The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-02-22

promised when the measure giving re-
lief to cities by doing something TO
the Smith l per cent law" comes De-
fore the house of representatives. Ihe
BOYS from the rural communities are
sitting tighi and getting ready to let
loose on thai particular measure.
Much is heard about strict part"
voting, but this is going to be strict
rural voting, unless the signs fail.
The solons hailing from the small
towns and counties are satisfied with
the Smith law, with all of its limita-
tions in the expenditure of the peo-
pies money. They maintain that the
larger cities knew and know now the
limitations of the law and that II they
saw fit to go beyond their MEANS II Is
up to them to find a way out without
busting up" the Smith law.
It was rumored that there would be
little swapping votes for the quail
protection for votes to allow the |
cities to issue bonds, etc. The farm
ers love the quail, but they love the
Smith law, and the result looks to be
that there will be no swapping at the
expense of the law Uncle Jud made
| famous.
Bird Protection Bill Passes.
1t was a great day for the White
family in the senate. Senator {. A.
White of Columbiana county, Repub-
lican, and Senator Louis White OF
Sandusky, made pleas for bod
White" which were so effective that
in the senate only one vote, that OF
Senator Charles F. Harding of Ham
llton county, was cast against the
quail protection bill. 1t had 81 for
it, 4 did not vote. They We're O'Brien
and Shohl of Hamilton county, Snyder
CT Lucas county and Tremper OF SGi'
oto county.
Tremper raised new point against
the bill. He insisted that the Dill per-
mits hunting of gray partridges and
!: Virginia partridges, and that they are
often classed with quail. Senator
| White of Sandusky said there Is no
. force in this argument
In response to a bargain which was
3 made with the legislative agent ol
Ihe Audubon society, an amendment
) was inserted taking Carolina doves
/. out of the songbird list at the same
e time Bob White" was put in. Senator
d Thomas of Wood succeeded in forcing
!. in an amendment to the eftect th'
i state is to appropriate $4,000 yea
G for two years for propagation OF quall
9 Senator White of Sandusky mad'
?. poetic appeal for the quail.
e The Agricultural Ripper
10 # looks now as though the agricul
"a tural ,ipper would have smooth sal
le ing. Representative Bragg's bill pre-
p. yides for secretary of agricultur
20 with executive powers, The minorlt
N did not raise any objection to tina
Of part of the program, but 1t was strei
pr uously opposed to section which CAV
e. the seCretary-rumor says 1t Will
former Dean Homer c. Price--th
lv right to appoint assistants, clerk
n. ETC., without the sanction OF the agI
of cultural board itself.
o. Minority Leader Frank Relghai
ns called attention to the fact that 90
IT. Cox had promised that he would N
+o- allow the bill to have teeth when
Is born, and the governor sent for Il
W, committee. The result was that
MI advocated striking out the section pr
~. yiding appointment by the secreta
,d and making it read appointment
bo the secretary with the sanction OF Il
~ board" The governor also allow
~ the bill to read that no employe U
,,,. der civil service should be remove
mo This satisfied the minority, and t
, hill will probably be passed rs 1t M
In stands.
or Referendums Are Predicted.
80, Although the Casualty lnsuran
organization determined finally at
meeting recently that it would not
mand a referendum of the Initial
workmen's compensation bill, VIII
bars them from both accident ms
ance and employers indemnity Dt
ness, still, there will be referendu
plenty.
Cure Defects in Park Law.
Representative Walsh of Cuyah'
county got through the house his pi
hill to remedy the park law dete
so as to meet situation ahect
the Rocky river, Tinker's creek
= Euclid creek horseshoe park syst
~ in Cuyahoga county around CleVela
Raise Pay of Election officials.
SIS. Although Gov Cox had called
him his floor leaders in both no
and senate and asked that they wa
bills which would consume 81
funds in order that careless legl
tion should not produce waste,
YER, house passed the Israel bill mcreaS
'esh the nav of election booth officials
z q remains to be seen whether this
With meet with the governors approve
or The Highway Ripper.
There is going to be big tgh'
Let the highway bill. The new bill
reg yides for the further codifying OF
sour highway laws, for the naming of Il
lses, commissioners of highways and
liver highway engineer. The latter will l
+he the same duties to perform as
sons present highway commissioner
said.
vou The republicans think they Sc
,rork this bill scheme to make the
oI-oo pointment of more Office holders
coat essary and also to get the seal
+ora the present highway commissit
,-o a Clinton Cowan.
lever ~" rarnw h;M mr.
,ated Appio'"t .,otions ~ fo, huildinp
- ~ loan associations, and condemns
of the Parret bill, which would