The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-06
BIG BOUNTY
FOR SOLDIERS
A Bill introduced In the House
at Columbus.
THAT WILL PLEASE SOLDIERS
OF the Large Number OT Bills Introduced
One Is Certain Not to Pass Pro-
vides Against Mileage IL
Man Rides on a Pass.

Man Rides on Pass.
Columbus Feb 2.-Of fifty three bills
dumped into the house hopper at the
close of the session Thursday afternoon
several contained provisions for large
appropriations of money for new pro-
jects. A little one by Representative
Harry Smith proposes to spend $4,5OO,O
or thereabouts in distributing bounties
among the Ohio soldiers who enlisted
for the Spanish war. Mr.. Smith would
give each soldier bounty of $780, and
as there were in excess of Is, 900 officers
and men enlisted in Ohio the amount
would be as stated above. Lawyers
who did not enlist but secure the pay
ment of bounties for the Ohio soldiers
are to get ten per cent of the amount
secured. Yet all that is necessary to
get $500 bounty is to satisfy the au-
ditor of state that the soldier was hon
orably discharged. To raise what is to
be known as the "Ohio volunteer bounty
| fund" a general state tax of two and
one-fifth mills is to be levied.
Another bill by Mr.. Smith authorizes
| a smaller expenditure, but still the
snug sum of $40, 900 to establish a work
ing home for the blind. After disas-
trous fire the state two years ago
abandoned the home for the blind at
Iberia, and Mr. Smiths bill is a pro-
ject to recommit the state to it's former
policy of caring for blind adults. OF
the $4,000 $4,000 is to be made available
at one for sites. The remainder is for
construction.
Representative Hendley. of Cincin-
natl, introduced his bill for the estab-
lishment of state tuberculosis hospital
carrying an appropriation of 5000, ,OOO
A modest bill by DR.. Love, of Miami
appropriates $4,000 for the eradication
of the bug known as the San Jose scale
and other bugs.
Druggists will scan closely before al
lowing to pass a bill by Mr.. Mauk,
which eXempts wholesalers from the
provisions of the pharmacists law. The
bill also adds to the list of the drugs
sold by retailers who are not registered
druggists, paris green, epson salts,
alum, camphor gum, oil of cinnamon,
oil of lemon, etc. But paris green when
sold by any but registered druggists,
must be sold in packages bearing the
name of registered pharmacist or a
wholesale dealer.
Mr.. Merton, Of Franklin, whose reso-
luton to abandon all the state canals
was killed this week. introduced a bill
to abandon the Columbus feeder and
sell it to the highest bidder. The bidder
will be some railroad. of course.
| or the more important of the bills
introduced in the house tonight were
these: Mr.. McGlinchey, to require a
full crew of engineer fireman, conduc-
tor, flagman and two brakeman on
every train: by Mr.. Rankin, to exempt
bequests made to public and charitable
institutions from paying an inheritance
tax; Mr., Hendley, to require BARRIERS
to sterilize their tools: Mr.. Willis, re-
quiring railroads to secure the approval
. of the state railroad commission regard
ing the plans of depot waiting rooms
Mr.. Comings, empowering local health
| authorities to stop the sale Of ice cut
from stagnant ponds and extending the
depository laws sof counties to muni-
cipalities; Mr.. Meyers, to enable stock
holders of corporations if they hold e
probate court to reduce the salaries OF
| the officers of the corporation; Mr.
: Lefever authorizing counties to pay
; 25-cent bounties for the killing OF
hawks; Mr.. Wilson, authorizing the
building Of steel cages in township
tails.
Judge Haner introduced a bill which
he does not expect to pass. 1t forbids
the payment to the members of the leg
islature of mileage unless they will take
) oath that they paid cash for railroad
tickets. If member rides on a pass he
must forego the mileage.
; The house passed the appropriation
bill for the deaf mute schools of Gin.
cinnati and Cleveland, the former get
ting $3.50 and the latter $7,975.
) Representative Harry Hoffheimer's
bill to increase the salaries of the
judges of the supreme court from $4,000
: to $500 was reported by the house judi
ciary committee today, but the amount
of salary was cut to $5.500
Il IN THE SENATE.
} Mr.. Sieber has a bill which he viii
! Introduce In the Senate Friday morning
3 which win, If 1t becomes law, almost
revolutionize the present system of rea
4 estate and mortgage taxation In Ohio
: The bill provides that an equitable ad'
, justment OF taxations on encumbcret