The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-01-26
OUR LEGISLATURE.
THOMAS is URGENT AND VERY ACTIVE.

THOMAS is URGENT AND VERY ACTIVE.
Rowlen is Quiet and Dormant Echley
Moving for Reputation-A Alllthe Latest
of Intere st In the Legislative Line.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 25.-tSpecial. l-Rep-
| reseptative Thomas seems to he the CEN
ter now around which labor legislation
revolves in the House. He falls into the
place formerly occupied In that respect
| by Hon. John Mcbride, and later by
Speaker HyselI, both Of whom we're min
ers. Mr.. Thomas only competitors on
the floor are Mr., Carney, a Rlassblower
Of Findlsy, who lie Republican, and Mr..
Molten, a m builder of Sandusky, who is a
Democrat. The latter evidently thinking
that II is discreet for him TO stand back In
| q Republican Legislature, has little to say.
| Mr.. Thomas secured last week the pass-
age Of his bill to put In counter floors for
the protection of mechanics in construct
| ing building. Now he 10 agIow with pride
over his coal scree ming bill which he soon
expects to go through the Senate and be-
come law. Helping him on this is
Campbell Miller, of Massillon, vice presi-
dent of the Ohio Miners Association, who
has been indefatieable in behalf of the
measure.
Representative Rowlen came in Mon
| day afternoon from his respite over Sum
day from Legislative duties without bring
ing down anything new from Stark
county. II WAS not known but what be
would discover while at home some new
panacea for the ills human flesh are heir
to, or at least something to assuage the an
RuiHh Of Stark county and Canton RepubI
licans. But he 10 empty handed. Neverthe.
! less Rowlen is not sad. He is clipper and
cheerful. II nothing goes amiss the bill be-
ing correctly engrossed and signed by the
| Speaker OF the House and Senate Mr..
| Rowlen will this week draw bis 5000 for
| expenses in the contest case. Then he
will have pie three times a day.
Senator Ecklty is very busy these days
| over insurance and other legislation. He
10 after the old charter companies that
are not considered right. They do up
things In the Senate in short order and
Mr.. Eckley wishes il distinctly understood
that all proper legislation coming from
the Stark county Representatives in the
House he will put through the Senate on
double quick time.
The canals come in for another exploit
ing this week and the music began today.
They have 1t every year. Just now il is
over Mr.. Ferrelrs proposition to abandon
the Hooking canal. There are those who
claim the canals are useless burden and
expense to the State; that there are deflc>
iencies to make up and that they cost two
| or three times more a year to maintain
than they bring in az revenue. What Is
the use then, they say, as business prop
osition to keep up system that is dead
expense with no corresponding benefit.
To this comes the reply that they are the
patrimoDy of the people, that they help
hold the railroads in check, that water
ways are coming into reputo again as the
natural aud economical means OF trans
portation and more to the same effect
So far the efforts to do away with the
canals have resulted in many legisIatiy @
scandals. Ten years ago one lobbyist in
this connection went to the penitentiary
and several members narrowly escaped.
Once more the effort to introduce cleo
tricity as the means OF meeting out the
death penalty to Ohio murderers is to be
suggested to the Legislature. This time
Senator Spencer will do it. His bill is
modelled after the New York law. In 1885
Senator Rannells, of Vinton county, tried
the same thing but without success. An
enlightened people clamor for something
different from the disgusting and barbaric
method known as changing by the neck"
Another old idea is revived by Repre-
sentative Griffiu of Lucas county who
wants the insane ssylums of the state
controlled by bipartisan boards of from
6 to IL for each institution who shall have
absolute control of them. Ex Secretary
of the State Poorman once was the factor
of a novel plan to mass the charitable ina
stitutions of the State under one manages
ment. He wanted sort of a state "trrsl"
or "combine" in asylums, etc. The
scheme did not turn out nearly as well as
the arbitration which resulted in giving
Colonel Poorman 5000 back fees in the
Ryan Poormsn controversy last week.