The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-01-19
Bill Introduction
Gets Under Way In
Ohio LegisIoture
General Assembly Hoppers
Receive 43 Measures
First Week
(By Ohio Labor News Service)

Columbus, O.-Following the in
augration of Governor John w. Brick
er on January 8, members of the 93rd
General Assembly began their legis-
lative labors in earnest last week, re-
sulting in the passage Of six-month's s
appropriation bill and the introduction
Of 46 measures in all. -.
Of the total number of bills dumped
into the legislative hoppers of the
House and Senate, nine are Of partic
ular interest to Organized Labor, al
though only one is part of the leg
islative program of the Ohio State
Federation of Labor.
At the request Of Thomas j. Don
nelly, SecretaryTreasurer and Legis-
lative Agent of the Ohio State Fed
Grafton of Labor, Representative Lody
Huml, Cleveland, introduced a bill
limiting the jurisdiction of courts in
injunctions involving labor disputes.
The measure is patterned after the
Norris La Guardia Act which regulates
the issuance Of injunctions by Federal
courts. introduced by Representative
Huml in the 92nd General Assembly,
the measure was approved by the
House of Representatives but did not
come to vote in the Senate, although
approved by the Senate Judiciary
Committee
Several measures pertaining to the
old age pension law were introduced
in both branches of the Assembly.
They propose:
Abolition of state liens on property
of deceased old age pensioners and
repeal of the requirement of transfer
of pensioners property to the state.
Requiring information O b t a i n d
from applicants for old age pensions
be kept confidential by the state, pro-
hibiting the use of pension rolls for
political purposes.
Creating a fve-member council to
administer the old age pension law
through director appointed by the
council.
Other measures introduced would
remove medicine, all food, clothing and
fuel for home consumption from the
retail sales tax; permit installment
payment of delinquent taxes and as
sessments; require employer to pay
an injured employe his regular salary
for the first week following injury;
extend the 54hour week to guards at
the London Prison Farm and Mans
field Reformatory.
Two resolutions of interest to labor
propose constitutional amendments, to
be submitted at the next general cleo
ton, providing for a unicameral or
ne-house Legislature and state
board of education.
First bill passed by the General AS
sembly was the six-month partial ap-
preparation measure, allocating more
than $40,OO0,000 for governmental OPP
erations.
An attempt by Representatives w.
II. Whetro, lronton, and Lody Huml,
Cleveland, to add $35 900 to the APP
preparation for the Industrial Com
mission, to provide arbitration ma
chinery in industrial disputes, was
voted down.
Another effort of Representative
Whetro to add $2,726,OOO to the par
tal appropriation measure to pay
pensions to 10000 needy aged who
have qualified but are not receiving
pensions because Of lack of funds was
also defeated.
Republican majority leaders pointed
out that additional appropriations
could be allocated departments in the
general appropriation measure for the
biennium, to be introduced later in
the session.