The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-19

COH1InlLIec.
Democratic senators caucused and
decided to allow sergeant at arms two
additional porters.
HOUSE.
O'Rourkc resolution commanding
Foraker and Dick to support Roose-
velt's rate policy referred to commit
tee on railroads.
Twelve bills introduced
The resolution in the Ohio house
Commanding" Senators Foraker and
Dick to support President Roosevelt in
his fight for the railroad rate bill pre-
cipitated lively row.
Introduced by O'Rourke an inde-
pendent from Lucas county, the reso-
luton had solid Democratic backing
and from those oDnosci 70 the party
which elected h m President Roosevelt
received his only support.
1t was evidently the play of the Re-
pubicans to sldetraclS the resolution.
Floor Leader Eagleson moving to refer
to the railroads and telegraphs com
mittee, which Is controlled by Foraker
men.
The Democrats charged the Republi-
cans with insinoerity in their protes-
tatiOns of friendship for the president
and dared them to let the resolution
come to a vote. by strict party vote,
however, the resolution went into the
railroads and telegraphs pigeonhole.
The Prohibitionists will at an early
date have introduced a resolution pro-
viding for constitutional amendment,
which, If carried at the election, would
give to the state absolute prohibition.
of State Laylin Stark's paupers for last
year cost the county S28,934.73.
Labor unions are attacked in a bill
introduced in the senate by Senator
Atwell, of Licking county. Atwell's
measure says:
"All members of unincorporated
voluntary associations shall be per-
sonally liable Jointly and severally for
all debts, obligations, contracts and
liabilities of such unincorporated in
voluntary association, whether they
we're members at the time Of contract
ing said debts and any
property owned by any such associa-
tion shall be subjected to the payment
of any such debts, ETC."
+. s. Monnett has addressed COM
munication to Prosecuting Attorney
| Karl It. Webber, in which he asks that
suits for sums which, with the penal
ties, would aggregate $750,000, be
brought against the New Columbus
Bellefontaine, Canton and Massillon
Mt. Vernon and American Bridge
companies. These companies, he al
legged, belong to the bridge trust. He
asserts there is money due the county
on account of amounts Illegally obtain
cd by the combination Of these CON-
panies.
! At conference of leaders of the Re
publicans it was decided to modify the
Kealy Iexow resolution and pass it,
/ I he plan is to cut out all of the where
ases in the resolution and all reference
to Cincinnati. A committee will bt
provided with all powers given in the
Kealy resolution, but it will be q gen.
eral committee with power to inves-
tigate any city or county in the state
The committee will consist Of twelve
members, three Democrats and three
Republicans from the house and three
: Democrats and three Republicans
from the senate. The house members
will be appointed by the speaker and
the senate members by the lieutenant
governor. independents will be shut
out.
! The Vanover banking bill introduced
Monday In the senate has already at
! tracted the prompt attention of private
hanks, who see In It a menace to theiI
interests.
They are flooding the members OF
the legislature with letters of protest
Senator Beatty said Monday tha
though the bill had only been announc.
ed Saturday he believed he had heard
from every one of the II private
banks of Wood county, who seem tC
consider the bill q measure hatchet
up In the interest OF nationa
banks.
Probably the most striking feature
Of the tatles just completed by thu
state auditor, showing the total ta'
fduplicate for the state and the taxes
levied thereon last year, is the differ
ence in the amount OF taxes paid il
the counties of Cuyahoga and Ham'l
ton. Upon valuation of 1851, ,295, ,73I
Cuyahoga paid In taxes 9,235,531.S5
while Hamilton upon valuation o
/. $269, ,044,62O paid $6,06S. .472.6S.