The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-18
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rntslngsnesr Bureau
Columbus D. Nay az.
simseH the master OF the situation ,his
(ast week when he forced through the
!eElssstore not only against the opposi-
Ism Of the wet Republicans from Gin
tinnati. the McDcrn.Jtt liquor license
snjsct himselS INTO tins n nsht but When
ne saw that members Of his own party
had baked against carrying out the
ltepubltcan platform pledge 70 decentra-
line the liquor machine which Governor
James NJ. Cox. Democrat. has built up.
hand.
The legislature win come back Mon
day for few days work and viii then
take a recess for eight days. then TO
return for the nnsl adjournment. This
bill will be considered by both houses
and action be taken by the house on the
Moore-Barnes civil service bill.
Big accomplishment OF the Legislature
was the redemption OF the Republican
assessing and saloon licensing systems.
. This was Effected by the Parott- White
the chief assessing officers with super
vision OF their work by the state tax
comnlssion. and by the McDermott law
tor the appointment OF district ltcensers
by boards OF elective county officers.
The Whitaere law for one days rest
IA seven also carried out n party pledge.
but the pledge TO shorten the WORKING
hours OF employed women was not car
rted out The pledge to restore TO the
pertment by abolishing the state agri-
cultural commission was kept by en-
fishing the unsalaried state board OF
agriculture and the board of control OF
Transferring 20 the CoIiege OF EArie9l
lure. q. =. u. control OF farmers In In
sututes and OF agricultural extension
teaching, transferring TO the state board
OF pharmacy enforcement OF the mar
cotic laws. and creating the position OF
county agricultural agent
The policy OF Governor willis TO cut
n. M ss1s P5K rS .,ss carried out
reducing the salaries OF members OF
etate boards and commissions. abolish
ing state supervisors OF agricultural
Teaching. Topping on numerous clerk
fhips in state departments. and further
by the budget bills cutting on the pay
I0r positions IN the state service amount
1ng TO 100000 annually. The cost OF
rural school inspection was materially
reduced by the winans bill amending
outside OF the redemption OF party
pledges the output OF legislation was
session would be called "a period OF les
The cass highway code simpiiaes and
transfers 10 county commissioners the
building OF inter-county roads. connn ming
building OF main market roads. THE
county surveyor Il made the county
highway superintendent. and township
road supervisors are reduced from TO
from one TO four.
The Moore civil service bill repeals
the present law with its provision for
non-competttiNe+ examinations of hold
overs. substitutes n strictly bipartisan
commission OF two members for the
present commission OF three under par
tisan control. slightly increases the ex-
smptions from appointment by merit.
but gives ampler protection TO civil SER
vice appointees by giving them an APP
peal from dismissal
The Minans bank inspection bill rene
dies defeats in the state bank examina-
tion act disclosed by the legislative
probe into Irregularities in the admlstra-
tion of the department and OF the blue
sky law by former State Superintendent
Isattanner.
Appraising the physical value OF pub
lie utilities was made discretionary with
the state utilities commission by the
Reighard law. and the powers OF the
commission were strengthened further
by the Winans law authorizing the COM
\ mission 20 suspend railroad rates for 30
days.