The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-04-24

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ly as the license bill which passed
the senate. The minority report, ia
vored by the drys, provides for issu-
ance of saloon licenses by elected in.
stead of appointed commissioners in
each county.
Warnes Bill Passed.
The house passed the Warnes bill
changing state taxing machinery. 1t
allows the governor to name the coun-
ty review board to replace the pres
ent city boards of review. 1t also pro-
vides appointed instead of elected as
SCISSORS. The governor would name
two district assessors in each county
with population of more than $4,000
and one in each county of less than
65 900.
To correct an error in the date Of
its going into effect the Lowry state
primary bill was called back and
amended, making the date Jan. /,
1913. 1t was sent to the senate for
concurrence.
The 1913 appropriation measure,
carrying with it a total of $6,S20, 900
for state expenses for this year, was
passed by the senate under suspen.
sion of the rules. 1t represents con-
siderable amount of close figuring on
the part of the senate finance COM
mittee, which took up the work where
the house finance committee left off.
Despite the fact the senate commit.
tee added over 100000 to the appro.
priation measure, enough was clipped
off other departments to effect net
saving of little over $4,000 under
the total amount carried by the bill
as it passed the house. A special ap-
preparation of 1900 was added by
! the senate for the purpose of
strengthening the Grand reservoir, ly.
! ing between Celina and st. Marys.
This reservoir was in serious danger
of breaking during the recent food.
Something like $4,000 also was add
ed to the appropriation for the agri'
cultural experiment station at Woos
| ter
The general assembly still hopes
to complete its gigantic task before
Friday night.
Both the house and senate provided
calendar committees and started them
at their task. 1t is to be their duty
to pick out meritorious measures on
the calendar and push them ahead SO
they may have chance for passage,
holding back bills of less merit.
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 ii
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 mum
ber of hours employees are forced tc
work and many circumstances sur
rounding their employment, in addi
tion to the information regarding
wages.
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