The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-25
OHIO LEGISLATORS.
The Republican Legislature Dawdllng
Away Time and thu Peoples Money.
Apr pos Remarks on tho strikes VI the
street Oar Drivers In Columbus-
Apathy In spring Politics.
Other News,

Hu0 fh'NblnR 10 If0uRnlhp lHn ilkhh VI
the minority ~ The House has long been
notorious, and The canse OF much ildig'
nation, 0GraslOnally he aeema TO NAYS
NO conception OF tho duties aud reapon
sibilities Of hia official position, or II no
dOes, he openly aud dehaltly Ignores
them, Yesterday he refused tO permit
call OF the House, or the taking OF a vote
by yeas and nays, because 10 nave done
either would have shown how many Re
pnbllcans were absent. 30 Migrant W re
nls violation Of all rules aud all decency
yesterday that the Democrats resolved
10 nut him on the record one way II they
could rot another. Accordingly the
following pro eat was drawn up and
slQned 10 he spread upon the Journal OF
the House for future reference;
1T WAS 80 RECORDED,
"WHgRFAs 0n the 18TH d y Ut March,
1886, la che House OF the " d General
Assembly Of Ohio during the session
thereof on the forenoon OF that day, a
call of he House was rpgul lrly dem0nd-
cd and seconded by more thhD two mem
bers, ani thu Speaker OF the House 70.
fused 10 entertain or recognize the call
thus demanded, aud
WHEREAS, 0n aaid day and during
saId session, "A motion was made TO
commit an II j. Il, by the member from
Jefferson, upon which motion the yeas
and nays we're demanded and seconded
by more than two members, which de-
mand, though frequently repeated, the
Speaker Ot lhe House refused TO recog'
nlza or entertain, and
"WHEREIs, On said day and during
80. .t.,, "A unaIinu IN fala FnnpQQ
was made, upon which motion the yeas
and nays were demanded, and seconded
by more than two members, which de-
mand, though frequehtly reported, the
Speaker refused 10 recognlzj OF enter
tain, therefore
1--WE, lhe undersigned members, do
hereby protest against the un.nat ana
tyranriial conduct OF the Speaker In
the or misses, M balng nnparliamentary,
aubyeraiye OF the rights OF the public, IN
derogatlOn OF the rights OF the mem6era
OF the General Assembly and calculated
10 bring into contempt aud dlHrepute
the Office Of tho Speaker OF this House,
and AK that their protest b, spread up
on tie Journal,
Mcbride, John $, BrAddOck, G., W. Hull,
David Baker, g. II. Buerhans, i, Oleo
macher and others"
This protest may be regard as a de-
cIdedly peppery Que, aud IA well timed,
While this will hardly cure the evil OF
which the Democrats no jnetly com
plain, II will serve very good purpose
In putting lhs Speaker on record for the
bentll OF future Legislatures. From
this time on the Democrats express the
determination TO put the Speaker on
record, along with an expression OF
their opinions and sentiments every
time he openly and palpably violates the |
plain and printed rules OF the HOuae |
The Speaker refused TO recognize the
protest.
The days work In the Senate consist.
OF Of the paRaHge OF u number OF local
bllla that came over from the House,
The Senate has now caught up with the
House In the passage OF bills, ana II II
gets no backaet, will keep even IN the
race hereafter.
WORK IN THE HOUSE
In the II use thla mOrnirg cOnsdera
tlon OF the General ApprOp itinu Oil
waa resumed. The litut thing that gave
rise TO debate was the proposition Of hr,
Waahburn Il l. rain, TO insert $4,000
Tor the Intermediate Penltentiary. The
motion waa lost by n Tie vote Of ~ 70 10
An effort Will be m ide 10 provide for the |
appr lprIAtiOn IN u separate lill, llRy
Ing disposed Of this Item the House took |
q recess.
APPROPRIATIONS,
Later In the day II was discovered that |
the vote on the Intermediate Penlten. |
tlary proposition was 90 for and lS |
against, 40 the amendment was made,
An unsuccessful attempt was made 10 |
lncrease the appropriation for the Deaf
and Dumb Institute, some $4,000 Mr,
Matthews moved 10 appropriate $4,000
10 erect new industrial buildings NJ the
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home,
The proposition carried on yea aud
nay yo q, 30 10 20 Mr Geyer moved 10
reduce thu npproprla lou for LOngview
Asylum $4,000 In accordance with the
statute which limits the per centage q
appropriation In connection with the
total appropriation for Insane. The
amendment was lost An ~ preparation
OF $1,000 was made 10 the State H0rtl'
cultural Society,
COLE SCORES A POINT.
Mr.. Lampson came IN NJ the end Of the
bill with an amendment 10 appropriate
$4,000 for the improvement OF the state
Fair Grounds, Mr.. Cole, OF Stark, made
the point thet the farmers paid 80 per
cent, of ti6 taxes, aud were entitled TO
q little bit Of the appropriations. A
lOng discussion ensuod and eventually
the bill was ready for consldeTatl on ~
q whole. w. A. T.
COLUMBUS, o., March IS Tho general
appropriation bill ~ II came from tho
Committee Of the Whole House, foots up
ei.S00000 In round numbers, but II IL In
reality a great deal larger than that, All
the balances remaining over arc left
available without being appropriated.
Heretofore II has been tho habit TO re-
appropriate the balances and they lgure
In the total. But this year this has not
been done, no that the people do not eee
all thai has been appropriated by more
than &l 100000 The general, partial
and special appropriations, exclusive OF
the School Fund, will reach close TO ~,
100000, the lalgpst probably ever made
In the State.
SENATOR sULLlyAN's GAS BILL
Senator Sullivan has created quite q
commoilon In tho Columbus Gas Go. by
introducing u bill 10 manufacture gas
In the penltentiary for private con-
sumption In . lumbue. II II should be-
come q law, the gas people would not be
able TO make more than 30 per cent.
dividends annually upon their stock,
Instead OF 1876 NJ nj present. But the
people Of Columbus would prod greatly.
CUTTING UP ELEcrloN PRECINCTS