The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-01-10

The legislature Of this State convened at
Springfield op Monday The House orga-
nized by electing SamueiII dimes, .sf Adams,
Speaker, the vote on Speaker staraing:
Holmes. Dem ~ ....... =. .S6 votes. 7
| Arnold, (Rrp-.) 70
Cullom, know Nothng,)....
Scatt ring,
DIR Lcib, Of Chicago, was elected Clerk; w.
I C. b. Gillespie, and f. T.. Ryan, Assistant
Clerks; I. Grcaihouse, Enrolling AMI En-
Clerk, and Mr.. Cloyd and Mr.. Crouch, As
sstants; w. F. Gibbons, of Morgan, Door
J keeper, and Jas. -. Bale, Assistant. .r. Il.
! Previous TO the organization OF the House,
a scene occurred which was vowel as IT
was disgraceiul. The members having ga
thered into the hall at the customary henr,
! a motion WAS made to appoint, a, u>ua',
temporary Speaker and Clerk, when Mr. h.
! L. Bridges. the Clerk Of the las, House, aP-
I peared at the Clerks table, an demanded,
\ in tine most violent and defiant language, the
rioh- TO preside over the House and acI *
: Clerk uni. "a permanent organization Was
affected. As no such right haa ever bcei,
claimed by or recognized ia any former
Clerk III the history OF liiInoi-, ine demo
cratic menibers Of course ire: ted Mr. Bridges
claim with contempt; tut the ,cne.,.c having
been coucocisd Ly the Rel ub'.cans with
view II s'uuss:'i.4, l.. rs" echt.cn, II as n.eim-
beers VINO propose 10 ."6tesI the seal, ui iwo
setting TcinatrS, they made a faint 10 back
MIR. bridges up III his ,xtra"rliiI"ry a I'm
Mr. Arnold cUn,Iu,uCy,l the delivery o. 4 long
and previously prepared speech Iroio-ins
to establish the right claimed by Nj. Ii. by
congressional precedents, but as the rules of
congress had obviously no reference 10 the
case IN hand. +nd az even Mr.. bridges h
sell had two years ago been appointed tein-
porary clerk, in violation 81 The claim he
row set up, M. Arnold who continued 20
addi,ss himself 10 the Clerk, was called to
order, and the House proceeded to appoint
1t, .,inpo.ary officers Mr.. Bridges, now
eve still continuing violently To intcriupt
its proceedings, he was ordered 20 o. cJecied .
from tie hal 10y force, which was done amid
considerable scraiuo!ing and coniu..u:', but +
without any s.rIows row or unnecessary v.O- .
Itncc, except Oh the part OF Mr. Bii1gcs.- /
Mr.. Il. having bsen thus quoted, the House (.
W II, Oh with lis business without furiu,r |
iajrriu IA Oh Ur excitement.
80 mucn 70. M"nlay'> procc' dugS. On /
tuesday tue H"u>y read tie Cove, nors I
Message, aud alter hearing several sIc,cn.s /.
highly CONN. ndatoIy oi thai do, ,irnef.t from
ali 4
copies to b. printed for dI. t'ibuted. y mo- /
hon 10 pant 500 COPIES ia l!Ie German IAN /
guase Also prevailed attn ug.. ther.. i. :i.u, /, /
doubt whytfs.It was constitutional.
Tie S.Ualc had uo quorum on Monday, /
bu, nn tuesday aigan.zed by .lectns The .
folipwin. officers: /
Principal Cicrk-B,njamin Bond, of Gin, I
ton; 1T Asst. C!erk-W. Il Wyatt; % I
Asst w. b. Latshaw; Enro.iing and En- .
gro-sin. CIerk-John ). RIb-rts; LIST Asst. .
Enrolling and Z, crossing Cierll-Thomas II. .
Smith; 81 Asst. Enrslins and Ergros>ins .
Ci-rk-Lcwis iite; Scryeant-at-arms- Hon. /
j. Wagner; Asst. Sergeant-si -arus-r ".
Stone.
Alter the organization was effected, de-
bate sprung up on motion, the effect Of
which would be the taking the power of APP
pointing the committees from the L.. Co.
vernor and vesiing Il Ia til. Svraie. ~ Tie
democrats have majority ia HAT body, t,cy
are justly unwilling 10 let the renegade .
kGncr stock the committees against them.
Beyond the stand ng comm tees OF the .
ifou:e, We Eavc no proceedings Of the legis- .
.ature since tuesday.