The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-01
Adopts Chapman Resolution.

until March 20. and adjourn sine die
on March 20. Next the house, by q
large vote, adopted the Stokes resO
luton creating a calendar or steer
ing" committee to arrange a calendar
daily, putting bills ahead in the order
of their importance. The action makes
it highly probable that the administra
| ton plans for a short session will be
/ realized. The Democrats caucused just
! before the session and adopted the
| plan Of James A. Reynolds OF Cuya.
hoga county for putting the resolu'
tions through. The Reynolds strategy
enabled them to catch the minority
mapping, and the caucus plan was q
complete success. Reynolds is almost
certain to land on the steering com.
/ mittee.
Cox Sets Precedent.
Making a precedent which is new
| and original, Gov. Cox explained the
budget to the members of the general
assembly in joint session in the hall
of the house. Reviewing the appropri-
ations one by one, he showed a know
ledge of the affairs of the state which
was surprising and pleasing to his
+ auditors and to the large number Of
state officials gathered to witness an
unusual procedure. For nearly two
hours he, in a running comment,
showed the needs Of the various insti-
tutions and numerous departments.
The budget submitted to the general
assembly is a modification of that Of
Gov. Willis, the total being increased
about $2,225,00 but it was explained
by the governor that the increases
were to provide against contingencies
such as that of war which would re-
quire increased expense for the ma
tional guard.
Summarizing the figures. representa-
tsVes of the administration say that
despite the extraordinary expenses,
which reach $770,500, and represent
emergency appropriations Of $250,000
for the high cost of living in state in
stitutions, $250,00O for the national
guard in case of being summoned to
the cOlors, $220,000 for the general as
sembly, $4,000 to pay for slaughtered
cattle and 100000 for the submission
of the prohibition amendment, the ac-
tual estimated cost still is below the
actual expense of the Willis admins
tration. The comparative figures are
$19, ,651 900, as against $19,775,000.
There being added to the $77O,500
the normal increase of $S9S,500 for
state highway purposes flowing from
the larger tax duplicate and balance
reached by subtracting the combined
total of $1,679O0O from one-half Of the
grant total for the biennium.
standardizine Civil Service Salaries.
If the present assembly follows the
recommendation Of the state civil serv-
ice commission, made in a report to
Gov. Cox, it will write into the appro-
priation bill section providing that
all civil service employees be paid
standardized salaries, in accordance
with the rules Of the commission and
at rates prescribed for the various
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Instances are shown of $500 being
paid in one state department and
$1,000 in another for exactly the same
kind Of work. The commission recon-
mends that before an applicant be con-
sidered he should have practical
training in that line of work. 1t criti-
cises miners being appointed as bake
shop inspectors.
National Farmers Association.
Gov. Cox has appointed Is delegates
ia represent Ohio at the annual meet
ing of the National Farmers associa-
ton, to be held at Kansas City, Mo-,
Feb. 21-23. The delegates are:
Foster Houston, South Charleston;
Homer c. Price, Newark; o. H. Pol
lock. Delaware; William H. Robbins,
Springfield; Peter Ross, Mansfield;
John Ackline, Toledo; W. W. Farms
worth Waterville; II. c. Rogers and
Charles B. Wing, Mechanicsburg; J.
L. Shaver, Bellefontaine; Charles H.
Simms, John Aull, Judge Dennis
Dwyer and William Stroop, Dayton,
and D. II. Kirwan, of New Hamp-
shire.
Suits for Accidents.
Despite protests Of the four rail.
road brotherhoods and the Cleveland
Federation of Labor, the house judi.
ciary committee voted to recommend
passage of the Carver house bill No.
124.
The bill would deprive persons In,
jured in railroad or interurban acci.
dents from bringing suit in any county
in the state where the road has
tracks, as at present, and would limit
bringing of suits to just those coun-
ties where injured persons were hurt
or where they live.
This bill is to lessen the number of
damage cases against railways which
for some time have overloaded the
courts in the large cities.
Reoreanize Agricultural Board.
BY vVte of "a to AZ, the bill by
Bragg Of Erie county, to reorganize
the board of agriculture, went through
the house. Seven amendments sought
by the minority were defeated. The
bill makes the secretary the executive
director of the department.
Adopts Bliss Resolution.
The house adopted the resolution of
Bliss of Cuyahoga county by which
tie city of Cleveland invites the men,
bers of the assembly to hold their re-
union IN Cleveland during the sum-
mer, the date to be fixed by a Joint
committee of the assembly.
Election Bills Through.
Two bills that Gov. Cox urged, bear
ing on election matters, have already
been made laws, the Mulcahey bill,
nrnvidinp for rntafinn of the namaa Of