The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-04-01
NEWS CULLED
in THE CAPITAL
WHAT LEGISLATORS ARE DO
ING AND OTHER HAPPENINGS
rurner,s RuIlno . AsasmbIy.


dered that his opinion on the tax mud
dies of the assembly be sent to
that body. He holds that an emer-
gency bill itself as well as an
emergency section must have q two
thirds vote of both houses. This
situation has arisen as a result of
the declaration by Democrats that the
Better tax bill, designed to supplant
the Warnes law, has not legally passed
the assembly.
Turner puts himself in the clear on
the ruling. addressing it to the officers
and members Of the general assembly.
He told them the legislative proceed
ings under which the Better bill was
passed were faulty and the bill, in fact,
did not pass. He went into the details
on the discussion of emergency legis-
lation, holding the course followed by
the last assembly was wrong.
Turner made it plain that no decla-
ration of the legislature created an
emergency and held no court for a
moment would be bound by such a
declaration. If emergencies we're Gre
ated by declaration, he said, no law on
the subject would be required.
''It would be far better to halt now
on this manifestly wrong course and
to start anew on the right course at
this time than to have matters further
complicated by following the erroneous
interpretations of a preceding legis-
lature," was the concluding sentence
of the Turner opinion.
In another part of the ruling he said
he felt that the policy of his depart
ment should be made public, so the
legislature and other state depart
ments may know it's attitude.
He holds that bills offered as emer-
gency laws and failing to get the two.
thirds vote could not be counted as
having passed as ordinary laws.
Tod Calls on Willis.
Brimful of good humor, former State
Senator David Tod of Youngstown,
who lost the Republican nomination
for governor in 1914, stopped off in
Columbus recently and paid a cour,
tesy call on Governor Willis, the man
who defeated him for that nomination,
State house friends of Mr. Tod told
him that they expected to see him
back in the political game later, but
he SHE'D away from the suggestion
and said that he was we'll satisfied
with the one experience that he had
which uybilo oyooodiOul-y iukorocfiuu
he was not eager to have repeated
But you might not have the same ex
perience the next time-you might
win," protested one friend. Mr.. Tod
smiled, but made no comment. The
Youngstown man was on his way tC
Lexington, KY, to look over some fine
horses he has there.
WraneIe Over Appointment.
A fight is on between the state civi
service commission and the state
board Of administration over the re
fusal of the latter to appoint Prof. ]
Frank Lumb. blind teacher, superin
tendent of the state school for the
blind in place of H. C. Maurer, the act
ing superintendent. The board is sat
isfied with the services of Maurer and
does not want to appoint Lumb be
cause of his physical infirmity. The
civil service commission certified
Lumb for the place and refuses to ap
prove Maurer's salary. I'VE hold that
the board has the right to select Its
own superintendent, and we do not in
| tend to make any change for the pres
ent," said Thomas E. Davey, one of the
members. The courts may be asked
to settle the trouble.
First Aid, to Injured.
First aid to the injured equipment
has been installed in the chamber OF
the house of representatives as re.
suit of the sudden illness recently
of Representative w. o. Jackson OF
Springfield, stricken with acute indi-
gestion while sitting in his seat dur
ing legislative session. Hypodermic
necessary to save his life. The drugs
and hypodermic needle could be Sc
cured only at drug store by physi'
ican and only after the usual process
of certifying the legitimate need for
the drug. DIR. Van S. Deaton of Mi
ami county, member of the house,
had to make a hasty trip to the drug
store on the Capitol square, and dur.
ing the time necessary Representative
Jackson was in critical condition.
The next day supply of emergency
drugs and apparatus was bought and
installed in a cupboard.
Warnes Law Still In Effect.
1t is definitely assured now that the
Warnes tax law, which has been ef-
fective for two years, will continue in
operation until at least next January.
This is because the minority forces in
the assembly have been able to block
two-thirds vote on the Beitler bill,
which sought to supplant the Warnes
law until the administration tax meas
ure should become effective next year.
Pass System May Be Restored.
The state fair pass system, which
was abolished some three or four
years ago, may be restored. The man
ayers of the fair are considering this
matter, Ohio railroads have been
transporting exhibits to and from the
fair at one-way price. but they have
decided to charge both ways hereafter
This works hardship on exhibitors.
and to tighten the burden on them 1t is
proposed to admit them to the fair
free. Another proposition that will be
taken under consideration is that OF
reducing the admission fee from 80
cents to 25 cents.
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