Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-12-06

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/ Campiield WAS stricken from the roll in order to
conform to the organic act, there being 81 name;
on the roll. The House then proceeded with
BALLorIxc FOR SPEAKER.
| Eleventh ballot--Baglcy, G Griswoll. 4 Yam
It's, 3 Stone, q Fletcher, - scattering, g.
Twelfth ballot.-Stone, 10 Baglcy, I Reed, 4;
Fletcher, = scattering. ..
Thirteenth !ot.-Egan; - Bagley, 4 Reed
, Fletcher, 2 scattering. 9.
Fourteenth ballot.--Rced, IL Baglcvv, C; Stone,
2 scattering s.
Fifteenth baot.-Stonc, 70; Baglcy, I; scat
tcring,G.
Sixteenth ballot.-Egnn, 10; Baglcy, : scatter
ing6.
Seventeenth bnllot.-Mr. Reed was elected
Speaker on the seventeenth ballot by the follow
ing vote McssrS. Andrews, Egan, Foster, Frost,
Hunt, Huntington, Longmirc, McIanc, Robbison,
Stone, urquhart, Weed and Yantis.-l3.
Mr. Bag!cy received votes; scattering, g.
On motion of Mr.. Baglcy a committee of two
consisting of Mr.. Bagley and Perrin wer. appoint
ed to wait on Mr.. Reed and invite him to take his
seat as Speaker of the House.
Mr.. Reed on taking his scat spoke in substance
rs follows:
Gentlemen Of the Legislative Assem1y:--I trust
you will pardon the embarrassment under which !
labor in accepting the position you have so gcner-
ously conferred Oh me. l am grateful for the
honor done me and feel most senstivcy the re-
sponsiblc position with which you have CHI
trusted me. fear much my inability to carry
You through the Session satisfactorily but never
thclcss am by no means insensiblc to the trust
you rcposc in me. In fulfilling the multifarious
duties of the office of Speaker of this Assembly,
trust gentlemen that You will extend to me your
forbcarancc and aid in the discharge of them.
The present session of the Territorial Legislature
deem of infinitely greater Importance than any
that have preceded it, iTasmuch as our country
is fraught with interests the magnitude and inn
portancc of which it is unnecessary for me now to
call to your minds. The Executive will doubtless
in his Message toyon, gentlemen, advert to those
matters, that being more lcgtimatcy his province
and duty The affairs of the Nation are para
mount to all others, and from their magnitude
and Importance cngross all others. The question
now arises, " Have we Il Nationality? have we n
GOVERNMENTS Undoubtedly we have, and it is
our duty to recognize, support and defend it,
trust that every act of this honorable body will
tend to show their LOYALTY and PATRIOTISM and
that when we enter upon the duties of the session
VIC shall so to work for the good of the whO'e
country, never loosing sight of that glorious ban
ncr, the stars and stripes that is now floating from
the Capitol in which we are assembled, [chcers
in the LOBBY and so long as time shall last. May
it float AS i'll the language OF the poet:
{. Forever float that standard sheet,
Nor brca,hcs the foe that falls before t..
Again thanking You 70: the honor conferred on
me, the House will now proceed TO business,
On motion of Mr. Ferguson the House then pro-
cecdei 10 elect Chief Clerk.
Mr. Jared Hard wAS then put il nomination.
Mr.. lIurl received ~ votes, and Mr.. TOTES |.
Mr.. llurl WAS declared elected Chief Clerk.
For Clerk. Mcssr'. Richardson, Porter, Beck
were pat in nomination. On the first ballot Mr.
Richardson received II votes, Beck 5, Toles ),
Porter 3, scattering /.
On the second ballot Mr.. Richardson was elect
cd vo.c--Riclardson, l6 Porter, ) Tolls, 1.
For Sergeant Arms the following gentlemen
wee pat in nomination :--McssrS. Mace, llancock,
Berger, Newell, Holmes, Toles and Pratcr.
There were ninc ballots had, and on the ninth
ballot Mr.. Mace was elcctcd--votc-Macc II, Bcr-
ger 10.
For Door-Kecpcr, Mcssrs. Taylor and d. Shell
ton, Jr., were put in nomination. Shelton was
elected on the first NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Is, Tay
lor I.
Mr.. Ferguson then movcd to adjourn.
Mr.. Fletcher hoped the motion woald not pre-
vail. us he thought that the officers just elected
should be sworn in ut once, and he therefore NOV
cd that the Scrgcnnt-at-Arms be directed to wait
on the Secretary of the Territory and invite him
to come tothc Capitol and administer the oath.
Mr.. Ferguson moved to amend so us to request
Squire Head to administer the oath. The Ser
ccant-at- Arms then went in search of Squire
Head, who wished to administer the oath in the
form used the day previous. by the Secretary OF
the Territory in swearing in the members.
As the House had no other business before it,
and the hour being late. on motion OF Mr.. Frost
the House adjourned till Monday morning at 10
O clock