The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-16
MORE EMPLOYEES
THAN MEMBERS.
Senator Wilhelm Suggests That
a Room Be Set Apart.
so THEY WILL hot oBsTRUCT
The BUSINESS of the Senate BY Crowding
the Aisies- Extravaganza Com
mented Upon = stark
County Bills.
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columbus, Jan. ia strong element
of opposition developed in the house
this afternoon, when the Joint resolu-
tion came up appropriating $1,000 ad-
Ctional for the senate and $500 for the
house contingent expenses. Mr.. Grif-
fin, of Lucas, could not understand why
the senate, much the smaller body nu-
merically in membership, should need
so much more for its running expenses
than the house. 1t is said by actual
count the employees of the senate out
number the members in the proportion
of one and one-half to one. Senator
Wilhelm, of Stark. put the matter quite
tersely when he declared he would ask
that a room be set aside in the senate
wing where the employees could be
herded in order to keep them from
blocking the aisles and passage ways
and thus obstructing business. On the
resolution appropriating $1,000 to the
senate and $500 for the house contin-
gencies. Messrs. SNYDER and Metzgar
voted no and Mr.. Pollock aye, and the
measure passed by a vote Of Is to 21.
Speaker Reynolds finally, on the eve
of adjournment of the second legisla-
tive week (for the houses have ad-
journed over until Monday afternoon),
announced his committees at A p. m
Thursday. The Daugherty people are
happy over the result. while the Cox
contingent are correspondingly dissat-
isfied. The Stark county members
Jared reasonably well. 1t will be seen
that they got two chairmanships, and
each man is on two committees, as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Snyder-On corporations, CHAIR
mani. and public ways.
Mr.. Metzger-Enrollment and federal
relations.
Mr.. Pollock-Mines and mining
(chairman), and temperance.
1t will be remembered that there are
two or three petitions up from Stark
county for legislation against ciga-
rettes, and these have been referred to
the committee on temperance: and Mr.
Pollock will have to struggle with the
opposers Of the cigarette habit as well
as other forms of vice. Mr.. Duff, the
school-teacher-edit from Tuscarawas
county, is chairman of the committee.
Mr. Buell., the new member from Co.
lumbiana, Jared better than any of the
Stark county members. He was put
on three committees-Federal relations
T cJ-'-',J..n), county affairs and labor
1t is not often that a new member Is
given a craftsmanship.
"Of course I know" said Speaker
Reynolds, that all are not satisfied
with their assignments. Why, to show
you how unreasonable some men ar'
1 will give you just one example: A
young member came to me last weel
who had never seen the state hous,
until this session of the Legislature
did not know the first principles of leg
islation and modestly suggested to M
that we would be satisfied If place.
on the financial committee, railroad
and telegraphs and taxation-which ar
about the most important committee
on the entire list"
Mr.. Snyder will work during the re
cess with his Canton ripper bill whicl
he hopes to have ready for presentation
early next week.
Mr.. Metzgar's trademark bill passe
it's second reading today and was re
ferred to the comrnittee of manufac
ture and commerce.
Senator Wilhelm will go home Frida
and return Monday. Messrs. Snyde
ad Pollock will also spend the reces
at their homes, but Mr.. Metzgar wi
remain in the city.
McCORD.