The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-03-15
rnOM COLUMBUS.
Business ProgreNaing--lhe Graded Liquor
Tax nlll.-Mr. Coles biii, Eto,

nj the instance or the blhnuhfu vi OOIn
pany, on Mr.. Brunner asking II the
gentleman referred 10 him, Mr.. Cole
said, n the cap lits tho gentleman can
not help 10 (lensatlOn). Mr.. Cole waf
not champion Of any monopoly m nc
monopoly owned him; no paid hla own
hotel bills snnd had oil winter. Mr., Cole
was quite Ontap0ken aud bold.
The Democratic caucus Oh wednesday
evening determined bya large vote IN
favor OF n grade liquor tax law The re-
port Nv, that Allen u. Myers and few
other Democratic members In the House
will oppose. Az provided IN the Dill the
tax on the business Will be graded ~
follows. on $1,000, &75; on $3 900, 800
on $1,000 TO 5000 SljOi on $1,000 70 49,
600, 5000; and on all over $4,000, 1850.
Mr.. COle's II. B,-Bixing the fees OF
the Secretary 0f State for interpretations
As already given, Passed.
The committee on public works OF the
House has completed ita work, ana IL
now ready 10 adjourn and 80 home
They have done their work well. aud
have looked flithfnlly after the Inter
eata OF tho public works OF the State.
General Weat, Of W00daAeld, has called
the Democratic Congressional commit
tee Of the Seventeenth Dlatrlct 10 meet
at Bellaire on tho Goth Inst, 10 tx the
time and place OF holding the c0nyen.
tiOn ~ nominate u successor 10 General
A. j. Warner. While there are several
aapiranta for tho nomination, the prob.
abilities are that General Warner Will
be Ten0mnated.
Both branches Of the General Assem-
bly, are rapidly dlspatching business,
The plan IL, when hill IN not called for
10 kill 10 by II decided vote, Instead OF
talking II to death. The Assembly will
not adjourn on the l7th. but hope TO by
the 6nd OF the month,
The Speaker has appointed Mesara
Washburn, Mcbride and Fierce M the
committee TO confer with tho Adjutant
General NJ 10 tho best means Ofaecuring
better ventilation In the hall OF The
House.
Mr. Jonesa bill to provide for execu'
tlOna within the walls OF tho Penlten'
tiary, directs that tho death warrant
ahall be Issued TO the Warden, and that
the clerk shall Issue writ TO the Sheriff
directing him TO transfer the criminal 10
tho Penitentiary M soon aa the sentence
IL passed, 10 be kept there until the exc
cuti0n,
The bill OF Mr., Cole, of Stark, 10 put u
atop 10 telegraph diacrl mlnatiOn IN the
State 0f Ohio. ~ short but TO the point,
aud fully explains Itself IL IN ~ fol-
lows:
sRoriog 4 ne II tcnanl0th by tho acneral Assembly, "
tho ata . of uhH. fhN " any telegraph company doing
general bualnea IN tho 'lAtn OF ONO hhhl uhunlp
discra9alc loa o. Iea lot Sny Sgi%G @y'g aSm
or corporation on shall contract " aWco 10 furnish a
individual ilrm or corporation aeitlco ulnl, va MY
Nfra NJ love- rat VI tolls thnn The khln " ilflAhnd
" other individuals nun4. ~ corporation. up9h ulv
condition thh SAD favored parties ahal use We wtc v
aald 10 cRap company 10 thg exclusion Ol a ohrl an
compelling telegraph ilnra and companies tho hW
general Oi thn tatn NJ ONO shalt up1 complaint 1 any
miyiduh nfin, " Cufpumliun nngtlnvl lhufunl WN
eccd ~ any nr o. @ ,tntrs ~ WV ibe i1an
chiaos VI anOh uliendlNH companies which ahAll thr
AflOf hN dehArOd ON dunH bnalnr w TINS hlhlo v
mld prosecution 4 aus aned by Judgment tho ow'
NC 4 ilaaol ahali take eject aud bo IN force from
and after ~ passage
The KOhler bill providing for tho con-
atruotion Of pipe line tor the transpOr'
tation of oils, ~ asked for by numerous
oil companies, provoked bitter Discus
eion. Judge Walker claimed that he
had been dupod, aud signed the report
OF tho committee without knowing tho
full purpOrt 0f tho bill. Ho spoke against
II upon The floor. The bill was finally
recDmmltted TO the judiciary committee,
Mr.. Reeds pharmacy bill was taken
up ana nm amendment. offered by Mr..
Cole, adopted. after which tho bill was
passed Tho bill eatnb liehes q state
board, which shall examine aud grand
licences 10 persona desiring 10 engage
In tho practice Of pharmacy. The pros
pect Ia that when n policeman or other
civil citizen steps into drugstore 10
yet drink Of nice, cool hydrant wator
he will not ho loaded up 10 the muzzle
with carb0lic acid or s0mo other dondly
drug by an inexperienced clerk. LeRla-
latOra know u thing or two ON various
vital topics. Mr., J0neg'a bill, providing
against the adulteratl0n OF food and
druga, aud Mr.. Myera'a bill providing for
tho deficiency OF funds In Clerm0nt
county, we're also passed. A communi'
cation from John u. Gregory, Chief En-
gineer Of the Board Of Public Works, 70.
latlye 10 the losaea by tho lato llood, aud
the appropriation needed 10 repair the
damages, was laid before the House by
the Speaker Mr.. Weldy then introduced
bill making appropriations Cl0,00W 10
repair tho canals OF Ohio. A number OF
other BILLS were passed.
The Senate spent all forenoon Thure.
day discussing tho Penitentiary bill,
which had been radically changed by
MIR. Whites amendment abollaling the
contrnct gyatem, and numerous other
amendments were made IN IL. Mr.. Dur
fiingor offered an amendment that the
warden'a salary bo liked NJ $1,000. Mr..
Ely, Mr.. Evans ana Mr. O'Nelll opposed,
Mr.. Lewis favored 10. Mr.. Reed moved
10 mako II not less than $4,000. This
waa Loaf by vote Of II TO 10, An amend
ment by Mr. lewis WA then adopted,
providing that the SALARY be not loss
ihan $4,000.
Mr.. Crowell's motion that n chaplain
ma added 10 tho lat Of officers was lost
nv vote Of 10 TO If. After u vaet num-
,ber OF amendments being offered, the
bill, with amendments, was laid on the
table and ordered printed, and made tho
special ordoro business for next Thurs
dny morning. on motion OF Mr. Oren.
The Senate adopted Mr. Thompson'e
uouae resolution. asking Congress- TO
apnropriate 9i,000,000 for constructing
n leyee In Tho Ohio river at Cincinnati.
Tho entire forenoon, Thursday, was
s,ant IN Tho House discussing tho Pru.
Ian bIll. giving greater latitude 10 the
inrv inv, The bill was finally passed
nv 4 vote Of 70 TO ~, aud Ia now q law.
gand Il ID 10 be hoped will make Clncln.
@ natl Try some OF her forty murdcrers
The only change nude IN tho law is
amending section 727 Revised Statutes.
,lauee 3, TO road ~ follows:
"t Tint he has formed or Expressed an
t6e accused; but II a Juror has formed
ar ,v vesnreaaed on opinion as 10 tho guilt
~, ,nnocenco Of the accused, tho court
snail thoroupon proceed TO examine
such Juror on oath 10 70 tho grounds OK