The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-22
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Special Ditpntch 10 The IntcitJsnccr.
COLUMBUS, O., Fob. 2l-Thc legislature
has boon in session but six weeks, yet
tho announcement Is made that IN nd.
journment will DO reached Gro tho May
flowers have popped forth. Tho most
OF tho work which boro any Importance
has boon finished or.is well under way,
and tho finance committee has worked
up its affairs, thus making tho way
easy for IN carly adjournment.
Yot with tho unfinished work there
: remains two very important as we'll us
vcxing measures 10 deal with. The first
is tho congressional redistricter, which
has beon talked OF every since tho in.
famous gerrymander OF the last Demo.
ocratic household. Tho other Is tho
judicial rcdistrictcr. And while tho
former measure stands fairer chance
OF being put through first, tho latter
hangs fire and il 1t goes through the
legislature ut all it will necessarily DO
late, and perhaps not exactly rs tho Ro.
publican members now desire it, for
under the fierce attack TINT tho Demo-
cratic minority will mako upon it tho
identity may possibly be attired. !,
No less than six rcdistricting meas
ures have been offered from time to
time, many being fair measures, while
others were loaded with the so-called
shoe-string districts. Only ono Of these
has passed other house, and that was
introduced by Mr.. Carpenter, OF Meigs,
in tho senate. But though that moas-
ure had been caucused upon before in
PRODUCTION it did not pass the upper
house until amended, and it is yet III
hands Of q committee, with the proba-
bility Of coming before the notice OF tho
house at an early date. Tho Republi-
cans OF the house feel that they should
be moro liberal 10 the Democrats than
the provisions OF the Carpenter bill,
which out Of tho twenty-one districts
reserves sixteen for the Republicans.
1t would please them better to have Mt
least seven OF the districts Democratic,
with two moro close. Yet when the
question is put to q Republican repre-
sentative, "Do you desire to be in n
Democratic district?' tho answer
in invariably "no." In this stand
there is no exception, yet the
Republicans arc conscientious and
feel that some method should be
adopted to carry out Governor Nc
Kinlcy's recommendation and give the
Democrats more power. The only
obstacle in this seems to be the ambi-
tious politician who desires to get into
Congress without opposition. While
none OF the Republican members OF the
Legislature wish to reside in. Demo-
cratic districts they consider it due the
Democrats of Ohio that they be given
at least seven OF the districts. A nun.
Der OF the majority have been con-
suited by the -1STELIIGENCEE correspon-
dent, and the only solution to the diff.
Guilty is that starting with the south.
western portion OF the state, it be SO
divided that the counties be contigu.
GUS without consideration for the
wishes OF tho Congressman wishing re.
election, and with thatlidea carried out
there is a probability that Ohio will be
divided into Congressional districts
which will not lose the Republican
party one vote or cause another Demo
cratic legislature to repeal it.
AS to the redistricter move, serious.
ness arises. Being n partisan measure
the Democrats will surely oppose it to q
man unless it is exactly as they want it,
In order TO pass it as the majority would
wish there must be two-thirds vote.
The Republicans have this in the sen.
ale, and did originally possess the num-
Der in the house, but the death OF Rep
representative Camp places them one
short OF the number necessary to carry.
Unless some Democrat can be influenced
to lend his vote the minority can knock
out any plan that is proposed To &c!
around this in any other way the Re.
publicans must wait until successor to
Mr.. Camp is elected next month, and il
he is Republican their ideas may be
carried out.
Among the important measures 10 be
discussed in tho house during the pres.
ent week is the educational Bill OF Mr..
Workman, OF Hardin which directly in.
terests every part OF the state. The pro.
vision OF the bill is to abolish boards Of
local directors in each sub-district and
Z set up township boards OF education, tc
consist OF one township clerk and one
director from each sub-district. The en-,
tire control OF the schools in the town.
ship, with power to dismiss and employ
teachers and athx salaries is vested in
this board. There is strong probable.
ity OF the Workman bill becoming q
law, and school associations in various
parts OF the state arc adopting rcsclu.
lutions III its support.
Tho Sterrltt medical bill 'is another
that will BIO settled this week, and upon
which much has been said BY the news
papers. Orislnallyit was to stop the
advertisement Of quacls physicians in
the newspapers, but substitute bill is
amended striking out such an objection.
able clause. The feature of tho bill is
to appoint . board OF examining phys.
icians, seven in number, and no moro
than three to be from one school OF prac.
tice. Tho intent 10 to abolish quackery
among physicians in Ohio, and many
who opposed the measure ut first now
iavorit, and it will be argued at length,
Thursday. Is,
Medical Testimony.
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