Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-01-08
NEnnAsAA LuGrsLATURE.
HOUSE OF RErREsENTATIvEs.

IltIh lFo ifHi'
EOn mbtion Of Mr.. Moore. Of Douglas
the Clerk calledthc counties in their order,
and the following members presented their
credentials;
Richardson and PdrHcs.-A. p, Crom-
well, n j. Sharp.
Nchdhd WA Finney, J. G. Law.
renee, Samuel 4. Chambers.
nCOiot1H p. Dow1fos, j. ID. White Ii.
{. CowlcS, j. c. Ellis, |. l.. Gibbs, VIM.
B. Hail.
II Cd@ L,ncqSicr and Ctg.-L A. Card
fwell, ~. NJ. Slaughter, Henry c. Nolph,
Broad Cole.
Southern piSirid of Douglass. A.
! Strickland, Charles +. Holloway, John
Finley Joseph Dyson.
Northern DjSirict Of Dougids.-W. T..
Moore, II. Johnson, j.. Steinbergcr, NJ.
Murphy, Il. KimbaIl, Jones SeeIey, Al
! IGanscom, Geo. Armstrong.
Dodge. -Silas T.. Seeley, J. L. Stewart,
VIVA. Conner, f. p, Stout, Geo. NJ.
Chilcox.
|Mcssrs Jones and Watts claimed seats
as Representatives from Dahkotah county,
, bat having no credentials were not recog-
uiled by The House.
Mr.. Dyson offered the following reso-
luton:
Rcsoirei, That we admit those mem
bcrs to seats who have not their creden-
this.
After some debate the motion was with
dsawn.
Onmotion of Mr.. Holloway, Mr.. Strick-
land was elected Speaker pro ten.
On motion Of Mr.. Dyson, the following
/ officers were elected pro tenn:
/ $. NJ. Curran, as Assistant Clerk p.
Lacomb, Scrgean at-Arms, and J. Camp
bell, Door Keeper.
The following message was received
from Mr.. Secretary Cunning:
Secrctary's Office, Jan. s., 1857.
To the Honorable, the Council and House
Of Representatives.
The undersigned begs leave to state
that the Treasury Department of the Uni
ted States, has allowed all the payments
lmude to officers of the last General AS
! sembly, other than those named in the or
gauic Law. The Secretary has paid the
same and charged the amount to the Ter.
ritory, but no farther advancements will
be made by him of a similar character.
He is authorised to pay the Chief Clerk,
one Assistant, Clerk, one Sergcant-at-Arms
and one Door Keeper, for each House
and no other.
Amessage wasreceived from the Coun-
Gil by a Committee of three, announcing
that body as permanently organized, hav-
ing elected Hon. l.. l.. Bowen. of Doug
las, President, Mr.. Lake, Chief Clerk,
Mr.. Robinson, Assistant Clerk, and Mr..
Lewis, Sergeant-at-Arms and were ready
to confer with the House in business of
Legislation.
Mr.. Finney, of Nemaha, moved that a
committee Of five be elected to examine
the credentials of members.
On motion Of Mr.. Dyson, the following
members, were put in nomination, Messrs.
Hail, Finney, of Nemaha, Stout, Slaugh-
ter and Holloway, with the following
result:
Hail 81, Kinney %, Stout 81, Slaugh-
ter 81, Holloway %, Dyson B., Sharp |,
Clancy /, Honscom /, Seeley |, Moore l
Blanks A. The five first were declared
; duly elected.
After a short absence the committee
made the following report:
The committee to whom was referred
the credentials of those claiming to be-
I elected beg leave to report, that they
1 have examined the same, and find, tina.
J Broad Cole, James A. Cardwell, VIM. p
Slaughter and ii. c. Wolf, were duly
elected Representatives in CaSs county.
. Jones Seeley, a. J. Hanscom, George
= Armstrong, NJ. Murphy, r. Kimball, II
: johnson, J. Steinberger, w. T.. Moore
S. n. Strickland, Charles T. Holloway
John Finney and Joseph Dyson, wer,
J duly elected in Douglas county.
l Geo, M. Chilcut,, was duly elected il
: burt county.
7 J. Stewart, was duly elected in Wash
4 iugton county.
\. p. Cromwell, NJ, Sharp, was dull
: elected in Richardson county.
W. y. Finney, S. a. Chambers, j. C
e Lawrence, vas duly elected in Nemah;
: county,
; S. c. Seeley, was duly elected in Dodg,
: county.
d J. c. Ellis II. P. Downs, II. c. Cowles
2 J. D, White, w, B Hail, |. l.. Gibbs, wa
. duly elected in Otoe county, and furthe
D report the aforesaid persons were clecteI
n at the last election, to the office Of Repre-
sentative in the counties mentioned above
J for the present session Of the Legislature
} for he Territory of Nebraska. All O
c which we respectfully submit.
c. T, Holloway, Chairman.
On motion of Mr.. Finney of Nemaho
!. Hon. T, b. Cunning came within the ba
and administered the oath of office to til
members.