The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-15
Legislature Hits FiIlbusters.

reSolutlon on the senate hllbuster a.
expressive of the sentiments OF Ohio.
The resolution says, in part:
BE 1t further resolved, that in calm
survey of menacing international con-
ditions, we record ourselves in SYM
pathy with the aims and purposes of
the president, and wish to lend our
cheer to that great majority of the
national congress which has been
standing behind him with heart and
vote"
The resolution "deplores the situa-
tiOn it has been possible to create
by pitiful minority of the United
States senate, through simple lack of
cloture rule"
House Passes Highway Bill.
Republicans and Democrats Joined
hands in the house of representatives
for good roads by passing unanimous
ly the Mulcahey highway bill, correct
ing defects in and making more work
able the Cass law enacted two years
ago.
The bill supported in speeches by
its Democratic sponsor, one of the
trainers fthe Cass law, and by three
Republican members of the highway
commimttee in which Mulcahey is
chairman, was amended on the floor in
but one particular. Republican floor
leader Reighard offered this amend.
ment, under which the state when 1t
can will furnish prison made brick for
intercounty and main market roads.
The state can make brick for 50 per
1000, where it must pay from $16 to
$18 for bricks purchased from private
concerns. This amendment, adopted
without dissenting vote, is expected
to solve the problem of the idle house
at the penitentiary.
Labor's Ant-Injunction Bill.
The labor interests are making
strenuous indeavor to induce the cruel
calendar committee to put their anti
injunction bill upon the calendar at
once so that it may be reached this
week, thereby escaping the crush
which. necessarily, will come in the
last week of legislation. This bill by
Chapman of Montgomery county has
the force of the national Clayton law
to prevent injunCtions against certain
conditions arising during labor strikes
and has the endorsement of the labor
committee. Organized labor has sue
ceeded in passing the Helfrich bill,
which forbids, under heavy penalty,
the influencing of votes of employees
by employers through threats of dis
charge or by any indirect method.
This bill will pass, but the Chapman
bill may not.
To Aid School Districts.
Gov. James M. Cox has just made
public the details of the measures
which have been agreed upon for
financial relief for opposed and bur
dened school districts.
The bill recites that with the au-
thority granted to revalue personal
property and real estate, the communi-
ties have the opportunity to build up
tax duplicates which will give them
ample revenue. The important part of
the bill is the machinery for wiping off
the slate of existing liabilities so that
the communities may start anew. The
act, being In effect in 80 days, pro-
vides that no later than the first Mon
day in July the boards of education
and the legislative authority in mu-
niCipal councils are to give the
amount of their deficits to the state
auditor as head Of the state bureau Of
public accounting, who in turn is re-
quired to have them checked up by
an examiner.
Not later than the first Monday in
October the board of education or
nance may adopt resolutions submit
ting to the people the question of is
suing deficiency bonds. The matter
must be advertised for 80 days and
the elections will be called in Novem-
ber. Majority votes will determine
The bonds which may be issued to
cover all deficits now existing are not
to run more than 20 years. Nothing
is said about the tax rates necessary
to care for the interest and sinking
fund they require. Under the law these
levies will be outside the 10-mill limit,
but inside the 15-mill limitation. Along
with the measure as outlined will go
another to reduce from l to IL of l
per cent of the tax duplicate the
amount of bonds that may be issued in
any one year.
Calls 1t Reasonable Conduct.
In welcoming the 4th regiment, o.
N. G., home after several months serv-
ice on the border, Gov. Cox aroused
the widest enthusiasm when he de-
nounced the members of the United
States senate who held up the presi-
dents armed ship bill as guilty of
reasonable conduct.
Bill Aids Cincinnati.
Democratic senators put through
the senate the bill that seeks to clear
the way for Cincinnati to nave $751;
100000, municipality owned, union pas
senger station. The bill gives to the
municipal trustees that part of the
Southern railway which is owned by
the city of Cincinnati, the right to also
construct union passenger stations.
Moved to University.
The Junior corn contest bureau has
been moved from the department of
agriculture in the Capitol to the Col
lege of Agriculture at Ohio State uni
versity.
Would Probe Election.
A resolution calling for the creation
of a committee of three representa-
tives and three senators to investigate
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