The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-23
STATE LAWMAKERS.
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be submitted 10 vote OF the people,
This was stricken out In the Senate, and
the question before the House was 10
concur In that action, This would
leave the bill 40 II was originally intro
dnced. Mr., Cole made a very f0rclble
and eloquent appeal for the passage OF
the bill Mcbride, OF the same county,
and Ross, OF Carroll, opposed II. The
bill IN an important one. IL authorizes
the Board of Education OF the Union
school diatTict OF Alliance TO receive
from William NJ, Reed, Amos W. Coates,
Levi l.. LamOOrn, or Michael Wheeler,
the one quarter In amount of the jldg'
meDt, interest aud cost Of judgment re'
covered by said Board OF Education
against said persons, by the cOnadera.
tlOn OF the Court Of Common Pleas OF
Stark county NJ its fall term, 1873, The
amount Involved IL about $lS 600.
THR NEW scHooLBooK LAW.
The achOOlbOOk bill passed by the
House yesterday In really more Import
ant than IL generally supposed. When
the Senate has cOncnrred In slight
amendment the measure will be u law,
The bill repeala section 1920 OF thu Re-
ylsed Statutes, aud Inserts IN ita stead
the following:
Section i020-Each board shall de-
tefmine, AZ u regular meeting, by an
Affirmative vote OF q majority OF oil ita
members, the studies TO be pursued, aud
the text books 10 be used In the schools
under It's control, but no text book shall
be charged nor any portion thereof
altered or revised for five years after lta
adoption, without the consent NJ
thre -fOurlha Of oil tho members
elected 10 the board, given at q
regular meeting; and all branches
shall DO taught In the English language
and each board OF education IN author
lied t0 purchase direct from publishers
or dealers at the lowest wholesale or
contract prices, such necessary school
textbooks and other school supplies aa
may be determined by the board. and
furnish the same TO pupils In the
schools under its control NJ cost price,
and each board OF education is author.
lied TO pay for auch necessary school
textbooks aud other school supplies out
OF the contingent fund NJ the disposal OF
the hoard.
COLUMBUS, April i6.-The Senate TO.
fused 10 confirm Governor H0adly'8 ap.
pOintment OF Rev. james P0indexter, Of
Columbus. aa trustee OF Athens Uni
yersiiy, IL seems II was not Mr., Poln.
dextera color, but his bitter partisan.
ship and abuse OF Democrats that caused
his rejection. This same Senate has
confirmed already two cOl0red men,
showing II Ia not antlpathy TO Mr.. Poin.
dexter's race that caused his rejection.
He printed HIS usual card after being
rejected by the Senate. II IL full OF hla
ylndictiye craftsmanship, aud the Senate
did Ood thing for the c0lored people
OF Ohio In rejecting him. A sensible
and conservative colored gentleman will
be appointed, when Governor Hoadly re-
turns from New 0rleans, from Mus
kingum county.
There were two hundred and ninety.
three cases pending In the Supreme
Court yesterday. On the 18th OF April,
1883, there were eleven hundred and
eighty three cases on the docket OF this
court. In the two years succeeding three
hundred and twenty new cases went on
the docket. Total number pending In
| the two yeara, fifteen hundred and three
The Supreme Court and the Supreme
Court Commission disposed OF twelve
hundred and ten cases In the two years
Allen o, Myers's statement before th(
investigating committee, namely, thai
no had been offered thousand dollars
by Ban. Robinson, OF Cincinnati, TO yOtl
ftr Pendloton for the Senator, IL do
MED by that gentleman, who has beer
sent for 10 testify before the committee
Myers denied having memorandum
book containing list Of members whC
had been bribed. and then gave hia owl
case, having been prOffered the amount
IN Cincinnati, The Developments ar(
looked for with interest,
The House got IN early start this
morning, beginning AT 3 o'clock, ant
disposed OF enough business TO c0yel
thirty pages OF the Journal before {
O'Clock The principal transactions werl
reports from committees and the IN
delOite posIponement OF number o.
bills,
The tri weekly adjournment vii
probably bring the llnal Adjournment
about May 4.
The Senate has adopted Mr.. WolcOtt'l
Senate Joint resolution providing o com
mittee Cf three To Investigate t0ntinl
insurance,
The House will wrestlo with Mr., Colo'l
bill, 0ppropriating Sl3O,OOO for tho Gu
nails, on Tuesday.
In the House this morning the 0hlt
homestead bill was indefinitely post
ponpd. Mr.. Haley, Of Cuyahoga, pro
tested against such action. Whatoye
might bo the merits OF tho bill no do
slred 10 have II considered before thI
full House, He moved TO reconsider
Seven or eight Republicans voted will
| him. but the House refused to recon
slider.
Senator Caldwell, Of Hamilton county
recently appointed Surveyor OF Custom
NJ the port Of Cincinnati by Presiden
Cleveland, has resigned.
The $i30,000 appropriated by tho Sen
ate for the canals In divided m fOllowe
Miami n Erie Canal, $4,000; Ohio Canal
northern division, $4,000; Ohio Cana
southern division, $4,000; Muekingun
Improvement, $4,000.
| A very necessary amendment 10 soc
tlon 2660 OF the Revised Statutes IL pro
yIdod In Mr.. 0ren's bill, which has nov
passed both Houses, providing that rails
ers of produce shall not DO obliged
10 obtain license to sell their own pro
duce.
The following are tho most importan
additions to tho appropriation bills mad
IN the Senate: $4,000 for the canals
$4,000 for the Intermediates peniten
tIafy, S25 900 for rewards to c0nvlcts II
the POnitentiary, $4,000 for the sat
Board of Agriculture, 10000 Tor stat
University $4,000 for Miami Uniyefstt
NJ oxford, Theso, with other slighte
additions, make "A total OF about 100000
added TO tho appropriations by the Sen