Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-01-06
Pennsylvania Legislature.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY,, JANUARY Sd, 1860.

| . VI ScukiCthSh CipNteu Aohoea" ~ sH'
House OF Representatives, sufficient to consti
tute quorum, met
MR. GEO. v. LAWRENCE, Of Washington
| Constitution this body would organize in al
hour from that time. - O'Clock.
The hour of twelve having arrived, Mr.
STRONG. of Philadelphia, moved that thi'
House come to order.
Mr.. REA, Clerk.-Ip accordance with tn,
terms OF the Constitution the members pres
ent will please come to order. Is the Secre
tary of the Commonwealth PRESENT.
The SECRETARY OF THE COMxoNwEALrH.-
Mr.. CLERK.--I have the honor to present
the returns of election Of members of the
House of Representatives, in obedience tt
| the requirements ofthe law.
The CLERk.-The Secretary of the Com
| mOnwealth presents the returns Of the late
general elections of members 20 the House
Of Representatives what order will the
House takel
Mr..G. V. LAWRENCE, of Washington
move that the Clerk Of the House be author.
| lied to proceed to the opening Of the returns
| of the late General Election. Carried.
MIR. GEO. V. LAWRENCE, of Washington
move that the reading of the full returns be
dispensed with, as it will occupy too much
time, and that merely the certificates of elec-
tion be read.
Motion put and carried
After the CLERK had proceeded in reading
the returns,
Mr.. JOSEPH H. WILSON, of Beaver, inter
rupting supposed that the motion included
asimple announcement Of the members elected.
Mr.. A. r. BARLOW, of Centre.-l under
stood the motion that the certificates of cleo
tion should be read, and not the number OF
votes.
MIR. STRONG, of Philadelphia. will be
sufficient to read the certificate OF election. |
perceive that you have in some way, mixed
up the returns from the Fourth District of
Philadelphia 1t may be some mistake in the
certificate.
The CLERK.-The mistake was that of the
Clerk.
Mr. STRONG, of Philadelphia. i think that
the reading of the certificate will be sufficient
Should any member require anything in addi-
ton it can be complied with.
The CLERk.-It has been customary here
toiore, to read the number of votes, and at the
conclusion to announce the names of members
elected.
The reading OF the returns from the judges
of elections was proceeded with As follows
Adams-Samuel Durboraw.
Franklin and Fulton-James T. Brewster,
James c. Austin.
Butler-John n. Thompson, W. NJ. Graham.
Bedford and SOmerset-Geo. W. Williams,
George G. Walker
iuntingdOn-I Simpson. Africa.
Blair-Jacob Burley.
Cambria-Richard j. Proudfoot
Indiana-A. Wilson Taylor.
Armstrong and Observation-Disclosures
Craig, J. 4. McGonigal, John II. Coulter.
Fayette-John Collins.
Greene-Daniel W. Gray.
hington-George " Lawrence, William
Graham.
Presley, Charles L. Guhring, David +. Bay
ard, William Espy.
Beaver and Lawrence-Joseph H. Wilson,
James d. Bryson.
Mercer and Venango- George d. Hofius,
Elisha W. Davis.
Clarion and Forrest--John A. Fleming.
Jefferson, CIearfeld, Elk and M'Kean-I G.
Gordon, A. NJ. Benton.
Crawford and Warren-Hiram Butler, Henry
L. Rouse.
Erie-Henry Teller, Jonas GunnisOn.
Potter and Toga-L z. Williston, Lewis
Mann.
Lebanon-Joseph Eckman
Berks-Eliah Penn Smith, Solomon l.. Gus
ter, Joshua S Miller.
Iancaster-Nathaniel ElDaker, jr, Samuel
Eeneagy. Amos S Green, Jacob f. Cassel
Yori-Frederick Sultzbach, Jno. Manifold.
Cumberland and Perry--John M'Curdy, John
Power.
Philadelphia Jos. Caldwell; . William
B. Turner 3. Patrick NJ MDonough; L. Henry
=
O'Neill Z. J. II. Seltzer; s. Jacob E. Ridg-
way 9. Henry Dunlap 10. S. S. Pancoast !;
IL. Isaac A. Sheppard T. Richard Wildey
13. VIM. ID. Morrison a. James Donnelly
10. }. r. Preston l6: Thomas W Dnffield
Il. Charles F. Abbott
Delaware-W William d. Pennel
Dauphin-Wm. G. A. Lawrence.
Chester William Shafer, Isaac Acker. Caleb
Pierce.
Montgomery John Di.mant, David Stone
back, DIR. Charles H. Hill
RuCks-Jos. Barnsley, Jesse W. Knight.
Northampton-Jacob Cope, ?. +. Ellen
berger.
Lehigh and Carbon Samuel j. Kistler, and
Iacharias Long
Monroe and Pike-Charles ID. Brodheai
Wayne-H. Z. Beardslee.
Luzerne-John Stone, Peter Byrne, Isaiah
Sudplu.
Susquehanna-George 7. Fra
Bradford-Thomas Smead, o. H. 2. Kinney.
Wyoming, Sullivan, Columbia and MOntonr
Samuel Oakes. Geo. ID. Jackson
Lycoming and Clinton--Robert Crane.
George A. Achenbach.
Centre--Adam R. Barlow
Miifiin--George Bates
Union, Snyder and Juniata-Thomas Hayes,
w. f. Wagonseller,
Northumberland T. Bissel,
Schuylkill-John $. Boyer, c. L. Pin
kerton, Joseph X. Maurer,
The CI.ERK.-Members will please answer to
their names as called.
The following members were present.
Messrs. Abbott, Auchenbach. Acker, Africa,
Austin, Barlow, Barnsley, Bates, Bayard,
Beardsley, Benton. Bissell, Boyer, Brewster.
Brodhead, Bryson, Burley, Butler, Byrne, Cald-
we'll, Cassell, Chaplin, Collins, Cope, Coulter.
Craig, Crane, Custer. Davis, ,Dismant, Donnelly,
Duffield, Dunlap, Durboraw. Eckman, Ellen.
berger, Ellmakcr, Espey, Fleming, Frazier,
Goehring, Gordon, Graham, (Butler,) Graham,
Washington Gray, Green, Gunnison, Hayes,
Hill, Hoffius, jackson, Keneagy, Kinney, Kist-
Ter. Knight, Lawrence, Dauphin,) Lawrence,
(Washington,D Long, MCurdy, MDonough,
MGonigai, Mann, Manifold, Maurer, Miller,
Moore, Morrison, Oakes, O'Neill, Pancoast,
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