The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-03-18

law, who opposed the Carver bill, but
also the Carver contingent were re-
lieved from a tremendous strain when
the measure seeking to amend the eX-
isting statutes went down at least to
a temporary defeat. According to the
ever, the contest is to be soon revived
for he has declared he will present an
other bill, but this time to amend
only in limited way the law under
which flood protection now is provided
for. Meantime there are threats of
resumption of similar contest in the
lower house, where a measure similar
TO the original Carver bill is reposing
in committee. The contending inter
ests are still camping on the trail OF
the general assembly, and the senti-
ment is general that until the flood
scrimmage IL finally over no large
amount of legislative accomplishment
can be had incidentally, the fight
has been featured by the attendance
of more women spectators than any
uILuGIIO seen LHlS SSdl. w Cdl lLl s
white badges, $50 women food suffer
ers crowded the senate chamber and
galleries when Senator Carver made
his dramatic motion soliciting the in
definite postponement of the measure
he had fathered since the beginning
of the session. The action was so sud
den that many of the spectators failed
to realize it's significance until the
senate recessed in a furry of excite
ment The women were mainly those
who had suffered in the Columbus
food of 1913, and they were interested
in the defeat of the Carver bill, since
Columbus already has proceeded Il
make plans for flood protection.
Fox Chase May Be Resumed.
The care free days of the Ohio fo2
are numbered, particularly if the sen
ate is no more solicitous about thu
welfare of poor Reynard than tn,
lower house. Indeed, the house ha
voted away the shelter from dog ant
gun which an assembly provided SOM
time ago so that the old-time 70,
chase may soon be revived in tn
Buckeye state. The senate is the onl
remaining court of appeal, and unles
it intervenes the time Is not long dis
tant when Mr.. Fox will be as scarce
factor in Ohio as the buffalo is on tn
western plains. But almost in tn
same breath with which 1t gave assen
oh ~ hn
house voted to continue the protection
of quail, and if the upper house agree
in this part Of the program ther
won't be any killing of Bob White TO
At least five years.
Gets Federal Position.
L. L. Faris, who resigned as secre
tary of the state civil service commits
sion, has been given federal position
that OF deputy revenue collector. HI
will receive $1,000 year. He drew
$4,000 year in the position he CAV
up. Ill health was given as the reasol
for his resignation.
Proposes Grounds for Divorce.
II married folks form a settled aver
sion one toward the other, they ough
to have a right to be divorced. Tha
is the proposal Of Representativ
Hulswitt OF Hamilton county, and h
has put it in black and white in tn
form of bill So If the Hulswitt bill
should become a law and Marie
pair decided that they have come t
t0 hn nvfo ho
their mutual disregard had come +
be "a settled aversion" they coul
appear in court and relate thei
troubles and that would be the en-
of their conjugal existence.
Willis Approves More Bills.
Three more house bills have jus
been signed and made laws by Coy
Uillis They are the Thatcher bill