The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1849-01-19

cides that the Senator frotn II aHHeiu may
now read lis report
Tumulinous applause in the Chamber
MIR. Whitman read HE report.
Tie undersigned members of the joint
G, nmittce Of the Senate and House OF
Representatives, appointed TO aid in can
vassing the returns made for Governor
have attended, in common with the other
members of said committee, to the duty
assigned us, and now beg leave respect-
fully to report that the result OF said can
vassing is as follows:
According to the returns opened Seab'ry
Ford has an aggregate vote Of 145 ,Sl6
John h. Weller has an aggregate
vote Of 146. .T05
In the above aggregate Of votes, tie
vote of the county of Defiance is not
counted, as there is no return for said
county in conformity with law. the re-
turns not naming the person voted f'r for
Governor.
The vote of the county of I.orain is ais"
not counted as there is no return for said
county in conformity with law. the re
turn not being certified under the oficia
seal of the Clerk of said county.
1he duplicate returns from the county
ofVan Vert differ in the footing ten votes
But The certificates Of the Clerk and Jus
tice iD both returns agree in accordance
with the footing Of one of the returns
and these ten votes are therefore inclu~
ded in the above aggregate vote for John
Is. Weller.
The votes cast in that portion Of Nor
row county taken from Richand aud duly
returned, as appears by the returns open
ed by the speakers, are includeu in the
foregoing aggregate.
In Craw ford county eghty-four votes
appear in the return as being given for
Sea6nry' and are therefore not included in
the aggregate.
From which it appears that John b.
Weller has received a majority Of Two
hundred and eighty nine votes over Sea-
bury Ford for the office of Governor.
II. @ WHITMAN, !
J. w. WILSON,
BENZ. +. LETTER,
NC. WHITLEY, " '"e o'"'"'"'ee'
JAS. R. MORRIS,
DAN'L BREWER.
He had resolution 10 offer.
Mr., Dennison os jocted to the reading
Mr.. Whitman. How do you know what
il is?
Mr.. Dennison. don't care what it is!
Mr.. w. Ha! brute force. is il?
MIR. w. offered his resolution.
Resolued, That committee Of six on
the part Of the House and members on
the part of the Senate, be appointed By
the respective Speaker Of each House, to
examine in the presence Of both Houses,
the returns Of votes made for Governor,
by the Clerks of the several counties of
the state.
This resolution is in accordance with
the practice as / am prepared to show
II gentlemen are in earnest and desire to
do tight and justice, now they may do it.
But if they are determined to sustain the
Speaker should he desire to be guilty of
let them vote the resolution
down if they can.
Mr.. Dennison. Mr.. Speaker-
Mr.. Whitman. l wish to present these
books, my authorities to the Speaker.
Mr.. Dennison. care nothing about
your books. Note that down, Mr.. Re
porter, for the benefit of the gentleman
from Fairfield. He felt the most sover.
eign and most unmitigated contempt
contempt the most sovereign for every
expression tending to intimidate this Con.
vention. In joint Convention assem-
bled, for this purpose, the two Houses
had no powers-they were merely called
for temporary purpose, and if report
be made by this committee, the Senator
from Cuyahoga, as its Chairman, was the
proper person to make it.
MIR. Backus said that il was the duty OF
he Speaker to delare the result of the
election. Unless on tie vote, this pow
could not be taken from him. In the
Ease of Reuben J. Meigs, votes were cast
or Reuben Jonathan Megs, Reuben j.
Meigs jr., &c and it became necessary
n consequence of the silence OF the con-
'titution on this subject, to take Legisla-
live action. The members of the Legis.
|ature were merely brought to be witt
nesses Of the proclaiming of the result by
the Speaker-they had no other duty to
perform. Save by the courtesy of the
Spe aker, no man has a right to speak on
his floor. You, Mr.. Speaker, might call
IS to the Market House, to the State
Iioase, any where you choose to hear the
result declared.
Whitman was 81 lad that a better spirit
lad come over the other side Of the House.