Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-04-19

Tho Session VIII Probably Be Prolonged
by the Senate Until About tho Middle
of May or Later-Facts About the Tax
Levy-Will the Haskell Local Option
Bill Pass p Woman Sufirage-Transfer-
ring Local Funds.
COLUMBUS, o., April II.
The question of biennial sessions has
again poked itself to the front, but there
is little danger of anything serious COM
ing Of it. One of the Columbus mem
bers, Captain FELTON,, no doubt in behalf
of the Columbus hotels and hotelkeepers,
has introduced resolution to take re-
cess on the 30th of this month until the
last of next January. The resolution
further provides that the house finance
committee shall have the appropriation
bill ready to be introduced when the
legislature convenes. The captain does
not seem to be aware that the bill has
already been introduced and on his desk
for 10 these two months. In addition TO
this the committee is ready to make its
report on this bill for next year and put
it upon its passage. The preamble to
the captains resolution is about as bare
Of statements of facts as is his resolution
of ideas. Of course there is some restive-
ness at this time of the year, especially
among the farmers, about being COM
PEELED to stay in Columbus when their
business at home is suffering. Still there
is no doubt but that the legislature could
be adjourned within three weeks if the
senate SO determined, whereas it will be
four to five weeks before that desired
end is reached.
The only two able-bodied excuses that
the perennialists had when the question
was at its height were that the appropri-
ations could not be made for two years
and that one session was not enough in
which to pass revenue measures which
were necessary to raise the receipts tof
the state up to the desired figure. AL
ready the
Work ON the Appropriation Bills = :
is far enough along to disprove the claim
as to them, and the house taxation COM
mittee has reported five or six bills to
the house that will bring in about a
million dollars year without any direct
levy for state purposes. Two of the
measures have already passed the house
and the others are special orders for to-
morrow. The senate has already one Of
the first bills upon its calendar with a
favorable report from its taxation COM
mittee. Three more weeks Of work
ought to finish the work ON all these bills
in both houses, and the same length Of
time ought to be ample for the senate to
consider the second appropriation bill
after putting in five or six weeks ON the
first. Attention was called few week.
ago to the
Small Amount Levied For State Purposes
especially as compared with levies made
for local purposes. Perhaps resume oi
the levies for the state, as made during
the past nine or 10 years, would not bt
uninteresting or Improbable. For many
4 years mp to 1884 the total levy for statt
purposes was 80 mills, IA Of which was
for the general revenue fund, Is of q nail
for the sinking fund and / mill for th4
school fund. In 1884 the levy for thu
general fund was reduced 1 of q mill
making the total for all purposes 81
mills. In 1885 the tenth was restored tx
the general revenue fund levy and an
other tenth was added, making the tota
for tall purposes 80 mills. Since 1885,
this amount, ID mills, has been retainei
for general revenue purposes unchanged
The total amount Of 30 mills was re
tanned for all purposes from 1885 to 1888
when the levy for sinking fund purposes
was reduced q of q mill, making it 8 d
anil. This reduction made the levy
for all purposes during that period 81
mills. This rate was continued unit
1891, when the rate for the sinking funt
was dropped for one year because Of th,
money received from the general govern
ment on the return of the direct wal
tax; but a levy was made that year D
! 1-20 Of ,a mill for the Ohio State uni
versity, SO that the total for that yeal
was e.45 mills. In 1892 the 3 Of a mil
for the sinking fund was restored, max
ing the, total.for all purposes 2.75 mills
and that is the rate down to the nresan
3ha;