The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-10-03
From Under q Corner
OF Curative Act.
ARBITRATION CLAUSE
Which Applies to Al New
Franchise Grants Passes
the Houses--A Day in
Legislature.
(From a STAFF Correspondent

(From Staff Correspondent1
Columbus, Oct. 2.-The house late
= Wednesday afternoon, in a degree,
atoned for its action OF the day before
in passing the curative act, by adopt
. ing, by substantial majority, the
Guerin amendment providing for COM
pulsory arbitration as a means Of set
tling disputes between street and in
terurban railways and their employees.
Willis, of Hardin, offered an amend
ment to make the arbitration amend
ment apply to the curative act, and 1t
prevailed, the. Republicans who op-
posed the curative measure uniting
with the Democrats who did likewise,
in recording their votes in the affirma-
tive. The arbitration amendment oc-
casioned lively debate, but 1t was not
as frey as that over the curative act
the day before. The matter, however,
occupied most of the afternoon session.
The Willis amendment specifies that
tie arbitration clause shall apply to
all regrants which may be authorized
under the curative section in conse-
quence of the invalidity of laws under
which the original grant may have
been issued.
GUERINS POSITION.
Representative Guerin, of Erie, oc-
cupies rather unique position, and
the manner in which he will emerge
from 1t is the subject of conjecture
and speculation. AS is understood,
he is candidate for the Republican
nomination of attorney general, and
his acts give rise to the thought that
he is playing deep game of politics
He is the author of both the curative
and the arbitration amendments. The
former measure is obnoxious to the
wage earners and the latter one is
equally so to the street railway
corporations. The situation is
an anomalous one. and from a disin-
terested viewpoint it seems that Guer-
in has executed clever move, which
is calculated to yield him support from
both interests in his candidacy for po-
litical preferment.
1HE BEAL ACT. .. ..
Representative Beal said today that
the action of the house inserting the
Beal local option act in the code means !
that it will stay there as the amend |
ment providing for this was precisely |
the same as the one adopted in the |.
senate, so when the conference COM
mittee meets to reconcile the differ
ences between the two bodies the local |
option question will be one which will
not be taken up as both are q unit |
on it.
The senate on Wednesday buried the
Thompson bill to repeal the Jones arc ,
light act beyond all possible chance of |
resurrection. The bill was voted down
and then a motion to reconsider was
put and killed, which squelches the
measure for all time. The Jones arc
light will stand until the next generai
assembly meets at least. Two bills
were introduced in the senate, one
by Mr.. Hurst to regulate primary cleo /
tions and another by Mr.. Krause en-
bodying Tom Johnson's ideas on the
franchise question. The Republican
majority will see to 1t that neither
is taken up.
TO RELIEVE TREASURER.
The senate passed Mr. Archers bill
relieving Treasurer Burgenthal, Of Bel
mont county, from the payment of
about $500 of the county's funds which
were lost through the failure of a
Bellaire bank. The Wayne house reso-
luton urging congress to hasten the
Ohio river Improvement was also
adopted.
The resolution by Mr.. Beal recon-
the reinstatement Of Colonel
Welch, of Cadiz, to the army pay rolls,
and that he be paid yearly salary CT
$4,000 for the rest Of his days by the
federal government, was voted down.
Mr.. Beal explained that the colonel
could not substantiate his record by
reason Of clerical errors in army re-
ports. The senate adjourned till FRI
day, when the clerk will call the body
to order after which another adjourn
ment will be taken on Monday. The
house hopes to complete its considera-
ton Of the code this week. and IL no
ruction follows the sine die adjourn
ment may be had a week from next
Monday.
HIS LAST JOURNEY