The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-11-07

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n, !THESLEGISLATURE. 2ag
'fheiproceedings Of the irstday Of the
session will be- found in another column,
copied in detail.
In.the Council, on Tuesday several I'M
successful attempts were made to elect 2
President, On the first balloting Inghram
received 5 votes, Browne 2, Hampstead
2, Hughs !, Hepner l. aud PlanktI On
the second balloting, the vote stood for
Inghram S, Hampstead s, Hughs2.I The
.tir, balloting resulted a, follows:-nIngh-
ram 5.1Hemps,ead 5, Heghs Is and Hep
efHl.laThe Council then proceeded to
ballot for Secretary. B, F. Wallace, Esq.
the former secretary. received eleven out
Of twelve votes and was declared duly,
elected. j An unsuccessful attempt was
then made to elect an, assistant Secretary
Messrs. Hetsel, Bradford, Tiffany, Tura
ner and Weston being candidates. After
balloting three times. the 2 election was
postponed. .'Fhe, Council proceeded q
the election Of IF iheiri other officers, which
resulted in thefapF rs of5gg lliu *
A.IL. Mccray, Enrolling Clerk. y
L. Parkhurst, Recording do .tBea aat
W. P. Cowperthwait, Engrossing do
G.aWsIlarris, Sergeant at Arms, hs'
Bergman Jennings, Doorkeeper, - =,
VIM. Smith, Assistant ,,,. do,i,i,51iya i
q W, Patterson, Messenger ,aeI d
CIV. HoWes Assistant Messenger
AsBadgly. Fireman. }fj3 10 asa ar,
Afterthe electionof the above officers.
the Governor printed Message was read
by the Secretary Of the Council. tss =
il the Hoase of Representatives, "a
Tuesday, tile firsl business transacted was
the election of Chief Clerk. jJosophT ;,
Fales,sEsq., clerk ofilast session, receiv-
ed OF out Of 25potes andiwas declared ,lu-
~ elected. Samuel r. Murray, having
received the Fame number Of votes FOR as
sis,an. Clerk, vas VAS declared duly elected.
Tie, other e "a elected atthe; same lime
were:- isetf.4.y;asg. h,s ~
Jacob L. Rinearson, Recording Clerk,
Thornton Bayless, Enrolling Clerk,
'JohnlP. Graiitham, Engrossing Clerk,
Obadiah sslhya, Sergeant al T. A.r Z g..
5 o'htpnp'S M|'ieDonald poq9g Keeper s.,
e g, s, J, Peck Messenger, j, nlii i
Samuel Wilson Fireman. Il .isii I
After the election Of the above officers,
Messrs Baily and Hawkins were appoint.
ed'a cohimiisc to inform the Council Of
the Organization Of the House. 7'i'
Mes sis. Hastings asui and Bggs were aap-
pointed d, in coonrjjuncsion with, similar
committee frorn the Council, (Messrs.t
Parker.a Ralston and Hughs) to wal, upon
His Excellency, the Governor. asits9
Msssrs. Summers, Hall, Bigss, Cox,
Baily and Letter were appointed TO lpr !;
pare standing rules for the government Of
the House. .t,i asIt FIJI.
Messrs. hastings, Hawkins and Rich
werei appointed a committee to prepare
joint rules for the government Of both
Honses in their intercourse with each 9th.
Ell, ii connection with Messrs CLARK,
Payne and Browne, Of the Council
On motion Of Nj. Hastings the follow
was adpp.ed;- 6eI 81 !
Resolved. That each member Of the
Hcnss Of Representatives., be furnished
With fifteen copies Of the Gazette and
Hawk-Eye. each, weekly. It
Several attempts were then made. 10
elect an assistant Messenger and an assis-
tant Door Keeper, all. which failed. M
The Governors; Message was ,henlaid
beforethe House, by his private secre.a:
~, Mr.. Williams, and read, in printed
form, BY the Clerk Of the House.
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