The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-05-26

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BY GEORGE c. PHILPOT

passed Am. H. B. No. $50 which
relates to the purpose for which
a sanitary district may be estab-
lished. Am. H. B. No 1919 was
passed. 1t relates to raising the
salary of local school board
members from $500 to $500 a
meeting and allows pay for IL
meetings instead of 10. County
board members are allowed $500
for II meetings instead of $500
and are allowed II cents instead
of 10 cents a mile Zone way) for
travelling expenses. 1t also al
lows the county superintendent
100000 for travelling expenses in
stead Of 100000.
Sub. H. B. No. 265 passed but
was opposed by several men,
bers. The vote was 83 to 26. This
restricts the sale of spurious
liquors by other than state liq-
uor stores. No establishment can
wholesale liquor within three
miles of state liquor store in
municipalities over 10000 popu-
lation. These are privately own
ed places which receive permits
from the state. This does not ap-
ply to Noble county.
Tuesday, the House acted up
on the Senate version of the F.
E, P. c. bill, which is an educa-
tfonal measure. This same bill
failed of passage in the House
several weeks ago by one vote.
It was passed by the Senate as
an amendment to the House bill.
The House refused to concur in
the Senate version by vote of
SO to IS. 1t now goes to a con-
ference committee.
Am. H. B. No. 248 failed of
passage. This bill would permit
a leave Of absence of one or two
, semesters to teachers after ten
years of teaching. 1t would have
paid the teacher the difference
between regular salary and the
substitute teachers salary. The
teacher must be studying or
| travelling so as to improve her
self educationally. 1t got 80 votes
but needed 68 to pass.
Am. S. B. No. 1874 passed by 68
to 81 This was barely enough.
This bill establishes a commits
sion to study the problem Great
ed by temporary unemployment
due to disability or sickness. Am.
S. B. No. 259 was passed. This
bill provides for the creation,
control and maintenance of a
civil defense corps within the ad-
jutant generals office in order
to establish an adequate means
of defense for the state of Ohio.
Wednesday, the House passed
H. B. No. 618, which changes a
few words relative to the per-
centage of electors needed in de-
tachment proceedings. The pres
ent law reads equal in number
to-; the new bill reads "of not
less than. The present law pre-
sents an impossible requirement
of securing the exact IS percent.
H. B. No. $50 probably does
not apply to Noble county very
much. 1t permits the county aud
itor to retain three percent and
the county treasurer one percent
of all assessments collected for
drainage ditch maintenance.
The big event of Wednesday
was passage of the bill to create
the Turnpike Commission. The
debate was long and furious and
the pressure placed on some
people was tremendous. A big
party, to which l was invited but
did not attend, was staged Tues
day night at the Neil House The
bill passed u to 48. I heard that
there may be a reconsideration
of the vote Monday night. A
change of five votes would kill
the bill.
Sub. H. B. No. 267 passed and
will, if enacted into law, give
five-day sick leave to non
teaching personnel of the public
schools.
Am. H. B. No. $50 was passed.
1t gives raise to county coron-
ers. In Noble county, l believe
the salary will be $500.00 instead
of $4,000.
Thursday, the House passed H.
B. No. 239 which brings the mil
itary laws of Ohio up to date.
Also passed was the long-looked-
for and much -talked-about strip
mining bill. The bill was the
outcome of an argument between
the proponents of regulation of
strip mining and the mine oper-
ators. It is Stricter, in some fea-
lures than the bill passed two
years ago. This bill creates de-
partment of reclamation to sup
ervise and enforce reclamation
of the land after strip mining
operations. Mr.. Beckwith, Nor
gan county made speech in
favor of the bill in behalf of the