The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-01-15
Ohio Lagis,niure

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Tic members elect Of tho Lerisia
ture met In their respective halls n
the accustomed hour on Monday last
and promptly organized for business
In the Senate, the following officer,
were elected:
Chief Clork. W L. Davis, Hamil
ton county; First Assistant, A. P
Miller, Fairfield county. Sergeant
Mt Arms, James Stover, Logan county
First Assistant, Alex. o. sheppard
Gallia county.
HoUsE-Speaker, James r Hub
bell, Delaware comfy; Chief Clerk
A Kaga, Shelby county; Seageant-at
Arms, j. s. Miller, Hooking county
Beyond the election of officers
nothing was done in either House
during the morning session.
In the afternoon, in the House. Mr.
Dresel offered a resolution, inouirina
OF the Governor what persons wers
furnished, at the expense of the State
with conveyance to Gettysburg in
November last, and On what authori.
y. Laid on the table.
A number Of other buncombe reso.
iutions were offered, which were ap-
Ipropriately disposed Of Mr.. Putnam
OF Licking, wished to inquire bv what
authority Mr.. George w. Buckley
was confined in the Ohio Penitentia.
ry, which, ( some one desiring to dis
lcuss) went over under the rule.
Mr.. Dalano presented the memori.
ais Of s H. White, who contests the
seat of Jonathan MafTet Of Wvandot,
James s. Mccoy, contestant of the
seat F. A. Thornhill, of Coshocton;
and Of George w. Carry. contestant
of the scat Of VIM. Larwell, OF Ash.
land. The contestants are all Union.
| lists.
In the Senate, the usual Committee
to wait upon the Governor was ap
pointed, ana his message received
and read
Mr. Eggle5ton, Of Hamilton also.
gave notice Of a bill 70 relieve the
families Of volunteers. which propos.
es to levy tax Of two mills on the
dollars valuation for that purpose.
TUESDAY, JAN. 5.-HoUsE.-
Putnam resolution Of inquiry rcla
tive TO the imprisonment OF c., W
Buckley in the Ohio Penitcntiarv was
taken from the table. Mr.. Scott o.
Warren, has introduced bill, which
If it becomes law, will put the lev.
atty Of some officials to the test. II
provides that, in addition to the pres.
ent oaths, the following shall be adj
ministered to each officer elected OF
appointed under the Constitution an6
laws of Ohio;
/, -- Of, in the county
Of -, and State of Ohio, do sol
EMMY - that I have never vol
unfairly borne arms against the Uni
ted States since ! have been citizer
thereof; that have voluntarily Civ
eli no aid or encouragement to per
sons engaged in armed hostility
thereto; that | have neither sought OF
accepted, nor attempted to exercise
the functions of any Office whatever
under any authority or pretended all
thority in hostility to the UniteC
States; that l have not Welded any
voluntary support to any pretended
government, authority. power or con
stitution within the United Stetcs
hostile or inimical thereto; that I will
bear true faith and allegiance to tn,
Government OF the United States
and defend it against all enemies, for
eign and domestic; that | take this Oh
litigation freely, without any menta
reservation or purpose of evasion, Sc
help me God.
In the Senate, Mr.. Lind introduced
the following, which was laid on til,
table for discussion:
Res0leed, BY the General Assembl,
Of the State Of Ohio, That our Sena
tors in Congress, be requested to IN
crease the pay OF the colored soldier
to the samo as our white soldiers i
the U. S. army. and that the pay b
increased to S25 per month for eac
lprivate soldier; and that the Cover
nor be requested to forward cop
of the foregoing to each Of our Sens
tors and Representatives in Con
ress.