The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-08
GALLAGHER BILL
May Be Reached In Ohio House To.
day or To-morrow-Asrieult
Ripper Bill Goes to Governor.
rntelligsnesr Bureau.
Columbus, O.. April Y.


The Gallagher bill TO amend the
Green run OF mine law Is on the
House calendar and may be reached
tomorrow or Friday as morning SEES
sions are now being held in order
to expedite the business before the
two Houses.
The House to-day passed the Smith
Mallow agricultural ripper. The Sen
ate must concur in one minor amend
ment. and the bill then goes to Gov
ernor Willis for his signature. The
bill creates a state board of agricul-
ture Of ten members. six OF whom
are To be practical farmers. in place
of the present state agricultural com
mission.
The House adopted an amendment
that no payment for cattle slaughtered
on account OF disease shall exceed
the tax value Of the stock
Bread Bill.
DIR. Hoy. OF Jackson. invited re-
newal OF the fight successfully made
in 1911 by the bakers against the sale
of bread by weight by introducing a
bill requiring a loaf of bread 10 weigh
rs ounces IL. sold for FIVE cents. The
bill requires this TO be the weight "a
hours after coming from the oven.
Aimed at trust companies which ad-
vertise TO write Wills for their patrons
for nothing lis the Fitzsimmons bill
forbidding corporations to perform le-
gal services for their customers.
Because of the failure OF Congress
10 make any practical use of the in
formation concerning the European
system of rural banking and OF farm
terest mortgages and notes. that was
gathered by a special commission sent
to Europe. the legislature probably
will take up the question seriously.
Representative Carl II. KimbaIi. OF
Lake. has offered a resolution creating
a commission OF three members. to be
appointed by the Governor. and TO be
known as the Ohio committee on rural
credits and cooperation.
The Democratic minority in the
House took a position against labor
bills. Representative Whittemore.
the majority leader. sought 20 take up
out OF order the Wise bill recurring
the use OF automatic fire doors on To-
comotives. bill which has passed the
Senate.
Critic OF History.
stephen VI. Young. OF Cleveland. ap-
peared in the role Of critic OF history
and opposed the Cass-Bohn bill. which
the House passed TO have the governor
name commission OF five veterans TO
erect a monument on Lookout noun
tain at a cost of $40 900 to the mem
DRY Of the Ohio soldiers who fought
in that battle. He said the battle
was minor engagement strategetical-
ly and won only because OF the incom-
petence of General Bragg. The Con-
federate commander. He thought the
money would do more good IL spent
for the relief OF involuntary unemploy-
ed citizens OF Ohio.
The House passed the Whittemore
bill. giving county commissioners the
same power as municipalities 10 have
abolished grade crossings within mu-
inequalities. II the village street ~
part Of state. county or township
road. the Pence bill requiring the
owner who sells his automobile 70
send the name and address Of the pur-
chaser 20 the secretary Of state the
Collins bills authorizing sale at per
cent Of 100000 unsold four per cent
bonds Of the Cincinnati Southern rail.
way.