A temporary organization with Michael Baldwin as Speaker pro tempore, George Hoffman, Clerk pro tempore and Adam Betz, Doorkeeper pro tempore, was made, whereupon the House adjourned until 10 A. M., Wednesday, March 2, to effect a permanent organization.

At that hour the House met and chose Michael Baldwin, as Speaker, and Wm. R. Dickinson, Clerk. Neither had opposition. Adam Betz was continued Doorkeeper at the pleasure of the House.

The two Houses met in joint convention at 11 o'clock A. M., March 3, to open and declare the result of the ballot for Governor (the returns from Fairfield and Washington being missing.) After an inspection, the result was declared as follows: Edward Tiffin, 4,564. There were no ballots cast against him.

A committee of five was appointed to notify Gov. Tiffin of his election. At I o'clock on the same day the joint convention again assembled in the hall of the House of Representatives, and Gov. Tiffin took the oath of office, the same being administered by Hon. Judge Meigs.

Gov. Tiffin delivered a brief address, making but twenty lines of the Journal. On the 4th day of March he sent his first annual message to the General Assembly. It covered but little more than four pages of the Journal, and dealt entirely with questions pertaining to the political machinery of the newly organized State.

On the 5th of March the necessary rules for the election of State officers by the Legislature in joint ballot, were agreed upon.

On the same day the election of Messrs. Beatty and Elliott, of Jefferson county, which had been protested, was declared legal. Forty copies of the Governor's message were ordered printed. On the 7th the rules of the House, 52 in number, were agreed to, as were the joint rules.

On the 8th the House ordered the printing, of 300 copies of the Journals and 1,000 copies of the laws.

On the 10th the House, by a vote of 3 to 26. refused to employ a chaplain. On the 11th Sally Woolcot presented a memorial, asking to be divorced from her husband, John Woolcot.

On the 12th John Armstrong, Territorial Treasurer, tendered his resignation, and expressed a wish to turn over his books, accounts and balances. On the same day the House sent a congratulatory response to Gov. Tiffin, in reply to his message.

Wm. Creighton, Jr. was chosen Secretary of State, and on the 15th the two Houses met in joint convention and elected Wm. McFarland Treasurer of State and Thomas Gibson Auditor of State.

On the first day of April the two Houses met in joint assembly and elected two United States Senators. No record of the vote was made, it being by ballot, and each member voting for two persons. John Smith and Thomas Worthington were declared elected.

On the 6th the two Houses met in joint convention and selected three Associate Judges for each of the then existing and newly erected counties, as follows:

Adams-Joseph Darlington, David Eddey, Hosea Moore.
Belmont-David Vance, David Lockwood, James Alexander.
Butler-John Greer, James Dunn, John Kitchel.

Clermont-John Wood, Ambrose Ransom, Philip Gatch.
Columbiana-Wm Smith Henry Backman, Robert Simmison.
Fairfield Wm. W. Irwin, Samuel Carpenter, Daniel Vanmeter.
Franklin-John Dill, David Jamison, Joseph Foos.

Gallia-Robert Safford, Brewster Higley, G. W. Putnam.
Greene-Benj. Whiteman, James Barrett, Wm. Maxwell.
Hamilton-Michael Jones, Luke Foster, James Silvers.
Jefferson-James Pritchard, Philip Cabell, Jacob Martin.
Montgomery-Benj. Archer, Isaac Spinning, John Ewing.
Ross-Reuben Abrams, Wm. Patton, Felix Renick.
Scioto-John Collins, Joseph Lucas, Thos Leviney.
Trumbull-John Walworth, Calvin Austin, Aaron Wheeler.
Warren Jacob De'Lowe, Wm. James, Ignatius Brown.

Washington--Griffin Green, Dudley Woodbridge, Joseph Bell.

Previously, on April 1, the Senate and House met in joint assembly and elected Calvin Pease, President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the first Circuit; Wyllys Silliman for the second, and Francis Dunlavy for the third.

The joint assembly likewise elected Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr., Samuel Huntington and William Sprigg as Supreme Judges.

Having also chosen William Creighton, Jr. as Secretary of State, the political machinery of the new commonwealth was fully completed.

The principal subjects of legislation were an act to raise revenues; reform the marriage laws; provide for the opening and construction of highways; define and provide punishment for certain offences; provide for the compensation of members and officers of the General Assembly and of the Constitutional Convention; promote the general interests; establish educational institutions and an educational system; locate county seats and erect new counties.

Eight counties were erected at this session of the Legislature, viz.: Butler, Columbiana, Franklin, Gallia, Greene, Montgomery, Scioto and Warren.

Butler was erected wholly from Hamilton.

Columbiana was detached partly from Jefferson and partly from Washington. Franklin was detached wholly from Ross.

Gallia was erected wholly from Washington.

Greene was erected partly from Hamilton and partly from Ross.

Montgomery was detached wholly from Hamilton.

Scioto was composed of territory detached from Adams.

Joseph Sharp, of Belmont, on the 15th of April asked for leave of absence during the remainder of the session. Upon being refused he tendered his resignation as a member of the House.

On the second day of the session, George Humphreys and Thomas McCune, of Jefferson county, filed protests and a contest of the seats of Messrs. Beatty and Elliott. The House, upon consideration of the evidence, declared them lawfully elected.

But little general legislation was undertaken at this brief initial session, and all the existing Territorial laws were recognized as in force, if not specifically invalidated.

The work performe was rather preliminary and preparatory to the future, and to meet existing or anticipated emergencies.

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY, 1803-1804.

Governor-EDWARD TIffin.

Secretary of State-WM. CREighton, Jr.
Treasurer of State-WM. MCFARLAND.

Auditor of State-THOMAS GIBSON.

Supreme Judges-RETURN JONATHAN MEIGS, Jr., SAMUEL HUNTINGTON, WM. SPRIGG.

The Senate met at 10 A. M., Monday, December 5, 1803, and proceeded to organize. The following Senators composed the body:`

Ten Senators, viz.: Bigger, Buell, Claypool, Kirker Milligan, Sargent, Schenck, Symmes, Tappan and Vance were present, and being a quorum, organized by electing Daniel Symmes as Speaker pro tempore, and Thomas Scott, Clerk. Edward Sherlock was chosen as Doorkeeper. On December 7 Nathaniel Massie appeared and took his seat, and was unanimously chosen Speaker.

Gov. Tiffin's annual message was received on the 6th. The Louisiana question was first touched on in the document, and he asked the Legislature to take steps to enable him, on the requisition of the President, to send a regiment of at least 500 men to take possession of "the lately ceded country of Louisiana, should the officers of the Spanish Government, either refuse or delay to give it up agreeable to treaty."

Other points touched on were a revision of the land tax, also the act relating to the manner of electing justices of the peace; the apportionment of Senators and Representatives among the counties; the method of choosing electors for President and Vice-President, and the repeal of certain of the Territorial laws at variance with the purposes of the Constitution.

On the second day of the session, Joseph Sharp, of Belmont protested the election of Wm. Vance as Senator, and a few days later the protest was decided against him. December 24, Gov. Tiffin sent a special message to the Senate and House, submitting the amendment proposed to the third paragraph of the second article of the Federal Constitution for their action. The amendment was ratified by the separate

action of the two Houses on the 28th. The act of ratification was enrolled and signed on December 30.

On the 7th day of January the Senate met the House of Representatives in the hall of the latter, and the two bodies jointly elected the following military officers:

John S. Gano, Major General and Daniel Symmes Quartermaster General, First Division; Nathaniel Massie, Major General and David Bradford Quartermaster General, Second Division; Joseph Buell, Major General, and Samuel Carpenter Quartermaster General, Third Division; Elijah Wadsworth, Major General and Brice Viers Quartermaster General, Fourth Division.

An enumeration of all the "free white male citizens of the age of 21 years," in the respective counties was made to the Senate, as follows: Adams, 906; Belmont, 1,030; Butler, 836; Clermont, 755; Columbiana, 542; Fairfield, 1,050; Franklin, 240; Gallia, 307; Greene, 446; Hamilton, 1,700; Jefferson, 1,533; Montgomery, 526; Ross, 1,982; Scioto, 249; Trumbull, 1,111; „Warren, 844; Washington, 1,246; a total of 14,762. The committee on Privileges and Elections allotted the terms of the Senators recently elected to the body as constituted, when it met, as follows:

Senators for a term of one year: Tappan, Buell, Ward, Bigger. Two years: Milligan, Vance, Claypool, Kirker, Sargent, Backus, Symmes, Schenck. The terms of Ward, Wells and Slaughter were terminable with the one year terms.

The members responding to their names upon a call of the counties were: Collier, Shepherd, Dillon, Taylor, Feagans, Beecher, Gass, Wallace, Miller, Garard, Dick, Dodds, Kibbey, McClure, Wood, Beeson, Dunlap (Jefferson, etc.) Sloane, Creighton. Dunlap (Ross, etc.) Abbott, Jackson and Mills. The remaining members subsequently appeared and were seated.

A quorum being present, the House organized temporarily by choosing Elias Langham, Speaker, James Mason, Clerk, and Adam Betz, Doorkeeper, all pro tempore. Governor Tiffin's annual message was received and read on the sixth, and thirtyfive copies of the same with accompanying documents ordered to be printed.

December 7th the House elected Elias Langham, of Ross, Speaker, and George Hoffman, Clerk, and continued Adam Betz as Doorkeeper at the pleasure of the House.

Andrew Marshall, of Belmont, filed a memorial to contest the seat of Josiah Dillon; William Wood, of the same county, filed a memorial to contest the seat of James Smith. On the tenth the House declared Dillon legally elected over Marshall. On the twelfth it declared Smith was legally elected over Wood.

On the seventeenth of December the House passed, fifteen to fourteen, the following Senate Joint Resolution:

"Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the measures taken by the Government of the United States to secure to the citizens the free and uncontrolled navigation of the Mississippi river, and to obtain the right to, and the possession of, the Province of Louisiana, merit the approbation of this Assembly."

Messrs. Abbott and Beecher gave notice that a protest against the action of the House would be filed for record on the Journal. On the nineteenth the protest was entered, signed by Messrs. Kibbey, Abbott, Beecher, Smith, Dillon, Wallace, Garard, Dick, Miller, Dodds, McClure, Fulton, Taylor and Feagans.

The protestants declared that they were in sympathy with the attitude of the government, but that was inconvenient, useless and absurd for a legislative body convened for useful, necessary legislation" to confer "faint and unavailing encomiums on the agents of the constituted powers for performing that which they are required to do by constitutional appointment."

On the twenty-sixth the House received the special message of Governor Tiffin, transmitting the amendment to the Federal Constitution relating to the election of President and Vice-President. A committee of two was appointed to draft a bill of ratification which was subsequently concurred in by both Houses.

But it was passed in the House with some difficulty, after having been reported from the Committee of the Whole. On a vote to disagree to the report which recommended rejection of the bill, it stood fourteen to fourteen. On a motion to reject it again it stood fourteen to fourteen. The point was made that Mr. Fulton of the negative was not in his seat when he voted, and the question was taken as to his right to vote, which resulted yeas 3, nays 24, so the bill was rejected. On the twentyeighth the vote was reconsidered, and on motion to disagree to the report of the committee to reject, the vote stood yeas 15, nays 13. Whereupon the bill was recommitted to the Committee of the Whole, and after some verbal amendments, was agreed to unanimously.

Joseph McKee, of Jefferson, was the last member of the House to appear and take the oath, which he did on the thirty-first of December.

On the fourth of January, 1804, the House passed a bill dividing Washington county and erecting therefrom Livingston county. Afterward amended by the Senate to Muskingum. County seat is Zanesville.

On the sixteenth of February both Houses met in joint convention in the Hall of Representatives for the purpose of electing associate justices for Muskingum county, and filling any vacancies which might exist. The following were chosen: For Muskingum, David Harvey, John Campbell, Wm. Wells. For Adams county, Needham Parry, vice Joseph Darlington, resigned. For Greene county, Joseph Tatman, vice Wm. Maxwell, resigned. Warren county, Jacob Reeder, vice William James, resigned. Washington county, Silas Bent, Jr., and Joseph Barker, vice Dudley Woodbridge and Joseph Buell, resigned.

The act creating the county of Muskingum was passed January 7, 1804. The name of the county, as originally proposed, was Livingston, but was amended to