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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1887
Page
5
The State Sanitary Association holds its fourth annual meeting in Columbus today and tomorrow. Debates touch on Dow law amendments, Senate adjournment timing, and broader public health and legislative concerns across Ohio.
The article describes intensifying factional strife within the Democratic ranks over revenue reduction. Randall backs repealing war taxes on tobacco and whisky as the simplest, while Carlisle and Morrison oppose cutting tobacco taxes without tariff reform. Observers fear no safe tariff revision this winter, and the debate highlights a broader clash over fiscal policy and national defense funding.
The bill defines a common carrier for multi state rail and water routes, bans discrimination and unequal rate changes, and prohibits pooling by rivals. It requires posting of rates 90 days after passage, sets a 5000 dollar maximum fine, creates a five member Federal Commission with salaries of 7500 each, and details timelines for provisions to take effect.
The commissioners reply to Mr Stewart claiming misrepresentation and defend their legal authority for paying attorneys in Wilson cases. They argue tax impact and illustrate how county funds are distributed, asserting taxes would not be relieved for taxpayers and detailing allocations to road, bridge, and officer salaries.
The commissioners argue that reducing levies requires removing the cause for the levy and cite county needs funded by a large portion of last year’s court expenses. They note crime increases and court management concerns as factors, urging investigation into property assessments and the grand duplicate declines since 1880.
In the House, General Grosvenor introduces a measure to add widows and minor children to the pension rolls if the deceased pensioner left a widow or children under sixteen, with conditions on cause of death and prior marriage. The bill would repeal conflicting laws. The piece also discusses calls for an infirmary investigation and political appraisals tied to a color line dispute over district offices.
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