Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-08
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Both Branches of tho seventy-third Gen
ernI Assembly Elect Ohicers.

Both Branches of tho Seventy-third Gem
eral Assembly Elect Ohicers.
Columbus, Jan. 3-SENATE- Lieut. Gov
Jones called the senate to order and after
prayer Senator Garfield was appointed tenn
porary clerk. NJ j. Williams, chief justice OF
the supreme court, swore in the senators, all
OF whom were present with the exception OF
Messrs. Voight and Burke. The election OF
oficers were then declared to be the next busi-
ness in order, and Thaddeus Cromley tdem),
of Pickaway, and j. p Alexander (rep), OF
Summit, we're placed in nomination for presi-
dent pro tenn. Cromley was elected by vote
of Is to IL and the oath OF offce was admins
tered to him. The organization was COM
pleted by the election of the following officers:
Clerk, d. o. Castle, Crawford; journal clerk,
David S. Fisher, Delaware; message clerk,
Frank J. Barrow, Miami; engrossing clerk,
John E. Smiley, Hancock; enrolling clerk,
Charles b. Holland, Pauldlng; recording clerk,
Miss Ella Sohn, Plckaway; sergeant-at-armss
Harry o. Wright, Lucas first assistant SER
geant-at-arms, John j. Grady, Hamilton sec
ond assistant sergeant-at-arms A. A. Shelter,
Franklin. A resolution appointing commit
tee to make arrangements for the inauguration
OF Gov Bushnell was offered and passed.
though only two republican senators voted.
The senate then took n recess and when 1t re-
assembled u joint resolution appointing com
mittee to wait upon Gov. Bushnell and inform
him that the general assembly was organized
for business was adopted After the return of
the committee from the governors office, the
message of the governor to the legislature was
read and referred to q committee Then the
senate adjourned.
HoUsE-Secretary of State Kinney called
the house OF representatives to order and ap-
| pointed Representatives Bell, OF Madison, and
| Hull, of Perry county, as clerks. p. M. Ash
| ford OF Columbiana county, presented the
| name OF Alexander Boxwell, OF Warren coun-
ty. for speaker of the house. John p. Jones, OF
Stark county, presented the name OF Harry
| Mason, of Cuyahoga county, for the same ONCE
| Mr. Mason was elected by vote OF Do to 53.
| The other officers elected were: Clerk, Charles
| Gerrish, Columbus; speaker pro tenn, John r..
| Griffth, Union county; journal clerk, c. o.
| Silver, Mahoning; message clerk, George
| Diehl, Montgomery; engrossing clerk, E. w
| Burrill, Cuyahogn; recording clerk James ID.
| Kennedy, Carroll: enrolling clerk. George A.
| Pinard. Cuyahoga; sergeant-at-arms. Charles
| Hamilton, Union; first assistant sergeant-at-
| arms, Charles Trowbridge, Fulton; second as
| sistant sergeant-at-arms, r w Nicholson,
| Gurnsey; third assistant sergeant-at-arms
| Fred Blenkner, Franklin. The house was or
| ganized by the democratic members assisted
by nine boiling republicans joint resolu-
tion was adopted appointing q committee to
| wait upon Gov. Bushnell and inform him that
the general assembly was organized. When
| the committee returned from their call on the
| governor they bore with them the message oi
the governor to the legislature, which was
| read. A number OF resolutions and bills were
| introduced among them being resolution dt-
recting the Ohio delegation in congress to vote
| for the recognition OF the belligerency and In
| dependence OF Cuba All the resolutions anC
bills were referred to committees. Among the
| bills introduced was one repeating the law al
lowing councils of cities to extend for 80 years
the franchises OF street railroad corporations
| Columbus, Jan. 4.-SEEATE - Bills intro
duced: Creating an additional common plea!
iudgeship in the Tenth judicial district; amend
ing the Workman school law so as to give th
local directors, the chief directors and thu
two sub-directors the power to hire teachers
HoUsE-Bills introduced: To remit take
paid under the inheritance tax law; for thu
| performance of all public improvements with
| out the Intervention of contractors: TO provld
for the enforcement of building and factory in
| spection laws; to enable factory inspectors Il
make necessary improvements within 30 days
| providing for rails on stairways in public build
ings; to repeal the act providing for the en-
largement and improval OF the state house: pro
viding for the payment of all expenses arisin
out of change OF venue by tn
county from which change is taken
embodying the precepts of the initiative an
referendum; providing that municipal council
shall have power to designate justice OF tn
peace to conduct police court in cities havin
no police court; amending the game laws b
taking protection from rabbits; to repeal tn
law which provides that names OF candidate
shall not appear on two tickets; providing 70
an additional judge of common pleas court /
the first subdivision of the Tenth district
providing for selection of two alternate juror
in civil and criminal cases; an amendment t
the Nichols law. which taxes the earnings {
express telegraph, telephone and other CON
panies. was Introduced as to include stree
railways electric light and power, eQuipmen
artificial and natural gas, pipe line, messenge
sleeping car and other corporations.