The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-03-01
IRON COLUMBUS.
business. Contract Labor In tho q. p..'stop
Gambling


Dusinoss.- Contract Labor In tho q. p..'stop
Gambling,
In tho House on Tuesday, Mr.. Coles
bill lnarOasing the foes for inc0rporat.
ing atOck companies waa TocOnaiderOd
and passed. Mr.. Cole has n bill pending
10 amend section 1905 no M TO author
ize cltlOa OF over 800 Inhabitants 10
elect the CITY Solicitors and street Com
inisgIOnera. Also, Mr., Cole has u bill TO
transfer money from tho general fevO'
nue. fund 10 tho street aud alley fund In
the village OF Canal Fulton, stark c0un.
Nv. The Penllentinry Reform bill passed
t6ellouaO at o'clock Wednesday evening
under operation Of the previous quos'
tion, by u vote Of 81 10 ~. The debate
continued oil day and resulted IN only
ak minor amendments. Tho bill, ~
paaaed, provides for n board OF ilyo man
ayers who shall employ persons not nn'
dor contract directly for the State whom
ever the Legislature provides tho means.
They nro given authority also 10 con-
tract for labor conylcla by tho plOco or
process plan and shall app0ftlon prison.
ora among the various traden, II ~ said
two llfma In Columbus that have FOR
many yeara employed conyicta In their
manufacturing are worth about thirty
miIiOng. Alvnn u, licOy, OF Medina
county, prOpOnnded the question TO tho
Sixty.fOnrth General Assembly. "llow
much do tho officials receive from the
contradictory" II has mover been an-
awered, and never will bo. In every do.
parlmont OF tho Ponitentlary u guard
paid by tho state prosidee, aud also u
foreman employed by the contractors,
over half the prisoners c0nlnct IN tho
institution ARE clAsee0 ~ disabled mon
who are bid In by the different contfnc-
tors nt 10 cents p0r day, or NJ half price.
The atnlO must clothc ana feed these con.
ylctp, and the contractors Iay 40 cta. n
day for their lubofl "Daabled" men are
those over 10 aud under u yonre OF ngo,
and those who arO unable W perform
their "sllnt." Now, tho pnrtiee who do.
eide whether n convict iaan able or 'dlp-
bled' individual are the officers. and II
IN well known there exists u close nilln-
ity between the state olllcIala Of tho pen.
itentinry aud tho eupoflntendonta N ana
fOrempn OF tho c0ntfhctora therefore II
isn't surprising the officers OF tho peni'
tentiary weep genuine topia over any
prospect OF ubollshing tho famous poni-
fontlafy labor eyetem, While there has
been much said about tho ohio peniton-
tiary making &b2 900 net per year for tho
state, the ll0uae Finance COMMITTEES has
had u deficiency Of i,3b8S3 reported 10
n In tho appropriations Of last year,
Mr.. Bruce OF Hamilton has introduced
bill into tho General Assembly, aimed
nj 30 called gambling IN grain. All
transactions by 'margins" or "futures'
nrc declared by II 10 DO criminal acts.
and the bill provides that amy person
convicted Of thia eoscnllod gambling In
any court Of criminal Jurisdiction ahall
be fined for each 0Iicnse not less than
one hundred nor more than one thou
sand dollars, or bo imprisoned In the
ocnnty jHil for not loss Than thirty nor
more thnn ninety days or both.
Tbs resolution for trl.weokly adjourn.
ments was rpscInded, TO take effect
March ith This will give ono this week,
from Friday till Tuesday noxt ana no
more
Jna. X. Newcomer, Stationery Clerk In
thu Secretary OF States Office and editor
Of tho Clinton County Democrat, Will
dispose Of that paper this week and pur..
chase the Delaware Herald, now. owned
by Dan Flanagan. The latter Will take
m Interest IA several ranches.