The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-04-10
AT THE
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CAPITOL
With
GEORGE C. PIIILPoT
State Representative

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gift: which was memozial to the
late A. Vic Donahey, former COVER
nor and u. S. Senator OF Orio was
passed by Senate.
H. ]. r. No. 34-Mr. Mccormick,
provides for the ratification of the
proposed amendment of constitution
of the United States relative to the
number of terms for which one per-
son can be elected. The limit is
two. If a person serves more than
two wears of the preceding elected
presidents term he is eligible for
only one term. If he serves less than
two wears of the unexpired term he
NAV be elected for two terms.
This amendment does not apply
to President Truman. 1t will not
prevent the person who is presl-
dent when it is adopted by thirty
six states from completing his term.
The House passed the Mccormick
Resolution with eleven dissenting
votes. When the Senate passes 1t,
Ohio will be about the third state
to adopt this amendment to the con-
Stitution of the United States.
The Senate passed the Kirkpatrick
-Frash bill which permits county
commissioners to pay bountles on
foxes.
II. B. No. 16-Mr. Fess, passed by
the House, gives Common Pleas
Judges $4,000 extra salary, $1,000 ex-
penses and transportation when
serving outside their home county.
Your representative did not support
the bill.
passed by the House permits per-
son to receive salaries as an ottlcer
and a director of a building and loan
n B, No. 251-Mr. Myers, provid-
ing additional allowances for med
ical. dental, eye and hospital care
to aid for aged recipients was re
ferred to Committee on Public wei
fare.
Am. S. B. No. 5-Mr. Sheppard,
passed by House, permits the de-
tachment of territory of a village
and the establishment of such as a
township.
H. B. No. 230 - Messrs, Braden-
Raker. passed by House. This bill
provides for the use of undivided
LIQUOR permit fund for township fire
protection. .
requires the vote of electors OF the
whole township when the. annexa-
ton of part of the township to a
municipality is contemplated.
H. B. No. 300-Mr. Shaw, which
would legalize the use of red re-
Electors when trucks stall on high
ways was probably saved from de-
feat by a motion to re-submlt to
Highway Committee. Your repre-
sentative voted against recommend
inp it out of Highway Committee.
1t will probably die in committee
this time.
n. B. No. 319 - Messrs. Collins
Black, passed by the House, places
4 time limitation of one year Tor
bringing certain action for wages.
The bill attempts to halt some OF the
rtal-to-portal wage lawsuits. rms
bill aroused a great deal OF opposl'
tion from labor. Several amend
ments were offered, but all defeated
I'll. B. No. 447-by your represent
alive. had a second hearing. Com
missioner w. G. Davis and County
Prosecutor Leo Carter spoke for the
bill, Commissioners Rayner and
williams attended the hearing. kep
resentative Trash, Morgan county
spoke for the bill. The only Opposl-
tion was the Trumbull county Wei
fare director. At the next hearing
next week we expect to have some
one from the Franklin county audi
tors office to speak in favor of the
bill. They are alarmed about the
growth and cost of their county wei
fare department.
s. B. No. 215-was killed in the
Senate Education Committee. On
Wednesday the Senate passed Sub.
s. B. No. 48, with three dissenting
votes. The House will start work
on it soon. We hope it will be sent
to the Committee on Education
rather than to the Committee on
Finance.
Proponents of H. B. No. 113 and
II. B. No. 114-Fiske-S Simpson, after
a conference with Governor Her
bert are hopeful that he will make
a place for them in his budget.
These bills provide for the build
ing of five tuberculosis hospitals In
Ohio. :,
H. B. No. 425-Mr. Hart, passed
by the House, permits the clerk of
election board to destroy poll and
tally books after two years.
II. B. No. 457-Mr. Kirkpatrick,
was given a first hearing Wednes--
day. Under this bill two years of
training qualities person for an
elementary teaching certificate.
I plan to be in the patriotic room
of the courthouse Saturday.