WHEN THE SPEAKER SPEAKS--House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson (R-Reynoldsburg) speaks as Minority Leader Ross Boggs (D-Andover) listens prior to session, on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 1998. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

HAVING A GOOD DAY--Rep. Randy Gardner, R-Bowling Green, applauds during a presention in the House Chamber, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 1998. Gardner is expected to be named Speaker Pro Tempore. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)