildings. including Lima state hos.
pital. $il2,l50; Kent Normal school.
Sloo.000 Bowling Green Normal
school. 353.500; Ohio State university,
es4.S5b; Ohio university. $4,000; ju.
dietary, $4,000; prosecution Of con-
victs. $4,000; state highway depart
nent. $b2,0h5; department Of public
works. $s7,296; state board Of health.
el1.S26; state banking department.
e3a.67O; attorney general. S23.3S9;
dairy and food commissioner, S2s 1905: I:
4oa-d Of boiler rules. $I4,60O; state
factory inspector, $l5.1I4; liability
board Of awards. $42,25O; Wilberforcs
university. $ll,3Sb; board OF arbitra.
Ton. state board Of charities, exam.
liner Of steam engineers. state fish and
game commissioner state labor com.
nissioner, state school commissio oner,
etAte mine inspector. state insurance
aupertntendent. bureau Of building
asd loan associations. bureau OF vital
statisttcs. state printer, state Law II.
Srary. clerk Of supreme court, state
agricultural experiment station, state
blind commission.
Among appropriations for new build.
1Ags are $4,000 for a horticultural
and forestry building at o. s. u. and
el05.000. half the cost OF buildings
slammed for the institution for feeble.
minded youth.
Fraternity Bill Dead.
Representative Hoaglin OF Pauldine
oosnty preached funeral sermon
oser his bill to abolish fraternities In
stste universities. The funeral was
eonducted by the house, which almost
unanimously voted TO accept the re-
pert Of the universities committee
ask1ng postponement Of the measure.
Mr.. HOaglin said the bill had beeu
osnt TO that committee for slaughter
taG and never had chance.
Representative Tetl0w OF Colum
otana county presented a bill seeking
- sestrlct the number of breweries
And diStillerfes. II does not affect o.
eAhsishments In operation now, but
Osovides that unless greater nun
Ser are now In existence. there may be
sAiy one brewery or distiliery fol
each 100000 inhabitants In a county
We object Of the bill is TO keep away
uQuos manufactures which have been
'ss@tsiated out Of West Virginia.
3epresentative Nye introduced q
~, requiring nonpartisan municipal
Sosottons. Il provides for nominations
- , per cent petitions and for non
Onsttaan ballots.
TAe Green compulsory workmen's
sDns,sasstion bill now is law. Gov
ususr Cox attached his signature to
~ measure and declared II to be the
Osst Important piece Of legislation
vAAcA Ohio has ever enacted. The
&u goes into effect In 90 days.
:. Second Trolley Victim Dies.
Youngstown. O.. March 1S.--JohE
- Ceevert. the second victim OF ths
-unnnv accident In dead II n avnact