The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-04-07


tion 3, which forbade employers
to ask an employee Or applicant
about his color, creed or nation
al origin or ancestry. The en-
ployer, by this amendment, may
place questions regarding race,
color, creed or national origin on
applications, and publish or an
nounce a preference based on
race, color, creed or national or
igin.
Many speeches were made,
tension was great and tempers
flared due to the debate and the
rulings of the Speaker.
The high point of the debate
was an oration by Mr.. Anderson,
of Franklin county. He stated
that he was a Democrat and a
Catholic and that he had done a
stretch in the Navy during the
last war. Although he was under
tremendous pressure from his
party leaders and because his
church leader in Columbus, Bish-
op Ready, had endorsed F. E. P.
c., he made the most effective
speech against the bill. He read
the prayer offered by rabbi
who, as a chaplain, helped dedi-
cate the cemetery at Two Jima.
Mr.. Anderson's speech was made
in an effort to get the House to
accept a substitute bill which
would handle the whole matter
as an educational project. I agree
with his views. His attempt
failed by vote of 66 yeas, 81
nays because three or four Dem
ocrats were persuaded to change
their vote, and the Speaker also
| voted.
The bill finally passed by a
vote of 70 to 81.
Wednesday evening, the House
Education committee recon-
mended Am. H. B. No. "a for
passage. This bill attempts to
prevent "bootlegging of pupils"
by a district from a neighboring
district. The library bills will be
studied next week after sub
committee submits its report.
The committee did approve H. B.
No. Is, which is a library bill.
Frank Ward, whose wife is the
former Vivian Reed, of Summer
field, represented the Library
Association.
The telephone bill, relating the
number of patrons on one line,
will be given another hearing
next week.
The Dunn bill, prohibiting both
husband and wife to work for
the State of Ohio, was recon-
mended for passage. This was
probably only gesture of eour-
tesy. The author of the bill has
championed this legislation for
years but has failed to get it ap-
proved. The House passed this
bill few years ago, but l am
told that was only gesture of
kindness to the old gentleman,
who is a bachelor. The Senate
killed the bill.
Thursday the House had to de-
lay convening because the long
session on Wednesday delayed
the printing company in their
delivery of the calendar and the
Journals.
Sub. H. B. No. 234 amends the
municipal off-street parking bill
of two years ago by deleting the
tWo-year time limit. Under the
present law, municipality must
dispose of the land acquired for
off-street parking after holding
it two years.
Am. H. B. No. 308, which reg
ulates the handling, sale and dis
tribution of barbiturates (sleep-
ing pills. was passed.
Mr.. Hawkins, of the Ohio
Power Company, Cambridge, at
tended the Wednesday session.
He visited back of the rail for
short time.
Mr.. A. D. st. Clair, of the
State Department of Education,
who is in charge of the study of
possible redistricting of schools,
discussed some of the problems
of southeastern Ohio with me on
Thursday.
I shall be at the court house
part of the weekend.