The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-02-08
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Just little significance Is attached
to the unsuccessful attempt made 10
Kill the Briggs temperance bill by in
definite postponement when It was re-.
ported BY the committee. This is tho
bill to permit women to vote at locI
option elections. Mr.. Crawford or
Athens maze the motion to postpone
consideration indefinitely. Mr.. Bense
Of Ottawa county. although opposed to
the bill, objected to the motion be-
cause, he said, the difference between
killing the bill this way and killing it
by fair fight on the floor is like the
difference between stabbing a man in
the back and a legal execution. SO
the Briggs bill went to the calendar
and was made special order for
Feb. 10.
It is apparent that the Anti.Saloon
league is desirous of having all tenn
perance measures out Of the way be-
fore the fight actively begins on its
chief measure. the Jones bill.
Just what the Anti.Saloon league
hopes to accomplish by the drastic bill
introduced for it by Representative
Jones (Rep) Of Jefferson county Is one
Of the problems of the session. No
such provisions as are among it's chief
features we're made known or even
dreamed Of during the campaign. The
demand for removing saloons from
residence territory by petition instead
Of by ballot is so radically in advance
of campaign fulminations and Cover
nor Pattison's recommendations in his
inaugural address as to create sus.
picion, and it Is common belief that
the drastic features of the Jones bill
are bats for compromise concessions.
This is an old trick-to ask for
more than can reasonably be expected.
so that more may be obtained than
would be probable il only the things
granted were asked for originally.
Then, too, the things denied make
stalking horses for political outcry
and agitation, so valuable to the Anti
Saloon league.
Mr.. Wertz of Wayne put a STUN.
blingblock in the way of the partial
appropriation bill, and had action on
1t deferred several days SO that men,
bers could have time to examine it.
He declared that boards Of appraisers
get salaries, although there is no au-
thority for it in the statutes. He also
attacked the perquisites allowed state
officials, and estimated that officials
who should receive $4,000 salary draw
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Il think the people Of Ohio have a
right to know Just what these officials
draw" he said. This way of paying
different amounts under different stat
utes, adding to their compensation
from time to time, has gone far
enough, think. And l believe the
people are entitled to know what is
spent by the bureau Of uniform ac-
counting, the state beard of pharmacy.
the board Of medical registration Gld
examination and the state fire marshal
instead of appropriatiny receipts and
balances without any figures"
that the secretary of state in addition
to his regular salary of $4,000 per
year receives $1,000 per year as state
supervisor Of elections, $1,000 more
as state supervisor and inspector of
elections, and s1,500 per year as men,
ber Of the state board of appraisers
and assessors. There may be other
perquisites.
The state auditor in addition to a
salary of $4,000 gets $500 per year
as member of the state board of APP
praisers and assessors, and perquisites
as head Of the state bureau of ac-
counting and as member of boards un-
til his total compensation from the
state mounts up to $4,000, as much as
the governors salary.
The state treasurer's salary is $4,000
per year, with $500 per year as
member Of the state board Of apprais-
ers and assessors. percentum on
loans to banks under the depository
law, and probably other perquisites.
Large appropriations for some OF
the lesser departments appearing in
the partial appropriation bill are
also under scrutiny, and there is like
ly to be lively debate when the bill
comes up in the house this week.
There is talk of a legislative inves.
tigation to probe for all the facts in
connection with the salaries. fees and
emoluments of state officials. Cover
nor Pattison intimated as much during
the campaign and in his inaugural
message.
There is also talk Of consolidating
the department Of labor, the depart.
ment Of workshops and factories and
the bureau for examining and licenc-
ing stationary engineers into one de.
partment, which would work large
economy.
Besides which there is also talk Of
a salary law for state officers such as
is proposed for county officers, so that
the compensation Of state officials
will be definite and certain instead
of being concealed In acts creating
various state functions with state OH.