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

than II was In 1885 TO 1881, and that the
only year when there was any material
lowering of the tax rate was in 1891.
when the state got a million dollars in
the shape of windfall.
The state Derives About 81, 100000
from the tax. levy for general revenue
purposes; the other million that it gets
comes from.the secretary Of states Of
fee, the penitentiary, the insurance de-
partment and many miscellaneous
sources. The revenue ought to be a.
000. 900 q year, and it is expected that
the bills that are now pending will in
crease the receipts to that figure, besides
allowing for decrease in the already
low levy above set forth. ~
II Haskell Local Option BIZ. vr
The amount of figuring that is going
on concerning the probable outcome of
the Haskell local option bill would do
credit to a senatorial contest. The lead
ers Of both sides of the house and Of both
sides of the question have lists of mem
bers over which they are bending their
shoulders and bowing their heads in vain
efforts to unravel tie mystery of the
future. The votes on the different
amendments last Wednesday and Thurs
day and the matter Of postponement,
which finally went through by vote of
ii to 40, serve as the keys to the situa-
ton. But as many members voted first
this way and then that, these keys are
found to be for the wrong locks, and no
one has yet satisfied even himself that he
is right in any representation that he
may be willing to make public. Last
Wednesday night after the first after
moons struggle, when the friends Of the
bill were on top, it was figured by those
who were against the bill that it would
have passed if it could have been forced
to vote by 90 to 60 votes; Out this was
before the prolonged struggle of Thurs
day, and before nights repose and a
nights hustling on the part OF the ene-
mics of the measure-and much can be
accomplished when determined men
start out 10 do it. What the outcome
would be after the postponement it is
hard to say. The bill was postponed for
two weeks and the author Of the bill was
hOb ohoA ChOuBh W h10hO ~ q pPOSAo1
order, and the consequence is that the
bill will simply go upon the calendar for
that day and then be reached in its regu-
lar turn, which means that it will prob
ably never be reached this year, at least
not SO as to be Of any particular good,
for it would not have time to get through
the senate; in fact it would be from
three to four weeks in working its way
up ON the calendar after it had obtained
its first footing thereon next week Wed.
nesday. OF course an effort to make il
q special order nlay rescue it from OBJ.
livion; that is the only hope now, and
even if that is done the bill has long
hard road before it will find its place
among the statutes of the state.
Tho woman's Suffrage Bill,
which has passed the senate, may find
an cay road to passage because Of the
contest over the local option bill. There
are many who have not heretofore voted
for the woman suffrage bill say that
they prefer the latter to the local optior
bill, and they think that by passing il
the temperance measure could be side
tracked, because, they argue, the senate
and many members Of the house who ar,
for the local option might be frightened
away from its support if too many new
tangled notions are INDUCED in. Th
woman suffrage bill passed the senate b,
"a most decisive vote. Its chances in tn
house are much more favorable thai
ever before. The vote that the bill re
ceived in the senate has strengthened it
standing in the lower branch. 1t is {
strange coincidence that the leader
against the local option bill are all, witt
one exception, friends of the woman
suffrage bill, whereas the leaders of tn
local option bill and its most constan
supporters, also with one exception, ar
the enemies of woman suffrage. Mr.
Haskell himself, the author of the loca
option bill, has always been an opponen
of woman suffrage. The same may ais
be said of Speaker pro tenn. Southland
who is one of Mr.. Haskells chief advif
ers.
for the bonds issued by Wayne count
for the purchase Of land for the exper.
ment farm now located at Wooster ha
been brought to the front by recen
court decisions and the offer from th
Ohio Farmers Insurance company
turn the bonds over for their face value
| A brief statement of the history of thi
case is apropos. Wayne county offer
to give the state Of Ohio $50, 900 to locat
the experiment farm within her borders
A law was enacted under which th
county bonded itself for the $50, ,00(
This was turned into the state treasur
and the land at Wooster was purchased
This angered the people at Orrville,
the same county, which town was also
contestant for the prize. Between th
Orrville citizens, man who was SUI
iposed to be crazy and railroad q SUI
was begun, which went to the suprem
I,court, where the law under which I'll
bonds were issued was declared to be III
constitutional. This was a serious di
advantage to the bondholders. Anotht
J bsuit was begun, however, to compel tl
, payment of the tax levied to pay off tt
bonds on the part OF those who consente
to the issuing of the bonds at the tin
they were negotiated. The circuit coul
, has already decided that those who a
, quiesced in the proceedings at the tin
the bonds were issued or who have sin,
acquiesced by the payment of their tax
are estopped from any relief through I'll
courts. If the supreme court decides
. the same manner Wayne county will m
be forced to repudiate her debt. In IL
, meantime the insurance company h
, been forced to ask the state to relieve
from any further participation in IL
trouble, as they have already been hu
in their business by the reputation tn,
! far attained. 1t is likely that the sta
! will pay off the bonds and in turn wa
until the courts have decided what is
= be done in the matter. If Wayne cou
. ty can pay this debt and collect tax
do it then the state will lose nothing,
the county can not then the state won
still be nothing out, it having had Il
money and spent heretofore for its ow
purposes. Elsa
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