Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-01-05
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Opening Session of the Sevcnty-fourth
General Assembly.


lican caucus nominees were elected
were present when Lieut.. Gov. Jones,
as the presiding officer of the senate,
raped for order. Senator Harbaugh.
the member from Lucas county, in
volSed the divine blessing.
Senator Wightman presented the
name of Senator Oscar Sheppard as
the republican caucus nominee for
president pro tenn. Senator Long, of
Miami county, placed Senator Brorein
in nomination. A vote was taken, re-
sulting: Sheppard 90 and Brorein II.
For the office of clerk William b. Uhl,
of Cleveland, was elected by a similar
vote over David Fisher of Sandusky
county. The other republican caucus
nominees were put through, as follows:
journal clerk, Thomas j. Maxwell, of
Wood county; engrossing clerk, c. A.
Rea, Pickaway county; message clerk,
A. Is. Crafts, Cuyahoga; enrolling clerk,
Richard Lynch, Mahoning; recording
clerk, w. ID. Howell, jr.. Ashtabula;
sergeant-at-arms, j. n. Beckett, Bel
mont; first assistant sergeant-at-arms,
l.. n. Pardee, Summit; second assistant,
ii. ID. Moody, of Medina; third assist
ant, Z. A. 1sslieb, Marion; fourth as
sistant, ii. NJ. Roach, Noble county;
doorkeepers, Ezekiel East, of Pike
county, and B. b. Howard, of Hancock
county; porters, Edward Norris, Steu-
benville; Charles f. johnson, Urbana;
r. II. Tombaugh. Alliance: Jesse
Francis, Youngstown; Captain Will
kinson. Cleveland; A. B. Downing,
Lima Z. c. SchencIs, Cincinnati; John
l.. Evans, Cleveland; II. p. Howard,
Xcnia.
House.-secretary of State Kinney,
whose duty it is to preside until the
speaker is elected. called the members
to order. The roll call of those hold
ing certificates showed all present ex-
cept two. The oath of Office was ad-
ministered by Chief Justice Spear, of
the supreme court. The election of
officers was then taken up, those
named in the republican caucus being
selected, as follows: Speaker, Mr.. Rey-
nolds, of Lake county; speaker pro
tenn. Hon. Jacob b. Snyder, of Stark;
chief clerk, Burgess L. McElroy, of
Knox; journal clerk, L, c. Thomas, of
Gallia county; message clerk, w. r.
Dutton, of Columbiana; engrossing
clerk, l.. II. Jones, of Hancock; record
ing clerk, II. c. Scott of Miami; enroll
ing clerk, Jesse b. Jackson, of Paul
ding; scrgeant-at-arms, Andrew Jack
son, of Greene; first assistant. John T,
Steinkemp, of Ottawa; second assis-
tant, ID. l.. Yarnell, OF Clark: third as
sistant, Col. Fred. Blenkner, of Frank
lin.
John p Maynard, of Fayette county,
was appointed by Mr.. McElroy assist
ant chief clerk. Speaker Reynolds on
being inducted into office spoke at
length.
Columbus, Jan. 2.-Senate--The first
bill passed by the senate was one pro-
viding for increasing the salary of the
lieutenant governor of the state from
$500 to 81, 500 per annum. 1t is intend
ed that Judge John A. Caldwell, who
will enter upon his duties as lieutenant
governor of the state next Monday,
shall be the first beneficiary.
Resolutions were adopted as follows:
Directing the sergeant-at-arms of the
senate to make requisition on the sec
retary of state for stationery for the
members; to pay the old employees for
ten days extra time. Adjourned.
House-Mr. Brumbach offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which went over:
"Whereas, The spirit of liberty and
the longing to be free and independent
is the same in all human hearts, OF
whatever color or cline, and
"Whereas, 1t is but natural and right
that our republic should sympathize
with another republic in struggle tc
maintain its freedom, therefore be it
"Resolved, That we, the members OF
the house of representatives of the
Seventy-fourth general assembly, eX-
tend to the Beers of South Africa our
congratulations on their spirit OF lib.
erty, their magnificent manhood and
their signal victories, and also express
our deep concern and sympathy with
them in their heroic struggle in de.
fense of their homes and friends, tc
maintain the perpetuity and integrity
of their republican form of govern.
ment and to uphold the honor of their
nag"
Representative Russell, of Meigs
county, introduced the first amend
| Mr.. Russelfs bill supplements the
Valentine act and provides that nc
person shall be excused from attending
and testifying, or from producing
books, papers, tariff contracts or other
documents when called into court.
Speaker Reynolds appointed the fol.
lowing committee to purchase Re-
vised Statutes for members and com.
mittees: Messrs. McCurdy, of Miami
Hamer. of Madison, and Swain, OF
Hamilton; also the following COM
mittee on rules: The Speaker, Sny'
der, of Stark; Griffin, of Lucas Swain,
Hamilton. and Finck, of Perry; also
pages as follows: Paul Marin, of Lu'
cas-; Henry Miller, of Franklin; Roy
King, of Union; Clarence L. Smith, o.
Cuyahoga; Howard France, of Jackson.
A resolution providing for joint scs
sion on Wednesday to canvass the vote