The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-01-19
TO COOPERATE
WITH DEMOCRATS
Republicans viii Help Draft
New Taxation Bill.
WILL Be NONpARTISAN EFFORT

ence Between Governor Cox and
the Majority and Minority Leaders
of the General Assembly-Heads of
the Senate and House Committees
Announced.
Columbus, Jan. -16.-At a confer
ence with Governor Cox Republican
leaders in the legislature assured
Democrats of their fullest co-opera-
tion In the drafting Of nonpartisan
tax act to supplant the Parrett-Whit
temore and Warnes law.
Drafting Of the new law is to be left
to a special joint committee of eight,
equally divided as to politics and
each party naming its own members
The committee likely will be empow.
cred to employ attorneys to assist
and advise in drafting of the law.
Mentioned for this work are former
Attorney General Turner and former
Assistant Prosecutor Fred Green OF
Cuvahoga county, both of whom par
ticinated in the litigation which
knocked out present laws. Turner is
a Republican and Green Democrat.
Present at the conference with the
governor were: Lieutenant Governor
Bloom Sneaker Hopple, Minority
Leader Vollenweider of the senate
and Reiehard of the house and Major
itv Leaders Miller of the senate and
Stokes Of the house. The following
was made public:
"The statement was made by TIE
governor that the emergency was Of
such scope end character that that
phase OF the matter need not be die
cussed AS on earnest OF the desire
to proceed along lines entirely nom
political It was suggested tnat the
Warnes law of the Cox administra
tion and the Parrett-Whittemore law
of the Willis administration be re-
pealed. There were no objections
raised to that unless the detail Of
drafting n new law might suggest
different procedure.
"The mirority leaders entered most
heartily into the spirit OF the meet
ing, which was free from any pollt
ical purpose It was further agreed
that both majority and minority lea'i-
ers would propose to their colleagues
n special nonDartisan committee on
taxation. consisting of four senators
and four representatives, divided
equally in politics, and that this com
mittea he empowered to make sur.
vey Of the situation as It exists, and
to make such provision for the consti-
tutional draft OF the new law as Cir
cumstances might suggest"
Heads Of Committees.
Roth houses met for a brief session.
The house adjourned early in honor
of r. W. Pears, Allen county, former
member, who died several days ago
The senate adopted Joint resolu-
ton asking the governor to transmit
to Ohio troops at the border an ex-
preston Of the general assembly's
deep appreciation OF their faithful
services for the state and nation. The
clerks read commun!cat 'ons from the
Ohio Woman Suffrage association In
vItlng the members to dinner to
William Jennings Bryan Thursday
noon at the Athletic club.
Speaker Hopple announced appoint
ment of charmen OF all committees
except that on schools. John Cowan.
! Putnam county, will be chairman ot
the finance committee, and 7. S. Guth-
rey, Marion county, of taxation and
revenue. Franl, A. Hunter. Franklin
county heads the committee on priv
ileges and elections, and II. C. Mad
den. Franklin. public buildings and
lands, Chapman was named chair
man of tho labor committee, and
Bragg Of agriculture
Chairman of senate committees IN
rart viii he: Finance, Lloyd, Frank
lin; judiciary, Gilmore; taxation, Az
new public works, Benedict; cities,
Terrell villages, Horn; insurance
Mooney labor Kennedy; manufac'
turers and commerce. Apple; temper
ance, Holden; agriculture, Crawford
public utilities Miller, Crawford
banks and savings societies, Holt;
constitution and initiative and refer
endum, Agrew; enrolment, Holden
fish culture and game, White, Sar
dusky. mines and mining Cunning
ham
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