The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-04-21
Burke TO Get After Alexander--No Ab-
senteeism Allowed In the Senate.
The Dana Law viii BE Re-
pealed Ater All.

TIC lSSOlullOu W q NOlSs
The usual program is varied this
time in a very commendable way by
nSSking Tuesday instead of Monday the
date of final adjournment. This fur
ther facilitates the work of the clerks
In getting the records in shape for final
approval. Heretofore the clerks have
been compelled to work hard all
through the Sunday Immediately pre-
ceding the final adjournment in order
to bring all the record work up to date.
No Absenteeism Now.
Senator Finck has returned from the
east and will remain on hand to the
close Of the session. The steering COM
mittee Of the Democrats has served no.
tice on all members of the caucus that
they will be expected to be present on
all occasions from now to the close.
Inc balance of power hangs by so slim
majority that there is danger of par
ty advantage being taken of a vacant
seat at any time. Senator Jones Of the
Democratic side is quite an invalid but
featy to his party has led him to an
nounCe that he will remain on watch
faithfully from now on.
The most important party measure
now pending is the Swain bill, alluded
TO elsewhere, repeating the Dana ballot
law. The anti-Hanna Republicans are
interested in the passage Of this bill as
much as the Democrats are, for it is
expected to combine the anti-Hanna
Republicans and Democrats in several
congressional fights this year. There
is talk now Of running an antiHanna
Republican on the Democratic ticket
against Congressman Grosvenor, and
II may turn out that John p. Jones, the
Rnti-Hanna Republican member from
Stark county, will be the joint candi-
date Of the Democrats and the anti
Hanna Republicans in the Eighteenth
district.
Burke VIII Counter.
1t is quietly intimated that before the
end Of the session Senator Burke will
counter on Senator Alexander for the
protest which the latter caused to be
spread on the senate journal at the
opening Of the session against being
compelled to serve on committees with
Senator Burke, whom he declared to
be a traitor The denoument is anx-
iously awaited by those wi are in
formed as to what is coming.
The report of the senate committee
investigating the charges Of bribery
made against United States Senator
Hanna and several of his colleagues in
the senatorial election will certainly be
made to the senate early next week.
Copies Of the report as prepared by the
chairman Of the committee, Senator
Burke, have been placed in the hands
of the other members Of the committee
for perusal and such changes as they
desire to suggest. A meeting Of the
committee will be held next Tuesday
night, at which the report will be
agreed upon. It will be presented to
the senate the next day, probably. 1t
is quite certain that Senator Garfield
will present minority report.
Secret Ballots.
The senate has passed a bill by SEN
ator Decker that ought to be made into
the form of law by action Of the house
at once. 1t amends the Australian bal
lot law so as to explicitly require cleo
tion officers to provide and keep in
place before election booths curtains
that will screen the voters from obser-
walton while they are in the booths
and marking their ballots.
Senator D ecker says-and the same
thing is reported from other parts of
the state-that the election officers In
many places in Paulding county not
only refuse to put up curtains, but even
remove them when put there by the
local authorities. They claim that the
law does not require them, and there is
some ambiguity about the language OF
the statute as it stands. The bill of
Senator Decker makes it explicit and
mandatory upon these officers to fur
nlsh the curtains.
A timid voter, II he knew that his
movements would not be seen, would
often Scratch" his ticket, will often
vote II differently If he feels that some
OF his neighbors are in the voting
place and can see over his shoulder.
The Veto In Ohio
Senator Carpenter is in earnest with
his resolution proposing a constitution
al amendment giving the governor of
Ohio the veto power. Though it was
defeated the first time it was under
consideration, he easily secured a re.
consideration Of 1t, and it passed the
senate by vote Of 20 yeas to 6 nays.
IT is proposed to get a report on the
resolution In the house from the Judi
ciary committee and to push It to a
vote at once. 1t is claimed that large
majority of the members of the house
are In favor OF the proposition. Sena-
tor Carpenter has secured some inter
egt1hg figures, while at work upon his
roSoiuuon, bearing upon the subject |
1Le has found that only FIVE Of the As
states in the Union do not give the |
power OF veto over legislation to their
governors. Senator Carpenter has |
written to the secretaries OF state of SO |
OF these states asking them how the |
veto power is exercised there, and how
the people are satisfied with 1t. OF |
these, 80 report that the power Is exer-
cised In a very satisfactory way and
there is no proposition to take It from
the executives, The single case in |
which some dissatisfaction Is reported |
Is North Carolina The secretary of |
shat state reports that there is some