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Retiring Gov. Lucas, in his last annual message, congratulated the Legislature and the people of the State upon the fact that the northern boundary dispute was being happily composed, and thanked them for the confidence they had reposed in him and the assistance they had rendered him in the discharge of his official duties.
The thirty banks then in existence in the State reported a capital of $3, 3SS, 178.47, and the committee making the report declared that the existing bank facilities were below the requirements of the community, and recommended the organization of State bank with such number of branches as the business of the State might seem to require.
Le Grand Byington and George B. Wallace were admitted as reporters to the bar of the House.
Samuel Medary, Senator from Clermont, having been elected State Printer, re- signed the office of Senator on the thirty- first of March, IS37.
Three appeals, on parliamentary grounds of construction, were taken from the rulings of the Speaker. In two instances he was sustained nineteen to sixteen, and in the third was overruled nine tò nineteen.
A petition for the repeal or modification of the Black Laws was presented by Mr. Price, but was not received, because the Senate refused to agree thereto.
The Governor opened the returns for members of Congress in the presence of the Senate, and announced the following as elected :
Dist.
Dist.
Alexander Duncan
1 Thomas Corwin 1
Taylor Webster . . Patrick G. Goode
Thomas L. Hamer 5
3 Calvary Morris ...
6
Smith, Geo. J War.
King, Leicester
Starkweather, David A Stk.
Mc Laughlin, Wm
Steele, James. Mont.
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Des
William Key Bond
William H. Hunter
Joseph Ridgway
John W. Allen
John Chaney
I.lisha Whlitescy
Samson Mason
10 Andrew W. I.cmb
James Alexander, Jr
Charle D. Comfin
Alexander Harper
Matthlas Shepler
Daniel F. Leadbetter
13
Daniel Kilgore
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MEDILL, WILLIAM, Speaker. FLOOD, Gro H. Check
Cook, Jous, Sergeant. at- Arms.
Allen, Benj. F ..
Del.
Hunt, John
Allen, George N
Tus.
Ihrig, Jacob
W ...
Ankeney Joseph
Hols.
Jamison, John G Pre
Armstrong, James
Ham.
Jones, David
Ath, MeL
Armstrong, William
Col.
Kelly, Alfred Frk.
Aten, Charles M.
Col.
Knapp, Ora H
Atkinson, Isaac.
Car.
Lec. Robert
R.A.
Bell, Hiram. Mi., Dk .. Mer.
Loudon, James
Bigger, Samuel
Gsv.
Medill, Wmn
Fair Hock
Bronson, Tracy
Trum.
Milliken, Robert B.
Brown, Israel
Hľam.
McNutt John M. U Pre.
Brown, Joshua.
l'er.
Newell, Samuel
Chậm, Is
Caldwell, Hugh R
Stk.
Newton, John
Med
Carey, John.
Mar., Cr., U'n.
Ott, Daniel Rs., Pke . Jack
Chambers, David
Musk.
Patterson. Robert
Jely
Clark, John.
Gal., Law.
Perkins, Isaac S
Gre
Clark, Philo
Hur.
Quinby, William Port
Conklin, Benj. W
Morg.
Reece, David
Coulter, John.
Reh.
Rockwell, Timothy
Craighill, Wmn. B
Sen., Sky.
Scoville, Philo
Cresswell, Samuel
Col.
Shane, Samuel
Tuk, Har
Curry, Otway Mar .. Cr .. Un.
Shreve. Thomas C
Pori
Cushing, Wm. V. H
C'k.
Stewart, John. Liek
Davis, Amos T
Clin.
Taylor, Stacy ML Dk., Mer.
Ford, Seabury
Gea.
Thurston. Robert .\
Graybill. John
Fair., Hock.
Tracy, Marvin
l'er
Gruber, John.
Hsn.
Utter. Douty Cler
Harrison, Batteal
Fav .. Mad.
Van Hook, W'm. B But
Hayes, Seth
Trum.
Van Meter, John I
Rs. Pkc. Jack
Hildreth, Samuel W Kx.
Walton. Wmn. C
Hollister, John . Wd., Hen .. Luc., Win -.
Weir. James
Holmes. Geo. W.
Ham.
Whitmore. Samuel
Hubbard, Eber W
Lor.
Winship, Thos J Pek.
Hughes, James
R ... Pke . Jack.
Wise, Peter
Humphries, Isaac C ..
Was.
Y'ontz. John
Glover, John Ad., Sci .. Br.
Trevitt. William
The following was the vote on the pro tempore organization of the House, which was also made the permanent one. For Speaker, William Medill, of Falrfishk. 57- John M. U. McNutt, of Preble. 34. For Clerk, two ballots, George H. Feel, Erst ballot, 36; John R Mulvaney. 35! blank. 1. Second ballot, Flood, ;- Mulvey For Sergeant-at Arms there were six ballots. John Cook received ;; on the first ballot, and Samuel Morrison. 35, with 4 blank ballots. The same vote was cast natil the sixth ballot when Cook received 37 and Morrison. 15
The Governor's message and the documents transmitted with it, as well as the reports of the State officers and various boards were ordered printed and referred the general committees for further consideration.
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A scandal arose over the consideration of a bill to construct the Black River canal. Mr. Cushing, of Clark, charged that Samuel Strong had offered him a bribe of $1,000 to push the bill through the House. An investigation was had and the charge sustained. Mr. Strong was arrested, called before the bar of the House and a stinging reprimand administered by Speaker Medill, for the breach of the privileges of the House implied by his conduct. A minority of the members entered a protest against the arrest and the finding that there had been a breach of privilege.
Another scandal arose over the sale of the public lands at Defiance and Perrys- burg, it being claimed that there had been collusion in the appraisement and sale of the lands and that parties to it had acquired parcels at a price far below their real value. A great deal of testimony was taken and the committee recommended that the whole matter be committed to the next Legislature for further and fuller in- vestigation.
John Bailhache, Jacob Medary and S. E. Wright were admitted as reporters to the House.
The question of silk culture came up for consideration over certain communica- tions submitted to the Houses by the Governor.
A mistake in the accounts of George W. Manypenny, Superintendent of the Na- tional road having been discovered, he corrected. the same so satisfactorily that a commendatory resolution was adopted.
On the eighteenth of January, a United States Senator was elected to succeed Thomas Ewing. The Legislature was almost evenly divided between the Whig and Democratic parties, the former having two majority in the Senate, and the latter three majority in the House, a majority of one for the Democrats on joint ballot. The vote was as follows :
1 bal.
2 bal
3 bal.
4 bal.
5 bal.
6 bal.
7 bal.
8 bal.
9 bal.
10 bal.
11 bal.
12 bal.
13 bal.
Willlam Allen.
53
53
53
53
53
53
53
54
54
53
53
5-
55
Thomas Ewing
52
52
52
52
52
51
52
52
52
52
52
52
Reuben Wood
1
2
2
2
0
Thomas L. Hamer
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Benjamin Tappan ..
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Blanks
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Totals
109
108
109
108
108
108
108
109
109
107
108
10S
108
At various times the two Houses met in joint convention and elected the follow- ing officers :
State Printer-Samuel Medary, there being ten ballots, between Medary and James B. Gardiner. On the first ballot Medary received 51 votes and Gardiner, 52, with i blank. This vote was not changed until the tenth ballot, when Medary received 55, Gardiner, 48, and one blank ballot was cast.
Director of the Penitentiary- Samuel F. McCracken.
Receiver of Public Moneys at Tillin-John Brough.
President Judges-George W. Belden, Fifth Circuit; Van R. Humphrey, Third Circuit.
Major Generals, Fourth Division, John Leidy ; Eighth Division, James Loudon ; Eleventh Division, Win. MeLaughlin : Eighteenth Division, John E. Hunt ; Nine- teenth Division, Robert B. Milliken.
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Davld T. Disney ..
1
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Associate Judges-Robert Armetrong, Guills: Win Armstrong Criardans John Baldwin, Lucas ; Jos. Barker, Sr., Washington; Jche ( Bestow, Millge, Mens R. Chew, Clinton ; James Dallas, Champaign, Benj. Erano, Hreno, Forman Krams Williams; Charles Flago, Champaign ; George Gray, Marion | Samuel HO]. Clermums Erastus Haskins, Morgan ; Abraham Howe, Clinten; An terino HL. Hughes Camila James Jeffries, Muskingum, Jos. D. LInn, Morgan, Jacob Miller, Stark . Alea V Mudbury, Mercer ; Robert McConnell, Morgan , George McMahan, Citnul ( Olinger, Montgomery; Aurora Spofford, Word, Ben] Summere Burns, Jobs Taylor, Jr., Champaign, Richard H. Tomlin, Scioto, Phile Wellas Media, John Wright, Jr., Hocking.
By the act of December, 19. 1936, the State Accepted its proportion of the surplus revenue of the United States, and by the act of March 25, 13;, Apportioned of trung the counties according to the number of white male inhabitante above the ags af twenty-one years, to be loaned on good and sufficient security ar ! the inumine applia to the support of common schools. All such loans to be due and paralle an ar helene the first day of January, 1950, when the county commissioners were required or have the same subject to the draft of the State Treasurer to be asied to the extraction of the canal debt of the State, if the Legislature deeined it beer te ine the feines for that purpose.
Acts were passed fixing the tolls on the National road_ to organize and dlaet pline the militia : to permanently crente the office of State Printer ant degne als duties; for the protection of property on and in the vicinity of canale; to lon the credit of the State to railroad, turnpike, canal and slack water companies to · equal to one-third of their capital stock. to create the office of Spperisteriens of Common Schools for the State, to be elected by the Legulture, tern fre yer salary $500, and to provide for the safety of stage passengers. An act was also piso den ing the powers and duties of justices of the peace and constabler.
The following railroads were incorporated: Cleveland and Lake Shares Belle fontaine and Perrysburg : Maumee and Indiana Ohio City Marine Railway Chi- Indiana and Pennsylvania, and to amend several acts of incorporation and authortes certain counties to subscribe for railroad stock.
Hundreds of churches, lyceums and literary associations were incorporated, and State roads and turnpikes authorized to be surveyed and established,
V'an Wert county was organized by the act of March 15. 153; having ines previ ously erected. The county seat is. V'an Wert.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY, 1537- 535
Governor-JOSEPH VANCE.
Secretary of State-CARTER B HARLIN
Treasurer of State-JOSEPH WHITEHILL.
Auditor of State-JOHN A. BRYAN.
Supreme Judges-PETER HITCHCOCK, RECHEN WOOD, FREERILA GRIMAS EBENEZER LANE.
State Printer-SAMUEL MEDARY.
State Librarian-ZACHARIAH MIL. L.S.
Adjutant General-WM. DOHERTY.
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THIRTY - SIXTH LEGISLATIVE SESSION, 1837-1838. Met December 4. 1837. Adjourned March 19, 1838.
SENATE.
SMITH, GEORGE J., Speaker.
OSBORN, JOHN R , Clerk.
DELORAC, ALEXANDER, Sergeant-at-Arms.
Arbuckle. John. Fay., Mad., Gre.
Shannon, Thos. Bel ..
Bates, Curtis .. . Luc., Wd., Hen., V. W.,
Al., Shl., Har.
Spangler. Samuel Fair.
Campbell, John K
Hur.
Cox, Samuel J
Musk.
Fuller, Simeon
Cuy.
Gault, Wm. W
Lick.
Garrard, John H
Ham.
Thomas, W'm. I. Mi., Dk., Mer.
Gorton, Hezekiah
Mar. Cr., Un., Del.
Thompson, Jos., Jr Col., Car.
Green, John L
. Pck., Frk.
Upson, Daniel . Port.
Hawkins, Wm
Per., Morg., Was.
Utter. Douty. Cler.
James. John HI
Ck., Log., Cham.
King, Leicester
Trum.
Van Meter, John T Rs., Pke, Jack.
Moore, James
Med., Lor.
Vincent, Thos. C.
Tus., Hsn.
Morris, Isaiah
High., Clin.
Wade, Benj. F Gea., Asht.
McLaughlin, Wm
Rch.
Walton, Wm. C Gsy., Mon.
Oliver. Wm
Ham.
Willhouse. Geo . Way.
Owen, David E
Sen., Sky.
White, Charles
Ad., Br .. Sci.
The vote on temporary organization was: Speaker, George J. Smith, Warren, 20; Elijah Vance, Butler, 15. Clerk, John R. Osborn, 20; John Brough, 15. For Sergeant-at-Arms, eight ballots were taken, there being five candidates. On the eighth ballot Alexander Delorac received 19 votes ; Asaph Allen, 4: Wm. Gillespie, 4, and Isaac Coole, 8. This organization was made permanent. without opposition, on the ninth of December.
The Governor's message was received and read in the two Houses. It related mainly to the internal affairs of the State, and made numerous suggestions as to the promotion of enterprises for the benefit of commerce, transportation and manu- factures, as well as modification of some of the existing statutes. .
The right of Curtis Bates to a seat in the Senate, was questioned on the ground that he had not resided for two years in the district from which he was elected. Tes- timony was taken, and the Committee on Privileges and Elections so found, and on the fourteenth of March the seat was declared vacant by a vote of seventeen to thirteen.
Wm. D). Gallagher and john Brough were admitted to the floor of the Senate as reporters of the press.
When the bill relating to schools and school lands was up for consideration, Mr. King moved to strike out the word "white" wherever it occurred therein, which was defeated by a vote of thirty to two, Messrs. King and Wade alone voting in the af- firmative
The question of abolishing imprisonment for debt was up for consideration.
Mr. Utter presented petitions from citizens of Clermont county for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, which was referred to the Judiciary Commit- tee, but no report was made thereon.
The Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred that part of the Governor's message recommending the abolition of the death penalty, reported in favor of so amending the law as to make the execution of capital sentences private.
Sprague, Peres. Kx., Cos., Hols.
Starkweather, David A Stk.
Steele, James. Mont.
Stokely, Samuel. . Jeff.
Vance, Elijah But., Pre.
Rodgers, James. Mgs., Gal., Law.
Smith, George J War.
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The same committee reported adversely to the price of micro pa kit the repeal or modification of the law. regulating black and mulavt pr
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
ANTHONY, CHARLES, Speaker.
Cook, Jous, Sergeant at Arm
Allen, Geo. N
Johnson, Leverett
Anthony, Charles .
Ck Johnson, Matthew
Barrere, Nelson .
Ad., Br., Sci.
Johnson, Willian
Bell, Hiram
Mi., Dk , Mer.
Jones, Davel
Bronson, Tracy l'rum.
Kelly. Alfred
Frk
Buchanan, Thomas J
Cler.
Kendall, William
Carlin, Parlee.
Wmns., Hen., I.uc.
Lec. Robert, Jr
Cannon, Thomas
Col.
I.conard. Marvin
Carpenter, A. F
Ham.
Matthias, Jacob
Carney, Elijah.
Del.
Matthews James
Chambers, David
Musk.
Medill, William
Clark, John.
Gal., Law.
Morgan, Edwin I. Cam
Clark, Philo
Hur.
McCune, David K
Codding, John .
Med.
McKee. Fzra
Collings, George
Clin., High.
McNary, Samuel
Cook, James. Shl., Al., Har, Put,
Nell, Robert
Pan., V. W.
Ott, Daniel Re Pre_ Jacz
Crew, James Log.
Parish, Isaac
Curry, Otway
Mar., Cr. Un.
Peppard. Willianı
Curtis, Walter
Was.
Perkins, Isaac S Gre
Day, Solomon
Port.
Quinn. John Pre
Duniavy, Anthony H Faran, James J
War.
Richmond, Thomas
Gca
Roller, Jacob
Fitch, O. H Asht,
Smith, George
Foot, J. A
: Gea.
Smucker, Isaac
Ford, Seabury . Gea.
Stewart, John
Fowler, Stephen Mar., Cr., Un.
Thornhill. French W
Gaston. Ephraim. Bel.
Thrall. William B
Pek.
Given. James.
Ham.
Thurston. Robert 1
Graybill, John
Fair.
Green, Isaac H.
Bel.
Treat, Samuel
Trevite William
Per
Harrison. Batteal
Fay., Mad.
Van Hook, William B Bot
Hoagland, James
Hols.
Wetmore, William
Port
Hostetter, Jacob
. Stk.
Witten, Peter
Hubbard, Eber W
Lor.
Woodruff, John C
Hughes, James Rs. Pke., Jack.
There was no practical opposition, in the temporary organization of the Ilwww. to Charles Anthony, of Clark, for Speaker ; S. F. Wright, for Clerk, and Jahn' Ck. for Sergeant at-Arms. They were subsequently continued as the permanent offers during the session.
Charles H. Brough was admitted as a reporter for the press, and acordm! the privileges of the floor of the House.
The Governor's message and accompanying documents, with the reportelof the State officers, were referred to the appropriate committees, and reported andjad on from time to time.
A memorial was presented to change the method of electing township and Mmal officers, with a view of securing a better class of incumbents, but the Judiciary C mittee made an adverse report, holding that the common law of sele tion w ld eventually afford a better remedy than a complicated statute on the subject
The Standing Committee on the erection of a new State House reported that the sooner it was done and all apprehensions as to the removal of the seal of Govern- ment, the better for the rapidly growing interests of the State.
11. Y. H.
12
Tracy, Marvin KI
Gruber, John. Hsn.
Hlam.
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Gov. Vance, in a special message, under date of January 27, IS38, that he had, under the provisions of the joint resolution of the twenty-fifth, the following geologi- cal corps : W. W. Mather, Principal Geologist ; First Assistant, Dr. S. P. Hildreth ; Second, Dr. J. P. Kirtland ; Third, Dr. John Locke ; Fourth, Prof. C. Briggs ; Drafts- man, C. Whittlesey; Field Service, J. W. Foster. The salary of the principal geolo- gist was fixed at $2,000, with $400 for contingent expenses ; the three first assistants, $1,200 each, and $300 contingent expenses ; the fourth, $1,000, and $300 for contingen- cies ; draftsman, $1,000, and $300 contingent, and for field service, $600.
At different times the two Houses met in joint session and elected the following officers :
Supreme Judge-Ebenezer Lane.
President Judge-Ozias Brown, Second Circuit.
Superior Judge-Cincinnati, David K. Este. State Treasurer-Joseph Whitehill.
Director of the Penitentiary-Joseph Olds.
Register Maumee Land Office-Samuel Treat.
Major General Twelfth Division-Joseph Newell.
Major General Tenth Division-Iliram Bell.
Major General Fifteenth Division-Charles B. Goddard.
Samuel Lewis was made the first State Superintendent of Schools.
Associate Judges-Nathaniel P. Adams, Williams; Samuel Bancroft, Licking ; Joel S. Bereman, Fayette ; James M. Bloss, Aslitabula ; Jacob Bonsor, Ross: Joshua Brown, Perry ; John Burdan, Lucas; George Endly, Columbiana; Francis Freeman, Trumbull; John Graybill, Fairfield ; Benj. Griffin, Williams ; Daniel Harbaugh, Co- lumbiana; Christian Heyl, Franklin ; Jeremiah Hollister, Monroe ; Joseph Hoover, Allen ; John Jamison, Allen ; Daniel Johns, Lorain ; Wm. C. Kirker, Belmont ; David Ladd. Wood; Elijah Larkin, Clermont ; John R. Lemon, Clark ; Charles Levering, Allen ; Oliver R. Loving, Washington ; Henry Moore, Hamilton ; James McClintick, Sr., Ross; George Mc Mannis, Clinton ; Wm. G. Serviss, Clark ; Oloner Stacy, Wil- liams; Thomas Vaughn, Jackson ; James Walcott, Lucas; George Walker, Athens ; Joshua Walkins, Williams; Charles C. Waterhouse, Williams ; Daniel Warren, Cuya- hoga ; George Wellhouse, Wayne ; Fredrick Whittlesey, Cuyahoga.
Mr. David Chambers, from a committee, made a lengthy report to the House, touching the report of the Board of Public Works, in which he called attention to the fact that the original estimate for the Muskingum Improvement was $775,000, as per contracts for the work entered into, while the actual cost was $1,081,425.39, a dis- crepancy of $306.425.39. "There are other mistakes and errors of judgment," said the report, " that the public service and the interests of the State will not at present allow the committee, with propriety, to communicate to the House."
Charges were preferred against Peter Hitchcock, of the Supreme bench, charg- ing him with being the former attorney and legal adviser of litigants before that august body. The Judiciary Committee reported that the charges were not sup- ported by the evidence.
Erie county was erected from Sandusky and Huron, by the act of March 15, 1838, and organized by the act of March 16, 1838. The county seat is Sandusky.
The Superior Court of Cincinnati was established by the act of March 15, 1838, the term and appointment to be the same as President Judges of the Court of Com- mon Pleas (seven years), and to have concurrent jurisdiction with the Court of Common Pleas in Hamilton county.
Imprisonment for debt was abolished by the act of March 19, 1838.
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The Governor was authorized to sell the old penitentiary ael trasblings, was it- act to erect a new penitentiary war further amended-
Provisions for the creation of a new State House were made by ste wat is home ary 26, 183S, and an appropriation of $10,000 to enable the then Directors bo pooches material and begin work. Win. A. Adams, of Muskingum: Jangh nilg-o. P .- Franklin, and Win. B. Van Hook, of Butler, were app intel as Dirge --- - ---- tion of the building.
The Board of Public Works was abolished and a Canal Coormuilen opgesomd in its stead, and Samuel F. Vinton, Leander Ranson, Samael Forrer und. Sobald Dodge appointed as such Commission, their term of office ta le foor, thres Jeg sex one years in the order named.
James Hoge was appointed Trustee for the Ohio Institution for the Efecsime of the Blind, and W'm. Preston, Robert W. McCoy, Bela Latham aud Dr. Hubert Thompson, Trustees of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum.
A joint resolution, protesting against the annevallon of Texas, worsleyund
The following railroad companies were incorporated Cleveland and Kecid, Columbia and Lake Erie ; Mad River and Lake Eric, and to meni the chart ra af companies already incorporated.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY, 15385152).
Governor-WILSON SHANNON.
Secretary of State-CARTER B. IFARLAN.
Treasurer of State-JOSEPH WIRITEHILL.
Auditor of State-JOHN BROUGHI.
Supreme Judges-PETER HITCHCOCK, REUBEN WOOD FREDREA GHIVRE, EBENEZER LANE.
State Printer-SAMUEL MEDARY.
State Librarian-ZACHARIAH MILLS.
Superintendent of Schools-SAMUEL LEWIS.
Adjutant General-JACOB MEDARY, JR.
THIRTY - SIXTH LEGISLATIVE SESSION, 1535-155)
Met December 3, 18338. Adjourned March 15, 1590.
SENATE.
HAWKINS, WM, Speaker. MCNULTY, CALME J. Clark
MANSFIELD, THos. W., Sergeant . at Arin.
Allen, Benj. F. Mar., Del., Cr .. U'n.
Bates, Curtis Wd., Luc., Wmns.
Mclaughlin, W'm
Oliver, W'ın
Perkins, Samuel, Jr Port
Cox Samuel J. Musk
Powers. Gregory
Rodgers, James Ath. Mgs , O.o. Law
Sarlor, John But, P're
Green, John L. Pck .. Frk.
Shannon, Thomas
Shideler, Henry
Smith. George J War_
Spangler, Sami
Stadden Richard
Ihrig, Jacob
Way.
Stokely Sanur
Tho.das. Wm ] MI DE Mer.
James, John H. Ck., Log , Cham.
Matthews, James
Kx, Cos., Hols.
Thompson, Jantes
Craighill. Wm. B. Sen., Sky
Fuller, Simeon Cuv.
Harlan, Aaron Fav., Mad., Gre.
Hawkins. W'm. Per., Morg., Wa -.
Holmes, Geo. W Ham. Hostetter. Jacob Stk.
Morris, Isuah Cha, High.
Birch, Herman Med., Lor. Brady, John Tus., Hsn
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Tod, David
Trum. Wade, Benj. F
. Gea, Asht.
Tracy, Josiah Hur.
Walton, Wm. C.
Gsy., Mon.
Utter, Douty
Cler.
White, Charles Ad., Br .. Sci.
Van Meter, John I. Rs., Pke , Jack.
The Senate made its temporary organization at 10 A. M., Monday, December 3, 1838, by the following vote. For Speaker, Wm. Hawkins, Morgan, 19; George J. Smith, Warren, 13; blanks, 3. For Clerk, Caleb J. McNulty, 18; John R. Osborn, 13; blanks, 3. For Sergeant.at-Arms, Thos. W. Mansfield, 19; Alexander Delorac, 10; John Cook, 5; blank, 1. On the eighth of December this was made the perma- nent organization.
The following persons were admitted as reporters for the press to the privileges of the floor of the Senate : James Ferguson, Otway Curry, T. W. Flagg.
On the seventh of December, the vote for Governor was canvassed by the two Houses and the result declared as follows : Wilson Shannon, 107,884; Joseph Vance, 102,146; scattering, 7; total vote, 210,037 ; Shannon's majority, 5,738. Gov. Shannon was inducted into office in the presence of the two Houses December 13, 1838, and delivered a fitting address.
Retiring Gov. Vance sent his annual message to the Legislature on the fourth of December, in which he thanked the Legislature for its devotion to duty, and con- gratulated the people upon the great material and moral progress of the State.
On the twelfth of December, the Governor and Secretary of State met the Senate and opened and announced the vote for members of Congress as follows :
C
Alexander Duncan
1
Samson Mason
I
I
John B. Weller
2
Isaac Parish.
I
Patrick G. Goode
3
Jonathan Taylor. T2
Thomas Corwin
4
Daniel I'. Leadbetter. 13
Jeremiah Morrow
4
George Sweney 14
William Doane.
5
John W. Allen
6
Calvary Morris.
6
Joshua R. Giddings 1
William Key Bond
7
John Hastings. 17
Joseph Ridgway
8 David A. Starkweather IS
William Medill.
9 Henry Swearengen 61
A joint resolution concerning the disputed boundary line between the United States, and the northern and northeastern British possessions, couched in strong and belligerent terms, passed the Senate by a vote of twenty-one to eleven. Messrs. James, Cox, Thomas, Harlan and Van Meter entered a protest on the Journal, regarding it an unwise interference with a matter in process of negotiation between the two powers.
The question of slavery came into the Senate in the form of a report from the Judiciary Committee. John B. Mahan, of Brown county, had been arrested on a war- rant issued by Gov. Vance on the requisition of the Governor of Kentucky, charged with aiding and assisting certain slaves to escape from Kentucky. He was afterward discharged from custody and asked renumeration at the hands of the State. After achinitting the hardships entailed on Mahan, the committee recommended that the prayer of his petition be not granted, and the report was adopted thirty-one to one. Senator Benj. F. Wade in the negative.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FARAN, JAMES J., Speaker. BLODGETT, WM. 11., Clerk.
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