Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-18

TO file separate suits for every viola
ton OF the rate law.
Almost every street railway bill was
lost IN the committee rooms. The Mac
Aenzie bill for popular vote on all ex-
tension of franchises and that by Rep
resentative Ankeney fixing the con-
tiitions upon which interurban roads
could enter cities both were killed by
the committees.
The appropriation bills carried to-
tal of nearly $10,0O0,OO0 but since the
defeat Of the centennial half million
Of this amount will be left
without any chance Of ex-
|pendture. The emergency board
may find 1t convenient to draw from
this amount of unassigned appropria-
tion for the support of some Of the
state institutions, which have already
cast longing eyes in its direction.
Representatives Tilden of Cleveland,
Price of Athens and Painter of Wood
county, all introduced important bills
for tax raising schemes, but none OF
their measures will ever see the stat
ute books. Tilden's scheme was for
! the taxation of franchises. Painters
bill provided for an excise tax on the
gross earnings of all corporations. 1t
was approved by Gov. Nash first, but
the business interests of the state
squelched it, Had 1t become law rev.
enue for the support of all the state
institutions and enough for a slight
balance would have been secured.
De Rams bill for home rule In tax
| alton was killed because 1t embodied
theories very similar to those adyoca-
ted by the single takers. The principal
law enacted directly affecting the la
boring man We're those by Mr.. Davis,
for an eight-hour working day; Mr..
Roberts, creating state board of en-
glneers examiners, and Mr.. Sheppard,
which requires the debtor to pay 81
costs when garnisheed for 10 per cent.
of his wages for necessorlcs.
A few school bills became laws,
among them being that by Mr.. Brorein,
requiring the teaching Of music In all
public schools, and the bill by Senator
Harbaugh for instruction in the evils
Of alcohol. Representative Pools bill
Tor the Capitalization OF township
schools also became IA law.
Temperance legislation was confined
to the Harbaugh school bill and the
bill compelling drug stores and houses
OF III repute TO pay the Dow tax. The
Patterson bill, allowing controlling
political committees TO purchase voting
machines, when majority of the cleo
tors voting are in favor, and the Spy-
der bill, granting two hours to factory
and mill hands on election day TO go to
the polls, We're the only election bills
to pass both houses.
The Crafts bill, fixing standard for
maple syrup, was the only strictly pure
food bill to become n law. Two bicycle
laws We're passed, one ny Mr.. Dodge,
which provides for special levies for
county road funds, 10 per cent. OF
which is 10 be used for bicycle paths,
and one by Representative De Ran,
which provides for tax of 81 on BIZ
cycles for the construction Of bicycle
paths In certain counties.
Other importat bills to become laws
are the Love medical bill and the
game bill, making the open season
from Nov. 10, to Dec. /, and requiring
a written permission from the owner
of property before hunters can tres.
pass. Mr.. Gear introduced an import
ant bill. which became law, provid-
ing for the appointment Of county
game wardens, vested with police pow
ers.
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