The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-23
STATE CAPITOL NEWS

tor. and to substitute therefor boards
of equalization 10 be appointed by
the mayor.
Senator Gayman, of Franklin, is
considering bill to abolish state sup
ervisoTs of election. as at present
constituted. II has been suggested that
election boards Of five members, -two
! to be elected by the people and three
to he named by the political commit
ftees, should replace deputy state sup
/ ervisors.
Mr.. Spicer, of Summit, has a meas
ure that seeks to do away with the
the school boards, in township dis
tricts, and instead, provide for the
election of one member from each sub
! district.
Representative Marion G. Foster, of
! Hancock county, has introduced what
is likely to develop into an adminis-
tration measure in the house. 1t calls
for the abolition of the state bureau
of accounting.
There will be division of opinion
ras to the wisdom of abolishing this
bureau without submitting a substi-
tute, but there is a suspicion abroad
that a bureau operating on the fee
system is hardly the proper source
from which to emanate statesmanlike
action as to the conduct of such a
system
1t is believed by some who are in
touch with the situation, that while
the Foster bill may not pass. ii will
serve the purpose of getting some facts
before the people, during its discus
sion, that may lead to an investigation
of the whole subject.
There were ia fatal accidents in
the mines of Ohio during 1905. as
shown by the annual statement of
State Mine Inspector George Harrison.
Falling of roofs was the chief cause
of II of these accidents. Inspector
Harrison seeks to have the present
legislature require greater pTecaui-
tions in bracing mine roofs.
The report for the month of Deem
ber prepared by Chief Clerk Pontius,
! OF the Ohio district of the United
States pension department, shows that
the death rate, particularly of the civil
war pensioners is increasing. During
the month the report shows that the
pension department lost by death, 316
pensioners.
The total number of pensioners on
the roll at the beginning of the month
was 99,23S, and 10 were added dur
ing the month. Four were restored, 80
were renewed and 81 added by trans
fer There were 80 additions to pen
sions. The report of losses show that
316 died; 10 lost pensions by remar-
rying; % by legal limitations; 81 by
transfer and 10 by other causes. The
total loss was 432. The total number
Of pensioners on the role at the end
Of the month was 99,10S, showing a
new loss of 130.
There were issued during the month
5I5 increases on pensions and 122
cases for accrued pensions.
Senator West has introduced a bill.
extending for one year the term of the
member of the state board of public
works who otherwise would go out of
Office in 1908.
The appointment of commission of
W. aUnh tn ify hn cta t,ta
civil and criminal, is provided for by
bill introduced by Senator Sites, of
Fairfield.
Senator Mather, of Summit, intro
duced a bill providing for the remov-
al of an action from one judge to an
other within the same subdivision.
Yost, of Monroe, has offered bill
making it a felony for candidates for
Office to donate to religious or private
charities. The bill also provides that
those who solicit such donations are
as guilty as the donor. A penalty OF
from one to three years imprisonment
Is provided.
An anti-corruption measure by Rep
resentative Hunt, of Cincinnati, has
attracted some attention. 1t provides
that corporation that is caught using
money or other perquisites to nominate
or elect certain candidates for Office,
shall forfeit its charter Each Ohio
corporation shall file, under this bill, a
sworn statement, within thirty days
after the election, that it has observed
this law.
Why "The Navy" Is, Popular.
Did you ever notice that when a
man who loves a pipe and finds
tobacco that suits him he will stick
to it year in and year, out? He will