The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-23
COLUMBUS LETTER
Columbus, Jan. tS.--Eyents OF the
tenth legislative day:
SENATE.


SENATE.
Judiciary committee unanimously
recommended passage Of Schmidts
bill abolishing capital punishment.
Resolution allowing Lieutenant Gov
ernor Harris stenographer reconsid-
ered
Beatty bill repeating inheritance tax
law, recommended by judiciary COM
mittee, referred to taxation commit
tee, which decided also to recommend
its passage.
Williams bill, fixing term of legisla-
tors at three years and allowing them
5000 for each year, passed.
Passage lawyers bill reducing min
imum sentence for burglary of inhab-
tied dwellings from five years to one
year.
HOUSE.
Kealy resolution to investigate Gin
cinnati sidetracked by Republican ma
jority which adopted the Little sub
stitute and referred 1t to committee
on Cities
Yost resolution requiring members
to pay their telephone bills, indefi-
nitely postponed.
Bills introduced 10 establish whip
ping post for wife-beaters, to fine and
imprison hazers, providing death pen
atty for men murderers and life i'm
prisonment for women, to search
speak easies" and seize liquor there
in contained.
Attorney General w. II. Ellis Thurs
day commenced his legal attack on the
bridge combine. filing suit in the cir
cult court at Bellefontaine to oust
from their charter IA companies which
are alleged to be members Of the
pool.
They are: The King Bridge Co.
Canton Bridge Co.. Massillon Bridge
Co., Bracket Bridge Co.. Champion
Bridge Co., Columbus Bridge Co..
Bellefontaine Bridge Co., the varie-
ty Iron Co., the Iron Works Co.,
Adams Brothers Co., Mt. Vernon
Bridge Co., the Iron Substructure
Co., the Pennsylvania Bridge Co., and
the American Bridge Co.
Violation of the Ohio antitrust laws
is charged.
The attorney generals suit comes
after the exposure of the. bridge
trusts operations in nearly .every
county in the state.
State Prohibition Chairman F. M
MoCortnav avpaoto durin0 tho comin O
year to develop the plan of campaign
that has been used so successfully In
that party's work in Pennsylvania by
concentrating efforts upon given
point He proposes to begin in the
Eighteenth district.
In Pennsylvania the idea of concen-
trating efforts on one county was TAX
en- up. in Venango county and in few
years the county gained strength
sufficient to carry the county, and Il
now holds most of the Offices there
An effort: will be made to duplicate
this method in the Eighteenth district
and especial attention will be devoted
to Columbiana county.
IF we can get the right kind oi
men for organizers we can carry this
county In a couple of years." said Nc
Cartney today He was up at Della
ware last week looking for men to dc
the work. He intends to put an organ
izer in the district just as soon as one
can be secured, and he will be kept
there during the year.
Mr.. Huey of Mahoning, a confirmed
bachelor, is the author OF the first bill
of the session to set up the whipping
post for wife-beaters. The language is
peculiar 1t applies to "any male per
son who shall beat, bruise or maltreai
his WIFE" The punishment provided Is
80 lashes on the bare back by the
sheriff, the whipping to be in privacy
Coroners from 25 Ohio countie:
unanimously voted to petition the leg
islature to put all coroners in the stat,
on a salary basis instead Of the fet
system A committee was appointe,
to draft bill. which will be introduced
during the present session of the legis
lature. 1t will specify that the salaries
range from $3.50 to 5000.
DR.. Harry A. March Of Canton, pre-
sided and appointed the Legislative
committee to arrange putting the bill
through the legislature. This commit
tee will work with President March il
preparing the bill. DR.. w. Y. Stephen
son, representative from Brown county
| will father the measu,'e