The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-10
OHIO ASSEMBLY
AGAIN IN ACTION
Both Wings Organize by Electing
Caucus NOmInees-GOVer-
nOr's Message Read.

Secretary Of State Graves Starts the
House Machinery In Action, While
Lieutenant Governor Nichols opens
the Senate - Democrats to Hold
Back Flood Of Bills Until After the
Inauguration Of Governor Cox.
7 Columbus, o., Jan. THE Eightieth
Ohio General assembly is now ready
for business, organization having been
completed in both branches by the
election Of the Democratic caucus
nominees, William Green of Coshoc-
ton for president pro TEN. of the SEN
ate and Charles L. Swain of Gin.
eInnati for speaker of the house.
Lieutenant Governor Hugh L. Mich
OILS, in a neat little speech, started
things moving in the senate, and Sec
retary of State Charles II. Graves
opened the house.
The Republicans put up candidates
orly to be bowled along over with the
Progresslves. The latter, three in
number, and all on the house side.
caucused in the main aisle of the
house as Secretary Of State Graves
was calling 1t to order and nominated
James Nye of Lucas for speaker and
W. r. Davis Of Geauga for speaker
pro tenn. The candidates received the
three Progressive votes.
Following the election, Secretary
Graves turned the gavel over to
Speaker Swain. -
Governor Harmon's farewell mes
sage, delivered today, was the event
Of the opening session. Legislators
gave willing ear as the clerk read the
message.
Democratic leaders plan to hold
back the food of proposed bills until
after the new governor has transmit
ted his first message. There is no in
dication, however, that Senator Green
and Representative John H. Lowry Of
Henry, the two Democratic floor lead
ers, would not be able to command
with ease majorities in each house for
the passage of the Cox measures.
Points In Governors Message.
The governor again commends the
] per cent tax rate law.
He recommends that personal tax
Ieturns be published.
School expenses, he says, have in
creased out of all proportion to the in
crease in efficiency, and he recon-
mends more care regarding them.
The pay-patient law should be ex-
tended to feeble-mindeda and epileptics.
He opposes the abandonment of the
present penitentiary because the state
las too much invested in it.
The abolishment of the state board |
of public works saves the state at the |
start $4,000 year in salaries.
He recommends that private banks |
be made subject to state inspection.
He concurs in Commissioner Moore's
proposition that state approval be
necessary to the sale Of insurance
stocks in the state, and suggests that
It might apply to all stock issues.
The work of Attorney General Ho-
gan is specifically approved and law
giving any member OF
his staff the right to go before grand
juries.
A building costing $4,000 located
on abandoned canal land for a state
printing house and bindery is recon-
He suggests that the state send two
abroad at an expense
Of 81 500 each to study the systems of
rural credit.
He recommends that the state by
law prohibit shipping live stock af-
iicted with contagious disease into
The state.
A law protecting people against
,hattel loan sharks is urged.
He suggests that the governor be
authorized to deed the site of the pro-
-osed Perry's victory monument to
he federal government.
Tuesdays Session.
James M. Cox Of Dayton was Off
tally declared elected governor at
oint session of the senate and house.
Lieutenant Governor Nichols pre-.
ided. He read the abstract of the
-otes cast for governor and other
state officers and de-
Jared all of the winners properly
elected with the exception of himself.
t was Speaker Swain who read the
ote cast for lieutenant governor and
eclared Mr. Nichols to have been
lected to that office.
The legislature adjourned until