The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-02-22
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
COLUMBUS February ID, 1866.
.sENATE.

The contested election caseAChas.
Fl. Grosvenor cohtesting tho seat Of
W.R.N Golden the sitting Senator from
Athens county, was taken up.
The majority and minority reports
of tho committee on Privileges and
Elections were read-the former infa-
yor of Mr.. Golden, the sitting Senator,
aud the latter in, favor of Mr.. -Gros-
yenor, the contestant. The majority.
report is signed by Mcssrs. Cole, lrion,
Linn and Waliing, and the nlinor-
Iity report by Messrs. Knowles and
Jones. hr'sa $500 ,afs -
The parties contestant having been
called and answered to their names,
Mr.. Martin offered the following res
olution: te8a E-t7 5tts sd
RESOLVED, That the contestants for
the seat from the 9th Senatorial Dis
trict in the case now pending, under
special order for this hour, shallohave
the right TO be heard before the Sem
ate, either by themselves or counsel,
as said contestants may prefer; and
that the right to open and close the ar.
gument is hereby granted to the con
testor. l9I i"OPli
i Mr.. Willett made point, that the
SUBJECT having been referred to COM
mittee, which had reported upon it,
tho question for the consideration Of
the Senate is the adoption of the ma.
, jority report; and if that fails thendthe
minority report may be considered.
The resolution was amended by stri-
Iking'out the word cor, and inserting
, "and, so as to allow the parties TO be
heard by themselves and COUNSEL
The resolution was then adopted.
Mr.. Martiu moved that the resolr-
ton recommended by the majority Of
the committee on Privileges and Elec-
i tions, at tho close Of their report, be
i adopted. dt zi lo7 q ="
: The resolution is rs follows: ,r'".
: Resolued, That W.n.Reod Golden il
entitled to q scat in this house as O
It Senator from the 9th Senatorial Dis
i trict of Ohio. y'"a,1t 'n L
J.; Tie Senate was then addressed by
Col. ]. NJ. Connell, OF Lancaster, in op
!. position to the resolution, and in ia
o vor OF the claim of Col. Grosvcnor t
d the scat; and by Judge G. Thur
i man, of Columbus yfin favor OF th'
4 resolution, and in opposition to thu
= = claim of Col. Grosvenor. T9 ha
At tho close Of Judge Thurman's ar
= gument, fifteen minutes before sil
~ o'clock, on motion, the Senate took ;
recess until nine o'clock tomorrow
'o morning. .Fusa m .ac2.
y On the 18th the consideration Of tn
y case was resumed, and Col. ,Connel
y was again heard in behalf of the con
a testor, Col Grosvenor, which closed th
TT arguments of counsel on tho subjec
lr The contestants did not avail them
lg selves Of their privilege TO speak i
D. their own cases. SOL u-ag H
Remarks were then made by Messrl
rs Cole, Cummins, Knowles, Bradbury
at Walling, Martin, Kellogg, Brown an
be Batcman. l. aa r" rT
CO Tho vote was then taken on th
adoption of the resolution declarin
Iv Mr.. Golden entitled to a seat as Sci
i ator from the Ninth Senatorial Di
be trict. ,.f sa1fl a'e'' H't
in Messrs. Griswold, Mcfarland, Sa'
al lcr and Tibbals, briefly gave, as the
. names wero called, their reasons II
their votes. a Hf ''tj --' 'it
em 'nr The vote resulted, yeas 20, nays l
~, La as follows: fe ai, ro"y aa- =.
Nv u; Ycas--Messrs. Bcery, Burt, Carli
us 20 Cole, Critchfeld, Dowdrcy, Godfre
VI Girls void, Hayden, HolliStcr, Hur
:" Irion, Kellogg, Lynn, May, McFa
land, Sadlcr, Tibbals, Walling, WoI
he Wilson, Williamson, Willett-23. f.
al Nays-Messrs Bateman, Bradbur
nss Brooks, Brown. Cummins, Doan, Ha
'oe Harris, Jones, Knowles, Martin-ll
NJ Tho President then declared M
Golden entitled to his seat as So
ed ator from tho Ninth Senatorial Di
nc trict. 81" uF 6l,1 H''
or In the House, on the 18th, Mr.. Go
ea &C.. don Offered tho following joint resol
y rm tions, which were laid on tho table al
ordered to bc printed: d of
or Resolved, By the General assembly
W ,oy the State of Ohio, That we request i
.iES Excellency Andrew Johnson, Pre-
,Lo dent of tho United States, and Go
10 grcss, to negotiate treaty with Pr
nd ident Juarez, of the Republic of Me-
eli co, by which the Republican Cover
III mcnt of Mexico will cedo to tho color
" population of tho United States la
enough on which TO scttlo in Mexico
,en m ReSoIred, That so soon as the trca
'uo is perfected, the Government of
"c' United States take immediate steps
, oo, remove to, and protect in their n
'"u homes the colony, which shall cons
ven 'h of the entire colorod population OF [
~. ~, United States.
tno Mr.. Dresbach introduced abill, viii
was read the first timo, to authorize
In Council OF Logan, Hooking county,
on, levy tax to build town hall, m
ing ket house. mayors office and villt
avc prison. tn. tn
'ho Contested ELECTION CASE.
ocn % In the State Senate yesterday,
!, 40 case of GRosvENoR, contesting tho 8
'o"t W held by GOLDEN, in that body, as S
'' ~ ator from the Athens District, was
, :" oided, after patient hearing, in, fa
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