The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12
COLUMBUS LETTER

Columbus, O., Jan. 9.-In his annual
report to the governor Attorney GEN
eral Ellis points out that prosecuting
attorneys have at present no authority
to appear in criminal cases in the
supreme court and that no provision
exists for paying the printing and 9TH
er expenses which these officers must
of necessity incur or abandon their
cases when they proceed beyond the
circuit court. He recommended that
this be cured. The attorney genera
also asks legislative authority to ap-
pear before grand juries in cases
which he is directed 10 prosecute by
the governor or general assembly ana
wants the same power to prosecute ex-
ceptions from the common pleas court
to the supreme count that IS now pos
sessed by the prosecuting attorneys.
Mr.. Ellis is of the opinion that the
decision establishing the states hight
10 a change of venue recently hande1
down by the supreme court In a case
brought by him for that purpose W II
greatly strengthen the power of the
state in furnishing those guilty of mob
violence. Further evidence of his in
terest in suppressing outrages OF this
character appears In his recomn9enda-
tion that he be given access to the
grand jury room under direction of the
governor.
The report justifles the law reorgan-
izing the Office of the attorney gen
eral. 1t shows greatly increased
quantity of civil and criminal work,
the dairy and food department having
Ill more prosecutions than in 1904 and
the child labor and otner workshop
prosecution cases increasing from II
1904 to 95 In 1905. The collections
certain claims Of the state which as
gregate for the year $4,000 or muc.
more than the entire cost of mainte
nance Of the attorney generals depart
ment
If a county salary bill which Sena-
tor Crist Of Columbiana county will
introduce in the legislature becomes "a
law. no officer will be permitted to
draw more than $1,000 or $10,0UU a
year. He has not yet definitely decided
which amount to adopt as the maxi
mum. While the bill will keep Of
ficials on the fee system, by placing
limit on the fees they may receive an
end would be put to large sums which
have been drawn In the larger counties
for many years In Cuyahoga county
the officials frequently get more money
than is paid the president.
The last official act OF Governor
Eerrick was to send to the senate the
nomination OF State Labor Commits
sioner NJ. d. Ratchford of Stark coun-
ty, for another term in that Office. 1t
came in when the senate met after
its first recess, to proceed to the place
of the Inauguration.
Senator Williams at the same time
introduced his bill increasing the
terms OF the judge of the supreme
court to IL years instead of 6.
Immediately after the inaugural GER
emonies Governor Pattison, accompan-
led by Private Secretary Houck; went
direct to the executive Office, where
as his first official act, he signed the
commission of William W. Pennel as
probate judge Of Brown county.
He then, in turn, signed the COM
missions of Lewis b. Houck, his pri-
vate secretary and that OF oliver H.
Hughes, the new adjutant general.
And now the SS counties of the state
are to have an official bee inspector,
the pay of the inspectors to be provid-
ed for by a tax uron each hive. Sem