The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-06


SENATE.
House bill to DIVIDE appropriation
among ONO, Miami and wIIDer1oi ce
UNIV ersihes passed.
House DYll 10 pUG cemetery in Mont
gomely couLty uA0ef board OF uus-
tees passed.
Senate bill 20 authorize refunding
Indebtedness OF road comm. .ssloAers
passed.
senate bills to increase powers o.
attorney general and prosecuting a.
tolheys beIole grand .JuIles AID Ia
taxing criminal cases Up in error pass
ed.
HOUSE.
Freirer 2-cent 1are bill reported by
comm. .ttee ca ciueS ald IecCmmeAu-
ed lor passage. Democra.s attempted
10 take tlath Juro --eeIt Till IRON com
NIT zee, in leAolng to Suspend rules
AID pass it, but 1t was de.eated.
six house bills passed, including
Paxtons bill TO sLrlnkle dirt rolos
with Gil; Philips bal, giving local
option on question OF ralIeving sure
ties on boads of public officials iii
cases of bank failures; spicer bill, linn
| iting lee OF court house building COM
mlssiopels to 21s per cent OF alnouAt
ra.sed by bond issue.
In the sela,e triday, the Little Lex
ow resolution was intl oduced By Sena-
tor ,Espy without comment and was
set for passage Tuesday. Should the
lieutenant governor signify on Monday
his intentions with regard to wnaC
senator's he would name, his privilege
of appointment will net be lnterter-
ed with.
Senator Mather, of Akron, has serv-
ed notice on the senate committee on
municipal corporations that, unless
Lieut.. Gov. Harris was permitted,
without interference, to name the tour
senators on the committee, the, he
publican side Of the senate would op-
pose the resolution. Senator Espy, of
Cincinna /, replied:
The Republican spaker of the
house will name tour members of the
committee. III the Republican pre-
siding officer of the senate names the
other, tour, the proposed investiga-
ton would be the laughing stock Of
| the stse. What would the people
of Ohio think of bi-pai t.san commit
tee appointed to investigate the rule
| OF Geo: B. Cox by two officials he, was
! largely instrumental in nominating?
Harris win not aDpoin. the mem
bers unless he is given an absolutely
free hand. He said Friday: Il wouio
not appoint if it were only to select
! members who were suggested to me.
! If | appoint them, l am responsible
! and unless l am permitted to select
the men, / shall NC. make the ap-
| pointments.
/ II shall not consider it an affront
at all if the senate appoints. for tna1
is the right of the senate"
The supreme court decided Friday
| that candidates elected in November
are governed by the old law and do
not get an extension OF office on ac-
count of the constitutional amendment
adopted at The election. The decision
was in the case CT Judge Pardee, OF
Akron, against Gov. Paitison.
why, the poor, paltry' pay OF Canal
Collector GREGG, Cihcinnati, was held
back for months because he couldn't
stand for raks-off from somewhere;
II wouldn't do any harm 20 have a
little investigation of the canal man.
agement," sad Harry Il. Probasco
Cincinnati, before the house commit
Lea on nublic works
i Editor Flickinger, of the Dayton
Journal followed this with a s.ory
of lockkeeper still drawing his pay
on part OF the canal where there
has been nc water for years.
The committee was considering tle
Bassett bill, intended TO head of thC
proposed lease by the canal comm.s
} sio.ers and Board of Public Works Of
the canal terminals at Toledo 1ns
! bill. which prohibits the lease of an,
part OF the canal to any steam Oh
electric line without au hority from
the legislature. will probably be re
ported with an amendment which
would permie the state to reclaim OF
80 days notice any tease of'canai nrop'
| erty that Il may make,