The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-09
COLUMBUS.

Latest Review Of Local Statesmen-Row-
len Makes o, ,speeoh--Thomas Took q
Deadhead Ride to See arover-some
Interesting Information on Local Bills -
win Canton Have a RipperP
COLUMBUS, March 8.--[Special. THE
Legislature resumed operations yesterday
after taking In the Inauguration
Of President Cleveland and the
attendant dissipations. There were
ninety'six Senators and Represents
tives on the trip accompanied by cousins
and aunts. II was dead head trip.
Representative Hale, of Summit county,
did notgo. He was at home boring holes
in maple trees. In this simple occupation
he had the better Of many OF his colleagues
who stood in the slush ankle deep at
Washington and tried to pursuade them
selves they were enjoying the sights.
Neither did Mr.. Rowlen OF Stark county,
witness the second coming of Grover. He
was up at Canton communing with his
constituents on his numerous local bills,
and ascertaining what they thought of his
Board OF Education measure. On his re-
turn yesterday afternoon Mr.. Rowlen fslt
60 refreshed that he made o speech. He
does not often make a speech so this was
rather n bad thing to do. Mr.. Rowlen rose
to oppose Mr.. Bruck's bill removing the
double liability clause from the Ohio
statutes governing stockholders in corpor.
asions. Mr.. Rowlen opposed II on the
ground that II gave q chance to worthless
organizations to corporate with very
large capital and rob everybody. Mr..
Griffin Of Lucas was for the measure on
the ground that the present law kept capi.
tai out Of the state. The majority seemed
to take Mr.. Rowlen's view Of it as the
bill was beaten.
Hon. John Wesley Thomas, tie labor
statesman from Stark took in the iunuguN
ration ceremonies and came home to re-
sumo his fight for the Coal Screening bill.
He will also assist in looking after the
measures of bis colleague. The Canton
court house repairing bill is now law
and $4,000 will be thus expended. The
amount would have been $4,000 had not
Alliance and Massillon made a vigorous
kick. The Canton market house bill is
lowing Louisville. Stark county, to issue
bonds rests in the hands of Mr.. Rowlen
as q committee of one. Mr.. Rowlen's
Inflrmary voting bill is pending in the
House before the Committee on Elections.
Representative Hall, of Summit, is wait
ing for the various committees to get
together in Akron and send him down the
new bill for better form of municipal
government. In the meantime it is said
the bill has been prepared and sent over
to Youngstown to be copied. The two
cities are then to cooperate for the pas
sage of ripper law for both cities. Can
ton is watching these proceedings in an
interested way and if the Akron Youngss
town double header goes through will bob
up serenoly with bill of her own.
Mr., Holcomb, Of Scioto county, one of
the Republican leaders, made an aston
ishing statement yesterday afternoon. It
was in connection with his effort to pass
his bill giving the State Treasurer $50 in~
stead of $50 out of every Dow Law tax
paid. Mr.. Holcomb said the State Treps,
ury was practically bankrupt and this
would help 1t out some. 1t was shown it
would take $4,000 away from Hamilton
county alone and $4,000 away from Mont
gomery county and nearly $4,000 out of
Stark county and all the other counties
at the rate OF $40 per saloon. This view
OF it caused the bill to be defeated. It
received votes to IS against it. So the
bankrupt treasury will not be helped at
the expense of the counties.