The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-04-14
FROM COLUMBUS.
A Railroad DOubIe-trRck Law-AdJourn-
ment The Unending Liquor Question.

A Railroad DoubIe-traek Law-Adjourn-
ment The Unending Liquor Question.
COLUMBUS, April 13. On Wednesday
the Senate passed the House bill by MIR.
BaTger, regulating the improvement Of
railroads owned Jointly by two cOmpa-
MES, being the amended DILL agreed on
by the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & Saint
Louis, and Baltimore g. Ohio attorneys,
so as to provide for double track be-
tween this city and Newark. There was
a debate, lasting all afternoon, on an
amendment, TO have the companies
build 1t together, and the road using IL
most to pay the other interest on the in
Vestment according to the usage, but
this was defeated, and then the bill WAS
passed with only two dissenting votes.
The House will concur. --.. .
The House on Tuesday passed resO-
luton TO adjourn next Monday at noon,
the vote standing, yeas 54, nays 10. IL
Is thought the Senate may postpone IL
one week. H .l
In discussing the Scott Liquor tax
bill, the sections repeating the old law
prohibiting the sale of liquor TO be
drank on the premises, after long de-
bate the amendmentwas agreed TO, yeas
40, nays 80. All the Democrats voted
with the prOh1bltiOntSts In the affirlna-
tive, so as to defeat the bill, as the Re-
publicans, except the radicals, would
not vote again to tax the traffic witout
giving 1t protection Speaker Hodge
moved to amend, 80 as to exempt cities
of the first class from the Sunday law, f,
by allowing them to sell beer and wine
on Sunday, and this Drought on ter
rife war. ST. Smith, the author of the
old law, declared the Sabbath should be
kept just as holy in Cincinnati and ia
Cleveland as in Noble county. The
Speakers reply was terrible rebuke TO
the class represented by Mr.. Smith. He
said the Smiths and Rands had SEM
them hell-bent last October, and he wan
ted to get off the Salt River line. His
remark that the minority was in spirit
representing the people of Ohio today
was greeted with prolonged applause
on the Democratic side. The debate was
of political and personal character ali
day.
An amendment to the Hodge amend
ment was, on motion OF Mr.. Love, OF Co
lumbia, agreed to, 80 as to empower vii
lagos, towns, and country districts to
prohibit the traffic, and then the Hodge
proposition carried, which left curiOs-
ity Of bill that provided for tax, pTOhi-
billion and local option, and was patch
ed up by open trading on the floor.
Mr.. Jones of Delaware, said he did not
like the suspension of the Sunday law, =,
but would vote for Hodges. prOpOsit itiOn
IL the Republicans from the cities would
then support the bill, and the agree
ment was openly made. Trades, how
ever, are now in order, in the rush con-
sequent on the close OF the session, for
pet local schemes, and even worse deal
Ing 10 intimated. 11 @
The bill was defeated for the second
NtFfnn A . aak.
declared that another effort would be
made to pass 1t.
The Senate unanimously confirmed
the Governors appointments: Henry
Luskey of Hamilton county, as COmmtS-
siOner Of Labor Statistics, for two years;
Samuel A. Baxter of Alien county, for
Trustee Of the Dayton Asylum for the
Insane, for five years; and George W.
BOerstler Of Failfield county, for Trus-
tee Of the Athens Asylum for five years.
The Senate has passed the Russell LII
cense bill, and insists that the House
shall cOncnr In its amendments to the
Peet bill. Speaker Hodge was presented
with an ivory gavel, suitably inscribed,
and DR.. Strong was presented with
gOld-headed cane by the entire member
ship Of the House.
DR.. ScOtt's Liquor tax bill has finally
got through the House, by a vote of So
to 81, and was placed beyond the reach
OF further danger in that body, until
the Senate acts upon 1t, by the tabling
of vote TO reconsider. az 4.
RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO THE SIXTY
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY,. -fr
Husband, dear husband, come home TO me now
The garden needs spadlng for peas;
The boys should be picking up stones In the lot
And you should be trimming the trees
When will get through with "bs and resolves ~
Stop talking of license and rum,
OF railroads and tunnels. and such other things.
And tend 10 your business at homo.
The sentiment expressed in the above
stanza is shared not only by the wives
Of Legislators, but by a multitude of
constituents, and will undoubtedly be
tndOrsed without reserve or Qualifica-
tiOn, by Large majority.