The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-06-09
BY III. Al. MCKENZIE

The 93rd General Assembly goes
down in history with longer list
Of constructive accomplishments to
its credit, for a like period Of time,
than any Ohio Legislature since the
World war. The way was paved
for this unusual record by the well
planned fiscal program outlined the
first Of the year by the Bricker adj
ministration, practically all of which
now appears on the records as duly
enacted laws, to remain in full force
and effect until revised or repealed
bv Some future session Of the leg
islature.
Probably at no time in the states
history has there been such cordial
and effective cooperation between
the Executive and Legislative
branches Of the state government.
This is evidenced BY the fact that,
as Of June lst when the legislature
recessed until Jane IA, Governor
Bricker had signeu LAT bills and
vetoed none. The Governors sig
nature Of approval on eacn and
every bill passed BY the legislature
is probably without precedent and
in sharp contrast with the record Of
the S5th General Assembly when
the Governor then IN office vetoed
over 100 bills which had received
the approval Of the legislature.
The 93rd General Assembly rec
ord, as of June 1st, reads as fol
lows:
Bills passed.....................- 229
Bills signed by the .....,..
Governor .................. 1d3
Bills vetoed by the........
Governor .................. None
Eighty two bills now await the
governors approval Or veto, By June
Id, when the legislature will finally
adjourn. Should he neither sign
nor veto any of these bills, they
would automatically go into effect
at the end of that period.
This record of accomplishment
was made possible only by the LOO
per cent cooperation accorded the
Governor by the presiding officers
and their stats in the Senate ond
House In the Senate, with Lieut..
Gov Paul He. bert at Tie steering
wheel, ably assisted by Clerk Tom
Rateman and Pres. Pro ten FRANK
Whittemore, both veterans III leg
;slaSiye service, the work Of the
session progressed expeditiousis
with scarcely ripple OF dlsputatloh'
4 decided innovation in comparison
with its last session when ITS mem
hers resolved themselves into the
..Davey Hatchet Brigade 70 ofael
to block all proposals offered by ne
Governor. The House lnearly az
wavs referred TO as uhfuiS'
etempestuous, Constructive ae
moralized," etc. progressed through
ont the session uron an even keel
though the legislative waters We're
rolled at times by lobbyists, pilpted
without fear or favor by Speaker
w. Nj. Mccullough. With back
ground as a third term member
fioor-leader in the last session, an
able attorney, magnetic personal
ity, Speaker Mccullough set a high
staniard in legislative procedure
uneoualled by his predecessors ane
an inspiration to future legisla ures
One Of the most outstanding exam,
pies Of loyal cooperation noted II
the House during the last decade
was the work of Speaker ProTen ]
II. McCreagor, Clerk Johnson ane
Chairman r. r. Bangham of the
finance Committee. Each one hav
ing served in previous sessions II
kew positions, they functioned IN !
highly efficient, stream-lined man
ner, not Legislative cylinder fail
ing to click throughout the session
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