Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04
COLUMBUS.
The Legislative SolOns Getting
Down to Work. .
The Organization Governors Message
What It Contains "Great Shakes
Important LegisIatiOn-Railroads
Insurance and Temperance
The Kickers, Etc.
NEWS BOYS NEW YEARS FEAST.

Special Correspondence Of the Register.
COLUMBUS. January The capital city
is again quiet, the hosts of disappointed
office-seekers having taken their departure,
and matters are again moving along in
their accustomed hum-drum fashion. The
few who remain and the members OF the
two Houses, are swallowed up in the mass
of citizens, and unless a visit is made to the
Capitol one would scarcely know there
were strangers in the city.
The Legislature met this morning and
formally organized by electing the caucus
nominees Of the Republicans. At $3.50
o'clock the
Governors Message -
was sent in to both Houses and was read.
The document is quite lengthy, occupying
six newspaper columns. Itbegins with an
allusion to the asSaSs ination and death OF
Garfield, and recommends that his statue
be one Of the two of distinguished persons
of the State of Ohio to occupy place in the
Old Hall of Representatives at Washington.
The message then presents q statement OF
the public debts in Ohio, State and local,
and gives a summary Of each of the depart
ment reports, and OF the reports OF public
institutions, with recommendations and
suggestions in connection herewith. An
old Republican member was heard TO say
when its reading was concluded in the
House. that it was mo great
shakes OF message. Both
branches. adjourned soon after the message
was read.
! had talk to-day with 4 leading Re
publican member Of the House concerning
the legislation of the session. lie said;
you may look out for
Important Liquidation
respecting railroads, insurance, and all
sorts Of corporations, this winter. There
will also be some revision OF the school
laws. There will be tremendous effort
to pass anti.liqUor laws. hut | am satisfied
that we shall able to carry out the temper
ance resolve OF the Cleveland convention
to submit Constitutional amendment Z
the people, which shall leave the whole
matter to future legi>lat on by succeeding
General Assemblies
Don't Like the New Officers.
asked him to tell me about how mucl
kicking there was over rtheRepublican caucus
nominations of Saturday night.
He said: II have never hcarC
so much swearing over nomi
nations as over those of our House caucus
which were confirmed to-day. 1t is terrific
The kiCkers refuse TO be ComfOrted. They
say the officers, with unimpOrtant excep
tiOns. are all taken from the north of the
National road while southern Ohio get'
nothing TO speak Of. This is too true. But
the speaker is going to be liberal and con
CiliatOry in the makeup of his committees
! 1 nnf
| fear, however, that we shall have dissen
sionS all through the session, and that VT
Shall Get Left
the next time we go before the people o.
the State for Endorsement"
This feeling prevails in the dominant
party Just now to very large extent, and
and it is growing. The majority is too
large and unwieldy for the party'S good.
News Boys Feast.
Mr.. William d. Brickell, Junior mem
ber of the firm publishing the daily even
ing Dispatch of this city, gave the -n1sf:
boys big dinner ut 70 o'clock to-day, in the
| Board of Trade room A number OF ladies
assisted in serving the boys. Abouta hun
dred news boys were present, and partoob
Of the repast, and enjoyed it hugely. ShOr
speeches were made by the Mayor o.
the city, the Governor OF the State, the
Secretary Of the Board of State Charities
and members of the Legislature. This i
the Inauguration Of something new il
Columbus, and bcucdiCtions are being
showcrcd on Mr.. Brickcll by the news boy;
and all their friends.
Mr.. Chambcrlain Secretary OF the State
Board OF Agriculture. has just returned
from Farmers Institute, in Belmon
county He expressed himself as beinl
highly delighted with his visit to tha
county, and with tho interest manifested
by the farmers there in agricultural mat
terS.
There was n great deal OF New Year:
calling to-day in this city. ALIYN.