The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-01-29
From Columbus.

This is the fourth week of this session
of the General Assembly, and there are
introduced, into the House, n hundred
and thirty bills, and in the Senate about
thirty. Out of that amount but lew have
had their third reading and been passed.
To-day House Bill No. 10 passed the
House which provides that witnesses
hereafter will be allowed one dollar and
fifty cents per day instead OF seventy-ive
cents as heretofore, and mileags five cents
per mile.
DR.. Lewis introduced a bill in the
House which prevents druggists from SELL
ing certain kinds of drugs to any person
without a written prescription from q
physician, among which is opium, lauda-
uam, morphine, &c. If the bill passes,
opium-eaters will have to dispense with
the luxury, or 60 to some other State to
make their purchases, as it will not be
likely that a first-class physician will IS
sue q prescription for that purpose.
Mr.. Marx, a Republican member of the
House from Lucas county, has introduced
a bill to repeal the "Adair Liquor Law"
but that bill will not likely pass the
House, The general opinion among the
members of both Houses, is not to DIS
turb the existing Liquor Laws until
after the Constitutional Convention has
submitted the license question" to the
people.
Mr.. Newton, of Mahoning county, has
introduced a bill to submit the question
OF removing the County seat of their
County from Garfield to Youngstown to
the people. There Is much excitement on
the question, and both parties nave their
Lobbyists" at work presentingtheir re-
spective claims to the different members
of the General Assembly. If the question
Is submitted to the people of the County,
they will probably move the county seat
to Youngstown. The Lobby" is now
full, and what a pleasant, smiling set of
fellows they are How very nicely they
present their respective claims, and what
q horrible outrage those opposing are en-
deavorlng to perpetrate upon them. 1t is
a business with them and they are we'll
versed IN their profession. They know
just what member to approach, and how
to approach him. They know whether a
BOTTLE of champaign will be an advantage
or whether 1t will be a disadvantage
They read human nature well, and they
seldom fail to know their man. They will
invite you with them to the theatre. They
are very liberal, and why Because they
"have an x to grind" But when they
fail, that smiling lace is transformed to a
clouded brow. Their place in the "Lob-
by" made vacant. But soon another with
a different object fills the place and so on.
A resolution passed the House yester-
day to make the appropriations as
soon as possible and adjourn. Thare
is considerable talk now of chang
ing the Congressional Districts. But
my judgment now is that it will not be
done. They could not make the district
any more i'll shaped if they would try to.
They should be changed but as to whether
1t would be good policy to change them
twice in one decade is a question with the
members. 1t was done by the Republi-
cans in 1865, but Democrats are inclined
to think that it would be wrong to do so.
and they do not think Republican Presi-
dents a good criterian for them to be
guided by. S,