The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-10
PLAYING POLITICS
WITH THE BILL.
Gov. Nash Turned Down In he
Ohio Legislature.
HE HAS LITTLE INFLUENCE
with the Members and the senate Amend
ment Cutting Down Centennial
Appropriation Is Not Con-
cured In.

Columbus, April G.-The house refused
to comply with the wishes of Governor
Nash Thursday and voted down the
| Senate amendment to The centennial
appropriation bill. This is the second
defeat the state administration has met
in the house within a week. It shows
conclusively that Governor Nash has
made himself thoroughly disllked dur
| ing the three months of his term OF Of
| flee. The mere knowledge that the ad-
ministraton is desirous Of having the
| house concur in any particular legisla-
| tion Is unlcient in most instances to in
sure It's defeat The administrator man
ayers have noted the development of op-
position to Nash with no little concern.
| Those who expected q scene IN the
house were disappointed. The senate
amendments were killed with little de-
batting. When the senate message came
informing the house OF the action of the
upper house In cutting the $1,000, 600 ap-
preparation 10 $75O,O00, and providing for
the appointment Of ANEW commission of
eleven members, Mr.. Griffin, the father
OF the appropriation bill, rose and briefly
stated the adyisability of referring The
bill and amendments TO a conference
committee Of bUtn houses, ana asked
that concurrence In the senate's action
be voted down The effective work
against the amendments had been done
the night before. Griffin and his coli
leagues lined up the anti-admlnistIa-
tionists by the argument that the sup
porJers OF the centennial would prefer
to see the entire ap,opriaticn killed than
to- submit to the dismissal of the old
commission. on the ron cal the vote
was 40 against concurrence and As for
concurrence. The Democrats were al
most solidly against concurrence.
Immediately on the aunoun cement Of
the vote, Mr.. Griffin moved rcconshlera-
ton TO avoid the possibility of a change
Of sentiment. The motion was yu,ed
down AZ to i5.
1t is stated on good authority that the
administration viii agree 10 compromise
on the appropriation bill.
Unless a compromise is reached the
probability IS that the centennial win
receive no appropriation at all from the
Legislature and that the exposition will
be abandoned by the centennial COM
pany and left in the hands of the admin
istration. The amended bin was mes
saged back TO the senate this afternoon
DNl no dtA4bu NdS idNNu On Lle leIusdl
of the house to concur in the amend
ments. BY agreement between the
friends ana opponents Of the $l.OOOOOO
appropriation the senate will tomorrow
probably vote 20 adhere to its amend
ments, and then Speaker Reynolds Of
the house and President Caldwell of the
senate viii appoint conference commit
tees which win meet on Monday 10 de-
eide upon compromise which, it Is said
win be an agreemcn, TO abandon one
on the other Of the senate amendments.
The administration is more inclined 10
tempOrizc on the question than at any
time during he controversy. MI. Grif-
fin and the Daugherty members Of the
house, who have supported him in his
opposition 10 Gov. Nash, are confident of
saving enough from the wIy ckage to
make it worth while to continue the
fight.