Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1894-01-04

of legislation from political STANDPOINT,
yet the real harm that can come to the
people will be little at its worst. This is
so because the great bulk of legislation
has no relation to political questions, and
all representatives and senators have the
same sorts of constituencies to,please and
to work for. Thus the two parties art
represented on both sides of all contested
measures except purely party matters.
Yesterday the two houses met at 10
o'clock in their respective halls and
elected officers as follows:
Senate-President pro tenn, Thomas Fl.
McConica clerk, Alex Caine; journal
clerk, W. H. Fuller; message clerk, r.
J. Mauck; engrossing clerk, H. H.
Myers; enrolling clerk, S. W. Clark;
recording clerk, HI. M. Roach; sergeant
alarms, F. r. Haywood; first assistant,
John E. Erwin; second assistant, w. S.
Cowan.
House-Speal1er, Alexander Boxwell;
speaker pro tenn, l.. H. Southard; clerk,
John r. Malloy; journal clerk, CIV.
Thomas; message clerk, j. G. Scott; re-
cording clerk, Miss Emma c. Whitney;
engrossing clerk, Calvin w. Reynolds;
enrolling clerk, Clyde Williams; SER
geantlat-arms, Andrew Jackson; first
assistant, w. R. Dutton; second assist
ant, e. B. Sandford; third assistant,
Fred Blenkner.
Senator McConica was nominated for
the presidency pro tenn of the senate by
acclamation in his party caucus, which
is very high compliment to his ability
and standing as legislator. He is ris-
ing young attorney of Hancock county.
and seems to be destined for greater
honorS.
The great contest for place of honor
was that over the speake,ship. The re-
suit finally attained came only through
the determined fighting on the part of
the forces OF Mr.. Boxwell against the
equally determined followers Of his chief
opponent, Mr.. Griffin.
Speaker Boxwell is from Warren coun-
ty, having been elected three times in
succession to the lower house. He is an
earnest, careful legislator, and the re-
suits of his experience are found i'm
pressed on Ohio's laws in many places.
Probably his chief claim upon future
fame will rest upon what is known as
the Boxwell school law. Mr.. Boxwell
was teacher in the common and graded
schools of the state for 16 years, and the
law bearing his name is the result of his
experience upon the teachers rostrum.
Nh. Boxwell also made quite record as
financier in the last house, where he
was chairman of the finance committee,
the position of greatest responsibility in
the general assembly outside Of the speak
ership.
Mr.. Boxwell is the third speaker to
come from Warren county, a constitu-
ency that has had some able representa-
tives in the Columbus legislative halls.
Matthias Corwin was from Warren
county and was speaker in 1915, and
John Bigger was from the same county
and was speaker in 1S21-22.
Other Warren county famous SONS in
the legislature were: David Morris, an
editor for many years; w. =. Schenck,
father of General Robert G. Schenck;
Thomas Corwin, afterwards governor,
congressman in both branches Of the ma
tional legislature and cabinet officer;
jeremiah Morrow, governor, representa-
tive in congress and senator; Joseph
Whitehill, afterwards state treasurer;
General Durbin Ward, Judge Geo. G.
Smith, father of United States Circuit
Judge j. U. Smith; Nathaniel Mclean,
brother Of Judge of Supreme Court John
Mclean; Peter Burr, cousin of Aaron
Burr, and DR.. James Scott, who repre-
sented Warren county in the legislature
for IS years. He was also chairman Of
the committee of finance, as Mr.. Boxwell
was last year, and earned the title Of
watchdog of the treasury. Thus it will
be seen that Mr.. Speaker Boxwell is but
following in the footsteps of many of his
predecessors in aspiring to the honor
which he has won.
The work of the Seventy first General
Assembly can hardly be outlined as yet
There are many importa mt matters that
seem likely TO come .up. The agitation