The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-02-05
FROM oOLUMBUs.
Prison Labor Discussed In the Senator
Other Legislative News.


COLUMBUS, January 30.-In the Senate,
yesterday, the House bill OF Mr.. Mooney
was discussed. 10 provides for the piece
price plan ayetem Of work In the Peni'
Tertiary.
Senator Ely OF Cleveland, opposed the
passage OF the bill aud said that not.
wlthstanding the fact that II 10 said that
tho bill OF last winter In a~b0lishing the
contract system wasa failure, no was In
favor of testing II for two or three years
longer. This view was taken by nearly
every Republican Senator, while all tho
Democrats were In favor Of the passage
OF this bill, except Mr.. Reed, who offered
an amendment which virtually 70 enacts
the former statute, under which the day
contract ayatem was carried on, with the
pr6vis0, that II In the opinion OF the
Board OF Managers, II Ia deemed best for
the interest OF the State, they may adopt
the piece price contract plan, In other
words the amendment proposed return
ing 10 the contract system, but this pro-
pos ton met with considerable OppOsi-
ton from Senator White, who was In
favor OF at0lishing the contract
system entirely and II no better plan
could he found no was In favor OF the
bill ~ II came from the House. This
view OF Mr.. White met with the approval
OF Senator Williams, butlthe Senate pen.
ltentiaTy committee went al to pieces
In defending the bill az II came from the
House. Tho Senate finally laid the bill
and amendment on the table and order
cd II printed.
In the House the Joint resolution of
Representative Roche, requesting the
Ohio Representatives, In Congress 10
favor the passage OF the Sumner bill,
providing for postal telegraphy, now
pending before that body, was taken up
and discussed. The resolution caused
consiC cradle discussion and showed o
vide difference OF opinion In regard 10
this subject, Mr.. Roche made an able
argument In favor; referred 10 I Q tele-
graphers' strike and the INTERRUPTION TO
business caused thereby. II was hia
opinion that this WAS caused by tho un-
Just demands OF the Western Union
monopoly, and that II would BIO 10 the
advantage OF the country for the gov.
eminent TO assume control OF the tele.
graph business, Mr.. Boil, Chairman OF
the House Finance Committee, said II
was a dangerous experiment for the
| government 10 embark In an enterprise
Of this kind. After the resolution was
discussed by Others the H0ufe finally do.
cided by q vote OF 80 10 30. that the reso.
tuition should not DO adopted. The vote
| will be rec0lsidered,
Mr.. Poe, of Cuyahoga, In favor OF the
passage Of his school book bill, hand
led the school book monOpOlists with
out gloves. Mr.. Cole, OF Starke, advo-
cated the bill, declaring that school
books would DO Afty per cent. cheaper.
Mr.. Cogan, Of Hamilton, opposed the
bill, saying Mwould take $4,000 from
the State Treasury.
Mr.. Poe replied 10 Mr.. Cogan by say.
leg that II the bill passed all school
children would secure the books ut coat
price, no matter what school or common
schools they attended. Mr.. Weldy spoke
In opposition to the bill. and claimed
that II was an outrage and s%tupendous
step towards monopoly, and that It's
author was owned and voted as directed
by q monopoly. This speaker founder
Cd around, pounded oil the books within
his reach. Many members came 10 the
conclusion that wind enough had been
wasted over the subject, 10 the previous
question was demanded ard sustained,
aitm whigh the hill was placed on It's
passage aud lost-yeas 30, nays 80,
Allen o. Myers, who voted In the mega
tive, made n motion TO have the vote re-
considered, and after securing the atten.
ton OF the House he gayethe opposition
TO the bill q terrible scoring, as well as
the firm OF Van Antwerp, Bragg u Co.,
and their agents that were on the floor
OF the House AZ we'll as In the city. He
said they had suites Of rooms In this city
where they dealt out liquors and cigars
TO the members after which they would
try TO convince the members That the
firm was doing everything In the inter.
est OF the poor people. He also charged
the Columbus School Board and Sup rim.
tendent Stevenson were In the employ
or owned by the firm. One OF tho em.
ployeb Of the agents Of this firm Ia 81
Field, who guides the member or mem.
bers 10 the rooms OF these oily tongued
individuals. After some little discus
sion the vote was reconsidered and the
bill placed on The calendar for next
Thursday, when the fight will DO re-
neWed.