Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-05
0RIO'S LEGISLATURE.
How II Was Opened Yesterday
Lively Scenes.
THE GOVERNORS ANNUAL MESSAGE,
HoadIy on the Elective Franchise and
On Temperance---Scenes at
Columbus Yesterday,

VII ullNS SNN'NS S'
Columbus Yesterday
CoLCMBUs, January 1.-The Democratic
House caucus this morning selected Mr..
Cole for Speaker, zieger for Speaker pro
ten, and the old officers.
The Legislature met and organized in
both branches by selecting the caucus
nominees for Speaker of the House and
President pro TEN of the Senate, John c.
EnEekin 10 the Speakership, and Senator
rO'Neill to the Presidency pro TEN.
Gen. Robinson called the House to order
aud The Rev. Mr.. Hutsinpiller opened With
prayer. Mr.. Matthews, Of Gallia county,
was appointed temporary chairman by
Gen Robinson.
The Governors annus! message is
very vo!umiuous document, and its reading
.onsumed the remainder Of the forenoon,
afer congratulating the people Of OHIO
upon the prosperity Of tie past year and
the excellent future prospects, the Govern
o, pays a fne tribute to the illustrious
statesmen, General Grant and Thomas A.
Hendricks.
Concerning the elective franchise he
SAYS: Recent election, in Ohio have been
attended with disorders and followed By
elimination and recriminations, by charges
and counter charges of fraud, by Judicial
lcru,inies and by widely extended belief
that our legal devices are not yet sufficient
10 hinder or adequately Puniah intimids-
ton and fraud at the polls aud dishonest
count. Elections should be honestly con
ducted, the will OF the people have free
expression, be correctly registered, aud
implicitly obeyed We must have honest
elections. | recommend . careful revisiO"
ci the election Laws, that better safeguards
be provided, ard the duties Of csuyaseing
ciEcers be more strictly defined that
frauds be severely punished, and that the
LEGITIMATE use Of money be prevented
Un temperance, be gays No pr0gres,
has been made in the sentiment Of this
vsxed question during the year, the con
royersy still being wHgered between pro
hlbi,ion and license. The largely increased
Prohibition vote q. the recent election ind!-
Gates a growing sentiment IN favor OF po'
EIcal action, based upon the desire 10
eradicate Z the manufacture OF intoxicating
. Ii ,uors. Believing prohibition - be au
. ! I, Il p,tsrrrl rtybHu
. b You'd the proper domain Of legislation
/ liiely to BE- successful II tri,d, but harm
. fl in the destruction OF manufacture, et.
/ f c,lye unon drinking, but not in suppres.
sioa-ouly causing secrocy hud an IN
/ G. eege; | have no hesitation in opposing
/ Z ohbiton, whether attempted by laE, con.
Isututioun amendment or local option.
| " hen the sala is conducted under proper
r traints /; Is uor an evil md is entitled
I, The protection Of law. The Scott Law
I l. sa7e, ia merely license law, and un.
, g. -ji.uuOHRl
Sw 5RT IL
Ag their names we're .lled the memhers
ranged themselves DrIJre tn Speaker
desk 10 deliver heir crrIi .a'es Of election,
the oath of oHic- being administered By
Supreme Curt Judge Johnson.
As the Hamilton county delegation
ranged themselves before the Speaker Mr.
Hills arose and demanded that the car.
utica,es OF these memhers BE- read This
wns started on, wh-n Nc Wnshburne Of
frred protect This wns not read and the
question was raised thst NJ. Hills had not
taken the cath of Office
General Robinson decided that SIS he
was only the temporary officer, he was
obliged to accep, the certificates s3 p'ima
facie evidence Of election.
Mr.. Cowgirl offered a resolution setting
forth that their certificates we're clouded by
f aud, which was permitted to be read and
ruled out of order, when tha members we're
sworn in amidst loud applause on the Dam.
ocratic side.
THE DEMOCRATIC SENATE CAUCrs
elected the following officers almost
ali unanimously; Senator O. Neill for Presi
dent pro tenn; c / Nsllindingham for
Chief Clerk; T. J. Fish, Ct Morrow, for
Journal Clerk; Message Clerk, Treyott, of
Franklin; Miss Nellie 0 Hsgan,
OF Erie, Tor Engrossing Clerk;
Enrolling Clerk, James Grogan, Of Lucas;
Recording Clerk, Jas. Ireland, OF Warren;
Sergeant at.Arms, Cbss Ne2ley. OF DaTke;
First Assistant Sergeaut-atArm3, Dan j.
O'Neil, Of Cuyahogs.
TIE REPUBLICAN sEStToRIM Caucus
uomins ed the following otliceTs
President pro ten, George F Ely. Cl7.
shoga: Cniei Clerk, j X Brown, Frank
lin; journal Clerk Eugene Shinn, Mont.
gomery; Message Clerk, G W Marshall,
Pike; Engrossiug Clerk, Miss Alice Board
man, Highland; Enrolling Clerk, ". II.
Roney, Franklin Recording Clerk Albert
Henry, Ashtabula; SrrEcanl-at- Arms, Day
ton ". Glenn, Cu,ahog4; First Assistant,
&c. C.. Richardson Hamilton Second
Assistant, Alexander Mcdowell Ashland