The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-06-23

the last FrlQay IN ApFll aS AT
Dor Day.
Thursday, l appeared before
the house finance committee and
secured a hearing on Monday at
2:30 at which time, l hope to
present the need Of money for
the construction of new school
buildings in many counties in
Ohio. If the request is granted,
the money will come from the
reserve and will not mean any
new tax.
Supt. Ray Morris of Wester-
vile, formerly of Woodsfield,
was a caller at the House this
week. Supt. H. c. Secrest, Supt,
J. H. Colley, of Belle Valley,
and Supt. Wallace Blake were
spectators at the hearing for
Senate Bill 40.
Monday the house had nine
bills on the calendar Eight were
passed and one, Am. H. B. No.
149, was re-referred the second
time to the judiciary committee
for correction. Those passed
were:
Cd H. B. 35l gives justices of
the peace countrywide jurisdic-
ton in cases that relate to met
ropolitan park bylaws;
GU H. B. 624 will prohibit pay
ment by authorized life insur-
ance companies and agents of
commission to unlicensed per-
sons for procuring any contract
of insurance.
(3) H. B. 625 will prohibit the
sale of life and accident insur-
ance in unauthorized companies.
"a H. B. 500 will require lay
offs in state departments when
ever such is necessary due to
lack of work or funds to be Civ
en- in the reverse order in which
the employees were hired. This
retains the oldest employees
longest and drops the newest
employees first when it is Fnec-
essary. This appears fair to the
older workers.
90 Am. H. B. 321 relates to
actions on the validity of title of
real property sold pursuant to
sections 5704 and 5773, both in
elusive
(6) Sub. H. B. 551 removes the
limit on the amount of beer,
malt liquor or wine that may be
sold for consumption off the
premises. The limit is now two
cases.
CD Sub. H. B. 573 will require
transporters of Christmas trees
or boughs to carry or produce in
48 hours a bill of sale for the
trees or boughs he is transport
ing. This bill was the result Of
the stealing Of trees from state,
forests, parks and private farms.
90 Am. H. B. STA relative to
the application of the Bankhead-
Jones farm tenant act to real es-
tate loans, was an emergency
bill and will become law as soon
as passed by the Senate and
signed by the governor.
Tuesday, young lady from
India, Mrs. Rajammal Devados,
was introduced to the House.
This lady was sent to study home
economics at Ohio State Univer-
sity at the expense of the govern
ment of India.
Am. S. B. 2O6, which amends
the elections relative to sigma
lures on petitions and notarizing
the same, was passed. 1t corrects
some of the mistakes of the 1947
bill and liberalizes some other
features.
Six other bills were passed.
They were:
% Am. S. B. 35 was requested
by the secretary of state. This
bill reduces the printing and dis
tribution of records and other
literature and should save the
state a tidy sum.
(2) Sub. H. J. Resolution when
adopted by the Senate will di-
rect the chief of the division Of
foods and dairies to investigate
developments growing out of the
lack of uniformity in regulations
governing the production and
sale of milk. In other words, the
resolution proposes to establish