The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-06
GOSSIP OF THE LOBBIES 's
AT THE STATE CAPITAL
First Of General Appropriation Bills Has Been Completed
by Senate--A New Aspirant For the
Attorney G Genera1ship
Ey GEORGE T. BLAKE. star corresponaentl

E, (Stan Correspondent.)
- oLCMBUS, May 5.--The first
of the general appropriation
~ bills has been completed by
the senate finance committee and 1t
will be reported on Tuesday. The
committee has added to the bill appro-
priations amounting to $4,000, and
also made small reductions In sums
allotted to many of the state depart
ments for contingent expenses. BY a
unanimous vote the committee struck
out the appropriation of $10,500 for
the farm of 81 Allen in Athens, hav-
ing reached the conclusion that the
state could get along very well with
out it, There was a fight over the
$4,000 appropriation for the improve
ment of the canal walls in Cincinnati,
but the item was kept in the bill. The
allowance for the southern division of
the canals was increased from $1,000
/ to $4,000. An addition of $4,000
was given the Ohio State university
for the furnishing of the library. Ten
thousand dollars was sliced from the
100000 for the national guard, but
Governor Nash APPEALED to the COM
mittee to let the original appropria-
ton stand and the action taken was
rescinded.
| A week from today the legislators
will depart for their homes. Final ad-
iournment will take place at noon.
The last day is usually devoted to
speechmaking, giving of gifts and gen.
eral jollification and as these features
always take up much time it is in
variably necessary to stop the clock
for two or three hours or so. But 1t
is not an absolute certainty that the
closing day of this session will be
characterized by as much gift-giving
as on preceding occasions. There
have been some tumultuous scenes and
much bitterness in evidence on the
| floor of the house this session and
mayhap this will serve to put damper
on the festive feature of the final day
Those who have been trying to get re-
districting bills passed have almost
abandoned hope of having their desires
gratified. Few people believe now
districts.
Representative Guerin, the youthful
statesman from Erie, aspires to be
attorney general 1t was announced
that he would enter the list for the
house speakership, but it is understood
from good authority that he has with
drawn from the race and will stand
for the Republican nomination for at
torney general. This leaves DR.. Cain
OF Morgan Noble, as the only candidate
thus far announced for the speaker
ship.
Two members of the house, now
serving second terms, will be candi.
dates for the senate. They are Messrs.
Pollock, of Stark, who desires to sue
coed Senator Wilhelm, and Duvaul. OF
Jefferson, who wishes to succeed SEN
ator Archer, president Of the senate.
Both are young, comparatively, and
have made good records. Mr.. Pol
lock has been the recognized cham
pion of labor and has introduced most
Of the bills affecting the interests OF
the workingman. He is a tireless
worker and certainly will be hard to
defeat. Mr.. Duvaul resides In Steu-
benville. He taught school for num-
Der of years but is now preparing him
self for admission to the bar. Speak
er McKinnon placed him on several
important committees, one being the
finance committee.
United States Solicitor General J. X
Richards has been chosen by the ex-
ecutive committee of the State Bar
association to deliver the annual ad-
dress. A memorial address will be
delivered on the late ]. living Brooks,
second vice president and general
counsel Of the Pennsylvania lines, of
Salem, who died last fall.
The Ohio Embalmers' association and
the Funeral Directors association of
Ohio. will consolidate in this city at
the annual meeting Of the latter or
ganization, to be held June 4, and G.
J. II. Sharer, Of Alliance, will make
an address on the history of the Fu-
neral Directors association. Mr..
Sharer and Captain George Billows,
of Akron, are members of the legis.
lative committee of the association.
Roscoe Sharer. of Alliance, is SER
geant-at-arms.