The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-10
METZGAR FAVORS
VOTE BY PEOPLE.
Declares That Senator'S Should
BE Elected That Way.
wILnELMs IRE WAS AROUSED.
nc scored The Finance Commitree-Snyder's
Vehicle TAX Biil FavnTably Oondidor-
ed-No Hope For Getting
That Hundred.

Columbus, April Representative
Metzgar has placed himself on record
as faVoring the election of United states
senators by q popular vote of the people
instead of by the Legislature. When
the Swain resolution urging congress
to make provision for the selection OF
senators by popular vote, was reached
In the lower house yesterday, Mr.. Metz
gar was one of IL Republican members
who voted for the measure. Mr. Ham
mil. Of Carroll county, also voted in the
Affirmative. All the Democratic MEM
oers supported the resolution.
Considerable comment Is being made,
both here and elsewhere, concerning the
manner In which many local bills are
being rushed through the house. The
clerk In calling the roll. frequently, 1t
is alleged, registers absent members as
voting aye i'm order TO secure the con-
st t'tutiOnal majority necessary TO pass
the bill. a leading member in con-
versation with your Representative said
the house was creating a bad and dam
gerous precedent in permitting this
practice.
Senator Wilhelm was the central fig
ure In a sharp discussion which took
place on the senate floor yesterday. The
senator had submitted an amendment
to the appropriation bill, increasing the
appropriation for the Massillnn state
hospital from $4,000 to $4,000 to de-
fray the expense of the construction of
two new cottages to relieve the con-
Eested cOnd tion OF the hospital and it
was adopted. Senator Patterson, who
bad voted against the amendment,
change his vote i'm it's favor and then
moved a reconsideration Of the vote
by which the amendment had been
agreed to-.
Senator Wilhelm objected, declaring
the motion was irregular as it had been
made after the vote had been an
uOunced, but the chair ruled to the con-
trary, holding that the point Of order
by the senator had been maze too late.
This raised Senator Wilhelm's ire
and he declared himself in no uncertain
terms. He scored the finance commit
tee, which he said had failed to keep
good a promise to incorporate his
amendment in the general bill, having
eXpunged 1t at the threat of a member
of the house finance committee that it
would be repudiated there. He thought
the senate ought to preserve It's dignity
and effectually squelch the bulldozing
and dictatorial tactics Of certain MEM
beTs of the house.
Senator Sieber who spoke in favor of
the motion to reconsider, attempted to
mollify the senator from Stark by
promising that the appropriation de-
sired would be provided for in the sec
ond appropriation bill. Senator Will
helm then withdrew the amendment.
The Snyder bicycle and vehicle tax
bill has been recommended for passage
by the committee on corporations No.
of the senate, and that body will prob
ably make the measure law on Mon
day or Tuesday. The Pollock bill
amending certain sections Of the Re-
vised Statutes, is on the senate calen-
dar for Monday for third rading.
The Spanish American war veterans
who have been expecting to get a div :.
out of the state treasury, WILL in ali
likelihood be disappointed. Representa-
tive Harry Smiths bill, giving every
veteran Of this war $780, has been re-
ferred to the finance committee and Il
is a safe guess that 1t will stay there.
GEORGE n. BLAKE.