The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-23
COLUMBUS LETTER

OuLurWDuO IEtIIU
Columbus. o., Feb. 19.-Wholesale
house-cleaning among the Office hold
ers Of the state house is foreshadowed
by the resolution, adopted by the SEN
ate, demanding that the auditor OF
state, secretary of state, attorney gen.
eral and state treasurer report to that
body, all the money they are drawing
from all sources as compensation.
This is but the entering wedge for an
inquiry that will be sweeping in char
acter.
Immediately following the adoption
of this resolution, Senator Beatty or
Wood, has prepared list of questions,
answers to which he wishes the senate
| finance committee to demand from
| State Auditor Guilbert. The senator
| explains he has no personal feeling
| in the matter, so far as Mr. Guilbert
is concerned, but he is simply seeking
| information the public has right
! to have.
The questions are:
Who is the deputy auditor?
What is the salary and what addi-
tlonal compensation does he draw?
Who is the chief clerk and what
duties does he perform?
What is the inspector of institu-
tions? What institutions does he in
! spect? How much time does he de-
vote to the inspection? Under what
authority Of law is his Office created,
and what is his compensation?
What are the duties of the liquor
tax deputy?
What are the duties of the liquor
| tax clerk?
Under authority of what law are
the offices created?
why can not the duties of both be
done by one?
'Is not the liquor tax clerk new
position?
Does a bank act as collecting agent
for the collection of the excise taxes
If so, what bank, and how much is
paid it, and out of what fund.- and by
what statutory authority?
Does any bank receive commissions
for collecting any other taxes?
How many clerks are drawing
more than one salary?
THE number and names of super
yisors and inspectors of the bureau OF
inspection and supervision of public
| offices. The amount of salary or COM
pensation and expense of each, for the
fiscal year The total appropriations
and expenditures of same if any. The
amounts collected and received by said
bureau, in detail and how expended
Covered by item on line 372 balances
and receipts). In 1904 this amounted
to $7S,000 BY what authority does
auditor of state draw salary out OF
this fund?
'fWhy should the salary of deputy
auditor be increased from $4,000 of
two years ago to $4,000 now?
In new form, but having much
the same purpose in view, the wom-
ans suffrage question will be present
ed to the legislature again. This time
| it will come in by the senate route
according to the plans of the women
who are behind the present move
ment
The new measure will provide that
all taxpayers who are of legal age
and are citizens of the county and
voting precinct may vote at local op.
ton elections without regard to sex.
| GanoroI IHIlic n
| nounced that the resignation of George
H. Jones of this city, as first assist
ant attorney general had been tender
ed and accepted and that in naming
his successor, he had applied the merit
system by advancing w. H. Miller
the second assistant, to the first place
The second annual convention o
the Ohio Live Stock association has
closed. Officers for the ensuing yea
were elected as follows President
G.. w. Wilber, Marysville, o.; vict
President, State Senator Rennick w
Dunlap of Kingston; secretary-treas
uer, Prof C. S. Plumb of o. S. U
These officers, together with G. M
Jones of Plain City; Edward Klebe
of Bloomingburg, and Capt. V. T
Hills of Delaware, constitute the ex
ecutive committee.
The association passed a resolution
urging that the commercial relation
of the United States with foreign
countries be of such character as t.
promote internal reciprocity, particu
larly in connection with the mea
trade. This action is in line witt
that of similar associations over tn
country, and was brought about, in
measure, by the almost prohibitiv
tariff recently placed on American
meat by the German government.
Representative Burnett IF Highland