The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-02
MEMBER ROSS
WAS ANGRY
Says He Wasn't Lobbying For
His Election Machine Bill.
CONsENTOF PROPERTY OWNERS
Before n Saloon Can BE Opened within T5
Feet, Must BE Secured if the Bill
Introduced Yesterday Be
comes u Law.

Columbus, Jan. 30-The business of the
house was interrupted yesterday after
noon while Representative Ross, of
Putnam county, addressed the members
on a personal matter.
Mr.. Ross asked the privilege of having
the house hear the contents of an arti-
Gle regarding himself recently printed
by Cincinnati paper, in which it was
stated that a certain senator spoke of
representative, who is a patentee of
an election machine, as endeavoring to
make an agent of every member of the
lower branch for the benefit oof his in
vention.
The article was read by Clerk McEl-
roy and Mr.. Ross then said as he was
well known to be the only member of
| the house having such a patent, he
must take the matter as a personal at
tack. He denied all the charges.
The long expected bill for a second po-
| lice court judge in Cleveland was
| brought to Columbus today by Assist
ant City Prosecutor Thomas Brinsmade
and introduced in the house by Hon.
| Thomas Roberts.
| The bill provides that there shall be
two police court judges, equal in author
| ity, and elected after the present man
ner. Their annual compensation is fixed
not to exceed $4,000, and such further
compensation from the city treasury as
the commissioners of the county may
deem proper.
Other bills presented were from Mr.
Armstrong of Belmont county, apprc-
priating $3.50 for support of the Deaf
and Dumb school of Cincinnati, and
$7,975 for the Deaf and Dumb school of
| Cleveland, and Mr.. Adams of Coshocton,
for the selection of a judge by the dis
trict judge in such cases where the
presiding judge is prejudiced.
Mr.. Phare presented a petition signed
by $40 school teachers, and Mr.. Brecll
one signed by 545 teachers, requesting
the passage of the Seese bill providing
| for the establishment of q series of state
normal schools.
A resolution by Mr.. McCurdy of Mi
ami provides that during the last ten
days of the session no bills shall be in
troduced in the house except on the vote
of the majority of the members.
Dr. Rothe of Cincinnati will introduce
a bill requiring the consent of the prop
erty owners of seventy-five feet 'front.'
age on each side before a saloon license
can be issued for a new saloon. The
purpose of the bill is to prevent the de-
terioation of choice suburban property
by putting in in saloons next to private
| residences.
Chief Detsch and the Cincinnati police
department are back of a bill introduced
in the house this evening by DR.. Rothe
regulating pawn brokers. The measure
seeks to break up the present practice
of pawnbrokers loaning money on
warehouse receipts, which represent
stolen goods deposited in safety vaults
The astute pawnbroker, when he sus-
poets that .jewelry and other valuables
offered for pawn are stolen, occasionally
sends thief to deposit company, loans
on the deposit receipt and takes from
the depositor the right of attorney to
take out the valuables
DR.. Rothe's bill accordingly makes ii
illegal for loan and storage companies
to loan on collaterals of this description
The police are also given power to
search deposit vaults for stolen goods
The bill also reduces the amount Of le-
gal interest an charges of pawnbrokers
to IL per cent per annum. At present
those charges are estimated to range
from "a to 6S per cent Pawnbrokers
also must make daily reports to the
police, containing descriptions of the
lenders and the goods