The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-12-07
Ohio i.eVIsIature.

This body commenced IT'S SESSION. on
Monday last. All the members were
present except Mr.. Hammond, Wing,
aud Mr.. Sprague, Locofoco. ofthe House,
The list of members, we published some
weeks since.
House. House was temporarily
organized by calling Mr., LETTER to the
Chair. By mutual agreement, the men,
bers from Hamilton county were called
last. After the others had been sworn
; in, the Hamilton county question was par
TALLY discussed; but in very short time
the following resolution was passed.
"That George Pugh and A. j. Pruden
he admitted to seats iu this House as
Repi esentaiives from Hamilton county"
i The ayes aud noes. upon the passage
Of this resolution, were as fOllows:--
AYEs--Messrs. Bennett. Boggs. Bres.
lin. Bull. Burt, Colburn, Dalzell. Dres-
bach, Fee, Franks. CASTOR, Gill, Gilman.
Given. Houston. Hutchens Johnson. Kel.
Ter. Krum. Letter. Lipps, Long, Moody,
Munstin. Myers, Patton, Roedler. Ross,
Russell, Sheldon, Smith of Clermont.
f Spelman. Taylor. Thompson, Weyer,
Whitley, Wilton, Wilson--39.
NOES -Messrs. Ball OF Morgan, Ball Of
Muskingum. Bennett. Carney, Chase,
Clark, Copeland. Dodds. Ensign. Fair.
child. Frazer. Furnas. Green, Hawkins.
Holcomh. HubbelI, Lutz. Manful Me.
Nicely, Pugsley. Reed. Riddle, Rogers,
Smith of Madison. Waite. Ward, Watt,
Will, Woodford Worley--29.
i. Messrs. Pugh and Pruden were then
sworn in as members.
Upon the tenth ballot, LETTER was
' elected Speaker. Mr. Hawkins was the
, Wing Candidate and Mr.. Riddle the
I Free Soil.
: On Tuesday, CHARLES w. BLAIR was
elected Clerk, and BELL, Of Fremont
Sergeant. t.Arms.
s SsNATE.--ThiS body convened little
J. before the usual hour and was called +,
: order by Hendricks from the Clerk
> desk aud by Myers from the Speaker
Chair--thus in the very beginning de
noting a stormy time. A discussion ther
n took place between Messrs Dennisor
onJ VNL;,,~oo .,,b; ia oon,:nuol g.. anr.,
u time, when it was finally agreed by The
II Senators holding over that, for the
: porpose of organization, Mr.. Myers
> should call the Senate to order.
i. 10 calling over the names Of Senators
So soon as the Clerk had finished the lis
e of old Senators, he called for Hamilton
& county. Mr.. BRoADwELL presented al
abstract of votes, showing that he ha'
:, the greatest number in tho first dislric
8 of Hamilton county. Mr.. JOHNSON pre-
y sc ented the certificate of the Clerk.
discussion here arose. and was partici
> pated in by Messrs. Dennison. Whitman
a Beaver. Dubbs and others, whether tn,
Senators holding over, who did not con
Q stitu,e quorum. should decide the ques
,ion, or the entire Senate.
Mr.. Whitman contended for the form
q er and Mr.. Dennison for the latter.
IT In the House. ty mutual agreement
J. the members from Hamilton were defer
led until the other Senators were swOr
i, in; but in the Senate. the Locofoco
). would not agree to that, In other words
whenever it suits their onvenience, the
, will act in one wsy--when it does no
- they take the opp"site course.
Pending the decision of this question
ID the Senate took a recess.
,f After the recess. a proposition wa
made by Mr.. Beaver. Free Soil, that tn
Senate should proceed to call the name
and swear in all the Senators who's
rights to seats are unquestionablc, afte
- which the case Of disputed member
would be disposed of. The Locofoco
objected to this and declared tbat thej
uitimatHm was that their man Johnson
right should be decided upon by Is Sci
a,ors, instead of Sc. The LOcofocos {
u u the Senate are surely democrats, wisl
ing majority ofone'half the proper nun
r Der of Senators to decide the question.
L Pending the discussion. Mr.. Conver'
of Muskingum, a newly elected Senate
D. rising in his seat, claimed the right
p vote upon the question. He claimed Il
right at this lime-he was duly electe
4. by the citizens Of Muskingnm, had h
IN certificate aud demanded to be sworn i
st Ho was then sworn in by Esq. Marti
10 Messrs. Lawrence, Olds. Sakers, Broa,
,r we'll Randall and other Senators also pr
$. sented their credentials and were swor
if in.
pr During these proceedings, tho Loc
foco members had voted upon Whitman
motion, to admit Johnson, and the Chai
49, man declared il carried. The newly,
r.. lected Locofoco members, includir
" Johnson. were sworn in by Judge Hol