Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-04-18


disbuTee funds assigned to him. All
disbursements on behalf of the Ohio
Flood Relief Commission will be made
by Director Bicknell as agent and at
torney of the commission, in accord
ance with Red Cross principles The
needy family will be made the unit
for relief. Each family will be served
and it's rehabilitation forwarded as far
as the funds and the great extent of
the loss allow.
Bills Affecting Women Laws.
An epoch in the history of leg
islation affecting women is being
created by the present general
assembly. Two sweeping meas
ures affecting women's welfare were
virtually made laws by the action of
the lower house in approving the
mothers pension act and the meas
ure to investigate women's wages,
both of which have been passed by the
senate.
Mothers Pension Bill.
The mothers pension bill, spon-
sored by Senator Greenlund of Cleve-
land, marks wide step toward the
field OF state paternalism. Its aim is
to aid widows with minor children or
women whose husbands have deserted
them, or are imprisoned or disabled.
To women having one child under IA
it will pay SIS monthly. For each ad
ditional child under that age it will
pay 81 monthly. The money is to be
distributed by the Juvenile court after
close inquiry into the question of
whether or not the applicant for aid
is deserving. For the purpose Of rails
ing the funds to meet the demands Of
the new law, there is levied a tax of
one-tenth of one mill. This is expect
ed to yield approximately 100000 an
nually.
To Probe Wages of Women.
The measure to investigate wages
paid working women authorizes the
state inspector of workshops and fac
tories through his deputies to gain all
| possible information as to wages paid,
and the conditions of employment of
women and girls in all industries of
the state. All employers of women
are required to present detailed data
| to the state inspector as to the num-
ber of hours employees are forced to
work and many circumstances sur
rounding their employment, in addi-
tion to the information regarding
wages.
A report is to be made in time for
the special session of the general as
sembly next year. The proposed in
vestigation involves also the question
Of the relation between working
wages of women and immortality.
Censorship of moving picture shows
was approved by he house.
Resolution Is Killed.
Through influence exerted by the
state administration, the senate re-
versed itself Friday afternoon on the
Bernstein resolution to submit coun-
ty home rule in taxation to vote of
the people next fall. The bugbear
causing the reversal was the wide.
spread whisper that the Bernstein
measure was an entering wedge for
the single tax. The senate adopted
the resolution Thursday by an over
whelming vote, but completely somer-
saulted within "a hours and killed it
by vote just as overwhelming. The
ostensible reason for the change of
heart was that the measure would
destroy the one per cent tax law.
Against Short Sessions.
The senate refused to approve OF
the submission to the people of con,
stitutional amendment to limit future
sessions of the general assembly to
80 days for regular sessions and 80
days for special sessions. Hillenkamp
author of the proposal, told his col
leagues that If they had been in their
seats during the present session, the
work of the year would have been
completed now. Broadstone, Repub
lican, told the senate that the Repub
licans would control the next assem-
bly,. 1T will then take us 80 days
merely to undo what you have done,
he said to his Democratic colleagues
The senate passed the house bill
preventing the adulteration of farm
and poultry feed.
Senate Agrees to Recess Plan.
, The senate has agreed to the house
program to recess next Friday ant
, finally adjourn April 2S.
, The house passed among other bill!
the measure by Kessler of Adams
: county, restoring franchise to 1861
Adams county voters who confessed
to selling votes.
The senate by narrow margin ant
after heated debate passed the Zmun
senate bill for state inspection of pri
vate banks. This means the rejection
of the Kennedy house bill for simila
inspection. Senator Zmunt charged
) that the Kennedy measure was draw
] in the interest of bankers.
Sets Time to End Labors.
While the probability of quicl
, adjournment of the Legislature
F, was brought nearer home OF
April 10 in resolution tina
: nassed the house and now awaito oou