The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-05-21

sNSpeE TfoPos't'oH' FouSHt W S''o'
Labor, Laid to Rest In the House.
Congressional Gerrymander Bill Put
Through the Lower Branch--other
Doings OF the Buckeye General As
sembly.
Columbus, May 19. - The Archer
bill, which would have granted dscre.
aionary power to the state industrial
commission to fix hours of work and
rest in industries, was defeated inthe
house. The measure has been the
bone OF contention between the labor
unions and the Ohio Manufacturers
association throughout the session
Coming UP in the house on the mo
tion OF Representative Oberlin Of
Etark for reconsideration Of the vote
by which it had been defeated, only
20 members voted for reconsideration.
The negative vote was 63.
The Collins bill to give political
subdivisions a larger proportion OF
the indirect inheritance tax and the
state less, was killed by report of the
conference committee tnat no agree
ment between the house and senate
conferees could be reached. The
KiOus bill, that an equivalent educa-
tion should count as high school di-
ploma for admission to professional
Nj 10 n, tn t,,c
defeated.
The house passed the Wise senate
bill giving the superintendent Of pub.
lie works the right to condemn land
for roads leading to state parks;
Moore senate bill creating a commits
sion to recommend the purchase OF
Scio college for a state normal school,
Beckett senate bill authorizing the
Pickaway county commissioners to
build road through the state Gus
todial farm Plum bill forbiddins
teachers to act as agents for school
hooks and school apparatus, and the
Smith bill, carrying $l1a,60O for un-
authorized deficiencies created last
year.
Civil Service Bill Put Through.
! Adoption by the house Of the con
ference report on the MOore-Barnes
civil service bill served to pass the
bill, which now goes to Governor VII,
lis for signature. The bill is sub
stitute sor the measure the senate and
house passed and has received tho
approval of Secretary Mayo Fessler
OF the Ohio Civil Service association.
II slightly increases the exemptions
in the present law but keeps the state
institutions under civil service. II
gives civil service appointees an ap-
peal to the civil service commission,
which they do not have under the
present law, and gives police and fire
chiefs double appeal, both to the
local commission and to the common
pleas court The ro port was adopted
81 TO 81.
The house passed, 66 to %, the
Jackson resolution calling on con
gress to restore prosperity by enact
ing protective tariff"
Republican caucus decree was car
yied out by the passage by the house
81 to AZ, OF the Sprague bill, undoinp
the Democratic congressional gerry
mander OF 1914 and substituting for Il
Republican gerrymanher Brown oi
Ashland was the only Democrat whC
supported II.
Sixteen Republican Districts.
Tine bill makes five Democratic dis
AtiTfc 'rhirI ENnnrth 'Ehitf nj IA
Fourteenth Twenty-hrst, with thf
Twelfth. Franklin county, doubtful
and sixteen Republican districts. "
She latter. the Fifth and Ninth ar,
only sliently Republican on a norma
vote. The Democratic gerrymandel
made thirteen Democratic districts OF
q normal vote, but only nine Demo
cratic congressman were elected las
fall.
The house passed the Jackson bill
(which weakens the nonpartisan JUDI
sciai ballot law The measure provide
chat after the name Of each canddat
on the nonpartisan ballot shall b
printed the name of his party and
statement whether he was nominate
by party primary or by fndependeL
ryAtition. and such other informatio
AZ will enlighten the voter as to hi
valuations.
Sentor Vollenweider's bill for pul
/ ,1ication In Republican, a Democrat
AAd German paper In each count
,of the county auditors annual repor
tehe publication to include detailed Q!
spenditures and receipts. was passe
BY the house.
The Bohm state forestry bill. wnic
NAe house passed. authorizes Il
Wooster state agricultural expeI
men. station to buy cheap hill lar
for forestration and forest reserves.