Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-19
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Are Pen Appointees.
w. B. Gamble Will Not
be Steward,
But Is Booked to Get
Something Else.
ass Bills Have Been introduced
In the House.
Ripper and Local Option Bills to be
Acted Upon.
Especial Correspondence.)

Special Correspondence.)
Columbus, Feb. 19.--Although no
resolution to that effect has rs yet been
offered in either House, 1t is probable
that the legislature, in celebration of
WashlDgton's Birthday, will adjourn
for the week on Wednesday evening.
The Cox ripper bill will be read for
the second time in the House today
and will, in all probability, be referred
to the Committee on Municipal AZ
fairs. Since the application Of the bill
is purely local, the logical thing to do
would be TO refer 1t to special COM
mittcc composed of the eight mem
bers OF the Hamilton county delega-
ton, but it will, nevertheless, undoubt-
edly go TO the standing committee
mentioned. The word has been passed
about among the enemies of the pro-
posed law that they must all be in
their seats on Monday evening, in the
hope that enough of its friends will be
absent to make possible the indefinite
postponement Of its consideration. The
fact that such movement was being
contemplated became known, howcv-
CT, and the enemies, as well as the
friends. will he on hand on Monday.
If the regular course is taken, the bill
will come to n final vote III the house
on Wednesday, but 1t is hardly proba-
ble that the committee to which 1t is
to be entrusted will act so promptly.
There is great excitement over the fate
Of tho measure.
The Judiciary committee of the SEN
ate, to which was referred the other
important measure now before the
general asse lably, the Clark local op-
ton bill. viii not meet until Wednes.
day evening. The passage of the bill
will undo 1htediy be recommended, but
tho question will not come before the
senators for the final test until next
week.
This week, therefore, will not sec
so much important action In the gen
eral assembly as did the one just clos.
cd. During the past week, the prelm,
mary fight upon the local option bill
was fought out in the senate. Governor
Nash's board Of penitentlary managers
was confirmed, bill seeking to super
sedc the board of pardons, as at pres
ent constituted, was introduced and tn,
Cox ripper was passed by the Senate
During the seven weeks of the session
now completed, 455 bills have been in
troduced In the House and about %
no one of them of great general i'm
portance, have been enacted into law
If this rate of progress is maintained
the Legislature will not adjourn unit
Christmas time. After the close of til,
present week, however 1t Is cxpecte,
that the legislators will work mucl
faster and 1t Is announced that an Of
fort will be made TO adjourn ON Apri
oa.
The latest slate OF officials for tn
| pclllteullHTy is us lolIoWS.
Warden, Nichols of Medina.
Deputy Warden, Dawson OF Morrow
Steward, Brannor OF Union.
Mr.. Dawson held his present positio
under Governor Mckinley, was retain
cd under the Bushnell administration
and, 1t Is said. will surely be allowe
to remain by Governor Nash's boart
w. e. Gamble of Akron, who wante
the stewardship, will receive som,
thing else. The enmity between ],
lius Whiting of Canton and Mr.. Dav
son is alleged as one OF the reason
for the failure of the former to secul
the appointment for which he was {
prominently mentioned.