The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-06
THIRTY
EARS
BATTLE
OF Miners Finally Won When the
Legislature Passed Anti
Screen Coal Bill.

Administrations Principal Education
al Measure Passes the senate-eoV
ernor Urges Transfer Of County
Fund For Mothers - Flood Bill
Passed With Emergency Clause.
Dolngs of the General Assem- ly.
Columbus, o. Feb. 8. - The Ohio
house Of representatives, on the state
ment Of Assemblyman Boggs of Bel
mont that II might avert a strike,
took out Of the Green anti-screen coal
bill it's provision that the new run-of'
mine system Of measuring the prod
uct and paying wages to the miners
should not take effect until Oct. 1,
1914, and by 1O3 to s passed the bill,
for which the miners have struggled
for 30 years. II was sent TO the SEN
ate for concurrence In the amend
ment by which the law will take eff
feet in 80 days.
Operators and miners alike accept
ed the amendment. The operators
desire to bring in court at the earliest
date possible a test Of the validity Of
this law.
School Bill Passed.
When the house concurs in a few
minor amendments which the senate
placed in the Lowry school bill the
higoost ~ tba odn,inictro tion cchon1
program measures, providing for both
county and district supervision for
rural and village schools, will be
ready for Governor Cox to attach his
signature. Rallying from the disorder
into which their ranks had fallen
Tuesday, administration supporters
came up strong and put the school
supervision bill across by vote Of
23 to 8. They voted down two amend
ments proposed by Senator Moore of
Jefferson which would have given the
rural folk an opportunity to exercise
home rule in matters OF supervision,
They were also able to secure recon
sideration and the defeat of the Hud-
son amendment, which provided uni
form textbooks with the county as
unit.
Reconsideration and defeat of the
Hudson amendment was obtained
only after Governor Cox had prom |
ised to throw his support back Of Mr. |
Hudson's bill which seeks to make |
the textbooks in the grades uniform |
throughout the state. This pact was |
I.A h. 1,s11
was reported favorably for passage |
Three Made Laws.
The house made laws of three SEN
ate school bills, those of Senator Hud |
son standardizing rural schools; of |
Senator Hopple for issuance of age
and schooling certificates, permitting |
employment to girls over 16 years old |
who have passed a seventh grade |
test, and of Senator Weygandt, in
creasing the fire hazard of school
buildings by modifying the fireproof
construction law and permitting the
erection of a two-story addition of the
same material as the main building,
even if it be frame.
The house passed the Hoaglin bill
abolishing school treasurers in vii
lage and rural schools, at an aggre-
gate yearly saving of $297 900. The
county treasurer is to act as treas
urer of the school funds.
The Smith / per cent tax law was
given a swat when the house followed
the example of the senate aud passed
the Friebolin social center bill. The
bill, which lacks only the signature
of the governor to make it law, en-
powers any school board to levy two
tenths mill tax for social center
fund, and provides that this tax shall
be 'in addition to all other taxes al
lowed by law"
Going the house one better the SEN
ate not only passed the Miami valley
flood protection bill, but also put over
the emergency clause by a two-thirds
vote, which would make the measure
effective as soon as it is signed by
the governor. The house refused to
pass the emergency clause.
Mills Bill Amended and Passed.
Amended almost beyond recogni-
ton, the Mills municipal ownership
bond bill was passed by the house
and sent to the senate, where the
Cleveland delegation will attempt to
restore it and then try to put the
bill through by resort to a conference
committee.
A., the bill goes to the senate, bonds
to acquire utility must be redeemed
by the earnings of the utility, con-
dition rendering their sale to bond
buyers practically prohibitive 1t was
said the only way to float a utility
issue would be to sell the bonds in
small denominations to citizens, who
might buy them out of civic pride.
The bill was passed. S3 to 26