The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-02-18
THE WOOL QUESTION.
Representative Cole, Of Stark County,
Takes a Hand,
hut Ills Substitute for Cowgili's Bill Is
Not Adopled--Ths Payne InVsstiga-
tion--HAlsy's Eight Hour Bill
Poalponed--Other Cap
ital Matters.

COLUMBUS, Feb l6.-The Republican
House started of In O beautiful and
Characteristic style this week. When II
met yesterday morning there were 10 OF
the w Republicans and ~ OF ma dS
Democrats present, or B lass than
quorum, This was probably an extreme
case OF Republican absenteelsm, but not
much wOrsH than ia the case half the
time. Speaker EntTekin was determined
that there should be no { III ;ial record
made Of the Republican absenteeism on
the first day OF the week, and no carried
hie pOint In utter defiance OF the plain
rules of The House and all other parlia-
mPntary bodies.
AsININE ENTRHKIN.
As. for instance, the journal cannot
be read and approved, or changed In any
way, unless quorum OF members DO
present, II was evident to all that q
Quorum was not present yesterday, aud
for the purpose OF officially ascertaining
the fact, Mi. Hall, OF Allen, arose TO do
mand a call OF the House. The Speaker
peremptOrily refused to listen 10 him
and ordered the Clerk to go on with the
reading Of the Journal. When the read
Ing was finithed, o call OF the House
was demanded, hut the Speaker lg lin
refused 20 listen TO II, and put m0Ll0n
10 adjourn. At least 30 Democrats de-
manded that the vote DO taken by yeas
and nays, but we're refused bY Mr. En'
trekin, who, without putting The motion
at all, declared that the House had taken
recess until to-day.
A REPUBLICAN J0KE(O
Now the rule In we'll known and I'm.
peratlye that less than q quorum cann0t
take q recess at all, but must ADJOURN
from day TO day. To prevent the record
being made upon the Republican a0een'
tees, Air. Entrekln openly Violated Ave
OF the plainest rules OF the House, and
Thought that In doing 80 no was pefpe
tratlng good joke upon the Democratic
members who were at their post OF duty
and ready TO 20 on with the business OF
the State. There is no excuse for the
Republican absenteeiem or for the arbi'
trary and partisan rulings OF the
Speaker. But what else can the people
expect OF the men who started out TO
elect John Sherman by revolutionary
methods, and TO day hold, that having
reelected him TO tho Senate, they have
done their whole duty TO the people OF
the State OF OHIO.
WHAT THE RESULT WILL BIZ.
When the full record OF this Leglsla'
ture Ia made up Il will be found TO DO q
most disgTacuful one, aud the people
will rlf on masse and rebnke II. The
rate OF taxation will be largely In
creased, the Expenditures OF the State
augmented, aud largely unnecessary
burdens Imposed upon the people, win
little or nothing TO show for w. In the
way Of useful OF practical Legislation.
STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY,
The State Archae illogical Society will
hold ita llrst annual meeting In this
cityon the 18Th and 10 i1sta. II will be
opened by an address by President Allen
q. Thurman; A, II. McI0tlre, OF MI. Yer
non, will read memorial on the late
ii, B. Curtis. The following papers will
be read: Archaeology OF the Glacial
Period In Ohio" Prof, g. II. Wright,
Oberlln; "Eirly Modes OF Travel 10 and
In the West" Prof. W. II. Venable, Gin
cinnati; "MOdern Customs OF Savage Or
igin," Dir. u. o. Hart, West Unity; "Ar'
IN Ohio" ", O. Sessions, Co umbus
"Pyramids and Burial Cities In tht
Land OF the Montezumae," Mrs. II. y
Ward, Rlvenna. A number OF other ad'
dresses will be made by other persons
The meeting will be an interesting. one
and will draw cultivated people from
oil parts OF the state
BELL TELEPHONE SUIT.
The suit against the Bell telephone
monopoly will be entered In tho UniteC
Statea Court In this city, with Mr., Thur
man as Leading counsel for The govern
ment. The papers VIII DO completed
and filed ut az early q day as possible
and II Ia not unlikely that the case will
be heard at n epeclal term OF the courl
held for the purpose, OF course the case
will 10 to tho Supreme Court for lnal
determination.
HON. JOHN @. THoMpsoN's FUNERAL,
The date OF the funeral of Hon, John
q. Thompson has not yet been Axed
owing 10 the fact that II Ia not yet
known when HIS remains, which are on
route. will reach here, aud until that II
known no dehuite arrangements can be
'' SNOW BLOCKADE,
rho recent heavy snow fall In this
part OF the State has greatly impeded
travel and traffic, and will have The
effect Of making the country roads i'm
paeeable for o number cf days TO come.
ENQUIRER oHANGEs.
A general shaking up seems 10 bt
going on In the Enquirer Ofllce, aud
there IL much speculation 40 TO thC
meaning OF II, Mr.. ID, l.. BowerI NTH
the Columbus correspondent, has beer
superseded by MIR. Allen o. Myers, bu,
this Ia probably only temporary ar
rangement. The changes made and con
templated In tho Office star would seen
10 indicate that something even NOR,
radical Ia contemplated. But what II Il
no one seems TO know. W. A. I.
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COLUMBUS, Feb. H. 10 the House yos