The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-02
FROM ooLUmBUs.
The General Assembly = Buainean Progress
ing--The Tariff--The Appropriation
Bills, Eto.

ing--The Tarin--The Appropriation
Biiis, Eto
Business In the Legislature Ia rapidly
taking shape aud moving on. The con-
tested Common Pleas Judge case from
Toledo was postponed TO February Goth.
Mr.. Pike, Democrat, Ia the contestant
against Haines, who got the certificate
by an error In the count, II IN claimed.
The Senate will organize ~ q court.
Lleutenant-G0yernOr Warwick 10 pune
tual In attendance and gives entire
satisfaction, He presides with affable
dignity and tho utmost urbanity ana
fairness, During tho tariff discussion
In tho Senate u few days ago Senator
Williams, of Cleveland, lot off u few I'M
portant facts showing the fallacy and
nonsense In u high protective tariif
benehttlng workingmen, He took up
the manufacturing interests of Cleye'
land, with which he In thoroughly con-
yefaant, and demonstrated that the bene'
Ats OF protection Injured 10 the manu-
fncturers exclusively. IIe remembered
when there were hut two milli0nairea
In the whole United Statea--Glrard ana
AatOr. Now he could name no less than
thirty In hia own city OF Cleveland.
When tho history OF these milllonaires
was traced II was found that their wealth
grew out OF protected m0n0polles, and
through tho policy OF protective tariff,
As showing that protection did not pro-
tect tho wOfkihgman, Mr.. Williams gave
che Agurea showing the average wages
Of the w0rklngmen In the Cleveland ea.
Establishments ranged from 1850 10 1878
per year barely enough TO afford sub
alAlence. Then turning 10 the other
slide Of the balance sheet, he showed that
the very lowest net profit made by the
manufacturer exceeded 20 per sent,
and running from that all the way up 10
l0i per cent, The contest has been, aud
IL, between the mill owners aud the
wOrkmen-the former always moving
In tho directl0l OF lower wagee, and
when all other methods failed they I'm.
ported pAuper labor from Europe TO sup
plant such workmen az demanded high
er wagea. In other words, the mill
owners who were protected against for
elgn competition put foreign cheap Ia.
Dor In competition with Intelligent
American labor, thus getting the adyan-
tages Of high prices for their manufac'
tuTed articlea and cheap labor on the
part of their employees. The laborer was
compelled 10 pay heavy duties on all Inn
ported articles, but the mill owner im'
ported his cheap labor free.
The glst OF Mr.. Willlams'a showing
was that high protective tariff con-
ducea TO the enrichment 0f u limited and
favored class, aud that they accumulate
wealth NJ the expense OF all the reat Of
the community Aud that, after oil, is
The whole protective taflif policy boiled
down and presented In its true and COM
prehensiye shape.
The general appropriation bill was
introduced into the House, Monday, and
shows reduction from the State Audi
tors estimate OF $iiS,000, the amount OF
| the bill being two millions.
When Mr.. Hadley asked Mr.. Cunning
ham where In the Bible the Injunction
10 return good for evil occurred, hc
would probably have been "atumped"
| had II not been for that eyer.ready Allen
o. Myers, who whispered that II occurred
In Revelations, Mr.. Cunningham took
the cue aud tho House roared NJ his re-
ply
The House pasaed the Senate bill ap.
propriating vi ,6i2,300 for the support Of
| The common schools, or such part ~ may
come into the various treasures, Also
| Senate bil making appropriations 10 pay
| the principal and Interest OF the public
funded debt. Interest on the lrrednciblo
debt and the expenses OF tho Commits
sl0ners Of the Sinking Fund. The ap-
prOpriati0ns are respectively ~ follows:
| S350,0O0, S220, 75i. $265 0l0s0 and $1,000.
Passed yeas n, nays o.
rhe House bill Of Mr.. Cole providing
for the acceptance OF Wellmans addition
| 10 MasailOn was passed In tho Senate
The Democratic caucus on Wednesday
evening agreed upon redislricting
bill, making the twentieth dlgtrict u
consist Of Medina. Summit, Stark and
Wayne, with population OF i69, ,3ii, and
OF course Republican.
Eighteenth Dlstrlct-Mahonlng, Co
lumbiana. Carroll, jefferson aud Ilarri.
son counties, with u population OF l6i,-
800, and n Republican majority OF b,ii2,
Tho new arrangement In supposed To
make twelve Democratic aud nine Re-
publican districts; but then, you know.
one can't sometimes most always tell.
The House committee 10 Investigate
the Penltentiary contract system met
with an obstacle the other day, tho
Warden refusing them the privilege OF
secretly examining prisoners, claiming
that no must and would be present. The
Warden was excited and unyioldlng,
Tho House passed n resolution giving
the committee full power, aud II will