Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-07
. srcoxn AssrsrAnsr CLERK

SECOND ASSISTANT CLERK.
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Mr.. Could declared elected.
J. The officers elected appeared and tool
]; the oath of Office.
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II Mr.. Pike declared elected.
d FIRST ASSISTANT.
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J, Mr.. Grail declared elected.
9 SECOND ASSISTANT.
: ]. G. Banks. Of PauIdine. had =. ...... 55 votes
o w. L. Philips. of Morrow. " ..............44
o Mr.. Banks declared duly elected. i-se
h The officers elected appeared and took
i the oath of office. isssf lf9as' ii-e- - 1fise
!. Mr.. THORNHILL offered the following
resolution, which was adopted: OK ss'r
u Resoiued, That a select committee of five
! be appointed 10 report standing rules for
the government of the House. and that this
? House shall be- governed by the rules of
the last House. until otherwise ordered.
Mr.. HUGHES, of Butler, offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
;. Resolued, That the choice of seats ofmem-
bers be determined by lot. That the Clerk
prepare ballot containing the name of
each member, deposit the same In a suit
aole place, and draw one out at q time and
upon examining the name upon the ballot
the member select seat and that the men,
4 bers retire without the bar during the time
OF drawing, except as seats are selected and
occupied, and that it be made the special
order for two and half o'clock this day.
The gentleman from Erie, Mr.. Hill. Mr..
Thornhill. of Coshocton, Mr.. Ruff. OF Har-
din. Mr.. Thompson. of Stark, Mr.. Behmer,
of Putnam, and Mr.. Fielding, of Shelby,
BY reason of advanced age, were permit
ted to choose seats in advance of other
members.
Mr.. DENMAN offered the following res
solution, which was adopted "a - z
| Resolued, That a message be sent to the
Senate informing that body that the House
has permanently organized by the election
OF John +. Follet. Speaker; Amos Layman,
Clerk; John A. Ceckerill, First Assistant;
w. G. Gould, Second Assistant; Samuel
| Pike, Sergeant-at-Arm J. s. Grail, First
Assistant andJ. G, Banks, Second Assist
| Mr.. HUGHES offered the following reso.
luton which was adopted:
ResotUed, That the Sergeant-at-Arms be
authorized and directed to arrange with
the Postmaster Of the City of Columbus
for the delivery in the House of Represen-
tatives OF letters, papers and other mail
matter coming through the pOstoffice to the
members and officers of this House.
Mr. BUTTER offered the following res
Olution which was adopted:
Resolued, That when this House takes
recess it shall be to ~ o'clock P. NJ, and
when it adjourns it shall be until 10 o'clock
OF the next legislation day.
Mr.. THORNHILL offered the following |
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolued, That the Secretary of State fur |
nish to the Sergeant-at-Arms a copy of the |
Journals of the last General Assembly of |
Ohio, together with a copy of Swan and |
Critchfeld's revised statutes, and copies |
of all laws passed since Swans and Critch-
fields revision, for each member of the
House, to be returned by him at the close
OF the session. sa 81 -. - - -sss 4
y Mr.. WORTH, of Wyandot, offered the
following resolution, which was adopted ::
iv Resolued, That Geo. wv. Hill be admit
ted within the bargof the House of Repre-
sentatives as reporter for the DAILY OBIo
STATESMAN.
Recess till O'Clock. l.; -, ..,-.. .-as-.7r,rsnl
HALF-PAsr TWO O'clock P. M. TT
House called to order. IL
50 =, COMMITTEE ON RULES. Z ELA
q Messrs. ThornhiIl, Leete, Walling, Ruk-
enbrod and Scott were announced as q
COMMITTEES on Rules, by the SPEAKER.
~ MESS ENGER BOYS.
The following were appointed messen-
ger boys for the House Jacob Medary,
Charles Gilbert, Dalton Spencer and Will
liam Robinson. & Z ilitSE DISC isbl
Mr.. CUSAC offered the following reso-
luton, which was adopted H 3sTt
Resolved, That the Speaker be requested |
to invite the ministers OF the gospel who re-
side IN this city to open the daily sessions
OF this House with prayer. lis srs9asJl
Mr.. HUGHES offered the following resi-
olutions which was adopted asiB .rssla-=I
Resolued, By the General Assembly of
the State of Ohio, that-members on the |
part OF the Senate, and three members on /
the part of the House, wait on the Gov
ernor and inform him, that the two Houses
have permanently organized, and are now
prepared to receive any communication he
may choose to make. Sszstsf--zil
Mr.. w. A. Taylor was admitted within
bar of the House as reporter for the T0le-
do Commercial. ,-s a - ~ - 4
Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren, offered the fol-
lowing resolution. which was laid on the
table:
WHEREAS, The State, county and munic-
upon the people by the rebellion are oner-
Gus, therefore,
Resolred, That it be hereby declared, as
the sense of this House, that we will, by
appropriate enactinents, retrench expendi-
lures and reduce taxation as far as consist
ent with the welfare and prosperity of the
people of the State. ns -olAo -
Mr.. MANN, of Franklin, offered reso-
luton fehearsing the action of the General
Assembly of 1867, in the passage of the
joint resolution of Congress proposing an
amendment to the Constitution OF the Uni
ted States, and which resolution this Leg
stature propose to repeal. The resolution
was received and ordered to lay on the table
to be printed. vgsso5..s ses ..i5i - N
01.s .gas JOINT RESOLUTION. isli lsa5o y. 8
e Senate joint resolution fixing Thursday
January 8, 1868, for canvassipg the vote forl
State officers, was adopted by the House.
Mr.. RUTTER offered the following reso-
luton. which was adopted s3E
Resolued, That w. B. Barnet, Sergeant
at-Armsof the last House of Representa-
-tives, for his services in opening and ar
ranging the hall for the House, and assist /
ing at the organization, be paid, out of any /
appropriation for the payment of the Of
hcers and members of the General Assem-
bly,, the sum of twenty-five dollars, and /
that the Speaker draw an order upon the /
Treasurer for that amount.
The joint committee appointed to wait
on the Governor, reported that the Gov
ernor would communicate by message /
forth WITH which he accordingly did,
When the message had been read, - Gas
On motion of Mr.. THORNHILL, the +
messap" and accompanying documents
were ord red to lie On the table and be
prinsed. - sss55sio sai
Adjourned. 9s tl- !
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