The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-01-30
COiUMHIs C0RREsr0xDEyCE
CoLUMBUs. O Jan. 2I.IS72.

Els. SPIRIT: The hil to increase the
81, aries of tho Supreme Judges from
g., 600 to $4,000, and the Secretary OF
State from $4,000 to s2,500, has been
defeated in the Senate y lill OF the
same kind in the House also proposed
To increase the salaries Of the Common
Pleas Judges to $4,000, has shared the
same fac. Both the bills had they, or
either Of them, become laws would have,
no doubt, been gratifying to the recipi-
tents of these offices, but if a man has
the taleut or luck to attain the position
of Judge, there S no good reason why
he should he paid anything more thaa a
fair compensation for his services.
Two Hills haze been introduced 10
protect the citizens of Ohio from small
box; one authorizes Boards Of Educa.
,ion to require children 10 he vacclna'ed
before they can he admitted into The
public schools. The other authorizes
villages to levy tax TO protect against
this scourge.
A bill has been introduced to rcor-
ganize Boards Of County Commission,
ers. 1t provides for dividing counties
into from four to nine districts, accord.
inc to population, and each district to
elect one member of the Board Of Com
missioners instead of being elected by
the whole county as it now is.
A bill has been introduced to create a
Commissioner of Finance. This bill, il
it becomes 4 law, takes the care of this
department out of the hands Of the Au-
ditor of State, authorizes the Commits
sioncr to look into the management of
the Insurance Companies doing business
in the State, and report upon any fraud
or irregula"ity practlced; the expenses
of the Buresu to be paid by an assess
ment on Insurance Companies,
Two bills have been introduced to
protect the public against monopoly in
the use of school books and the fre.
quent change Of books in schools. A
law of last winter provided that books
could only be changed in school once in
two years, and then only or giving SIX
mouths notice. One Of The bills INTRO
duced at the present session provides
that. all the teachers in each county
shall report to the Auditor the kind of
books used, the Auditor to report to the
Commissioner OF Common Schools, and
he then orders the adoption Of the books
used of Which there is the largest num-
Der used in the county no change to be
made in these books for three years.
The other bill! has for it's purpose the
breaking down Of the monopoly that
publishers Of school looks now enjoy
The imposition in the frequent change,
number and high price of school books
has become an enormous burden to the
people. Legislation may do much to
relieve this, but unless the people arise
in their might, and overcome this evil
little can be done ~ legal enactments.
Mr. Sayler, who is contestng the seat
Of Mr. Kemp in the Senate, for the 4th
District, has presented over l,000 pages
of foolscap manuscript inhis case. The
question raised in this contest is, Have
the occupants Of the Soldiers Home at
Dayton right to vote in the township
in which the Home is located 1T being
under the exclusive Jurisdiction of the
United States, and they being governed
in the Home by the articles of war. Al
the present time this question is being
argued before the Committee on Privi
lcges and Elections l will refer to this
matter in the future.
In toe Noble County election case ths
committee reported back the papers will
a statement Of the facts as they exist
and ask to- be discharged from further
consideration. A substitute was Offered
declaring the seat vacant, which wa:
ruled ont Of order. The report was ther
laid on The table, which will be the enc
Of it, "A.