The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11

Columbus, o., March 5.-The leg
islature played at football with the
assembled lobby acting as the ball.
The ball was booted hither and thith-
er, rolled in the mud and stamped
upon, to the glory and honor of the
legislature and the intense disgust of
the lobby.
The county officers associations got
theirs; the auditors bill, giving them
a four-year term instead of one of
two years, was indefinitely postponed
in the senate; the county clerks bill
giving the newly elected clerks a like
extension. was defeated, Immediately
reconsidered, and sent to the fees
and salaries committee which is
called to meet in the indefinite here.
after. This simply means that the
same bill, il introduced in another
form, will have about the same
chance as a SNOWFALL in Yuma. Ariz
The insurance lobby received a
bang on the nose when the Deaton
bill, assessing a 21s per cent tax on
all insurance premiums paid in this
state, whether sent to the home of
fee of the company or paid to q
AOSuh oSShSyt was IdG'
ed through both houses.
One William H. Phipps, state oil
inspector and lobbyist-in-chief of the
Republican state organization was
given the glory of having bill car.
ried solely and simply for the reason
that he was against it. Phipps, it ap
pears, had promised to the Dayton
o., machine that he would "guaran.
tee" the defeat of a bill to compel
the registration of inmates of the sol
diers' home for election, purposes
Senator Clevenger told on the floor
how Phipps had promised to deliver
the senator's, and the bill, though un
popular, passed at once-thus appris
ing Phipps that he would do well tC
retire rearward and sit down.
In addition thereto, the demise OF
the Longworth law amendment de
scribed the other day formally took
place, when the bill was INFORMALLY
passed"-the Cincinnati lobby having
departed homeward.
Over In the house the liquor lobby
was handled in the same masterfu
fashion. The Dean character bill fol
saloonists, which passed the senate
was passed with the so-called Crist
Clevenger amendments, which forbid
the sale of liquor through agents in
dry counties.
This action is not so important as
other liquor legislation, as Il must
undergo the crucial test of the senate
before 1t can become a law.
Under circumstances as they now
stand there is grave danger that the
Woods public utilities bill has caugh
its last glimpse of day. The senate
judiciary committee, noted as the
graveyard of many a promising bill
has the Woods measure in its clutch
es, and there is strong sentiment
among its members to adhere to the
terms of the Clevenger resolution
adopted two weeks ago, to refer al
taxation measures to a Legislative
committee for investigation and de
cent burial.
The present election laws are no
to the satisfaction of the bosses. Ey
cry henchman who is supposed t
have influence with legislator has
been called in; the capital swarm.
with them.
The prime object. is to rearrange
the election laws 30 the bosses will
be relieved of further fear of the
independent mad hottest election
movements that have given so mucf
trouble.
The first step is the re-enactmen
of the old Dana law, forbidding the
appearance. of the name of a candi
date In more than one place on the
ballot.
The machine is now working OF
70 &
OF the calendar. Then there will b,
a rush to the senate, where it will
be hurried to the front, under tn,
rule Just adopted, that each membel
NAV bring forward one bill on call.
The senate he's concurred In tn,
house amendments to the Tuttle bill
authorizing boards of education to es
tablish domestic science and industria
schools. This makes the bill practi
cally a law.
The senate Friday afternoon passed
unanimously the Calvey house bill
prohibiting the employment of won
en- at dust creating machines. The bill
will become a law when signed by thI
governor. Several senators pointed ou
that the alarming increase of tuber
cuiosls, especially among women, wai
due to the dust created at the ma
chimes where they were employed.
The senate passed the house bill pro
piding monument on the CollinWooC
school site, where 165 pupils and on,
teacher were burned to death a yea
ago. It-will become law when sign
ed by the governor. There was no
dissenting vote.
The senate Friday took Chillicotht
from under the provisions of the bill
passed Thursday to provide for polio,
courts in several cities.
The senate also passed a bill allow
Ing police court judges in Canton ant
Youngstown to practice law in othe
courts, amending an older law.
The senate passed the bill to ap
proprtate s2500 to establish at Co
lumbus headquarters for the Ohio @
a. r., and 1t becomes law as soon a
1t is signed by the governor.
The Cetone bill allowing fines fo
violation of the anti-spittlng laws t
be paid into the treasures OF loca
tuberculosis societies also passed tn,
senate.
The Duyal bill, appropriating $l00t
for a commission to provide for tn,
establishment of two normal schools
In Northern Ohio, also went through
tho senate.
The house on Friday afternoon pass
ed the Hawkins bill, making it a pena
offense to tap, break or destroy tel
ephone or telegraph wires, also max
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