Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-01-10

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one Of the most pfosperoas inthe State,
ri we do not believe she isso much in
adrancelas the figures show. But 0slr
sheet i fsll'
No. 2. sA,
Organization OF the Legislature-OMcers
Drawing for Seats=GovernOr's Mes-
sage-0facial Reports-congress-Fr
sasnt,s Message.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 2, so.
- Dear Telegraph; The hustle and stir
incidentto the organization of the House
is over, and we are seated in our comfort
able quarters, kindly fnrnished-by -by~eur.
friend, DIR. Coulter, IN his pleasant home.
We feel it an inestimable relief to be
spared the s'neise, confusion and other
denominations of hotel life for the ses-
sions ea szssa'ssSsS! 2 zsaEt9a s
/ The impression made by one days in
tercourse with our fellow members has
beenso very agreeable. They generally
appear to be men of mental and moral
worth, and if the indications are not
vsrg, deceptive, we win have an earnest,
wag gkipg, short and pleasant session m
Such at least is the expressed wish and
seeming determination of all with whom.
we have come in contact as yet. But
sby, their fruits ye shall know them =
| Auditor Wright took the chair at ten
O'Clock, according to law, and called the
House tn orders All the members lelect
but four, we believe, answered to their
names at the roll cali, and were sworn in
byJudge Sutliff Of the Supreme Court,
The first business being the election Of
officers, the Democrats nominated those
Of the last Legislature by way Of compli-
ment, and the Republicans presented the
names of those nominated by the caucus
Of Saturday night, which we're as follows:
HOUSE OF REPS Speaker, Richard
| c. Parsons, Of Cuyahoga;l Clerk, B. R.
Cowen, of Belmont; 1st Asst, L, L,
Lamborn, of Stark; I'd Asst, FIR. Ried-
ling, Of Erie; Sergeant-at-Arms, Joseph
Wafrick, Of fiWarren; 1st Asst, 7. J. 1Da-
yyis,, of Morrow, I'd Asst, s. W, Edwards,
OF Huron Saa3 n }.4siae4. sis,sg =
SENATE.-Clerk, ID. w. Rhodes; of
Delaware, 1st ASST M.nL Morrow, Of
Tuscarawas;, I'd Asst, b. A Higgins, Of
Wood; Sergeant at Arms, Mr.. Greene, q
Montgomery 1st Asst, J W. Sands, Of
Vinton; I'd ASST Mr.. Wallace, of Mad
ison 80. 'sissi IslisfE'I IN s9gisss; atfs
oo They were ere elected. Of course 3'is,
Mr.. Parsons, on taking the Chair
returned his thanks in an appro-
speech which was we'll received by
the House. g He will, no doubt, make .
good presiding officer, but VIII. have hard
work to- give the satisfaction which his
predecessor succeeded in doing. Fer
Democrat as he was, Wm.B.a Wood, the
Speaker of the last House, was q mos,
admirable officer, IA s5 -z5.s.-.s.' -,
After exchanging the usual messages
between the two Houses, and the Gov
4 ernorg the House being fully organized
took recess until two o'clock, at which
hour lots were to be drawn for choice, O
seats, Thisl was done by placing ths
names of the members in a hat, and Al
each one was drawn out and announced
the person named selected his seat, Bu
before this was done, 4 resolution Wa,
adopted allowing several Of the oldest
members, among whom was Gen. House
Of Gallia, to select their seats without
the risk Of the .sios..as This wasa com
) p1iment to Old age, which was beautifu'
4 in itself, land the heartiness with which
q itWas done, ought to atone for half tht
sins that are yet toibe committed by thil
! body. While children are loved and ag,
l respected, the world won't be burnt up
q and the Miilerites, may as well, give VI
4 tnelr iai1n N sne'gpeaeexhi0ition OF nre
y works. nfsssss.j i3aag ,ss; ....
: AT three o'clock Governor Chase sen
: inhis elasta annual message which iva
I read at the Clerks desk. Ii is a YER
able state paper; confined exclusively t
!? State interests. National politics ar
not discussed but the rights, duties an
position OF our noble State, in the Uniol
: which otir fathers formed, and we, thei
descendants, cherish and mean to mair,