The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-03-07
IN The LoBBIES
At THE STATE CAPITAL
Seese Ban Passes With Slight Opposl.
tion..-PoIIock BiIi Passes Senate In
an Amended Form. -.JuIlus Whit.
Ing Lobbying Against Hanna
Measure.

IN tative Pollock was at the fore
~ several hours in the house,
Tuesday. Some Of the labor
bills were to come up, and by common
consent he is sponsor for all of them,
or nearly SO. Two of the measures
were considered by the house. One
was passed and the other was defeat
ed. The bill that was passed places
the employment bureaus under state
auspices. 1t provides for reports by
state commissioner of labor statistics,
authorizing him to appoint special
agents to gather them and comforting
upon such special agents all powers
possessed ny commissioner in gather
ing such statistics. Also placing su-
perintendents of free employment
bureaus at Cincinnati, Cleveland, Co
lumbus, Toledo and Dayton under di-
rect control Of commissioner and pro-
viding for their payment by state in
stead of by city where located as at
present. 1t places superintendents on
salary of $500 per annum with
clerk to be paid 5000 per year.
Mr.. Pollock was on his feet for some
time answering questions that were
fired at him by members. He was so
successful in the conduct of the meas
ure that there were but seven votes
recorded against 1t.
The second measure was the one re-
quiring union label to appear on all
state printing. With this bill Mr.. Pol
lock was not so successful. There was
not full membership of the house,
and it happened that those who were
away were some of the strongest sup
porters of the bill The absentees
numbered thirty, and as the bill re-
ceived so votes, it is reasonable to
suppose that had there been a full at
tendance at least six of the absentees
would have voted for the bill, which
would have passed it. 1t may come
up in another form, or be reconsidered,
when there is full house.
Senator Wilhelm spent several days
last week in Washington, d. G. He
says he enjoyed his trip very much.
His business was said to be personal,
but he probably talked on few mat
ters politically while there.
Among the house bills passed, Tues
day, was one that amends the fellow
servants law in such manner that it Is
thought will be acceptable to every
body. II Is so amended as to exempt
inspectors from the category of fellow
servants. Heretofore IL an employe of
a company were injured and the injured
man was working with something that
had been inspected, the inspector was
called his fellow servant and he could
not recover. Under this bill the in
spector Is made the agent of the COM
pany. 1t has called for a great deal Of
investigation. 1t is one of the meas
ures that the Columbus board of trade
opposed. as mentioned in this cores
pondencc a few days since, but the |
Cleveland board and some other
boards in the state have endorsed the |
measure.
Columbus, March GA feeble at
tempt was made to head Off the |
Seese normal school bill which was
passed in the senate Wednesday, but
1t failed utterly Of its purpose. The |
vote on the measure stood 26 to 4, the |
negatives votes being cast by Senators
Critics, of Allen; Overturf, Of Della
ware; Roger, of Seneca, and Warner,
of Cuyahoga. The bill authorizes the
of state normal schools
at Miami university at Oxford, Butler
county, and at Ohio university at
Athens, Athens county, and provides
for the appointment Of non-partisan
commission to investigate the advis-
ability of establishing such depart
ments at other places. The new law
provides for levy Of one-thirtieth of
one mill annually on all taxable prop
erty of Ohio to support these schools.
This will yield $4,000 each year, of
which $23750 will be for maintenance
OF the school at Oxford and $33,25O
for that at Athens.
The opposition attempted to incor-
porate several verbal amendments in
bill, the object being to send It back
to the house with the hope that this
would cause its defeat in that body.
These propositions were voted down
as was another to reconsider after the
vote had been taken. Mr.. Seese, the
author OF the bill, was showered with
congratulations during the day. He
fought ardently for the measure and is
deserving Of much praise. The pas
sage OF the bill filed him with much |
Joy as 1t was the elimination of per-
sistent endeavor on his part extending
back for period of two years. He in
troduced similar bill in the preced-
ing general assembly but 1t was de-
feated. The bill had the endorsement
OF State School Commissioner Bone
brake and that of many we'll .known
authorities ON educational matters. In
declaring for normal schools Ohio is
simply falling In line with the majority