The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-26
GET down
TO WORK
Is Urged Upon The Republican
Legislature
Three Weeks Registered Of
DOleSS Session
Resolution Offered To Rein.
burSe For Losses
Resulting From The hOOf And
Mouth Disease
And Letters Should Be Sent
To Representatives

Columbus, O., Jan. 23-While the
Republican majority in the Eighty-first
General Assembly has been engaged
in marking time and waiting for an ad-
ministration program of destruction
to form itself, the Democratic minOri-
ty has not been idle. Urging all the
time that the general assembly get
down to work the Democratic men,
bers have voted to assist in all con-
structive measures, and have added
their insistence to legislative investi-
cations which might result in economy
for the state. The voices Of Repre-
sentatives Etling and Jones have been
raised in protest at the delay from
week to week, and when adjournment
was taken this week it was with the
implied agreement on the part Of Re-
publican leaders that actual work
would begin next Monday.
Among the more important of all
the measures introduced Is the resO-
luton offered by Representative s. j.
Black, of Wyandot county to reim-
burse farmers for loss of hogs because
of the enforcement of the hoof and
mouth disease quarantine. This is not
q partisan measure, but is offered at
the request of various farmers in num-
erous counties who feel that they
ought to be paid for the losses sus-
tanned for hogs kept out Of market. In
asmuch as there is opposition to the
measure which will come up for hear
ing the first thing ON the calender for
Monday. it would be we'll for those in
terested to write to Mr.. Black, House
of Representatives, Columbus, Ohio.
as to their losses. At the same time it
would be we'll to write also to the
county representatives and the sena-
tors. The information given can be
used to good advantage in arguing for
the passage of the resolution and let
ters for this purpose should be mailed
without delay. The resolution of
Representative Black is urged by
number of agricultural societies which
have investigated the matter.
It is announced that the week end
recess of the General Assembly was
for the purpose Of permitting legisla-
tors to confer with each other about
measures yct to be submitted, and to
permit the administration spokesmen
to line up the dissatisfied for the meas
ures the administration seeks to have
passed in keeping with prediction
promises.
There has been hesitancy in any
one taking responsibility for certain
propositions, and there is an express
ed resentment on the part of some Of
the older Republican members at what
they are inclined to look upon as a
shifting of responsibility.
1t now appears that the matter OF de-
Capitalization of the liquor licensing
commission rests with the Hamilton
county delegation. This does not mean
that II Hamilton county representa-.
tives were dissatisfied they would
raise cain with other Republican meas
ures which might be presented. Belief
is expressed that some form of action
will be hit upon before the assembly
convenes Monday evening. Other mat.
ters are Just as pressing as the liquor
licensing law. but this has the fore
ground for the reason that Cincinnati
gentlemen Of influence see in the dry
program already started things that
look dangerous for them. There are
already number of representatives
of the vets in the city. though up to
this time only the dry leaders have
registered under the lobby law.
One Of the Republican representa-.