The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-29
NEWS CULLED
IN THE CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES OF STATE DEPART
MENTS - OTHER HAPPENINGS

seekers during the year 1916. The
probe win be carried on by the three
members of the senate named by
Lieut. Gov. Bloom and three members
of the house named by Speaker E. J.
Hopple. The majority of the probe
committee will be Democratic, and 1t
will report its deliberations to the
governor in January Of next year. The
legislature has set aside $4,000 for
the probe.
Preparedness Through Sobrlety.
Sobriety as a necessary element in
the preparedness for war having been
shown by the experience Of the Eu-
ropean nations now at war, there is
likely to be widespread feeling that
prohibition should be Immediately en-
forced throughout the United States.
That the National Anti-SalOon organi-
zation win undertake to crystalize this
sentiment in a statute is shown by q
statement of Wayne B. Wheeler, gen.
eral counsel, here from Washington,
who says: "If war is declared, the
resolutions for national prohibition
will be urged as a part Of the pre-
paredness program. 1t is becoming
clearer each day that a nation can
not be prepared unless it is a sober
nation. 1t will not be sober nation
unless 1t is a saloonless nation. The
legislative program of the drys in the
special session of congress will be
considered by the joint committee Of
the league and the allied organiza-
tions which meets in Washington.
AS to Tax on Mortgages.
Mortgages may be taxed no more.
The Shinn resolution passed by the
house long enough ago to give object
ors ample time in which to protest
against it, is now ready for the gov
ernor's signature, having been car
ried in the senate by a vote Of 27 to
8. ThisN resolution provides for the
submitting to the electorate Of con-
stitutional amendment which will al
low the legislature to make mort
cages non-taxable. 1t doubtless will
carry in the election, because provis-
ion is made that tAe ballot shall read:
Double taxation of real estate -
Yes
Double taxation Of real estate -
No"
Two Houses Fall to Agree.
The senate passed the resolution to
submit full woman suffrage to a vote
In 1917. The house amended the res
olution TO submit the proposition in
1918. House and senate will probably
deadlock on the date, thus killing the
resolution. This means suffragists
will have to circulate petitions to have
an amendment submitted. The house
passed bills by Representative Potter
of Delaware county, to bar importa-
ton of diseased horses and mules, and
by Backowski of Cleveland, provid-
ing joint city-county use of county
buildings.
With the belief that two measures
passed by the general assembly are
distinctly backward steps, the Colum-
bus Chamber of Commerce requests
Gov. Cox to veto them. In a commu-
nication to the governor the declara-
ton is made that senate bill ia low
ers requirements for nurses, "by re-
Guiring substantially shorter period
Of school training than that laid down
in the original law, which, we believe,
was by no means too exacting." Gov.
Cox is asked to veto house bill 7 for
the reasons because "it tends to put
the administration Of boards of health
into politics" and takes away from
boards responsibility which is neces-
sary to secure best results"
The Hyphen Rubbed Out.
The GeTman-American organizations
of Columbus declared lasting and I'M
faltering loyalty 20 the United States
flag long since. Now the Hungarians
As body follow their example. Amid
wild cheers and thunderous applause,
500 Columbus Hungarians proclaimed
their loyalty to the United States and
their avowed intention of standing
squarely behind President Wilson in
event of hostilities with Germany and
her allies. at their celebration of the
69th anniversary of the Hungarian
revolution of 1858, at their hall, 1864
Parsons avenue.
II the senate finance committee tries
to run amuck with state funds by in
creasing salaries and handing out
large increases in items already fixed
by the budget commissioner, Gov. j.
NJ. Cox will veto the appropriation bill
and reconvene the assembly at once
to frame new one. This information
was conveyed to the members Of the
finance committee in the governors s
office Many members of the commit
tee have been travelling over the state
for a week and had worked into the
bill sums for institutions far exceed
ing the fikdres Of the budget commits
sioner
A Million a Minute.
1--WE talked at the rate of a million
dollars a minute" said Dr. A. F. Shep-
herd of the board of administration, in
referring to the meeting of the board
with, the finance committee of the
senate. The doctor gave brief re-
view Of the meeting.
I'VE had about Is minutes in which
to explain our budget, which calls for
approximately $15,OOO,O0O," he con-
tinued, "and while the committee gave
us no encouragement, we were led to
believe that the allowance made will
be sufficiently adequate to care for our
needs for the next two years."
e rial RilI RaceA0
The senate has reconsidered and
passed the Ertel bill, which legalizes
reciprocal or interinsurance among
Industrial concerns. Gov. Cox had. de-
creed that it should be passed. The