The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-18
STATE CAPITAL NEWS.
RepubIoan Excuses for tho Deplorable
Condition Of TIN State Finances.
Blll Relating 10 The Publication of Oidi-
nanoes--proVidlng for adjournment
--0Overnor's MesaHgo--slAts
Sinking Fund
Special 20 the DAiLI DKMocRAE.

| Special to the DALI DKMocRAr.
COLUMBUS, March l4,--It was q favor.
ite hnd effective battle cry with tho Re
pnblicana last fall that the last Demo
cratic Legislature wHa TX rayHg ,nt
Ulder II, however, the revenues OF the
State were sufficient 10 meet all ex,
penaea, Including the extras for food,
Ii0t, cyclone and FIRE. Chairman Brown,
Of the Finance Committee OF John Sher-
mans LPglalaur stated on the floor of
the H0nee, that 10 meet oil the require.
ments this year will require thu State
10 borrow .&750000, Pain, common
sense people Will understand this with
out diagram. IL shows which party IL
the most ecOnOn ical and which In the
most extIAYagant A Democratic Legis-
latnre not only paid all the running TX
penses OF the Il 10 government out OF
the revenues, but also reduced the State
tax levy. This Republican party com ~
In, and the levy must be II crea I'd aud
money borrowed to nleDt current ex.
penRea. These plain facts are oil that
the people want to know. A volume Of
explanation would not make them any
palmer,
THR APPROPRIATION BILL,
The General ApurOp iallOn Bill will
be further considered by items on Tneh-
day nextGnd fin lily passed tytte House.
None Of the items In the bill have been
reduced 20 far, but II has b an swelled
nh ut $4,000. When II cmea TO the
State institutions II will be increased
~ much more, TO Fay nothing about the
Intermediate Penllentlary, not provided
for In tho bill, aud for which ut least a
quarter OF million will 10 asked On
some OF the Items In the bill, separate
votes Will be asked aud another fight
made upon ihe canale, he Ol jact being
TO vote down the $4,000 appropriation
put into tho bill on Friday last. The
antl'canal lobby will be here IN force,
aud a strong effort will be made 10 beat
that item on the epeclOus plea that II
ought TO come IN ~ u separate bill. II
the appropriation Ia made, II matters
not what bill II IL made In The item Ia
likely TO 20 through, but the friends OF
the canals had better keep their eyes
open.
SLOW WORKERS.
There was but a bare quorum In eth
or House yCs'eIdly and nt noon they ad.
nrned over until Monday. They Will
not get 10 work before Tuesday. We
are now In the laat half VI the third
month Of the session, aud less than half
the usual amount OF legislative work
has been done. A. This rate the session
viii run far into the llfth month OF the
year.
COST on COMMITTEES,
estimate aOme time ago that tho
Committees OF the Legislature would
coat $4,000 desire to revise the on
timate aud put II ut $4,000 ut least
New committees have been sent out,
and others are In contemplation. IL IL
u poor committee, indeed, that does not
spend $50 dNy,
NOTHING STARTLING,
All the important measures disposed
OF laat week have been duly chronlcled
heretofore. go lar az appears upon the
surface, nothing OF startling Interest
Will come up this week,
BILLS FROM STARK,
The following bills have been intro.
duced by the members from Stark:
BY Mr., Cole-H. b. 67-FOr an addI.
tlonal Judge In the Arst subdivision OF
the ninth district.
H. b. 1870 correct sections G28 020,
OBJ, 6S5, 752, 1853, 764. 7O6, 1853. 759 700,
800, and 76i II, s,
II. D. lS0 ITO amend Section 1889 A |
RS.
II B, l4l-supplomentary to Section
2,79o r, s.
H.B. 224-To authorize Canal Fulton
to transfer funds.
II, B. $40 TO amend section1, 1851 s. |
BY Mr. Mcbride:
II, y 59-To establish u uniform sya-
tom Of weights and measures between
operators OF coal li les and their em-
ployes.
II. Q, s7l--To provide safety In coal
minea.
HB. 273 TO prevent the breaking 9
down or bridges, etc, and regulating
steam vehicles on public roads.
II. b. s7i TO prevent iron clad con
tracts. WAT,