The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-25
SALARY CUT
SAVES $4,000
HOUSE PASSES HoWARO SALARY
BILL CUTTING SALARIES OF
6OARD MEMBERS.
Democrats Protest Against Arbitrsr,
ard Unfair Reouetion-Oo-
inss % Beth Houses.
rntsins oeer RursAu.
Columbus O. Teb. a

n salaries OF members OF the tar.
Industrial and utilities commissions
enc the Supreme Court reporter are
reduced by the Howard oil. which
the House passed to-day. after amend
inE AZ TO leave the salary OF members
Ct the board Of administration az
5000. and eliminating the secretary
TO the board. The hill nov will be
sent back TO the Senate for concur
renee. The measure effects an annual
saving Of about $4,000.
Democrats protested against what
they declared were arbitrary and IN
talr reductions OF salaries. but most
OF them voted FOR the bill. The vote
on IL was 70 to 70.
b proposal OF Representative
Hoy. Of Jackson. for a legislative in
Nestigation OF the civil service avs
TEN. contained in a resolution. wns
thrown out by the House with only
eight Affirmative votes. Representa-
tive Hoy. after declaring the civil
service as administered az present Is
the rottenest thing on the top OF
the earth. voted against his own
! resolution.
Equal division OF funds arising
from the , mill statewide tax levy
for highways. between main market
and inter-county roads. is the main
change from the present laws made
in the bill codifying all highway sta
tutes. introduced by Senator Cass. OF
Putnam.
Go For Improvement.
Under the present Law one-fourth
OF these funds 20 for improvement
OF main market roads and three
tourths TO i-ntercounty highways.
Funds arising from automobile tax al
so are equally divided by the Cass
bill.
The state highway departments or
sanitation and operation are not
changed materially. being left under
a single highway commissioner. with
a salary OF $4,000 unchanged. lie
does not have to be a civil engineer.
as the present Law provides. but the
chief engineer Of the department
must be an expert civil engineer.
Administration forces brought pres
sure Ia bear today upon members OF
the Hamilton county delegation in a
vain attempt 10 make the Cincinnati
men cease their movement for ad-
lournment March 10. The answer was
mat the early adjournment proposal
would be urged with renewed zeal
It's supporters asserted n had near.
~ enough votes pledged in both the
house and senR e 10 insure adoption
Of the propositicn. ana that they
would secure the necessary additional
votes this week.
Asks For Hearing.
An attorney for Emery Lattanner.
former state bank superintendent. ap-
peared before the legislative bank In
~vestigating committee to-day and
asked that L~attanner be given a hear
ing. The committee will decide the
point tomorrow. II il said n he is
heard. il will exempt him from pos
sible prosecution for alleged frauds.
\ blue sky department Official TO-
day told the committee that W. l..
FINLEY, Democratic state chairman.
and G. II. Graves. Democrat. who re-
tired as secretary OF state In Janu- (
a-y. had been sen as agents Of the
blue sky department to Florida and
oregon respectively. to investigate
n owned by companies seeking TO
do business in Ohio. They were paid
by the land companies. II is said. al.
-ect. There we're other inspectors TO
do this work when Finley and Graves
were named.
The Rounae.
hill measures we're considered In
In the House.
Greater efficiency in public service Is
the object OF the bin Introduced In the
mouse today BY Representative Agler.
or stark. This measure found cause
practically all public officials. 20 put
IN q full Ugh hours each dav az their
duties. but Eives them three weeks va
cation each year.
A safety nrsf measure by Mr.. Hyle
OF g~uyahoEa. will give power 20 the
public utilities commission 10 have AN
nigh tension electric wires crossing a
railroad track placed underground and
any electric wire crossing "A railroad
carefully secured and % feet above the
tracks.
Representative Briggs. OF CuvahoTa.
introduced a bul 20 exempt from the
LonRwOrth bond limitation act. all
bonds issued for the purchase. construr-
tiou. or extension 81 municipal electric
HIGHT plants. This measure would place
Hight plants In the same class. a. far a.
bond Insurance is considered. A. water
works are under the louEworth Law
Automobile owners would be given
protection from tire trpuhleH through a
bill by Mr. Morris OF Fnrncid. This
measure provides "a fine - $500 or six
months imprisonment Tor any person
convicted Of placing. nails. glass. or
other articles IN a street. road. alley or
highway. which would result In
puucturiuE or fniuring automobile tires.
Presidents Of school boards On the
given a place on the county budget com.
mission by the provision ~ r. bill by
Heuresentatve Plumb. OF ueiewnfs
This measure would make the county
budget commission consist Of the C0uu-
~ auditor. mayor ~ the largest mum.
cipality. and presidrn' o. The school