Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-01-13
POLITICAL.

An Atlanta, Ga, special to the n. Y.
Tribune of the Both ult. says that returns
enough had been received to warrant the
statement that three Republican Congress.
men had been elected to the Forty second
and Forty-third Congresses from the See
ond, Third and Fourth Districts of Geor-
gia.
The Minnesota Legislature met on the
Sd. In the Senate, +. L. Snow was chosen
Secretary; A. A. Howard, Assistant Secre.
tary; John 4. Williams, Sergeant-at- Arms i;
@. T. Tuthill, Enrolling Clerk; G. T. Ram
bush, Engrossing Clerk; Rev. J. Marvin,
Chaplin. The House organized by elect
ing Colonel John Merriam Speaker; Gen.
eral E. P. Jennison, Chief Clerk C. II
Slocum, Assistant Clerk; NJ. B. Scrusner.
Enrolling Clerk; A. NJ. Kimball, Engross.
ing Clerk S. NJ. Phelps, of Olmstead, Chap
lain.
In the Louisiana Legislature on the Sd,
]. Pinkney Smith, Democrat, was elected
Warrant Clerk.
The Ohio Legislature met on the Sd,
and the Governors Message was read.
The Pennsylvania Legislature organized
on the 3D.. In the House, Hon. James H..
Webb, Republican, was elected Speaker,
and General James l.. Selfridge, Chief
Clerk, In the Senate, Hon. William A,
Wallace, Democrat, was elected Speaker,
and Jacob Zeigler, Clerk. The other can
didates placed in nomination by the Dem
ocratic caucus were also elected.
The New York Legislature met on the
3D.. Mr.. Hitchman, of New York, was
elected Speaker of the House, and Cornei
Illus w. Armstrong, Clerk. The Govern
or's Message was read
The Michigan Legislature met and or
ganized on the 4th.
The Illinois Senate organized on the
4th by the election of the following Of
ficers, all Republicans: E. II. Griggs,
Secretary; IT, S. Swan, First Assistant ;
Second Assistant, o. b. Knickerbocker
Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk, r. H.,
Gettemy; Assistant, G. Martin; Sergeant
alarms, L. Zeigler; First Assistant, j. f.
Moore; Second Assistant, B. V. Harlan
Postmaster, j. B. Turchin Assistant, r..
c. Staples.
Gen. Simon G. Griffin is the Republican
candidate for Congress in the Third New
Hampshire District.
In convention on the 9TH the Maine Leg
islature elected the State officers of last
year, as follows; f. M. Drew, Secretary
of State; Thos. B. Reed, Attorney Gen
eral; p. p. Burleigh, Land Agent, b. B.
Murray, Adjutant General. In the Repub-
lican caucus on the night of the 9TH, Hon.
L. M. Morrill, was renominated for United
States Senator. -.-. ..~
The Illinois House effected a permanent
organization on the 9th by the election of
the following officers Speaker, Hon.
Wm Smith; Clerk, Daniel Shepard First
Assistant, j. M. Rice; Second, Eric John
son Third, s. r. Hay; Enrolling and En-
crossing Clerk, w. w. Lowdermilk; AS
sistants, @. G. Tolsack, William p Squires
and @. j. Haydocker.
The Nebraska Legislature organized on
the 9th. The House elected G. w. Col
lins, of Pawnee, Speaker The Senate
elected e, E. Cunningham, of otoe, Pres
ident
The Missouri House on the 9th elected
r. p @. Wilson, Speaker, and Daniel Sut
ton, Clerk-both Democrats All the 9th
er officers are Democrats. In the Senate
Lewis Gottschalk, Liberal, was elected
Speaker pro tenn, over Morrison, Demo