Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-05
4 CONCUR" I"
OF Maj. General Dick
Had Little Influence With
the House.
Clark Local Option Bill
to be Voted On.
Very Likely That It viii be
Passed,
Despite the Administrations Effort to
Prevent II.
Especial Correspondcnce.)


Columbus, March 5.--The Cox Rip
per, with its teeth drawn, Is u law.
The bill which has excited the most
coment OF any measure called to thc
attention OF the 18th genera; assembly
Is out OF the way at last ard the inter.
est, or the mnjor part Of Il, now cen
ters in the fasc Of the Clark local op.
ton bill. There seems 10 be no doubt
that this proposed law is destined, as
President Mckinley would say, to be-
come an actual one. Ten members OF
the judiciary committee, to which the
bill was referred, have positively de-
clared that they will vote for it's re-
commendatior, without amendment,
and It Is most improbable that the IN.
fiuence of the administration can turn
them aside now. The influence Of the
administration did not count for so
much after all in the case of the ripper.
The Republican members Of the Ohio
house OF representatives, % Of them
had the courage to stand out against
the lopg-continued and persistent lob.
bying OF the Republican governor and
to treat with scorn the plea for party
policy. signed by the two Republican
senators, the two Republican represen-
tatives from Cincinnati with the ~
concur" of General Charles Dick. Is
1t probable that the Republican sena.
tors will fail to follow the example OF
their brethren of the lower house and
to assert little Independence by vot.
ing for n bill which most of them ac-
knowledge is good one? The com.
mitec has arranged to grant public
hearing on Wednesday evening to the
friends and enemies Of the bill and
there will be many people in attendance.
1t is the general belief that a. recon.
mendation of the bill for passage will
follow very shortly. On the other
hand. Senator Patterson, who stands
very close to the governor, said today
that the measure might not come to
a vote upon the floor Of the senate
for two or three weeks. When gov,
ernors insist upon meddling with the
affairs of legislators, there II no tell
ing at what time any specified subjec,
may be called to the attention OF the
latter. This much is certain. Wher
the bill does come to vote In the sen
ate 1t will receive approximately 20 OF
the 81 votes, possibly more. The dill
gent attempts of the opponents of tht
law proposed have as yet been unabl,
to find in Its draught any technica
error which would make it necessar,
that 1t be returned to the house ana !
is very improbable that such q mino
law will be discovered.
Senator Patterson today authorized
the statement that the question Of til,
confirmation Of Ex-Governor Bush
nelrs appointments will probably no
be laid before the senate for two o
three weeks. He said he had no posi-
tive information upon the matter bu
! that he felt sure he was correct In hi
belief. Since the terms OF the oil In
/. spectors expire early next montl
there is 10 probability now that the
will not be confirmed A compromis
will doubtless be effected In the cas-
Of State Insurance Connissione
D Matthews, by which he may continu
4 In his Office until June or thersabout
a and almost all of the other officeholc
q ers will be allowed to serve out thei
|. terms. President Mckinley Is cour
@ selling harmony aud urging that u
Y Republicans feelings be hurt on az
q count Of the National election in til
S fall.
1t is altogether probable that I'll
Il bill, prepared by State Insurance Con
missioner Matthews and introduce