The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-06
THE ONO GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

Mr. Dodds bill to authorize the Council Of Gin
cinnatl to levy a tax on the business Of selling
spirituous, vinous or malt Liquors came up on
third reading 1t is open to a slight objection ,
for in the opinion Of good lawyers, 1t is unCOnsH.
tutoual, as the constitution provides that no II.
cense shall ever be levied on the sale OF liquors
Mr., Alexander moved TO amend the bill so as
to include all the cities and villages in the State,
which was voted down by tie vote.
Mr. Dodds, In support of the bill, said that II
would yield a revenue Of from 100000 to 81 OOO,-
600.
Mr. Pee, of Cleveland wanted none oft for his
city, and opposed the bill on the ground that no.
body in the State wanted 1t passed,
Mr Wright made q similar statement that
scarcely member of the Hamilton County dele.
cation, save the author was infavor Of the meR-
sure
Upon motion of Mr. Hitchcock the bill was
amended by attaching a clause stating that the
tax should in no way be construed as granting a
license,
Mr. sextro, in support Of the bill said there
were 600 saloons in Cincinnati, while half that
number would he amply sufficient II there was
any way of making retail dealers bear their pro-
portion Of taxes he was in favor Of 1t. From all
bLdlCLlCulh ulhutt INC bhlDuuh lhIEely
to crime and increased Court expenses, and it
would be but reasonable TO ask them tb pay a
proportion of the costs growing out of the increas-
cd criminal expenses they made.
The bill was further discussed by Mr.. Wright,
Norton, Williamson, Quinby and Poe, who oppos-
ed the bill, and Mr.. Altxgnder, Townsend Dodds,
who were in favor Of ils passage. The discussion
consumed the entire forenoon with the excep.
Of q Tax mil At 10 ,f
sion,
Mr. Townsend maragcd to get in an amend.
ment TO extend the provisions of the bill to cit
les villsges ard hamlets generally. Several
hours more were spent in discussion by Messrs.
williamson, GlOugh, SeXtrO, Townsend and 9th.
ers. Motions TO refer to the judiciary and TO in
d iinitely postpone Were voted down and the bill
was placed on its passage. II became necessary
to have tall Of the House as members showed a
general disposition to dodge SbiiCientmembers
were run in by 4 o'clock to make quorum.
The question being on the passage Of the bill,
1t was lost by tie vote as iollows-Yeas A. nays
n as follows:
Yeas-MesNs Alexander, Baker. Boyce Gov.
ert Cowgirl, Dalzell Dsmpcy, DOdds Dow, Ed.
wards, Elliott, Eylar FentOn FOrsythe, Foster,
Greene, Halt, Harmon, HeTrick, Hitchcock, KEEL
qogg, Kerr, Leggett, LeveriDg, Luccock, Mack,
MOrey, Oglevee, Palmer, Parker Perkins Ouin
by, Reed of Trumbull Scott sextro, stHbbs,
Sturgeon, sullivan of Miami Tkorp, Townsend,
Tyler Of Licking, Wales, WassOn and Wolf
Nays-Achauer, Bloom, Bohl Booth, Bull,
Clougb, CGosley, Crosson, Douglass, Dunham,
| Ellis Estill, Groschner, Hardy of Coshocton
Hardy of Defiance, Hsyman, H0ateter, Hume,
| Jessup, Johnson, Klimser, Loder, Lovelace,
Marsh, Mccoy Of Lawrence, Mccoy of Wayne,
Meuser Morrey Norton, Poe, Reed of Ross Ri.
mer Sawyer, Seifert, Sullivan of Hamilton,
swain, Turner, Tyler of Wyandot, Van Cleaf,
| White Williams, Williamson, Wright, and the
| Speaker,