The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-03-28
WEEKLY REVIEW
BY Charles Sawyer, Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio

Governor OF ONO
Misunderstanding unforeseen OBJ
stacles, this week was to be the last
of the present session of the Ohio gem
eral assembly preceding recess dur
ing which major taxation and school
financing problems are to be worked
out by committees. ~
Last weeks session of the senate
consisted almost wholly of extended
recesses and night meetings. Lengthy
deliberations over banking bills and
the bill legalizing beer consumed
many hours of committee and caucus
time. The actual accomplishments, in
the way of completed legislation, were
not great.
Perhaps the most spectacular fea-
ture of the week was the passage by
the senate of the resolution ratifying
the child labor amendment to the fed
eral constitution This amendment
will permit congress to regulate, limit
or prohibit labor by a child under IL
years Of age. The resolution, previous
ly adopted by the house, passed with
almost unanimous approval, the only
opposition coming from senator who
claimed it would give congress the
power to regulate labor on the farms.
The bill permitting the. state indus
trial commission to borrow money was
passed as an emergency measure. At
present, the Industrial Commission has
no way of raising funds to pay work
mems compensation claims except
from premiums paid by employers and
from interest on invested funds. In
view of the state of the bond market,
the Commission did not wish to sell its
bonds and asked for legal authority to
borrow money pledging its bonds as
collateral, or to pledge its bonds with
the treasurer of the state of Ohio
against the issuance of certificates or
scrip.
Two bills to expedite the rehabilita-
tion of banks, were carefully consider
ed and passed in the senate at the last
session of the week. The purpose of
these bills is to provide machinery for
the orderly liquidation Of banks which
will net be able to reopen, and also to
provide a method by which these banks
may be reorganized in the interests of
the depositors.
Several bills of minor Importance
were passed, including bill to pro-
hibit trolling for fish from power
boat and bill with reference to GER
tain restrictions upon the sale of coal.
The high point of the week was Gov
ernor George Whites message urging
the speedy enactment of the so-called
'beer bill" From the time Of the re-
ceipt of this message until the adj
journment for the week, constant at
tention was given to this bill. The sit
uation involved was so complicated,
and some of the problems to be solved
were so difficult that the committee
considering the bill gave many hours
of careful attention to its provision.
The question uppermost in the minds
of the senators was whether or not the
emergency clause suggested by Cover
nor White, to make the bill effective
Immediately instead of ninety days
after passage, would receive the APP
proval of the legislature. The basic
idea of the Governors advisory board
which studied the question is that the
commission which is to be appointed
for the regulation of the sale of beer
shall have broad discretion in the is
suance and revocation Of permits, and
in the conduct Of the business.
At the closing session Of the week,
the senate passed bill suggested by
the state Conservation Department
for the building of dams
both as matter of conservation of
water and the prevention of soil ero-
sions. The arguments on the bill were
extensive, but the recent flooded con-
dition of many sections of Ohio
brought home fcrcibly the value Of
this type of legislation.
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