The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-01-30
assembly to destroy all such docu.

assembly TO destroy all such docu-
ments.
Senator Haas OF Delaware county
introduced a bill making the superin-
tendsnt of buildings and Loan associa-
tions appointiVe by the governor and
raising his salary from $4,000 to $4,-
500. That Office now constitutes a
'sub-department under the state insur-
ance commissioner.
The house of representatives is un-
alterably opposed to the roller towel.
This was shown when that body
adopted a resolution to eliminate the
roller towel from the wash rooms Of
the assembly. Hereafter the Ohio
solons will use nothing but individual
towels.
Eight.Hour Day for Women.
The newest bills cover wide lati-
tude of subjects. One was introduced
in the house to prevent anybody from
killing more than FIVE rabbits in one
day. The anti-fraternity bill made it's
appearance, sponsored by Hoaglin Of
Paulding county. 1t would abolish
Greek letter societies from the three
Ohio colleges receiving state aid and
would make more stringent the pres
ent laws against fraternities in high
schools. Vollmer of CuyahoSa pre-
sented a bill to the house providing
for straight eight-hou workday for
women in Ohio industries. The pres
ent law provides a 54-hour-a-week linn
it with the provision that no single
day shall exceed ten hours.
In the senate Weygandt Of Portage
introduced a bill regulating the sign.
ing and circulation of initiative and
referendum petitions. The bill makes
unlawful either the payment of money
or other reward for the signing or the
circulation of petitions, or the accept
ance of money under the same circum-
stances. The penalty is fine of from
$40 to 800, or Jail sentence of from
10 days to 100 days.
To Probe Cost of Militia.
Both the house and senate adopted
the Gregory resolution providing for
an investigation of the annual .eX
penses of the Ohio national guard
The investigation is to be made by a
Joint committee of six members of the
assembly and is to cost not more than
$1,000. A report is to be made dur
ing the present session of the assem-
bly,. Each year the state pays more
than half million dollars for the up
keep of it's military. The United
States government adds nearly SIZE,
900 to this sum.
The house evinced a spirit Of mean
ing business in connection with the
asking the secretary of state eact
week to certify to the house a printed
list of all persons registered as lob
byists and also printed list OF those
employing the lobbyists. The bill it
self was signed by the governor anC
is now law.
Teeth In white Slave Law.
Ohio will have real white slave
law If the assembly enacts the meas
ure introduced by Representative
Cooper of Mahoning county. CoopeI
proposes to put teeth into the pres
ent white slave" law. The presen
law says that when an alleged victim
Of the white slave traffic gives he
consent to the traffic, there can b,
no conviction. Cooper removes thi
sleeper" and adds some other dras
tic provisions. One of these Is tina
the police may search any premises
under suspicion of harboring illici
practices. Another prevents the keep
er of any resort from withholding tn
property of any inmate for debt o
other reasons.
Workmen's Compensation.
The first public hearing on the in
portant workmen's compensation bill
will be held in the senate chamber be
fore the senate labor committee a
1880 next Monday evening. This 1
the so-called administration measur
and it seeks to compel all employees II
the state having five persons or NOR
in their hire, to contribute to state
scheme of workmen's liability insul
ance. If passed, it is almost certain
to drive all private liability insuranc
companies out of the state, accordin
to the concensus of opinion, and IL 4
therefore being bitterly assailed b.
the private insurance lobby.