Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-05
The Amount Was Re-
duced $250,OO0.
Believed That Another Cut win
be Made
When Measure Is Considered In the
H0use--The Vote.
Especial Correspondcnce.)

Especial Correspondcnce.)
Columbus, April 5.-Those who be-
lieve In economy in the matter Of pub
lie expenditures won at least partial
victory In the Senate chamber on We'd
nesday. The Griffin BILL providing
that the state should pay 81 100000 to-
ward the expense OF the Ohio centen-
nial exposition, was passed, but only
after it had been so amended as to
provide for the spending of only $780,
600, for the adjustment Of the pres
ent centennial commission and for
the appointment by the Governor of a
new one of eleven members So numer-
GUS are the protests against the en-
nctment Of the bin into law that 1t is
quite probable that the House, when
1t comes to a question OF concurring
in the Senate amendments, will reduce
still further the amount of the appro.
priation.
The vote upon the bill, as it was
finally passed. stood as follows;
Yeas--Archer, Bright, Dodge, Elmer,
Hanna. Harding, Harbaugh, Howard,
Marchant, Madden, Middleton, Nip
pert, Patterson. Sheppard, Sieber, viii.
helm, Writ, wlghtmnn,
| Nnys+ Brorein, !. Brown, Cohen, Dun
ham, Hurst, Lawrence, Long, Mitchell,
Myers. Rondebush, Royer, Stiyers.
Williams.
Senator Archer, who had remained
in the city at great personal sacrifice
to fight the big appropriation, offered
the amendment providing for the ex-
pendlture of $750,OO0 and Senator
Patterson, that providing for the ap-
pointment of new commission. This
latter amendment was adopted by pre-
ciscly the same vote as that by which
the bill was finally passed
The fight upon the measure was one
Of the most exciting which has taken
place In the Senate chamber this year,
Senator Bright made an eloquent and
logical argument In favor or reducing
by half the amount of the appropria-
tion. Senators Wightman. Patterson,
Marchant and Sieber took the same
view of the matter and Senators Dun
ham, Dodge. lIarhaugh and Harding
argued upon the other side. Tho debate
continued until long after the usual
hour of adjournment and was resumed
after the recess. The Anal vote was
taken at about 3 o'clock.
| When the clerk had finished the
reading OF the bill. Senator Patterson
offered an amendment to the cf-
feet that the centennial commission
consist of nine members to be appoint
ed by the Governor. When the poll-
call had bean completed the vote stood
10 ayes 10 II nays, but Senator Har-
baugh rose Immediately and changed
his vote to no. This is the way il
stood:
Yeas--Archer, Bright, Hanna, Hard
Ing, Howard, Marchant, Madden. Mid.
dleton, Nippert, Patterson, Sheppard,
Sieber, Wilhelm, Writ Wightman--
rs.
| Nays--Drorein, Brown, Coher,
Dodge, Dunhanl Elmer. Hurst, Law,
renee, Long, Mitchell, Myers, Roude-
bush, Roger, stivers, williams, HAT
lbaugh--16. f,
Senator Sieber offered an amend.
ment providing for the expenditure OF
100000 and 1t was defeated by o
vote Of 10 to l3 An amendment pro-
viding for the reduction Of the appro-
prlation to 5000, 900, offered by Senator
sieber, was defeated by vote Of 10
a. l3.
After Senator Archer had offered
his amendment, providing for the, ap-
preparation Of S750.0o0. he moved q
recess and the motion was carried.
The final vote came soon after the
Senate has reconvened. ~
The Broreln Primary Election bill
was passed by the Senate last even
ing by vote of 25 to 2.
ROBBERY O. RYDER.