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

on Monday, 5assuarv l6sh 81 iaeutenant
Governor McBirney presiding. During
the morning session, all the Members ap-
peared and took their seats. The follow
ing officers were elected and entered upon.
the discharge of their duties: C. lB: Flood,
Clerk; D,niel Flanagan, lst Assistant
Clerk; Will r. Mutt, I'd Assistant Clerk;
Benz. Willisms, Sergeant-at-Arms; Joseph
Saussee Ist Assistant Sefgeant-at- Arms,
and Joseph Gutzwiller, I'd Assistant
Sergeant-at-Arms. Son motion of Mr..
Brooks, resolution was offered, adjourn
ing the Senate over Wednesday,, the AMI
versary OF the battle Of New Orleans
The preamble and resolutions introduced
resolution passed by the last Legislature,
in relation to amending the Constitution
of the United States, and withdrawing the
consent of Ohio to the proposed XIVth
amendment to that Constitution, were laid
on thetabie, and ordered to be printed.
BySthe adoption of new rules, the Senate
has adopted needed reform in sitting, in
future, with open doors in discussing and
voting snponsa the confirmation of off, )
GERS appointed by the Governor. An
executive session in the future is no
longer a. place where the characters of
men can be slaughtered, and all present
bound never to reveal the fact. By the
same rules the Senate has gone back to the
practice of the Senate appointing its own
committees, thus taking it from the Repub-
lican presiding officer. IT = o.
In the afternoon, the Eighth of January
resolutions, adopted in the morning, were
reconsidered and laid on the table. A sub
stitute for them, offered by Mr.. Dickey,
was aid over for one day. upon notice to
discuss. A joint resolution. offered by Mr..
Godfrey, was adopted, for the appointment
of joint committee on the part of the two
Houses to make arrangements for the in
auguration of the Governor election Mon
day, the 18th inst. A great part OF the af-
ternoon session was taken up in reading
the annual message Of GOV. Cox $50
r The House was called to order precisely
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, by w. 81. Smith, Sec
retary of State. John F. FOllett, of Lick
ing, was elected Speaker of the House.
Amos Lay man, of Franklin. was elected
Chief Clerk and John A. Cockerill, of
Butler,s first assistant, and w. G. Gould, Of
Fayette, second assistant. The veteran ed
itor, Samuel Pike, of Highland, was elected
Sergeant-at-Arms !; and j. s. Grail, of
Richland, first assistant and j. G. Banks.
OF Paulding, second assistant. A number
of resolutions touching the appointment
of committees and the organization of the
House were offeredsand adopted. A reso-
luton declaring that it is the sense
of this House. that by appropriate enact
ments, they VIII retrench expenditures and
reduce aviation, as far as consistent with
the welfare and prosperity of the people of
the State, was received and laid on the
table. A resolution rehearsing the action
of the General -Assemblygof 1867, in the
passage Of the Joint resolution of Congress
proposing an amendments tp the aConstitu-s
tion of the United States, and which reso-
luton this Legislature proposes to repeals
The resolution was ordered to lay on the
table, and to be printed.
The Governors Message was received by
the House, read and ordered to be printed