The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-08

Mooney senate bill providing for abb
sent voting by Ohio electors. The
voter may vote by mail or deposit his
ballot 10 days before the election. The
bill becomes a law when signed by
Gov. Cox. 1t is almost the same bill
as that introduced by Representative
ID. \. Liggett of Logan county two
years ago, which was defeated in the
committee
The house also passed the Miller
senate bill providing for the issuing
of liquor licenses the 18th day of May
instead of before election. This is
an administration measure and will
be signed by the governor. Other
bills passed by the house included a
measure to make it a misdemeanor
to discharge firearms on or near a
public highway, orchard or school
house; bill relative to the qualifica-
ton of electors and bill giving con-
stables in the larger cities more
money.
Senate Passes Taxation Bill.
With but one vote against it, the
joint committee taxation measure was
passed by the senate. Only one amend.
ment was made to It, that providing
the taxing officials have no power to
go into banks and building and loan
associations to secure lists of stock
holders and depositors.
The measure has an emergency
clause attached for putting the law
into operation in time to carry on tax
alton this year. The bill is largely for
the purpose of administering the taxa
ton law, bridging over the supreme
court decision, the expectation being
that ultimately the taxation laws will
be codited and given general re-
vision.
SpotIghting Bunny.
Those who have been in the habit Of
1Spotlighting" rabbits in season will
have to forego that JOY in the future.
A bill by Representative Baker of
Ashland was passed by the house at
its first morning session, prohibiting
this practice. The bill was debated pro
and con for about an hour. Represen-
tative Fleming of Mahoning even
brought in the price Of this years
crop of Easter eggs in his defense of
the bunny. Those in the habit of being
boisterous in railway stations and on
rights OF way are also to be within
the pale of the law by the provisions
of bill by Representative Beetham Of
Harrison county, which was passed by
the house.
RemodeIine Of State Buildings.
In the past the remodeling of state
buildings, ETC., has been in the hands
of the adjutant general. A bill by Rep
resentative Billingslea and passed by
the house makes the governor, state
auditor and secretary of state a build
ing commission in the future, to look
after such matters. 1t also provides
that all plans and specifications shall
be prepared under uniform rules and
that contractors bonds shall be suffi-
cient to cover the cost of labor and
material The house passed bill by
Representative White of Sandusky ac-
cepting the proposition by congress
whereby the state may receive federal
aid for post roads and pledging appro-
priations annually demanded by con-
gressiOnal act to receive federal aid
apportioned to Ohio for highways.
Full Suffrage to Women.
The Holden senate resolution pro-
viding for the submitting of an amend
ment to give full suffrage to women
was reported out of the house COM
mittee with recommendation for IA
vorable action. It was amended, how
ever, to bring the question to vote
in 1918 instead Of in 1917.
The Reynolds presidential suffrage
bill, which is now a law, will be re-
ferred this fall. Should the law be
sustained, the suffragists will hope to
win full suffrage the following fall.
Senators are confident that the Hol-
den resolution to submit full suf-
frage will be accepted in the upper
house as amended.
Back Yard Gardening.
Back yard and vacant lot gardening
is proposed by state officials as a par
tial remedy for the high cost Of liv.
ing, and officials of the state school
department and the board of agricul'
ture are to cooperate in seeking to
popularize the plan and develop it.
There are some hundreds of acres oi
tillable vacant lots in each Of the large
cities.
Vocational Training for Blind.
Under the bill of Representative
Myers, which passed the house, voca
tional training for the blind can be
provided. The state is to pay $3.50 g
year for each blind child in those
schools and in addition $3.50 for board
ing each blind child. 1t is stipulated
however, that the number of sucf
boarders shall not exceed one-fourtf
of total Of blind children in any school
The Farmers Civic Pride.
If there are any who have felt that
the farmers of Ohio want the state
to run on cheap skate" methods, they
have been shown in the last two years
both in the agricultural department
where farmers have had full sway, and
by the record Of the farmers in this
assembly, that the farmers are as
proud of the state rs any other citi
zen. After some heated discussion
the house almost unanimously passed
"a bill to make it necessary for mine
operators to convey to the surface
miners who work in 50-foot shaft
The old law reads 100 feet.
Infant Mortality.
SunnIementary to a statement re
Gently made by DR.. Eugene F. Nc
Campbell, dean of the medical college
of Ohio State university, that baC