The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-01-13


the clerk to enter on the rslIs the names of the
two members who held the certificate aigned 5y
majority ttlcO) Of tie three return judges. Cribs
would have given the seats to tbs two Demo
cratic contestants.)
Mr.. Sharp csntended that it was improper
and illegal to override the certificate Of the
majority Of the judges,
Mr.. Mcclure said that the power Of arrest
ing false certificates Of return judges must rest
somewhere. Tie paper signed by the majority
in TINS case was certainly false. / he CLERK was
1.-THE proper person to take the responsibility OF
deciding upon the Legality Of the certificate, but
as he had chosen 10 ask the Judgment OF fhe
| House, it was competent for the House to IN |
s,ruct him not to allow the fraud to be perpe-
| trated.
| Mr Pershiug said that il was the first time
that he had ever heard that two gentlemen pre-
senting certificate Of majority Of the return
Judges were committing fraud they claim
ed their seats. Ii the Judges bad po'jnred
themselves, there was an ample remedy against
them.
Mr.. Sharpe contended that the paper signed
by the one Judge was legally no return, as c',m-
pared with tie certificate signed 5y the maJofi-
~, which the only legal record.
Legislature becoming party 10 tie wrong Of
manfestly deiea,ing the will OF the mi 'rity of
tie people for the viii Of the people roaH
certainly be defeated If tie ceruncste Of he
two gentlemen was admitted who had receiv-
ed but a minority OF the vote Of Ihe three eoun-
: ties.
The certificate signed by one return Judge
gives the vote as follows
1J0lIfiDU IslccTQvtS
Moses 'ils,. A. Ross. 5000 b. F. Meyers, 4.87s
3 d b Armstrong; ,9O9 II. Findley, 4,606
: The certificate signed by two judges gives The
vote ns follows
Nose. asofS 20 R.s,. 4.754 F n<@s.""s neyss. s7es
: d Armstrong, 1, 724 II Findiey, 1855
'Fhe motion Of Mr. Persti.g trequirinG the
: clerk to acknowledge the certificate signed by
the nijority Of the judges was losi by vote
: Of 35 ayes to 58 nays
e Mr. Thomas supported the original motion
Il of MIR. Brown go instruct The clerk 10 acknowi-
edge the members who had received the high
est number Of voies,) and this motion was a.
: greed to.
r ELECTION OF SPEAKER.
i Mr.. Guernsey nominated A. 6. Olmstesd,
E Of Potter
AR. Spangler nominated Geo. A. Q1igley,
j of Philadelphia.
Y Mr. OIms;ead was elected Speaker, tbs vote
d being
: A. g. O!mstcad, 50
J. G. A Qmsley, 35
Mr.. Omstead being conducted 20 the chair by
8 Mss>rs Quigley and Brown, was worn, and de
= lirered short speech, thanking the members
e for tbe honor conferred, and stating that hs
e entered pron the discharge OF duties pertaining
4 to the office with full appreciation Of the di
: fcultes md with very serious apprehensJn:
that he might not be equal To the requirements
Il He pledged TO t!hem, however, fixed deterni
o nation to act f;tithfulIy, fearlessly and iapar
Il italy, and If errors were comn.ltted, they wou!t
: be those of the underste nd;as and not of intem
iop Ihs sgtlss, neqa Ssd Ie Ssistbi{s 81 {srrat AZ!
. y enforced. In no State were the interests o
= ! The people so varied as in PennsylV AHA, an(
these interests should not be antagGnistic, bu
should be ma1e to blerd harmonioE$iy. II
ihe coat and iron Of the grand old State N8C
been added a new product which bia fair e
excel the rest. These products would denN I'D
the special attention Of TIE Legislature A
gain thanking the members, ho took his seat
The members were all then either sworn
or affirmed, and tbs usual resolutions were a.
dopted informing the Governor and Senate that
the House was organized. Adjourned
EVENING SESSION.
! The House met at u O'Clock for election of
officers.
/ OFFICERS Or HOUSE.
Speaker-A. O. Olmstead, Of Potter.
| Cierk-A- w, Benedict of Huntingdon.
Assistant Clerk-W. II. Denniston, of Ale
gheny.
Transcrib;ng Clerks-Caleb Walker, of Phil
adelphia; A. d. Harlan, of Chester; Joseph
Wilson, of Allegheny Thomas j. Kerr, of
! Washington.
Postmaster-Alexauder Adair, of Philadel-
phia.
Sergeant-at-Arms-Ch Charles E. Idell, of Phil
adelphia.
Doorkeeper-Ismes T. McJunkiu, of But
| Ter.
Messeneer-Asa Nichols of Bradford
| In addition to the above are four Assistant
Sergeant alarms, four Assistant Doorkecpers.
four Messengers, and one Assistant Postmaster.
Adjourned.