Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1850-12-12

Eight ballots were had, the votes
standing. Vinal IL. Myers Is, Ran
dali 8, Blank 1. After the Sth bal
lot Mr. Randall withdrew bis name
as 4 candidate, when VinaI and
Myers each received IL, Blank a.
After tho 18th bslloiing, Tuesday.
3 O'Clock, Mr.. Vinal withdrew his
name as a a-candidate and nominated
Mr.. Convers, Of Muskingum. On the
l4th balloting, Conyers received Is,
and Myers IL. Mr.. Convers was
conducted TO the Chair by Mr..
Myers. Mr.. C. was Speaker of the
last Senate. Mr.. Swift nominated
by Mr.. Randall, was elected Clerk
on the ID balloting. Jas A. Scran-
ton, Wing, was elected Sergeant-at-
Arms.
HoUsE.-The House was called TO
order at 10 O'Clock BY Mr.. Fee, and
Mr.. Dodds, OF Warren, was appoint
ed temporary Chairman. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Bundy, C. w. Blair was
appointed Clerk, pro tenn. The iol-
lowing gentlemen were put in nom
ination for Speaker: Mr.. Bundy
nominated J. ID. Burnett, Wing, of
Champaign; Mr.. Colburn nominated
J. C. Johnson, Loco, Of Medina. S.
Williamson Of Cuyahoga, was the
Free Soil candidate. The first bali
Ioting stood: Burnett 80. Johnson 30,
Williamson 6. After the 4th ballot
Mr.. Williamson, was Withdrawn and
Mr.. Morse nominated as the Fres
Soil candidate. The llih bsllotiuc
stood Burnett "a, johnson "a, Morse
l3, Blank l. The House adjourned.
On Tuesday morning, after one BAL
lOting, Mr., Johnson'S name was
Withdrawn, and the llth balloting
stood, Burnett 81, Morse 3S. Blair,
Loco, was elected Clerk. William
Mitchell, Loco, of Ross, was elected
Sergeant-at-Arms.
SENATE Dec. A resolution was
passed that the Speaker make ar.
rangements with the clergymen oI
the city for opening the session each
day with prayer. A joint resolution
was offered by Mr.. Broadwell that
both Houses adjourn on the 18th
day of February. Mr.. B. and 9TH
ers thought as a new Constitution
would soon be formed, no general
measure would be taken up, and
both Houses would be ready to ad.
journ by that time.
The Speaker announced the Stand.
ing Committees. We b ave not
space this week to enumerate. them.
Mr.. Horton, from this district, is
Chairman Of the Committee on new
counties. Adjourned.
HoUsE.--A select committee oi
FIVE was appointed, to whom all petit
tions and memorials upon the SUBJ
ject OF the traffic in intoxicating IL
quors shall be referred. The House
adjourned early to give members an
opportunity TO attend the meeting oi
the State Board of Agriculture.
SENATE. Dec. 5.-Mr. Lawrence
introduced a bill TO authorize free
banking. The adjournment resolu.
ton was laid on the table by a vote
of Is to IL.
HoUsE.-The presentation Of Pc
titions being in order, Mr.. Bundy Of
lered a petition from Edward F. Hol-
comb and one hundred and six 9th.
er citizens OF Gallia county, praying
for the repeal Of the law exempting
homesteads from sale on execution
for debt.
Mr.. Bundy gave notice OF his in.
tention, on tomorrow or some sub
sequent day Of the session, TO intro
duce bill to amend the act entitled
san act to provide for the calling Of
a Convention to amend, revise or
change the Constitution and the O.
lection and compensation Of mem
bers thereof" passed Feb. %, 1850.
Mr.. Bundy reported from a select
committee OF one, "a bill TO repeal
the act exempting the homestead
from sale on execution" passed
March %, 1850.
SENATE, Dsc. 6.-After session
OF half an hour the Senate this morn
ing took a recess, and in ;he after
noon nothing Of interest was done.
HoUsE.-A resolution authorizing
the Clerk to contract for the House
printing at rates not exceeding those
paid last session -passed 81 to IS.
Mr.. Fairchild offered an amend
ment to give the printing TO the low
est bidder, which was voted down,
81 TO 35, the Free Soilers in each
case voting with Democrats. -
In the afternoon the committees
were announced and nothing else OF
importance was done.
The two Houses on the 7th met
in Convention and counted the votes
for Governor and members Of the
Board Of Public Works.
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