Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-01-06
SENATE.
Tuesday. Jan. 9. 1850

The newly elected Senators were all present,
and were duly qualified, AS follows:
| LIST District f.. Smith, George Connell.
9th-Bradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming and
Sullivan-George Landon.
0th.-Luzerne-W W. ketcham.
llth. Iioga, Potter, Mexican and Warren
Isaac Benson.
llth.--CumberlanI Perry, Juniata and Mii-
| fin-E. D. Crawford.
lsth--Adams, Franklin and Fulton--Alex
X Mcclure.
Goth Blair, Cambria and CleaFiield- Lewis
| W. Hall
2lst-lndiana and Armstrong Jonathan W.
| Meredith.
! ith-Aliegheny-Elias II. Irish.
! 2jth-Beaver and Bnter-Del4orma Imbrie
! The roll was then called, and the Senator'S
present answered to their names as follows:
| LIST Dist Philadelphia Marselis John
II. Parker. George r. Smith.
| . Chester and Delaware
| 3 Montgomery-JohnT Thompson.
! 1. Bucks Mahlon Yardley.
.. lehgh and Northampton jeremiah Schin
del.
q. Berks-Benjamin Nunemacher.
!. .Schuylkill-Robert NJ. Palmer.
| s. Carbon, Monroe and Pike--1homas Craig
jr.
9. Bradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming and
Sullivan-George LanIon.
10. Luzerne-W. W. ketcham
ii. Iioga, Potter, NJ kean and Warren
Isaac Benson.
l.. Clinton. Lycoming, Centre and Union
Andrew Gregg.
Is. Snyder, Montour, Northumberland, and
COlumbia-Reuben Keller
IA. Cumberland, Perry. Juniata and Mifiiin
e. d. Crawford.
10. Dauphin ami Lebanon--John 2. Ruther-
ford.
16. Lancaster-Bartram A. Sbriier, Robert
Baldwin.
Il. York-Wm. Fl. Welsh.
Is. Adams, Franklin and Fulton-A. h.
Mcclure.
10. Somerset. Bedford and Huntingdon
William P Shell.
20. Blair, Cambria and Cleariied-Lewis W.
Hall.
81. Indiana and Armstrong-Jonathan f.
Meredith.
-. Westmoreand and Fayette--Jacob Tur.
ney.
%. Washington and Greene-George ".
Miller
n. Allegheny - John ?. Penney, Elias H.
Irish.
y. Beaver and Butler-D. L. ImbIie.
26. Lawrence, Mercer and Venaneo- VIM.
II. Francis.
-. Erie and Crawford--Darwin A. Finney.
Is. Clarion, Jefferson, Forest and Elk
Kennedy L. Blood
Absent-Mr. Connel OF Philadelphia and
Mr.. Bell of Chester
On motion of Mr.. WELSH, the Senate pro-
ceeded to vote rira poce for Speaker, with the
following result
Messrs. Baldwin. Benson, FinEey, Gregg,
Hall, Imbie. Irish, ketcham, Landon. II 'Clure,
Meredith. Palmer. Parker, Penney, Rutherford,
Shaeffcr, Smith. Thompson, Turney and Yard.
ley-20. voted for VIM. NJ. FRANCES
Messrs. Blood. Craig, Crawford, Francis, Kel-
Ter, Marselis, Miller, ,Nunemacher, Schell Schin-
del and Welsh-1l, voted for JACOB TURNEY.
Mr.. FRANCIS was conducted to the Chair by
Messrs. TURSEY and SEAEFFER, and returned
thanks to the Senate for the honor conferred
upon him, in the following address:
FELLOw SENATORS II can say at this time
what, perhaps, never has been said before, for
appear before you without single line writ
ten-without one line committed. for the sim
pie reason that the position which | occupy at
this moment has come TO me like thunder
clap in a cloudless sky-without moments
warning, and were it not for the meshes old Gus
tom weaves, as one has beautifully said before me-
that We must not disregard, Iwould have taken
my Sc at in silence. But as it is the CUSTOM and
feel it in my inmost heart. thank you for the
honor conferred. and | thank you the more
truly because that honor was unsolicited and
unsought by mt.
| came here among yon, as you all know,
from one of the rural districts. accustomed to
earn my bread by the sweat of my brow. and
hence in assuming the position which your par
tiality has honOred me with. | need your in
dulgence and l will expect your forbearance
Need again thank You for this testimony of
your high regari--a double one to me, coming
from the quarter DO.
| shall endeavor to the very best of my abili.
ty to discharge the duties that may devolve
upon me.
l do not intend TO detain you here with n
speech, our object here is not speech making;
and let me say that my earnest desire is that
there shall be much working and little speech
making, and that having discharged the duties
for which we are here assembled, we may soon
return to our homes to the bosoms of our fam
lilies, and there enjoy ourselves without the
troubles OF parliamentary rules that sometimes
annoy us in the course of our duties here And
in entering upon those duties, / would be false
to myself and unworthy of you. did not in
woke the aid Of that God who has called us to.
gether to day, that he would enable us to
discharge our duties in his fear, and for the best
good of those who sent us to these Halls. Let
us forget all party jealousies and party strife,
and know no North, no South, no East, no
West. Our own beloved Pennsylvania first,
the Union next. and God over all.
Mr.. TURNEY, at the request of the Speaker
elect, administered TO him the oath of Office.
The newly elected Senators were then sworn
in.
Mr.. TURNEY submitted resolution, that,
il the House OF Representatives concur, the joint
rules for the government of the two Houses at
the last session, be adopted for the present ses-
sion. Adopted.
Mr.. PALMER offered resolution, that a
committee of two Senators be appointed to wait
upon the House of Representatives, and inform
that body that the Senate is organized and
ready to proceed to business. Adopted
Mr.. WELSH submitted resolution, that
committee of three be appointed, to act in con-
junction with a similar committee of the Hous.
Of Representatives Gf the House appoint such Il
committed to wait upon the Governor and in
form him that the Legislature is duly organized.
and ready to receive any communications he
may have to make. Adopted.
Mr.. MCCLURE submitted the following,
which was adopted
Re,O{red That n committee of thr.a La. an