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By the act of January 29, 1847, the compensation of members of the Legislature was increased to $3 per dny, and mileage at the rate of $3 for each twenty-five miles
Smith, Jonathan Lick.
McFarland, James
Tallman, Geo. Pck.
Vallandigham. Clement L . Col.
Owen, Nathan
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of travel to and returning from Columbus, and the clerks cergeral af -- re and assistants, $3 per day.
County Superintendents of Common Schools were provided for is a samling of the more populous counties, by the act of February 5, 1547, 10 de elected br flex somrss of the school districts on the first Friday in Ortiber
The act of February 8, 1847, exempted the property of aller of the Revel tionary War from taxation to the amount of $500,
The act of February 5, 1847, granted the right of war theingch Oles from the western boundary thereof to the city of Cincinnati, for any pentinunus raliwas authorized by the Legislatures of the states of Missouri, Illinois and Indians, calle !! to the restrictions of the Legislature of Ohio.
The following railroad companies were incorporated | Wellsville and Pittsburg February 8, 1847; Carroll County R. R., same date ; Eaton and Hamilton came date Central Ohio, same date; to authorize the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati te construct side branches February 8, 1547, and to authorize different emoties and cities to subscribe to the stock of railroad companies
The following trustees were appointed by joint resolutions: Adin G. Hilda Lunatic Asylum ; James Hoge, Deaf and Dumb ; Joseph Melivaine, Blind Asylum
The following commissioners were appointed to proceed to Mexico and bring the remains of Gen. T. L. Hamer, to Ohio, for interment . Col. John Allen, of Brown, DI. James C. Kennedy, of Clermont, and Hon. James H. Thompson, of Highland, wir power to draw on the State Treasury for the necessary funds to perform their misle
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. 1847-1845.
Governor-WM. BERR.
Secretary of State-SAMUEL GALLOWAY.
Treasurer of State-ALBERT A. BLISS.
Auditor of State-Joux Woons.
Supreme Judges-EDWARD AVERY, ERENEZER LANE, PETER HITORENICA FREDRICK GRIMKE.
Attorney General-HENRY STANDERY.
State Librarian - JOHN GREINER.
State Printer-SAMUEL MEDARY.
Adjutant General-Tuos W. HI. MOSELY.
FORTY-SIXTH LEGISLATIVE SESSION, 1547-1545
Met December 8, 1837. Adjourned February MA, 1585
SENATE.
GODDARD, CHARLES B., Speaker. GALLOWAY, ALBERT, Clerk
DOWNING, COLUMBIA, Sergeant- at -Arms.
Ankeney. Peter B Gsy., Cos.
Enton, James
Del . Ma:
Archbold, Edward.
. Bel., Mon.
Emeric, J. R Ad, Pke , High
Backus, Franklin T
Gea., Cuy.
Evans, Ben Cler . Br
Beaver, John F
Trum.
Ewing. Janics II
Bennett, A. J.
Car., Tus.
Goddard, Chas. B
Blocksom, Fisher A.
. Col.
Graham, John Sta
Burns, Barnabas Way.
Rch.
Haines, Isaac Was., Marg_ Per
Byers, Andrew H
Hamilton, Thos Hur Fr
Claypool, Wesley.
Rs .. Hock.
Hastings, Jno
Corwin, Franklin Clin., Fay., Gre.
Hopkins, John Mont., War
Cronise, Henry . Sky., Sen., Way., Cr.
Horton, Horace S MRS, Ath
15 11. Y. B.
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OHIO STATESMEN.
Johnson, Nathaniel P Med., Lor. Scott, Sabrit. Al., Put., Mar., V. W.,
Judy, Joshua. Cham., Log., Har.
Pau., Hen., Def., Wms.
Kendall, Wm. Sci.
Spindler, Nicholas Kx.
King, James B
But .. Pre.
Stutson, Jennet. Frk., Ck., Mad.
Lewis, Asahel H
Sum., Port.
Wheeler, Jesse. Wd., Ott., Han.
Olds, Edson B. Fair., Pck.
Wilson. Wm. M. Mi., Dk., Shl.
Randall, Brewster
Asht., Lke.
Winegarner, Samuel Lick.
Reemelin, Charles . Ham.
The Senate was organized by the following vote: Charles B. Goddard, for Speaker, 17 votes ; Edson B. Olds, 15; blank, I. For Clerk, Albert Galloway had 19 votes; John G. Breslin, 16: blank 1. For Sergeant-at-Arms, Columbia Downing 19; Robert Mullen 16.
The following gentlemen were admitted to the bar of the Senate as reporters for the press: Charles B. Flood, Ohio Statesman ; Alexander E. Glenn, Ohio State Journal : E. E. Tappan, Ohio Press ; Fredrick Feiser, Columbus Westbote.
The Committee on Public Printing investigated and made a report on the sub- ject of printing the laws and Journals, as well as the reports of State officers, and severely censured some of the methods pursued, and recommended legislation to prevent the same in the future.
A memorial on the subject of plank roads was submitted to the Senate by Thomas G. Alvord, along with the proceedings of the Legislature of New York on the subject, and was ordered printed for distribution.
Dr. Alfred Stille, of Philadelphia, submitted a memorial on the subject of the registration of births, deaths and marriages, on behalf of the National Medical So- ciety, which was referred.
A select committee, to whom was referred the question of remitting fines and forfeitures, reported favorably thereon, with proper restrictions.
The memorial of John T. Brazee and others for the widening of the canal be- tween Lancaster and Carroll was received and ordered printed.
The majority of the Committee on Judiciary, submitted a report with the resolu- tion requesting U. S. Senator Corwin to resign his seat because of his attitude touching the war with Mexico.
The Committee on Medical Societies and Colleges reported against the passage of laws to regulate the practice of medicine and surgery.
The majority of the select committee, to whom was referred the question of re- pealing the " Black Laws," made an adverse report. Mr. Byers, of Wayne. reported in favor of the repeal as the minority of the committee.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
HAWKINS, JOSEPH S., Speaker. SWIFT, HENRY A , Clerk.
SCATTERDAY, ACHILLES, Sergeant.at- Arms.
Anthony, Charles . Ck.
Clark, John But.
Armstrong, Edward L
am.
Cock, Jolın S . Stk.
Atherton, Samuel
Hur., Er.
Coe, Matthew S Sky
Bain, John. Morg.
Conklin, Jacob S Dk., Shl.
Barker, Geo. W .
Was.
Converse, Wm. F Ham.
Blake, Harrison G
Med.
Coolinan, Win Port.
Brackley, Michael Cr., Way.
Corwine, Amos Ad., Pke.
Brainard, Ezra
Tus.
Cotton, Emmet W
K.x.
Breck, Theodore
Cuy.
Culbertson, A. S. B Musk.
Brewer, Daniel
Rch.
Dodds, Thos Mont.
Carothers, James
Clin., Fay.
Drake, Elias 1. Gre.
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ANNALS OF PROGRESS
Elliott, Cyrenus Mer., AL, V. W.
Noble, Warren P
Farrington, Stephen HI
Norris, Shephard. .
Iristoc, Robert
Acht Lick.
l'ork, Elat
Green, Jos. A
Ra, Hock.
l'atten, Jative
Hardesty, Geo
Car
Perry, Att E.
Harrington, Jno
'T'rum.
Phillips Jeme C
Cham Un
Haynes, Daniel A
Mont.
Ran tall, Aliel S.
Holcomb, Anstem T
Gal. Jack.
Robinson, lerast
Huston, Thomas. ..
Pek.
Rumacli Samuel A
Johnson, Win.
Mon
Seward, Ames
Kennedy, James C.
Cler , Itr.
Shaw, Selman
Kimball, Abel .
I.ke.
Sinktb. James 11
Landis, Nathan M
Put . Def., Pan.
Smith, Winn. 5
Lawrence, Win
. Log. llar.
Totten, Michael
Leidy, John
Per.
Trimble, Was Hl
Lyle. David
l'air
Truc dale. Jos
Matthews, Anson.
Gea.
Morrow, William
Gar.
Voris, Peter
Musgrove, Jos. .
Rch,
Warren, John B
Hum
Mckinney, James
Jeff.
Weston, WashingtonA
McLean, Rob't G
Ath., Mgs.
Williams, Joseph
Mc Wright, Albert
Del., Mar.
Williams, Joseph F
Nigh, Elias.
Sci, Law.
Wilson, Robert
War.
The House was called to order by Mr. Trimble, and organued by the fullming vote : For Speaker, Joseph S. Hawkins, 38 votes, John S. Co k. 33, black | Clerk Henry A. Swift, 39 votes ; Matthias Martin 33. Sergeant at - Arms. Achilles Squat- day, 40 votes ; Alfred Wright, 31 votes ; blanks, 2.
As at the preceding session the reporters of the press, wimittel to the Spouse. were also admitted to the privileges of the House without formal resointims.
The Committee on Penitentiary reported that the management of that in titutics was in every way efficient and satisfactory. Also in favor of the speedy ere time of the new State House, and the employment of convict labor in creating the istúe
The Committee on Federal Relations made a report on the a quisition in Texas and declared in favor of forever prohibiting slavery in the territory acquired from Mexico as the result of the war.
The two Houses in joint assembly elected the following officers.
Auditor of State-John Woods.
State Librarian-John Greiner.
Board of Public Works-Samuel Forrer.
Receiver Land Office Lima-Hamilton Davison
Register Land Office Lima-Julius C. Curtis.
Receiver Land office Perrysburg-John Webb.
Register Land Office Perrysburg-W'm. H. Hopkins
Major Generals-Jeremiah Cole, Eleventh Division. Ephraim R E=kler, Sixth: Reuben H. Gilson, Eighteenth ; David McIntosh, Twentieth. Superior Judge Cleveland-Sherlock J. Andrews.
Judge of Commercial Court Cincinnati-Thomas M. Key.
President Judges-George Collings, Tenth Circuit Levi Cox. Flivesin, Win. V. Peck, Seventeenth ; George B. Way, Eighteenth.
Associate Judges-Thomas J. Anderson, Marion, Isaac Barker Athcos Alex Barr, Richland ; Wallace W. Bierce, Pickaway ; Nathaniel P. Blinn, Wool; Wm. Boggs, Harrison ; Absalom Brey, Van Wert; Daniel W. Brown, Ashland: Janab Brown, Knox; Amos Cole, Henry ; James Crothers, Fayette : Samuel Croft, Scudo Reuben Culver, Hocking; Stephen T. Cunard, Morgan; Milo Harris, Lake, Gm. W. Holbrook, Auglaize ; Richard House, Morgan, W'm. Hunter, Licking: Thomas
1
Hawkins, Jos. S
Pre.
Potter, Emry 1)
Hen., Wmns.
Taylor, Genrec
Vorher, Jaund
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OHIO STATESMEN.
Jones, Madison; Peter Kelly, Logan; Enoch B. Kinsel, Morgan; Robert Marshall Guernsey ; Abraham D. Mereness, Clark ; John Merrill, Marion; Moses G. Mitchell, Miami; David H. Morris, Miami ; Wm. McDaniel, Mercer; Wm. McFarland, Harri- son; Alpheus McIntyre, Sandusky ; John McLean, Auglaize; Wm. Patrick, Cham- paign; Benj. Perkins, Lorain ; Levi Phelps, Union; Zalumna Phelps, Erie; Wm. R. Putnam, Jr., Washington; George Sibley, Lorain; David Simpson, Auglaize ; Charles K. Smith, Butler; Charles G. Swain, Montgomery ; Benj. H. Taylor, Knox ; John M. Tubbs, Erie; Nehemiah Wade, Butler; Fredrick Wickham, Huron ; John Zimmerman, Seneca.
The Fund Commissioners were authorized, by the act of February 24. 1848, to refund the public debt payable after 1850, so as to become payable after 1860. And by another act of the same date provisions were made for the extinguishment of the same by creating a sinking fund, beginning with $100,000 and increasing annually, equivalent to an annual increase of six per cent. added to each preceding payment.
By the act of February 24, 1848, convict labor on the State House was author - ized under the direction of the State House Commissioners.
The Superior Court, of Cleveland, and the Commercial Court, of Cincinnati, were created by acts of the Legislature.
Railroad companies were incorporated as follows : Lancaster R. R. Co., Feb- ruary 18, 1848; Delaware and Kenton R. R. and Slackwater Co., February 18; Central Valley, February 18; Welsville, Millersburg and Mt. Vernon, February 18; Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula, February 18; Kalida and Miami Extension Canal R. R., February 18; Cleveland and Mahoning, February 22 ; Akron and Pitts- burg. February 24; Sunfish, Millscreek and Muskingum, February 24; Xenia, Eaton and Indiana, February 24; Ohio and Pennsylvania, February 24; Steubenville and Indiana, February 24; Bellefontaine and Indiana, February 24; Dow's Run Lateral Canal and R. R., February 24. Charters previously granted were amended.
A joint resolution touching the death of Ex-President John Quincy Adams was adopted February 25. 1848.
The following trustees were appointed by joint resolution : Deaf and Dumb, Henry L. Hitchcock. Blind, James Hoge. Lunatic, Samuel Parsons.
Auglaize county was erected from Allen and Mercer, by the act of February 14. 1848. The county seat is Wapakoneta.
Morrow county was erected from Marion, Delaware, Knox and Richland, by the act of February 24, 1848. The county seat is Mt. Gilead.
OFFICIAL, DIRECTORY, 1848-1849.
Governor-SEABURY FORD.
Secretary of State-SAMUEL. GALLOWAY
Treasurer of State-ALBERT A. BLISS.
Auditor of State-Joux Woons.
Supreme Judges-RUFUS P. SPALDING, WILLIAM B. CALDWELL, EDWARD AVERY, EBENEZER LANK.
Attorney Generals-HENRY STANBERY, JOS, MCCORMICK.
State Librarlan-JOHN GREINER
State Printers-SAMUEL. MEDARY, L. L. RICE.
Adjutant General-Tuos. W. H. MOSELEY.
ANNALS OF PROGRESS
FORTY- SEVENTH LEGISLATIVE SESSION, 15
Met December . It, Alemed Mange
RANDALL, BREWSTER, Speaker. KsApr, Jonw H_ Js. Clerk
ARNOLD, JAMES, Sergeant at ArmE
Ankeney, l'eter ! Gsy, Cos.
Goddard, Chac A
Archbold, Edward
Bel., Mon.
Graham, John
Backus, Franklin T Cuy , Gen.
Haines, Isaac Was. Murg. Per.
Beaver, John F
Trum., Gea.
Hendricks, Ge& D
Bennett. A. G .. Car., 'r'us.
Horton, Horace S AIRE MO
Blake, Harrison G
Med., Lor.
Judy, Joshua Cham. Lvc. UR. Han
Blocksom, Fisher A
Col.
Kendall, W'ın Gal, I.Aw Tack Sel
Burns, Barnabas Rch.
Lewis, Pinckney
Byers, Andrew II . Ash., Wav.
Mycr , James Luc, Hen, Wa. Hay, OIL
Chase, Valentine. Burt.
Patterson. Samuel Randall, Brewster Asht Lần
Claypool, Wesley
Rs. Hock.
Conklin, Jacob S
Mi., Dk., Shl.
Scott, Sabrit
Al. Mer. V. W. P .:
Corwin, Franklin Clin., Fay., Gr.
Pau, Def, Wms, Hen
Dennison, Wm., Jr .. Frk .. Del.
Swift, Lucian Port Sou
Dimmock, Asa G Kx., Hols.
V'inal, Harvey Cham. CL
Dubbs, Jno. H. Ham.
Whitman, Henry C Fajr., Per. Hunk
Emerie, J. R.
Ad., High.
Wilson, Joel W Sen_ Hoa, Way.
Evans, Benj
Cler., Br. llam.
Worcester, Samuel C Hur Kr
Ewing, James H
The session opened with stormy scenes in both Houses, owing to the Inigendlag Senatorial election, two members of the Free Soil party holding the balance of power between the Democrats and Whigs, who were evenly matched on joint baflut
The officers of the Senate were chosen only after repeated balloting, extending from the fourth to the thirteenth of December, IS4S.
For Speaker sixteen ballots were taken. The first eleven ballots atuod: James F. Beaver, IS; James H. Ewing, 17; blank, 1. On the twelfth, Beaver had s . Ewing. 17; Chas. B. Goddard, 12: blank, 1. On the thirteenth, Besver, 4. Goddard 14. Beaver, 17; blank, 1. On the fourteenth, Goddard, 2; Ewing, 17: Beaver. s: Www. Dennison. Jr., 11 ; blank, I. On the fifteenth, Dennison, 14; Brewster Randall. 1 ;; Beaver, 4; blank, 1. On the sixteenth. Dennison, 13; Beaver, 4 . Randall, 1/2 and was declared elected on the fifth of December.
It required 121 ballots to elect a Clerk. The balloting began on the fifth of De- cember, and the Clerk was elected on the eighth. On the first ballat the vete ibood : Albert Galloway, 13 votes ; John R. Knapp, Jr., IS; EHl T. Tappan, 4 1. R. Staniey, I, with 19 votes necessary to elect. This vote varied but little during the four days balloting, and on the i21st ballot it stood : Galloway, 5 ; Knapp, 19; 1. L Bowen. #: Oviatt Cole, t ; John T. Blair, 1 ; T. R. Stanley, 1 ; blank, 1.
Equally close and warm was the contest for Sergeant-at- Arms, and it required sixty-nine ballots to elect. The first ballot was . Columbia Downing, 16. James Arnold, IS; E. S. Woodburn, 2. On the next ballot Woodburn gut one vote and was then dropped out. The next sixty-four ballots were eighteen to eighteen ! : INwn- ing and Arnold. On the sixty-seventh, Incian C. Jones was veted for and received six votes to eighteen for Arnold and twelve for Downing. The sixty-eighth was the same, and on the sixty-ninth, Arnold received 19; Downing, 12, and Jones,
The two Houses did little but meet and adjourn until January 5. 1542, when they met jointly to canvass the vote for Governor and declare the result of the election
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When the third county in its order was called, Senator Whitman raised the point of order that the Speaker of the Senate was not opening and publishing the returns of votes for Governor, but was only opening and publishing the footings of the returns.
Mr. Myers moved that the Speaker appoint a select joint committee to add up the votes and report any errors and correct the same before the final result of the canvass was proclaimed.
Mr. Byers moved to adjourn, which motion was lost forty-five to fifty-four. Mr. Burns moved that the Senate withdraw, which was lost fifteen to nineteen. Mr. Leiter moved a recess until 3 P. M., which was agreed to fifty-two to forty-one.
At 3 P. M. the opening of the abstracts was completed and the Speaker of the Senate appointed Backus, Whitman, Beaver and Wilson of the Senate, and Leiter, Holcomb, Whitely, Morris, Chaffee, Riddle, Brewer and Bigger of the House, to foot the returns and correct all errors that appeared in the abstracts.
On the ninth, this committee reported that the vote, according to the returns opened, showed that Seabury Ford had an aggregate vote of 145,816; John B. Weller had an aggregate vote of 146,105. Also that the vote of Defiance county had been omitted from the computation, because the returns were not in conformity to law. Lorain was omitted for the same reason. Ten votes in Van Wert were added to the returns for Weller. In Crawford eighty-four votes. were returned as given for "Sea- bury." They were not included in the aggregate for Seabury Ford. The votes cast in that part of Morrow county, taken from Richland, were included.
Also that John B. Weller having received a majority of 289 votes over Seabury Ford, was duly elected Governor and ought to be so declared. The report was signed by Messrs. Whitman, Wilson, Leiter, Whitely, Morris and Brewer, one-half of the committee.
Mr. Whitman offered a resolution that a joint committee be appointed to ex- amine the returns in the presence of the two Houses. Mr. Dennison raised a point of order that the resolution was not in order, and the Speaker sustained the point. Great confusion prevailed, in the midst of which the convention recessed until Janu- ary 10. On that day it recessed until 10 A. M., the eleventh. The controversy con- tinued until January 22, when the following corrected footings were agreed to by the select joint committee of the two Houses, reported that the whole number of votes cast at the election was 297,943, of which Seabury Ford received 148,756, and John B. Weller, 148,445, a plurality of 311 for Ford. There were 742 scattering votes.
On the same day Gov. Ford was duly inducted into office in the presence of the two Houses.
The following were declared elected to Congress at the October election :
Dist.
Dist.
David T. Disney
I
John K. Miller
II
Lewis D. Campbell
2
Samuel F. Vinton
12
Robert C. Schenck.
3
William A. Whittlesey
13
Moses B. Corwin
4
Nathan Evans
14
Emory D. Potter
5
William F. Hunter. 15
Rudolphus Dickinson
6
Moses Hoagland. 16
Amos E. Wood.
6
Joseph Cable.
17
John Bell .
6
David K. Cartter
IS
Jonathan I). Morris
7
John Crowell. 19
John L. Taylor
8
Joshua R. Giddings
20
Edson B. Olds.
9 Joseph M. Root. 21
Charles Sweetzer
10
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ANNALS OF FROGKEM
HOUSE OF RETMRAENTATIVER
BRESLIN, JouN G., Speaker.
WATT, DAVID, Sergeantiat Arms
Armstrong, Edward L Ham. Milla:, Jach
Bigger, Samuel.
Bel, Osy
Monfort Luther
Brainard, Ezra .
Tus, Car
Moure, Jacre
MAL
Breslin, John G
Sen. Morrow, WE
Brewer, Daniel
Rch., Cr.
Morris, James R
Bundy, Hezekiah S.
Jack , Gal
Morae, John F
Burt, James M
Cus
Mott, Sarouel R
Chaffee, Norman L
Asht., Lke
Mvcre Saturi
Ben, Cr.
Cockerill, Danlel
Ad, Pkc
McClure, Sanenel W
Copeland, Josiah S.
Un., Mor
Norris, Shepherd F
Dalzell, James M
Frk
Old& Chauncey N
Dodds, John A
War
Pennington Miller
Dresbach, David
Hock., Per.
PhilEps, Jene C Cham Cl. Mal
Durbin, Wmn.
Morg.
Pierre Alev. N
Edson, Chas. l'
Put., Pau., Def.,
Potter, Freelwirn
Foster, John Rs., Pck
Randall, Abel
Franks, Abraham, Jr
Way., Ash
Reber, Geurg
Giddings, Luther Mont., Pre.
Riddle, Albert G
True, Gra
Greene, Richard
Mont., Pre.
Ringwood, Jos. 1)
Gregory, David . Frk, Del.
Roedter, Henry 11am
Hambleton, Joshua
. Sci., Law.
Scott. . Andrew
Hammond, John HIsn.
Sheldon, Gca
Hardesty, Geo
Tus., Car.
Smart, Hugh
Holcomb, A. T ... . Jack., Gal., Ath., Mgs.
Smith, Henry W
Howard, Roswell T
Gre.
Smith, James H
Johnson, James C
Med.
Thompson, Alvan
Johnson, Leverett
Cuy.
Townshend, Nortun S
Jones, Alanson
Clin.
Truman, Robert B
Julian, Tanzy
Mi.
Van Bu kirk Lawrence
Ka. Hole
Keller, Daniel.
Fair.
Van Doren, Isaac
Sår. W. Det
King, David
Col.
Vorhes, Jacob
Larimer, Isaac Hock , Per., Fair.
W'att. Samuel 1 r. Har
Lee, Isaac. .
Trum., Gea.
Whitely. M. C
Hae. Www
Leiter, Benj. IF
Stk.
Will, Jos K
Long, Alex.
Haul.
Woodford, Seth
Marsh, Felix
Pre.
The organization of the House was infinitely more dit cult than that of the female Upon a call of the roll forty-two members responded, and thirty the failed to respond -less than a constitutional quorum responding as present
Each faction proceeded to attempt an organization, Mr. Leiter presiding yer the forty-two, and Mr. Holcomb over the thirty-two Not until the twenty thord uf December did the rival Houses unite, and then did not effect an organisation antu the third of January, 1849, the matter in contention being the unicsting of Menos Pugh and Pierce, of Hamilton, and seating Geo. W. Runyan and Oliver M. Spepome in their stead. Messrs. Pugh and Pierce, however, were seated
The House on the third of January elected John G. Breslin. S; aker, the mike being John G. Breslin, 34; Leverett Johnson, 34; Norton S TownSend, I Bank. I on the first ballot, the same on the second and Breslin, 3; Johnson && on the think Four ballots were taken for Clerk and Stanley Matthews elected over Heory A. Swift and Matthias Martin, the vote of the latter going to Matthews, giving him thirty ils to thirty-four for Swift. David Watt was elected Sergeant at Arms wo the fourth ballot over J. H. Purdy by a vote of thirty six to thirty. four
Wms, V. W.
Pugh, George H
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OHIO STATESMEN.
The election of United States Senator, to succeed Thomas Ewing, was less excit- ing than the events which led up to that event. When the two Houses met on the twenty-second of February, 1849, seventy-two Representatives and thirty- five Senators were present.
Four ballots were taken by the joint convention, as follows :
I bal.
2 bal.
3 bal.
4 bal.
William Allen
27
I
0
0
Thomas Ewing
41
41
39
39
Joshua R. Giddings
9
S
9
1 1
Salmon P Chase.
14
52
53
55
Reuben Hitchcock
O
O
O
Emory D. Potter
O
0
O
David T. Disney
I
O
O
O
John C. Vaughn
O
0
2
I
Blanks
2
O
Votes cast
106
IOS
105
106
On the second ballot there was one more vote cast than there were members of the convention, and the ballot was declared a nullity by Speaker Randall.
There were eight contests in the House, James A. Bell, of Medina, unsuccessfully contested the seat of James C. Johnson. J. Trimble contested the seat of Alanson Jones, of Clinton, and a vacancy was declared. D. L. Rockwell unsuccessfully con- tested the seat of George Sheldon, of Portage. Wm. R. Kerr contested the seat of Joshua Hambleton, of Scioto; Samuel Brown that of Chas. P. Edson, of Van Wert, and general contests were made of the seats of Edward L. Armstrong, Henry Roedter and Alexander Long, of Hamilton, and Samuel McClure, of Summit, but the cases of six last named were not passed upon by the House.
On different occasions the two Houses met in joint convention and elected the following officers :
Board of Public Works-Edward S. Hamlin.
Director of the Ohio Penitentiary-Matthias Martin.
Major Generals-Daniel Cockerill, Eighth Division ; George D. Hendricks, Nineteenth Division; Thomas Stockton, Seventh Division.
Quartermaster General-Edgar Gale.
Supreme Judges-Rufus P. Spalding, Wm. B. Caldwell.
President Judges-Philemon Bliss, Fourteenth Circuit; Charles H. Brough, Ninth Circuit.
Associate Judges-Quintius F. Atkins, Cuyahoga; Barton F. Avery, Geauga ; Thomas Blackburn, Stark ; Ezekiel Chew, Richland ; John Cooper, Hancock ; Zadoc Davis, Guernsey ; Wm. Day, Lorain; Rezin B. Edwards, Warren; Thomas Foster, Adams ; John Goodin, Hardin; Samuel B. Jones, Henry ; Oliver H. Kiser, Morgan ; George Kishler, Perry; Robert Lee, Crawford; Thos. G. Lockhart, Adams; Wm. Mills, Greene; Robert Moore, Hamilton ; Patrick Murdock, Jackson ; John C. Myers, Ashland; Win. McAboy, Meigs; Charles McCollister, Pike; Alex. McConnell, Mor- gan; David McCollough, Richland; Benj. Northrop, Cuyahoga; Richard Parcell, Warren; Elias Perry, Fairfieldl; Michael Price, Hancock ; George W. Radebaugh, Mercer; Robert Reed, Guernsey ; David Robb, Logan ; John W. Ross, Gallia ; Benj. R. Shaw, Coshocton ; James R. Smith, Union ; Sooy Smith, Pickaway ; Jacob I'. Springer, Muskingum: William M. Stubbs. Williams; James Swart, Wayne; John
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W. Watters, Putnam; Win. Watters, Belmont; William Will Be :99 W. Wood, Union ; Robert Wright, Hocking.
There was but little general legislation of an Important character eemulet The act of March 9, 1849, fixed the legal rate of advertising delinquent lamie at thirty cents for each tract and one dollar per square for the first and Twenty few danke fos each subsequent Insertion of the heading, head lines and certificate of ouch silverilse ment.
By the act of February 10, 1849, supplementing the art of February 4.144 pm vided for the establishment of schools for colored children ceclusively, tobe emtitimi to all the benefits of the net of March 7. 1835, for the support of commen schalk. al provided for the organization of such school districts. The Black Laws were mididel by the same act, so far as the migration of persons of color into the State was toa. cerned, and only paupers and vagrants excluded. The other disabilities caliburd
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