The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-11
Is Twelfth From Repub-
iican Viewpoint
UNDER THE new BILL
Which Slid Through the House Q
Yesterday-Oiv Frank
lin and Fairfield Counties
Legislative Notes.
rFrom a STAFF correspondent

Columbus, April 10.-No surprise
was occasioned over the passage OF
Patterson redistricting bill by the
house yesterday. 1t went through as
II had been amended in caucus the
night before Among those who voted
for the amendment in caucus were
Representatives Seese, Of Summit;
Williams, of Mahoning, and Buell. and
Christ. of Columiana county. Repre-
sentative Metzger opposed it. When 1t
came up for final passage all the Re-
publicans voted for it except Mr.. Loch1
airy, of Meigs. The bill as amended
makes Franklin district by itself by
placing Fairfield in the Eleventh dis
trict, which is represented by Con-
gressman Grosvernor Under the pres
ent law. Franklin and Fairfield have
composed the Twelfth district for the
past ten years. The change makes
the Twelfth solidly Republican.
The substitute Cain bill passed the
house Wednesday afternoon. 1t pro-
vides that the collection of the Dow
tax from houses of i'll fame and speak
easies shall be made through the dairy
and food commissioner. The informer
is given a part of the penalty. Gov
ernment license is made prima facia
evidence of the sale of liquor, but bona
flde drug stores are exempted from
the provisions of the act Thousands
of kilograms were received by the leg
islators during the day urging the
passage of the bill as amended. AS
1t was originally drawn, it applied to
all drug stores, but this. clause was
cut out on the ground that 1t would
work incalculable hardship to drug
stores which dispense liquor in con-
formity with the law. The Archer
game bill came up as special order
in the house Wednesday afternoon.
By actual count, "a amendments were
offered to it, In order that the men,
bers could act intelligently on the
measure, it was ordered reprinted and
again made special order for next
Tuesday.
Bills for the relief of Charles q.
Smith, treasurer of Columbiana county,
and George d. Flugan, of Lisbon, were
passed by the house at Wednesday
nights session. Treasurer Smith had
funds belonging to the county on sde-
post in the First National bank, of
Lisbon, when it failed and he desires
to be relieved from the payment of
about 5000 which he will have to make
good in case the relief desired is not
forthcoming. Flugan went on the
bond of Matthew Childs, the abscond-
ing cashier of the bank, who was also
custodian of the township funds, and
he asks to be relieved from the pay
ment of the sum provided for in the
bond. There are two other bondsmen,
but they cannot be held as they are
insolvent.
Mr.. Williams, of Mahoning. made
long and impassioned speech in favor
of his fellow servant bill as it re-
lates to railroad employees in the
house on Wednesday, but it went down
to defeat. His argument was to the
effect that when a railroad employe en-
tered the company relief department,
he makes an agreement which virtual
ly signs away both his and his heirs
rights in cases in which claims might
be brought in consequence of accidents.
Mr.. Pollock, of Stark, also made an
eloquent speech in favor of the bill.
The labor organizations were pro-
nouncedly in favor of the measure
while the railroads were equally
against it. Mr.. Williams believes he
knows the causes which contributed
to the defeat of the measure, and he
does not think they were inspired by
lofty impulses.
A resolution will be introduced in
The house to appropriate $4,000 to be
used in connection with the sum raised
by the citizens of Columbus for the
erection of Mckinley monument on
the state house grounds.
GEO. T. BLAKE.