Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-04-18
CHIPS
On The Shoulders
Of Legislators.
Appropriations Bill Is
Held Up
And Cleveland Park Board Bill
May Be Defeated.
Especial Correspondence

tSDeClnl correspondence
Columbus. April 1S.-Thc business of
the Legislature was held up FOR at
least another day Thursday night.
Half the night was given up to eau
Gus sessions which accomplished moth
ing. Knives were sharpened and the
two parties decided to go after each
other with n vengeance, but the only
other thing upon which they agree is
this: The Republicans agree that
they cannot pass the appropriations
bill without the Democrats. and the
Democrats are we'll aware that they
cannot save the Cleveland Park Board
bill If thc Republicans don't want to
pass it. Both parties were walking
around with chips on their shoulders
Friday morning, and each was afraid
that the other would knock it off.
The Democrats whiled away the
time in their session going over the
appropriations bill until the Republi-
cans had adjourned. They We're in
the judiciary room on the upper floor
while the Republicans were in the
the big caucus adjourned, the Demo-
Gratis decided what they would do in
/ the matter. First, they chopped off
about 100000 from the bill. The
first thing they went after was the
Aliens hospital which was reduced
the amount of the purchase price of
the ''Si'' Allen farm;the $22,000 item
from the Dairy and Food Commits
sioners' office was cut in two: the
price of the pavement of the base
ment of the state House was reduced
from $1,000 to $500 and numerous
other cuts We're made.
The Republicans gave their first
attention to the Cleveland Park Board
bill. The proposition was made to
attach Il referendum to the measure,
but it was defeated by a vote of 81
to H.. and the proposition was aban-
| the bill he SO amended, that Board
of five be provided for and that the
members of the board be elected.
This brought out Il post mortem of
the Cincinnati ripper and there was
a long debate. Finally it was agreed
to pass the bill just rs 1t stands now.
Speaker McKinnon offered motion
to make every bill n party measure
which the Democrats might use as
a party measure. This proposition
looked so wild on the face of it that
| he was induced to withdraw the mo.
tion. Next proposition was made to
make the Painter Canal Commission
bill u party measure and pass it, but
| this was also regarded as unwse
Then it developed that there were
members on the floor of the Republi-
/ can side who really believed that it
was unwise to attempt to hurry the
appropriations bill through and cited
the fact that the bill had been placed
inthe bill books only at noon and then
taken up an hour Later. With this
proposition. the Republicans decided
to '.lct well enough alone" and ad-
| joulned.
When the Democrats learned what
the Republicans had done they de-
cided first of all things to ''stand
pat on the appropriations bill do
their best to hold up the Chamberlain
Park Board bill for Cleveland, and
to fight it out along the lines at first
| determined upon. without notice of
the time of the sine die adjournment.
Things were thus left wide open for
some one to give down. Each side
declares that it will stand its ground
and the situation is amusing, If not
serious.