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The message of Acting Governor Trimble was devoted largely to the subject of devising a system of common schools, and he announced that he had appointe! the following committee to report to the Legislature, viz. . Caleb Atwater, John Collins. James Hoge, Nathaniel Guilford, Ephraim Cutler. Josiah Barber and James M Bell
Brazillai Wright reported that there were 159 convicts in the Penitentiary, one ef them being a woman ; 32 were laborers, 30 farmers, t a paper maker. 4 cabinet makers. 1 counterfeiter, 2 spinners. 3 wagon makers, i whip maker, 4 tailors, i hunter, : 1. lers, 2 idiots, 1 physician, t clerk, i swindler. : waiters. 5 shoemakers. + Mil : : blacksmiths. 't tinner, I clothier, 3 stone mason-, ¿ carpenters, I weaver.
Of the entire number but one was a native of Ohio and fourteen were farcies born. Four were serving a second term. The crimes of which they were convicted ranged from murder in the second degree to petit larceny. The total amt of con.
Catherlin, Jacob Lick., Per.
Piatt, Benjamin M Ham
Scofield, Elnathan Tar
Shaw, John Rch., KI
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ducting the institution was $23.796.01. There was a deficiency of $6,790 in excess of receipts of all kinds.
On the ninth of December, the Acting Governor and Secretary of State met the Senate and canvassed the vote for Congressmen. The following were declared elected : Ist District. James W. Gazlay. 2nd. Thomas R. Ross. 3rd. Wm. Mc- Lean. 4th. Joseph Vance. 5th. John W. Campbell. 6th. Duncan McArthur. 7th. Samuel F. Vinton. Sth. Win. Wilson. 9th. Philemon Beecher. 10th. John Patterson. 11th. John C. Wright. 12th. John Sloan. 13th. Elisha Whittlesey. 14th. Mordecia Bartley.
On the same day the two Houses met in joint assembly and canvassed the vote for Governor. The announcement was as follows :
Jeremiah Morrow, of Warren. 26,059; Allen Trimble, of Highland, 22,899: W'm. W. Irwin, of Fairfield, 11.050; total, 60,008 ; Morrow's plurality, 3,160. Gov. Morrow was duly installed in office on the twenty-eighth of December, 1822.
The judgment in favor of the Bank of the United States for $98,000 with interest and costs was paid during the session. A large amount of depreciated paper had ac- cumulated in the State treasury, amounting in all to $31,992.18, and its value was scarcely determinable.
The committee to consider the matter of common schools made a voluminous report giving the scope of their enquiries, and without making any specific recom- mendation, submitted the entire matter to the further consideration of the Legislature.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
RICHARDSON, JOSEPH, Speaker.
RICHMAN, EVERT. Clerk.
PIKE, BENJAMIN, Sergeant-at-Arms.
Armstrong. Alex Bel., Mon.
Ham.
Hathaway, Nicholas. Mad .. Un.
Bacon, Henry
Mont.
Hedges, James Rch.
Barnes, John
Sci., Pke., Law
Hoover, John Stk.
Bigger, John
War.
Keffer. Valentine. Pck., Hock.
Blackburn. Win . Col.
Lee, Elias Cuv.
Blickensderfer, Jacob
Tus.
Looker, Allison C. . R.s.
Bosworth, Cyrus.
Trum.
Lybrand Samuel.
Pck., Hock.
Chaney, Benjamin
Chan.
Mackey. James
Trum.
Claypool, Jacob
Fair.
Maltbie. Benj Mont.
Cook, Eluthoros Hur., Sky.
Mendenhall, William Mi.
Collins, Joel . But.
lligh.
Mills, Roswell Per.
Moore, Win. H Musk.
Munson, Augustine. Lick.
Curtis, Hosmer. .
Kx.
Mc Bride, James But.
Cutler, Ephraim
Morg, Was.
McNarv. Samuel
Jetľ.
Davidson, John
Sci., Pke., Law.
Mc Williams, John Cler.
Depeyster, scorge B
Port., Med.
Patterson, John
Morg., Was.
Disney, Win Ham
Pinkerton, John Pre.
Dougherty, John .Ck.
Rees, Samuel Ham.
Dunn, Willinm
. Bel., Mon.
Richardson, Jos
Col.
Edwards, George
Br.
Robinson, James Cos.
Findlay, Nathan C
Musk.
Robinson, Robert Fav.
Fisher, John Ad.
Ross, Jos. W Gal., Mgs .. Jack.
Grummon, Isane Gsy.
Sanderson, George Fair.
Hale, Samuel, H Clin.
Shannon, Thos Bel., Mon.
Hallock, Jeremiah H Jeff.
Shelby, John Log., Wd.
Harbaugh, Daniel . Col.
Shields, James But.
Harper, Robert
Acht.
Smith, David Frk.
Harris, Joseph
Port .. Med.
Spink, Cyrus
Way.
Mills, James Dk., Shl.
Collins, Richard
Corwin, Thomas
War.
Cowles, Leonard H
Del.
Hatch, Elijah Ath.
Ayers, Benajah
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Strong, Jared Gal, Mgs., Jack.
Wiley, William
Townsley, William Gre. Williams, Micajeb T
Wulke, Anthony
Rs.
Worthington, Thumas
Wheeler, Samuel (,ca.
The temporary organization of the House way Speaker, Joseph Richardun. Columbiana ; Clerk, Evert Richman ; Sergeant at - Arms, Benjagdn Pile
On the seventh of December, this organization was inale perpasient There was a contest for Clerk, and the vote stood . Evert Richman 33. The Flow? noy, 21 ; - Fishback, 12; D). L. Rathbone, I. Neither having re elved a majority of the whole vote cast a second ballot was had and Richman electe !. The folk was not recorded.
The message of the Acting Governor, and the reports of the State officers were received and later referred to various committees.
A joint committee having under consideration a thorough revision of the existing laws, made their report to the two Houses, and recommended the appointment, by the Governor of a committee of three persons to revise und codify the laws.
Jeremiah H. Hallock, member from Harrison county was seated "on conenon report," rather than on his certificate. He started on horseback from Caillz to Columbus, and in his haste forgot his certificate of election. After riding twelve miles, he remembered the omission and at the first postoffice wrote to have it for- warded to him by mail.
Upon making this statement to the Committee on Privileges and Electlars, and producing a copy of the Steubenville Gazette of October 19, 1822, showing that at the election on the eighth of that month "the said Jeremiah had the highest number of votes cast for any person for the office," he was sworn and seated. Ilis certificate reached Columbus a week later.
The Canal Commission, composed of Thomas Worthington, Benj. Tappan. Jere- miah Morrow, Isaac Minor and Alfred Kelly reported upon the feasibility of the plan.
. This first great public work of the State, the construction of a canal system, was mooted in IS17, and the work began in IS25, under the general direction and super - vision of Hon. Alfred Kelly. The work progressed under many difficulties, but was finished within the time specified, and the expenditures were kept within the limits of the original estimates. The total cost fell a little below $16,000,000, and the State has now 7SS miles of canals, with feeder reservoirs covering an arca of 21,000 acres, or more than fifty square miles-the Mercer County Reservoir, on the line of the Miami and Erie Canal, being the largest artificial body of water in the world.
On the eleventh of January, 1823, the two Houses met jointly and elected Charles R. Sherman and Calvin Pease, as Supreme Judges ; George Tod, President Judge of the Third Circuit and Jeremiah H. Hallock, President Judge of the Fifth Circuit George W. Haight, Major General of the Tenth Division; Daniel Smith, Major General of the Seventh Division ; Henry Brown, of Franklin, Treasurer of State, and Samuel R. Miller, Associate Judge for Hamilton county.
On the twenty. second of January, the two Houses again met and elected the following :
Keeper of the Penitentiary, Barzilla Wright. Inspector of the Penitentiary, Bela Latham, and the following Associate Judges
Robert Anderson, Butler: Alexander Armstrong, Belmont , George W. Barrere. Highland; Noah M. Brunson. Medina; Walter Coulter, Wood; William Dawes,
S H. Y. B.
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Morgan ; David Fulton, Morgan: William Givens, Jackson; Peter Grow, Meigs ; John Holcomb, Gallia; John Hollister, Wood; Thomas Ijams, Muskingum; John Kerr, Franklin; Abel Larkin, Meigs; Hugh Poor, Jackson; William Pratt, Wood ; Robert Safford, Gallia; Robert S. Southgate, Huron; Joseph Swearingen, Highland ; William White, Brown.
By the act of December 21, 1822, the line run by Solomon McCulloch and con- tinued by John Rhodes between the counties of Champaign and Madison was con- firmed as the eastern boundary of Champaign county, provided it in no way interfered with the boundary line between Logan and Union counties. '
By the act of December 26, 1822, Lorain county was erected out of Cuyahoga, Huron and Medina. The county seat is Elyria.
Acts were passed during the session amending the judiciary act ; for the remis- sion of penalties on the land tax ; amending the license law relating to stores, taverns and ferries : to determine the feasibility of a water communication between Lake Erie and the Ohio river : defining more clearly the duties of County Auditors and Com- missioners and placing the tax on land of the first quality at $1.1212 per 100 acres, 75 cents per 100 acres on second class and 50 cents per 100 acres on third class, with proportional amounts on larger and smaller tracts.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY, 1823-1824.
Governor-JEREMIAH MORROW.
Secretary of State-JEREMIAII MCLENE.
Treasurer of State-HENRY BROWN.
Auditor of State -- RALPHI OSBORN.
Supreme Judges-JACON BURNET, CHAS. R. SHERMAN, CALVIN PEASE, PETER HITCHCOCK.
Adjutant General-WILLIAM DOHERTY.
TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATIVE SESSION, 1823-1824. Met December 1. 18:3. Adjourned February 26, 1824. SENATE. COLLINS, DAVID, Clerk.
TRIMBLE, ALLEN, Speaker.
WOLCOTT, HORACE, Sergeant - at-Arms.
Alexander, John. Gre., Clin.
Jennings, David
Bel., Mon.
Beatty, Zacheus A.
Gsy., Cos., Tus.
Kendall, Wm. Sci., Pke., Law.
Brown, Ephraim Ham.
Kirker, Thomas Ad.
Bryson, Samuel Trum.
Buckingham, Ebenezer, Jr Musk.
Br.
Laird, Jno
Catherlin, Jacob
Lick., Per.
Creed, John
Fair.
Mc Millan, Thomas. Way.
Coulter, Samuel
Sık.
Newcome, George Mont.
Crouse, David
Rs.
Piatt, Benj. M Ham.
Cutler, Ephraim
Was., Ath., Morg.
Shelby, David
Pck., Hock.
Fishback, Owen T
Cler.
Simpson, Matthew
. Hsn.
Fithian, Geo Cham., Log., Wd.
Sloan, David Jeff.
Furnas, Thos. W Mi., Dk, Pre., Shl
Sloan Jonathan.
Port., Med.
Gass, Willinin Rch., Kx But.
Trimble, Allen High., Fav.
Heaton, James
Wheeler. Samuel Gea., Asht.
House, Geo
Mgs., Gal., Jack.
Wright, Jabez.
Hur., Sky.
Kooken, James . . Frk., Mad., Un , Del., Mar., Craw. Col.
Campbell, Alexander
Morris, David War.
The two Houses met at io A. M., Monday, December 1, 1823, and the Senate organized by electing Allen Trimble, of Highland, Speaker : David Collins, Clerk.
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and Horace Wolcott, Sergeant-at- Arms This temporary organisation was . ... quently made the permanent one.
Gov. Morrow, in his annual message adverted ferling to the citta'the of the scourge of cholera, during the preceding summer, which hat visited vartimes parte of the State and carried off many distinguished persons in publi cistione of ilistky guished usefulness as well as in the private walks of life.
A failure of the crops and the consequent depremsinn of the agripsitural futurevi was also referred to.
The subject of constructing a system of canals also receive ! attenti w. asf -f valuable information from extraneous sources was from time to time transmified te the legislature by His Excellency.
An exhaustive and able report, with accompanying resalutiantan the sikerét id encouraging domestic manufactures, was disen sed during the session, sod gave the to much of the subsequent legislation in that direction.
The committee on the revision of the laws, appointed during the previous year was submitted and largely adopted by the Legislature, which great y simplified que tions of law and legislation, which had hitherto been in doubt The report -se penit by Judge Francis Dunlavy.
During the session a report of the total number of deaf and dumb persoes in the State, as made by the Clerks of the Courts of Common P'less, was mibritted til the Legislature. The whole number returned was 425, of whom ago were " per. GU In "middling circumstances," 72 " good circumstances," and it . no circumstness re- turned "
The question of slavery came up both in the Senate und House, upon a series of rome lutions on the subject of recommending a general system of emancipation to Con gress and the National Government. In the Senate the resolutions were wlopted her the following vote :
Y'eas-Messrs. Alexander, Bryson, Beatty, Buckingham, Catherlin. Campbell. Coulter, Crouse, Fishback, Furnas, Gass, Heaton, Jenning., Kirker. Kooken, Laird McMillan, Piatt, Simpson, Wright, Wheeler and Trimble ( Speaker )-2:
Nays-Messrs. Brown, Creed, House. Kendall. David Sloan and Jonathan Sloan-6.
A preamble denouncing the "unwise and inhuman policy" of the Britodi Ges ernment and the early planters for entailing the "curse of slavery which now de- grades the character of our country, ' was unanimously stricken out.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
RICHARDSON, JOSEPH, Speaker. RICHIMAN, EVERT. C'lerk
PIKE, BENJ., Sergeant -at - Arms.
Atkinson. Isaac Bel., Mon.
Davidson, John
Sc., Pke. Law
Bacon, Henry.
. Mont.
Depeysier, Geo. B
Port Mel
Barnes, John. Sci .. Pke., Law.
Col.
Edwards, George
Blickensderfer, Jacob
Tus.
Elliott Fuller Gal. Mgs Tack
Bosworth, Cyrus
. Trum.
Gooden w. John M
Chaney, Benj
Cham.
Grammon, Isaac
Clark, James
But.
Tlale, Samuel H . ..
Clin Munt
Coleman, Wm
Cuy.
Harris John
Collins. Richard
Iligh.
Hedges, James
Cook, Eluthoros
Hur., Sky.
Hickox, Elcarer
Gea
Cowles Leonard H
. Del.
Higgins, David,
But.
Disney. William
Blackburn, Wm
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Hosbrook, Daniel
Ham.
Paramore, Jesse Pre.
Hoover, John. :
Stk.
Perrine, Wm.
Bel., Mon.
Houston, John M
War.
Pigman, Jos. W Cos.
Hull, Ezra Ath.
Reese, Samuel Ham.
Hume, Robert Mad., Un.
Keffer, Valentine
Pck., Hock.
Riley, James.
Dk., Shl.
King, Edward.
Rs.
Robinson, Robert
Fay.
King, Nehemiah.
Asht.
Roller, Jacob.
Col.
Kilbourne, James.
Frk.
Scatterday, John.
Bel., Mon
Looker, Allison C
Rs
Sanderson, George
Fair.
Lowry, William
Jeff.
Shelby, John.
Kx.
Mackey, James.
Trum.
Skinner, Wm.
Morg., Was.
Mason, Samson
Ck.
Slaughter, Robert F
Fair.
Mills, Roswell.
Per.
Smith, Alex.
Dk., Shl.
Moore, James
Port., Med.
Steece, Henry
Ad.
Munsell, Leander
Mi.
Stockton, John C. Musk.
Munson, Augustine.
Lick.
Strong, Jared Gal., Mgs., Jack.
McClarren, Robert
Way.
Sutton, David. War.
McCune, Jos. K
Musk.
Townsley, William Gre.
Nashee, George
Rs.
Williams, Micajah T Ham.
Patterson, John.
Hsn.
Williams, Marsh
But.
Patterson, John
Morg., Was.
Williams, William
Cler.
The House organized temporarily by electing Joseph Richardson, Speaker; Evert Richman, Clerk, and Benjamin Pike, Sergeant-at-Arms. The vote for Clerk on the first ballot stood : Evert Richman, 26; Wm. Steele, 19; J. Fisher, 4; Mr. Barrett, 4; Mr. Cowles, 2; Mr. King, 1 ; T. Flournoy, I. On the second ballot Rich- man was chosen.
David Smith was admitted to a seat within the bar of the House as a reporter for the Ohio Monitor and Patron of Industry.
There was one contest in the House, James Riley against Alexander Smith from Darke and Shelby counties. Smith was declared not entitled to the seat and it was given to Riley on December 5.
On the fifth of December, Zachariah Mills was elected State Librarian by the two Houses.
Eleazer Hickox, member from Geauga, did not appear until December IS, when he was seated.
Joseph Eaton, lessee of a part of the U. S. Military Survey in Delaware county, for the purpose of making salt, reported that he had "made a hole in the rock 392 feet deep," and that for about one hour out of each twenty-four a brackish water rises and flows freely, after which the well stood empty, and that there was but little salt in the water. He had, he said : "Continued to improve three settlements on said section, have 112 acres cleared and under fence-200 apple trees growing in three orchards-100 on one, 50 each on the others-a good cabin and cabin barn on each improvement."
Ilitherto the State had operated various "salt works" through regularly elected agents, and had encouraged the making of salt by leasing public lands to private in- dividuals on favorable terms, but private enterprise and changed conditions gradually led the State to abandon its connection with the salt making industry.
Resolutions bringing up the question of the mode of voting for President in the National House of Representatives were discussed in the Legislature, and Congress was memorialized, the sense of the body being that the vote should not be by states as states, but that each Representative should exercise an equal power with all others,
Wd.
Lybrand, Samuel
Pck., Hock.
Simmons. Royal D
Richardson, Jos Col.
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and that a majority of all the Representatives elect in Congress should delete the Presidency when it was submitted to the House for determination
A joint resolution wus adopted authorizing Gov. Morrow to procure as uresens a suitable stand of colors to the line of battleship Ohio.
An interesting and lengthy report was anbinitted to the two Huumm through the Governor, by Alfred Kelly, on the subject of Improving the Ohle river, and the YAu importance of removing or obviating the obstructions in the Oblo river especially at the falls at Louisville.
William Henry Harrison, as President of the Board of Trustees admitted a port showing the operations of the Medical College of Ohlo, and the Commercial Hospital and Lunatic Asylum.
A special committee of the House made a favorable report on & "das maihime invented by Messrs Hine and Banes, which greatly facilitated the dressing and prep. aration of flax and hemp fibers.
During the session the following officers were elected by the two Hours Hilatly Auditor of State-Ralph Osborn.
President Judges-Joseph II. Crane, ist Circuit, Ebenezer Lane, and Circo t.
Keeper of the Penitentiary-Nathaniel McLean, and the following Amsuchste Judges :
Alexander Anderson, Jefferson ; Samuel Bancroft, Licking ; Thomas Barr, Pick away ; Elijah Beale, Guernsey ; D). H. Beardsley, Marion; John Beatty, Clermont Alex. Blair, Clermont ; Jno. J. Bowman, Columbiana ; Jno. Briggs, Darke, Henry Brown, Lorain; Edward Bryson, Belmont ; Aaron Buttles, Franklin : Mathew Clark Seneca ; A. R. Colwell, Champaign ; Wm. Cornell, Seneca ; Thomas Creighton, Cafper- biana ; Thos. Cummings, Tuscarawas ; W. Curtis, Washington ; James Dakin, Clinton , Geo. Endling, Columbiana; Moses Eldred, Lorain ; Pearce Evans, Williams, Sam G. Flenniken, Franklin; Wm. Florence, Pickaway ; Robert Forsythe, Wool, Wm Frame, Guernsey; Elijah Frampton, Lawrence ; Jos. S. Gillespie, Fayette, Wmn. Goodfellow, Wayne; Jno. Greave, Mercer ; Henry Grim, Coshocton ; Philip Gun kel, Montgomery; Fred'k Hamlin, Lorain ; Geo, Hornsberger, Warren ; Alex. Holmes, Licking ; Wm. Holmes, Marion ; Jesse Hughes, Clinton ; Jno. Hulbert, Seneca; Jarub Idleman, Warren; Amos Kellogg, Ashtabula; Geo. Keisling, Warren ; David Kin- near, Pickaway; Sam. Kyle, Greene; Geo. Linson, Madison ; Andrew Livingston Adams; Wade Loofborrow, Fayette; Nathaniel Low, Mercer : Geo. Metcalf, Guern- sey; Wm. Miller, Lawrence; David Mitchell, Scioto; Isaac M. Morgan, Cuyahoga; Presley Morris, Ross; Henry M. Mote, Coshocton; James McClintick, Rues , Thos. McGarrah, Fayette; Willis Pearson, Warren ; Jno. Perkins, Williams , Jno. Pell=k. Clermont; Wm. Powers, Scioto; James Rush, Darke; Aaron Sewell, Clinton, Robert Shirley, Williams ; Patrick Smith, Hamilton ; Isaac Spinning, Montgomery Ezra Sprague, Huron ; Robert Taylor, Butler ; Enos Terry, Darke, James Wule tt, Mercer ; Enaxemander Warner, Washington; Henry Weaver, Butler; Henry P. Wilcox, Washington ; Jno. Wiley, Belmont ; James Wilson, Jefferson; Dudley Wemid- bridge, Washington.
By the act of January S, 1824, the boundary line between Logan and U'niue counties was rectified and established, beginning at a point three miles west of the northeast corner of Champaign, and thence north parallel with the castern - undary of Champaign.
By the act of January 21, 1824, Lorain county, previously erected, was argasiet, The county seat is Elyria.
By the act of February 2, 1824, Williams county was organized. County amat is. Bryan. Henry, Paulding and Putnam were attached to Williams for jude lai purposes
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By the act of December, 1823, Marion county was organized. The county seat is Marion. Crawford county was attached for judicial purposes.
By the act of January 22, 1824, Seneca county was organized. The county seat is Tiffin.
By the act of January 2, 1824, the county of Mercer was organized. The county seat is Celina. Van Wert was attached for judicial purposes.
By the act of January 20, IS24, Holmes county was erected from Coshocton, Tus- carawas and Wayne, but to remain attached to the other counties until organized by the Legislature. The county seat is Millersburg.
By the act of February 17, 1824, that part of Crawford county lying north of the Wyandot reservation, including one tier of townships east and west, was attached to Seneca for judicial purposes.
A tax upon dogs was provided for, also the method of appointing and the liabili- ties of administrators of the estates of deceased persons was amended and elaborated, also providing for the amercement of sheriffs in certain cases; regulating and pro- viding for the indenturing of persons under the age of eighteen, either by their own consent or with the consent of parent or guardian; arbitration of disputes over the ¿ownership or boundaries of real estate.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY, IS24-1825.
Governor-JEREMIAH MORROW.
Secretary of State-JEREMIAH MCLENE.
Treasurer of State-HENRY BROWN.
Auditor of State-RALPH OSBORN.
Supreme Judges -- JACOB BURNET, CHARLES R. SHERMAN, CALVIN PEASE.
State Printer-GEORGE NASHEE.
Adjutant General-WILLIAM DOHERTY.
TWENTY- THIRD LEGISLATIVE SESSION, IS24-1825.
Met December 6, 1824. Adjourned February 8, 1825.
SENATE.
TRIMBLE, ALLEN, Speaker.
COLLINS, DAVID, 'Clerk.
WOLCOTT, HORACE, Sergeant-at - Arms.
Augustine, John . Stk.
Avery, Edward Way.
Kirker, Thomas. Ad.
Beardsley, David H1 Del., Mar , Sky.
Laffer, Henry Cos., Tus.
Beatty, Zacheus A. Gsy., Mon.
Lucas, Robert. Pke., Sco., Law.
Buckingham, Ebenezer, Jr Musk.
Manning, Henry . Trum.
Caldwell, Samuel . War.
Newcome, George Mont.
Catherlin, Jacob
Per., Morg.
Norton, Aaron Port., Med.
Claypool, Jacob .
Fair.
Shelby, David
Pek., Hock.
Collins, Joel. But.
Simpson, Matthew Hsn.
Crouse, David Rs.
Sloan, David Jeff.
Cutler, Elijah
Was., Ath.
Stanbery, William Lick.
Fithian, George Ck., Cham.
Trimble, Allen.
High , Fay.
Fishback, Owen T . Cler.
Webb, Clayton . Ham.
Wheeler, Samuel Asht., Gea.
Guss, Willam Rch., Kx.
Womeldorf, Daniel Gal., Mgs, Jack.
Gullford, Nathan . Ham.
Hale, Samuel H Gre , Clin.
Harbaugh, David Col.
Han., Wd.
Heaton, David F Pre., Dk., Mer., V. W.,
Puu., Wins.
Wright, Jabez . Cuy., Hur., Lor.
Young, Robert . Mi., Shl., Log., Har.,
Foos, Jos . Frk., Mad., Un.
Jennings, David. Bel.
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A quorum of both Houses being In attendance at to o clock A w on the Math Ml December, 1824, they organized and proceeded to business
In the Senate Allen Trimble, of Highland, was chosen Speaker, Foreld Collins, Clerk, and Benjamin Pike, Sergeant at - Arms pirms tampere all safe quently this organization was continued permanently.
There were two contests in the Senate, Thomas D Webb, of Trombwill, cumind. ing the right of Henry Manning, who held the certificate of ries tion to . sodl Upon a hearing of the case the Senate decided in favor of Mr. Masming
Joseph Burgan, of Wayne, contested the right to a seat of Edwar! Avery Low latter was seated upon the face of the returns.
The Governor's message and accompanying reports and Borseals, -nas te ceived by the Legislature on the seventh of December. It was largely dequied io the question of the proposed canal system, and elaborately reviewed! the arseinpes ing and previous reports on the subject. The surplus revenues in the trowury slightly exceeded $60,000, but Gov. Morrow admonished the Legislature that tare must be taken in the formulation of a fiscal scheme to carry out the proposed un vrisk ing. immense in magnitude, and involving the expenditure of millan The State had the natural resources, but they must be used with wisdom and dis retifier
The tax rate per 100 acres on land for the year were' fit class $1 ;< zed / $1.25: 3d class, Si cents.
On the eighth of December, the two Houses met, convened the with and de clared the result of the election for Governor as follows: Jeremiah Marron, 30006. Allen Trimble, 37, 108 ; total, 76.634: majority for Morrow. 2.418. He was accordingly declared elected, and entered upon his second term
The committee to proceed against certain banking institutions inletter to the State Treasury, consisting of the Secretary, Treasurer and Auditor of State, reported that $11,511.35, chietly in bank paper worth 373, cents on the dollar, Had byry ser cured, making the actual amount $4,345.50.
On the fifteenth of December. the Governor and Secretary of State met with the Senate and declared the election of members of Congress, as follows:
ist District. James Finley. 2nd. John Wood. 3rd William M. L.can sih. Joseph Vance. 5th. John W. Campbell. 6th. John Thompson. 7th Saine E Vinton. Sth. William Wilson. 9th. Philemon Beecher. toth. David Jennings 11th. John C. Wright. 12th. John Sloan. 13th. Thisha Whittlesco 14th Mar decia Bartley.
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