The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-01-30
TWO BIC BILLS
PUT THROUGH
House FavOrs School Supervision
and Senate Coal Act-NO Ma
teriaI Changes Made.

Six Senators Recorded Against the
AntI-sereen Measure, While the
School Proposition Passes by De-
clslve Vote-county Salary Bill and
Hog Cholera Resolution Also Get
By-Leglslative News.
Columbus, o., Jan. 29.-Favorable
action was had on two important ad-
ministration measures. The Green
anti-screen bill passed the senate and
the rural school supervision bill pass
ed the house. Neither suffered any
material changes through amend
ment.
Only six senators cast their votes
against the measure providing for the
weighing of coal before 1t has passed
over the screens.
In charge of Representative oliver
]. Thatcher Of Clinton, Republican
member of the state school survey
commission, the Lowry rural school
supervision bill, chief item in the ad
ministration school program, ran the
gauntlet of the house in FIVE hours
time. 1t was passed by SS to 27, six
Democrats and 21 Republicans being
recorded against it.
Mr.. Anderson Of Greene, who had
championed the farmers demand for
a live stock exhibit at the San Fran
cisco exposition, led the opposition.
The crucial amendment he offered to
cut out provision for a county super
intendent, was lost by 81 to so. That
provision was attacked as meaning
double-headed supervision, that Of the
county superintendent and that of dis
trict superintendents.
Essence Of School Bill.
The bill makes county districts out
side cities and villages of over 5000
population, while township and spe-
cial districts continue as rural dis
tricts. Rural district boards of five
members are elected for four years,
county boards of five members for
five years are elected by the presi-
dents Of the village and rural boards.
The county board establishes super
vision districts, to be under superin-
tendents to be elected by the presi-
dents of the village and rural boards
for three years, minimum salary ST.
900, half to be paid by the state up
to $3.50. The county board appoints
the county superintendent for three
years, minimum salary 1900 half to
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Amended to make uniform in all |
counties the county portion Of sal |
aries, the Duffey common pleas Judge |
salary bill was passed by the house. |
The bill makes the maximum salary |
$4,000, of which the state pays $4,000. |
The counties pay $25 for each 1000 |
Of population. judges assigned to |
courts outside their residence county |
get $40 a day in addition.
The Cunningham resolution ask
ing congressional aid to fight hog |
cholera, and the Carroll resolution,
asking congress to pass the Hamill
bill to retire aged letter carriers and
postal clerks, were adopted by the
house
The house unanimously passed the
Snyder bill for primary nomination
of United States senators, after the
speaker had ruled as not germane
by Mr.. Vonderheide
who said he was opposed to the in
dependent, uplift, highbrow stuff"
that no candidates name could be
printed on the ballot unless he was
by a political party, and
Representative John r. King OF
Franklin, granting an appeal to the
courts from arbitrary rulings on nom
nations by the secretary of state.
The Fellinger bill, appropriating
100000 for the Ohio building at the
San Francisco exposition, was passed,
after defeat of an amendment offered
by Mr.. Snyder that Is per cent Of the
money be used to pay transportation
Of an Ohio live stock exhibit.
Auto Tax Put Through.
By "a to 30 the house passed the
Warnes automobile tax bill. Republi-
can members lined up solidly against
t on the ground that Governor Cox
lad usurped authority not given him
BY the constitution when, in specify
ng that the automobile tax go to the
department, he so restricted
he freedom Of action of the legisla-
.ure that Speaker Swain could rule
,ut of order, as he did, an amend
nent that the tax proceeds be ex-
pended for good roads by the county
commissioners.
Governor Cox will send a special
Message, asking reduction in auto
mobile fees and that they be based
IN horsepower. Mr.. Warnes of
Holmes will put in the bill, changing
he schedule which Is sc To S1Q 70 |