HOUSE JOURNAL Hall of the House of Representatives, Columbus, Ohio. Monday, January 19th, 1914, 10 o'clock, a. m. PROCLAMATION. By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution of the State of Ohio, I, James M. Cox, Governor of said State, do hereby require the Eightieth General Assembly of Ohio to convene at the State House, in Columbus, at 10:00 A. M., on Monday, January 19th, for the purpose of considering such measures as should receive legislative action at this time. The Constitution of the State, as amended, provides: "The Governor on extraordinary occasions may convene the general assembly by proclamation and shall state in the proclamation the purpose for which such special session is called, and no other business shall be transacted at such special session except that named in the proclamation, or in a subsequent proclamation or message to the general assembly issued by the Governor during the said special session." It is by reason of the limitations thus imposed upon the general assembly when in special session, that this document will not only combine the call for the session but the message submitting in formal manner the subjects to be considered and the recommendations of this branch of the government as well. This will enable the members of the legislature and the people of the State to have the fullest possible information with respect to suggestions made, the objective, of course, being harmony as between public desire and legislative enactment. The subjects presented for the consideration of the general assembly are as follows: First: Changes in the laws creating and maintaining the public school system. Second: The relation between coal operators and miners, and particularly the regulation of the weighing of coal at the mines and the guarantee of measurable purity to the consumer. Third: The change in our primary and general election laws which will provide for the direct selection at the primary of candidates for United States Senator, and for filling Senatorial vacancies occasioned by death, resignation or removal. Fourth: The repeal of the 1914 appropriation bill for the purpose of effecting economies in the expenses of the State government. 282910 |