Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-01-05
LEGISLATURE
Proceedings of the SOlOnS
at Columbus.

first time in years the senate was not
opened with prayer. There were no
breaks in the organization of the SEN
ate as outlined in the caucus, Senator
Lamb, the independent from Toledo,
voting with the democrats. The SEN.
ate is tie, with Senator Lamb having
the deciding vote. The republicans
control the house by vote of SO to 81
democrats, with two Independents
All members of the house were pres
ent when that body was called to order
by Secretary OF State Laylin. After
the invocation had been pronounced
by Rev. j. A. Patterson, of the Central
Presbyterian church, the oath of office
was administered to the members by
Judge Shauck, of the supreme court
The house then proceeded with the
formality of electing the various can
didates selected by the caucus Of the
republican members last Saturday.
Representative Frizzell, of Mont
gomery county, In nominating Carmf
A. Thompson, of Lawrence county, for
speaker, declared that the recent par
tial defeat of the republicans at the
polls was the call Of the people for the
elimination of partisanship and graft&
from the administration of public af---
fars, the abolition of the 20 per cent.
fees allowed the tax inquisitors, the
placing of county officers on a salary
basis, the reduction of the number of.
municipal officers, provision for hon.
est primaries and honest elections and
the condemnation of the "canal steal.7
Mr.. Thompson, In accepting the
speakership, reiterated his declaration,
made in the caucus that economy must.
be the watchword of the house. He.
said he proposed to give every man O.
square deal and he urged that the
business coming before the house
should be disposed of as expeditiously'
as possible. The governors message
was read in both branches.
At the afternoon session of the,
house the question of appointive off,.
GERS was taken up. II was voted to al.
low five additional clerks. The ap--
pointment of ~ pages and 12 stenog-.
raphers was also authorized.
The house adjourned to 10:30 to-.
day. At IL o'clock the house and SEN
ate will meet in joint session and Of.
fcially canvass the vote for state Of
ficers at the late election.
Speaker Thompson announced the
following appointments:
j. p. Maynard, Washington Court
House, assistant clerk; Ira r. Morri-
son, Akron, Office clerk; George T.
Blake, East Liverpool, chief of stenog-
raphers; H. II. Johnson, Columbus, in
dex clerk; E. Scott, Youngstown, to-
have charge of pages; George T. Duni-.
fon, Van Vert, bill messenger.
Representative Yost, the minority
leader of the house, announced the fol-
lowing steering committee:
Mr.. Guthrie, of Adams, chairman;
Mr.. Wertz, of Wayne; Mr.. Spangle, of
Shelby; Mr.. Hunt, of Hamilton.
Liutenant Governor Harding called
the senate to order and he will con-
tinue as presiding officer until the new
lieutenant governor-A. l.. Harris--is;
sworn in, on January 8.
Columbus. o., Jan. 3.-The house of
representatives yesterday adopted an
amendment to the rules providing that
all bills shall be introduced in dupli-
cate, SO as to allow greater publicity.
1t was also decided that the place;
where the house meets shall be used1
for no other purpose than that of leg<N
islative purposes. This rule prevents
the chamber from being hired out to-
'oiAOuo oioohiHathoho III iuCCbthGo.
A joint session of the house and the
senate was held in the house and the.
vote in the last election canvassed.-
Lieut.. Gov. Harding presided and an
nounced the election OF John M. Pat
tison as governor.
Senator Williams introduced a joint
resolution, which was adopted, provid--
ing for a constitutional amendment
b h. offa tInt h. I1xx rIak, cIn1l
meet in the January next after the,
election. This will enable the legisl
lature chosen in 1908 to meet the next
January, otherwise it could not meet
until 1910, as the present legislature
will be in session until the winter ~
1908.
Senator Ward, of Cleveland, intro-v
duced a joint resolution, which was
adopted, requiring the governor to ap-
point a commission of six members,
three democrats and three republic
ans, which commission shall investi-
| gate for what price the site and build
ings of the present penitentiary can be
disposed of, and what land outside Co
lumbus can be procured for and what
will be the cost of erecting another
penitentiary.
Senator Williams introduced joint
resolution, which was passed, provid-
! ing that the terms of all of the state
executive officers and the members Of.
the general assembly who were elect
ed in November, 1905, shall be extend
ed to three years.
The joint committee on rules of the;I
legislature has decided to report that
both houses meet at 1870 o'clock in the
afternoons during the session. The
report will be adopted.
| The senate adjourned until next
Monday. The house held a session in
the afternoon and after agreeing to
the appointment Of 10 porters adjourn
ed until Monday.
| Food AduIteration Is Extensive.
Topeka. Kan. Jan. 2.-"Of 20 manu-
| factured food snecmenc cont fo m