The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-02-01
Increase Tax so Per Cent.

J. NJ. Spencer of Meigs, minority men,
Der. His bill is drawn to appropriate
$S,05S,31S among the counties. 1t
means an increase of so per cent over
what the state has been paying and
would make big hole in the balance
in the hands of the state treasurer.
Woman Suffrage Hearings.
Women now hold the supreme at
tention of the general assemblymen.
There was public hearing in the
house on the presidential suffrage
proposition. The anti-suffragists alone
were heard.
In the senate Mrs. Holden intro
duCed Il resolution providing for the
submitting to the electorate in No
vember a constitutional amendment
for full suffrage for women. This will
make it possible for members of the
Legislature opposed to presidential suf-
frage 60 reply when asked to give
women the presidential ballot, which
they have the power to do. "Yes.
am for it, but the whole question is
to be put up to the people for their
decision in November. Why should
it not be left to them"
Bills Not Taken Seriously.
Two-thirds of the bills introduced
in the legislature on the first oppor-
tunity-that is tu say, about 100-are
not worth mentioning.
Among the kinds which will not be
heard Of, or ought not to be, are: The
bill Of the lawyeH who has case he
cannot win under an existing statute
and introduces an amendment to
change it so he can; the bill intro
duCed by member "by request" of
some greedy group or an association
of selfalleged highbrows who wish to
force their fad upon the public; the
bill such as that of the optometrists,
bald and gray, which have made
scandals in sessions long passed, and
freak bills, like the one now in, which
would empower members of the legis-
lature to tie wedding knots and in.
crease income thereby.
Progressivi@m Prevails.
Progressivism prevailed to a pro
nOunced degree in the sessions of the
Ohio Manufacturers association. The
association disavowed opposition to
projects because they had labor's
backing, and even asked for an in
quiry into the question of health and
other social insurance in order that
laws may be enacted iutelligently liz
the future.
The most decided contest came on
the proposal not to make objection
to the passage of initiated house bill
No. l, which is designed to drive
liability insurance companies out of
Ohio. This resolution was adopted in
connection with a continuation of the
associations friendly stand for the
workmen's compensation law.
After the Two Millions.
To enable Ohio to secure the 81.
100000 and more year from the
national government for the advance
ment of vocational training In our
schools, Mr.. Reighard, the minority
leader in the house, has introduced
bill to create state board of edu-
cation. The proposed board is to be
composed of the state superintendent,
the presidents of Ohio State univer.
sity, Ohio and Miami university, and
of the two normal schools, and three
members appointed by the governor
for six year terms without pay. With.
in the province of this board will be
prevention of duplication in schools.
Workmen's Compensation Hearing.
The first public hearing of tie ses.
sion on the bill initiated by organized
labor to oust accident insurance COM
panies from the state has been held.
For the bill were industrial commits
sioners Yaple and Duffy and labor of.
flcials Donnelly and Green. Against 1t
were manufacturers from Cleveland,
Columbus and Cincinnati
Employers of labor who spoke urged
that the bill would make impossible
their securing protection from dam
ages where workmen are injured us
the result of failure to comply with
safety rules, and elect to go into court
instead of taking under state CON-
pensaton, and said small concerns
would be bankrupted and the injured
workman would not get the money
the court awarded.
Push Emergency Taxation Measures.
There will be efforts to push the
emergency taxation legislation, and
though partisan differences are pos.
sible they have not developed as prob
able
The official joint taxation commit.
tee has begun its hearings.
Legislative committees, appointed
last week in both branches of the gen
eral assembly, have begun hearings
on the numerous measures already in
troduced and referred to them.
See Revival of Fee System.
A revival of the old fee system is
seen in part in a bill by Senator
George Holl of Auglaize, which gives
to sheriffs and police officers special
rewards for the apprehension of Grim
inals. These moneys now go into pen
sion funds.
Bill Reported Out.
Representative Thomas Mulcahey |
of Henry county got his bill to rotate
names of the state ballot reported for
passage by the house Judiciary com.
mittee. 1t wipes out the alphabetical
advantage that has obtained in the
past.
Square Deals in Milk.
All milk dealers would have to OBJ. |
tain a license annually from the state
agricultural board before engaging in
business if bill, introduced by Repre-,
sentative Hake of Trumbull county,
becomes a law. The proposed law car. |