Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-05-24

killed the bil. But that's the way Of
legislation. Members put in hard work.
get themselves posted on the subject
matter, pui in honest Efforts. only to find
themselves beaten in the end ly ignor-
ance with small pjftiun Of cul dit.
One Of the lest laws enacted .; the
outgoing legislature was une to provide
for county repositories. Heretofore the
county treasursrs have derived large
income from the loaning of public funds
to banks aud others, bat hereafter all
such money is to be loaned to banks of
deposit and the interest to come from
the loans is to be credited to the general
revenue fund Of the respective counties.
Several Of the larger counties have had
depository laws in effect for many years,
and the incomes from these sources have
been no small sums. Several cities and
villages have the same sort of laws,
among them Cleveland, which receives
about S6OOO0 year from its depository;
TINS sum goes long way toward the ex-
pense of the municipal government,
This new county depository law had a
narrow escape from being lost in the last
rush. 1t only passed the house a week
before adjournment and passed the SEN
ate two days before the end.
The abandondment OF the Hooking
Valley canal 20 d railroad company or
ganized on papsr is the only bill that has
caused any -ery violent ruction. The
scenes that were enacted when this bill
passed through the house have already
been described by the newspa-
pers of the state. Whether the
many charges that have been made
against both sides are true OF not re-
mains to be seen, bat those who opposed
the bill are satisfied that if it should
turn out to be good thing no one will
care who voted either way, while on the
other hand If it should turn to be a bad
thing they will have their nay vote to
fall back on. If the new company shall
build the road on the old Hooking canal,
which has long been virtually aban.
doned, it will have to put $4,000 and
$40, 900 a year, which will be more than
the state has ever before realized out of
any other canal trades or leases. Years
ago when the state leased all of the
canals Of the state it only received 500
O0O year, which is but twice as much
as is to be received yearly from 40 miles
OF this already abandoned canal, to say
nothing OF the $j0,000 that is to be
planked down at the outset If the canal
is to be abandoned the amount to be re-
ceived from it is certainly large enough,
and in al. probability as large as could
be obtained III any event.
1t may not be uninteresting to know
that the grand duplicate of the state
amounts to 81, ,i52 1896, $3.50; this is divided
as follows: Real estate in cities and
towns, S597 ,84S, 119; real estate made up
OF farm lands, ETC., 1856, $40, 556; chattels.
$56o, ,567 ,253; the rate of taxation for
general revenue purposes is IA mills; for
school purposes, mill; for the sinking
fund 3 of mill, and for the Ohio state
fund, .05; making a total of
2.75 mills. The appraisement of prop
erty In 1880 cut down the grand dupil-
cate so that the loss in income to the
state since that year has been about
S30O,0OO This was one of the causes
for the issuance Of the certificates of
the
UnconsIitutioal Poll Tax,
which allowed citizens to work upon the
country road part of their taxes for road
purposes. Machinery has become so in
in road building and repair
ing that the work that is put in by men
chosen indiscriminately and little used
to the kind of work required does not
bring about the desired, results. An
other reason for the change lies in the
fact that under the old law lazy and in.
different men are allowed as much COM
pensation for their work as are con.
scientious and faithful workers. Under
the new order of things those who do
good work will be employed and thew
will get their money paid in the shape of
. road tax back again, while the law
and shiftless fellows will have to nav
their tax and will not be able to get any
of 1t back again. In addition to this,
farmers will not be allowed to make the
young fellows work on the road, simply
to put in their time, while in fact
They Loaf Most of the Time,
Monday the house and senate closed
up at high noon. A beautiful gold watch
was given to the speaker, ,otner appro-
pirate presents were given, the usual
resolutions and speeches were made and
'he Seventy first general assembly was
no more. The grand rush to get bills
enrolled and signed before, the hands of
5he clock pointed toward the tops of the
clocks at the same time kept every one
ousy all the forenoon.
A good story is told of several mem
oers who went to Put-ip-Bay fishing a
week ago and it is too good to allow to die.
When Representative Shuler of Mont
5omery county went into the Beebe
House to get his dinner, Representative
Mcbride OF hichland county, who was
ltting at a table nearby with several
'ther members, called waiter to him
md gave the said waiter half dollar
md told him not to give DR.. Shuler any,
hing to eat for half an hour. So the
ioctor sat in his seat with nothing to eat
)ut a glass of water, while the other to-
)leful enjoyed his discontinue hugely.
After they We're all gone the doctors
Timer was brought to him and q hint
vas given to him as to the cause of the
rouble. He said not word, but as the
I'D stories go, he bided his time. The
lext day DR.. Shuler was the first into
Inner, and Mr.. ticBride came in with
many of the same friends that were
With him the day before DR.. Shnlar