Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-03-23
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i Governor White formally accepted
i the new state office building last
Friday and at the same time bids
\ were let for the moving of the nu-
merous departments scattered over
the capital city, to their-future
home in the new building. 1t is ex-
pected that all departments will be
! safely housed before the end of next
week. The water standing in the
sub-basement has been taken care
of and steam pipes which leaked
were replaced The top, or twelfth
/ floor was occupied first, other de-
partments moving in downward to
the ground floor
HI. S. Students Visit Capitol
The past week witnessed over a
dozen delegations of high school
students from central Ohio cities
visiting the capitol in Columbus.
1t included an inspection of the leg
islative halls, the general assembly
being in session, and afforded the
students an opportunity to become
acquainted with the procedure Of
our law-making body. Several of
the delegations were addressed by
Secretary of State George S. Myers,
a pedagogue himself in northwest
ern Ohio for five or six years before
he took UP the profession of the
law.
Archaeological Museum
Among the several dozen points OF
interest in Columbus which prove
especially attractive to the visitor is
the Archaeological museum, located
on the campus of Ohio State uni
versity in High street at Fifteenth.
1t contains one of the finest colIec-
tions Of moundbuilders in the world
and thousands Of historical relics.
The museum is open to the public,
the hours being from a. m. to D.
M, holidays included. The Sunday
hours are l to p. m.
The Repeal Convention Measure
The Ohio repeal convention mea-
sure has passed both branches of the
general assembly and now awaits
the governors signature. 1t pro-
vides for constitutional conven-
ton of So delegates, to be elected by
the state at large, who will either
ratify or reject the proposed repeal
of the eighteenth amendment. It ID
expected that the delegates will be
elected at the next election, Novem-
Der 7th, and that the convention
will be called early thereafter
Poor Relief Bill
The Ohio senate has concurred
with the house and passed the gov
ernor's poor relief bill authorizing
the diversion of $2,0O0,000 of gaso-
line tax revenues. The highway
committee of the house has reported
out one bill which would readjust
highway assessments, past, present
and future, on state, county and
market roads. Two other similar
bills are pending. A bill has been
introduced in the senate authorizing
the industrial commission of the
state to borrow $10,O00,00O. The
money is needed to pay compensa-
tion to injured workmen and de-
pendents Of workmen killed. The
need for such purpose
amounts to over s1,00O,000. The
commission holds securities which
would be used to repay same.
With Advent of Spring
Monday witnessed the advent of
spring, and caretakers have begun
overhauling the capitol and the
state house park in anticipation
thereof. The unsightly piles Of dirt
caused by trenches, have been haul
ed away. and soon flower beds will
be laid out by the state landscape
gardener. State house yard philoso-
piers are now awaiting the placing
Of the benches, and the daily ses-
sions will start, all endeavoring to
settle the problems of nation.
All bills presented to the general
for consideration, are. at
ter favorable action by that body,
to the governor for his
When signed by the gov
ernor the bill is sent to the attorney
general, who supplies the sectional
thus designating its rela-
tive position in the general code OF
Ohio laws. The "bill' then be-
comes "an act," and is next placed
in the custody of Secretary of State
George s. Myers, with whom all acts
of the general assembly will be filed.
If the act is an emergency or tax
measure, it becomes a law effective
with the governors signature. II it
is an act of a general nature it does
not become effective until 80 days
after it has been filed.
Secretary of State George S. N.Y.
ers desires to inform all those who
have been interested in securing a
copy Of the new official roster OF
Ohio, that it will be several months