Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-02
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COLUMBUS, O., April There seemed
to be blood on the moon in the House
Wednesday morning when Chairman
Griffin of the Taxation Committee re-
p9rted back the Hunter bill taxing
sleeping cars used in Ohio $50 per year.
The author Of the bill declared that
Mr.. Griffin had a wide reputation as a
revenue getter." The attack was gen
orally regarded as doodle" charge,
and it was so reported. Representative
Hunter was alarmed by the echo Of his
own words, however, and rose TO queS-
ton of privilege the next day and dis
avowed meaning to say anything I'M
complimentary of Mr.. Griffin.
Judge Barber, Of Guernsey county,
said:
A PRICRING Up OF EARS
in the House on Wednesday by deciar-
ing that there was job in the Breck
bin to provide for the printing and dis
trlbution OF road manual in the town
ships. II called for $1,000 copies, and
the manual was TO be approved by the
Governor. Representative Barber de-
clared that he could pay So, 600 for the
lob OF furnishing these books, resign
his seat, get up book that the GoV-
ernor would approve and make peck
etful of money in the end. The OIL
was defeated.
Adjournment OF the Legislature IS
still some distance in the future. Mem
hers have only now begun TO talk about
II. Senator Mcmahon has offered res
oution to adjourn May I, aud Repre-
sentative Harshbarger has introduced
resolution in the House that no bills
shall be introduced after April 23.
Representative Paxton has introduced
bin amending the ballot law by striG-
Ing out the clause that forbids throwing
out a ballot that is irregular, but which
shows the intention of the voter. The
effect of this would be TO require ballots
to be marked in exact accordance with
the law.
Representative Breck has introduced
a bill making il misdemeanor 10 con-
ceal a mortgage Of less than $50 from
the assessor, and felony II IL exceeds
$50.
Representative Richards, Of Portage,
has introduced a bill appropriating
So. 600 10 establish a dairy school at
the State University, and Senator Me-
Naken a bill giving municipalities the
power TO regulate
THE CHARGES OF UNDERWRITERS
for services and supplies. Senator
johnson has introduced a bill giving
justices of the peace 81 in each case
they preside at where there is contest.
The House Committee on Taxation
has recommended Dodge's inheritance
tax bill, amended so that it does not
touch estates under 100000. over this
aud under SlOO, 900 q tax Of l per cent
Is laid, and the tax increases a half per
cent with each 100000 in value up to )
per cent.
Representative Taylor, OF Crawsord,
has introduced bill that will interest
all VINO are interested spe, tally In the
common schools. 1t provides for county
superintendence. The three examiners
OF the county are made the county
superintendentS, and they shall divide
thSir county into three districts for the
purpose. They are 10 get 5000 per year
extra pay.
Representative VIM has introduced
a bill TO place fraternal insurance or
CARNATIONS under the control OF the
State Commissioner OF Insurance. Rep
resentative M0Ore's bill providing that
township trustees shall give bond in
$500. is now 4 law. The House Com
mittee on Geology and Mines has recon-
mended the passage of the Barber BILL
recurring that coal be weighed for de-
termiuiug miners wages before 1t Is
screened The Senate has passed Cliff
ford'S dill authorizing the G overnor TO
cut out super1UOus matter n State re-
ports before sending them 20 the
printer. aud is now law.
Senator johnson has introduced a
bill providing that farmers shall be ex-
emDt from taxation on one reaper, one
mower aud one grain drill, and Senator
Clark has introduced, apparently just
for the fun Of the thing, Dill
GIVING WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE
in school elections. 1t is the same bill
introduced in the House by Wood, OF
Marietta, and defeated there.
The House has defeated kelley'S pro-
posed changes in the distribution of the
funds from the Dow tax, and Barber's
bill cutting the pay OF County CommiS-
sioners down to IS per diem aud FIVE
cents per mile travelling expenses. Sen
ator Avery has introduced bill to pre-.
vent chattel mortgage sharks from
selling household goods without pro-
cess.
In refusing to investigate the charges
that the methods OF punishment az the
State prison ars brutal, the House has
taken a remarkable stand. The com
mittee reported that on the word OF the
official punishment administered is not
brutal. while Warden Jones' In his last
annual report, stated that the method
employed was brutal and dangerous and
asked that he be enabled to abandon it.
He would have done so on his own &C
cord. but TO adopt the Joliet mode would
involve the expenditure of money AID
so an appropriation was necessary.
Ii was evidently the committees idea
that with matters in such terribly de-
moralized condition in the prison, it
would never do 10 throw the calcium
light Of non-partlsan Investigation IN
the prison.
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