5. Mercer, Van Vert, Paulding, Williams, Lucas, Henry, Putnam, Allen, Shelby, Hardin.

6.

Wood, Hancock, Crawford, Seneca, Sandusky, Ottawa.

7. Clermont, Brown, Highland.

8. Pike, Jackson, Hocking, Ross.

9. Fayette, Pickaway, Fairfield.

10. Franklin, Licking, Knox.

II. Delaware, Marion, Richland.

12. Scioto, Lawrence, Gallia, Meigs, Athens.

13. Perry, Morgan, Washington.

14. Muskingum, Guernsey.

15. Belmont, Harrison, Monroe.

16. Holmes, Coshocton, Tuscarawas.

17. Jefferson, Carroll, Columbiana. 18. Stark, Wayne.

19. Trumbull, Portage, Summit.

20. Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Ashtabula.

The Commissioners of Banking and Currency submitted their report on the condition of financial affairs in the State, and going over the whole subject of the suspension of specie payments. The commissioners merely submitted the facts as they found them, but made no specific recommendations.

Much remedical legislation along the lines of the report was proposed, but owing to the abrupt termination of the session, but little of consequence was enacted. No other legislation, general in its application, and of special importance was enacted. The two Houses met in joint convention on the sixth of August, 1842, and elected the following:

President Judge Ninth Circuit-Wm. B. Caldwell,

Associate Judges-Christian Myers, Union; Robert Moore, Hamilton; Hugh Gamble, Richland; Sumner Knight, Wood; Wm. Gill, Pickaway; Guy Morgan, Wood; John W. Greenwood, Stark; John Sherman, Ashtabula; Benj. F. Avery, Geauga; Luke Draper, Lucas.

E. N. Sill and Griffith Foos, from the minority of the Congressional District Committee made a report against the bill submitted by the majority, as being subversive of the intent and meaning of the Constitution.

The end of the session, which came on the twelfth of August, was dramatic. On a call of the roll of the House, the following members failed to respond: Ackley, Smith, Titus, Taylor, McCrea, Clark, Dunham, Evans, Kelly, of Cuyahoga, Powell, Chenowith, Gregory, Converse, Fudge, Brown, Scott, Cook, Fuller, Bliss, Wheeler, Gard, Updegraff, Schenck, Smith,, Warner, Bowen, Chambers, Streator, Hawkins and Probasco.

This left the House without a quorum, and the Speaker issued his warrant to the Sergeant-at-Arms for their arrest. In the meantime the most of them had tendered their resignations to the Speaker of the House and Gov. Corwin, and defied the Sergeant-at-Arms to arrest them.

There being less than a quorum present, Speaker Rufus P. Spalding, subsequently one of the leading jurists of the State, declared that the resignations could not be accepted, and appealed to the Governor as to the method of procedure. Gov. Corwin responded that the question of the sufficiency of the resignations rested with the members of the House who had responded to their names.

Thereupon the Speaker adjourned the House with an impassioned speech in which he denounced the action of the recusant members in bitter terms, as subversive of law and order and threatening to representative self-government.

The districting bill remained in a state of suspended animation until the assembling of the next Legislature.

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY, 1842-1843.

Governor-WILSON SHANNON.

Secretary of State-JOHN SLOANE.

Treasurer of State-JOSEPH WHITEHILL.

Auditor of State-JOHN BRough.

Supreme Judges-NATHANIEL C. REED, MATTHEW BIRCHARD, FREDRICK GRIMKE, REUBEN WOOD.

The vote for temporary officers was: For Speaker, James J. Faran, 21; blanks and scattering, 14. Clerk, Thomas J. Morgan, 20; blanks, 15. Sergeant-at-Arms, George Knupp, 21; blanks, 13. On the sixth of December this organization was

made permanent.

Charles B. Flood, L. J. Moeller and T. J. Davis were admitted to the floor and privileges of the Senate as reporters for the press.

On the ninth of December, the two Houses met jointly and canvassed the vote for Governor declaring the result as follows: Wilson Shannon, 119,774; Thomas Corwin, 117,902; Leicester King, 5,134; scattering, 40; total, 242,810; Shannon's plurality, 1,872.

The counties of Highland, Butler and Montgomery had failed to return their vote in time to be computed with the above. The aggregate vote in the three counties

was:

Shannon, 8, 197; Corwin 6,949; King, 171, so that the actual vote cast was: Shannon, 127,971; Corwin, 124,851; King, 5,305; with a plurality of 3,120 for Shannon. On the fourteenth of December, Gov. Shannon was inaugurated in the presence of the two Houses and the State officers, delivering an appropriate address.

Retiring Gov. Corwin had previously sent in his annual message in which he had discussed the various public questions and urged the Legislature to deal with them firmly, with moderation, discretion and wise judgment.

During the recess of the Legislature, the Directors of the penitentiary had removed Wm. B. Van Hook from the office of warden, and the matter was referred to a select joint committee for investigation. The majority of the committee made a report, after taking a great deal of testimony, sustaining the action of the Directors, so far as the exercise of the undoubted right of removal was concerned. The testimony and the report showed that Van Hook was an efficient officer, but had incurred the hostility of contractors and others connected with the institution. From the beginning the convicts had been placed at hard labor, either for the State direct or through contractors who paid the State a stipulated price for their services. Similar disputes were of frequent occurrence both before and after this particular incident, which was the first to become conspicuous.

The first official record of the arrival of a Chinese in the State was made in the joint resolution of January 25, 1843, to admit a Chinese child (name not given) to the Asylum of the Blind. The child had been brought into the country by Mrs. Gutzlaff, evidently a missionary. It was given tuition at the expense of the State for the period of five years.

The Governor and Secretary of State met with the Senate and opened the abstract of votes for members of Congress, declaring the following elected in the respective districts:

The vote for temporary officers of the House resulted as follows: Speaker, John Chaney, 38; David Chambers, 14; blanks, 2. Ten members were excused from voting. Clerk, Gideon M. Ayers, 40; blanks, 19. Sergeant-at-Arms, James French, 48, blanks, 10. On the twelfth of December, this organization was made permanent, the vote being, Chaney, 39; Chambers, 29; blanks, 3. Ayers, 48; blanks, 21. French, 61; blanks and scattering, 6.

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The message of retiring Gov. Corwin, along with various documents relating to the subject of banking and currency, reports of State officers, boards and commissions, were referred to standing and select committees, as presented.

D. A. Robinson, James Gillett and L. J. Moeller, were admitted to the privileges of the House as newspaper reporters.

The various matters before the Legislature for consideration, excited deep interest, but the proceedings were dignified and deliberative, and had none of the characteristic excitement of the preceding extraordinary session.

On the fourteenth of December, 1842, the two Houses met in joint assembly to elect a United States Senator in place of Wm. Allen, whose term would expire on the fourth of March, ensuing. But one ballot was required, as follows:

William Allen, 63 votes; Thomas Ewing, 44 votes; blank, 1 vote.

On the same day the two Houses elected a State Printer, the ballot resulting, Samuel Medary, 58 votes; V. W. Smith, 43 votes; blanks 7.

Subsequently, and at different times, the two Houses met jointly and elected the following State officers and judges:

Quartermaster General-Winslow F. Sanderson.

Director of the Penitentiary-Robert Lee.

Major General Thirteenth Division-Geo. Rowe; of the Twenty-second, William

Wall.

Acting Commissioner of the Canal Fund-Eber W. Hubbard.

President Judges-Corrington W. Searles, Fourth Circuit; George B. Holt, First; Elijah Vance, Seventh; John H. Keith, Sixth.

Associate Judges-Jesse Barton, Belmont; Isaac H. Bracken, Shelby; Francis Caruthers, Wood; Andrew Failor, Crawford; Jonathan Foster, Portage; Marshall L. Griffin, Delaware; Jacob Hines, Van Wert; Benj. Johnson, Lawrence; James S. Kelly, Stark; Thomas Kent, Williams; Samuel Knisely, Crawford; Israel S. Lappin, Tuscarawas; Robert D. Lilley, Highland; Robert Linzee, Mercer; George Luce, Greene; Andrew Lugenbeel, Seneca; Benj. F. Myers, Licking; Wm. McClung, Fairfield; Wm. McDonald, Jefferson; William G. Norris, Delaware; Wm. Robbins, Adams; Wm. Roller, Hancock; Wm. T. Rowe, Madison; Nathan Sales, Paulding; Samuel Schrantz, Stark; Frederick Sears, Huron; Thomas B. Selby, Portage; Ezra Stewart, Huron.

Two acts, March 7 and February 21, 1843, were passed, placing all banking corporations under severe restrictions, and imposing heavy penalties upon bank officers for a violation of its provisions, but they were both repealed two years later and a more comprehensive enactment substituted.

The State fugitive slave act of February 26, 1839, was repealed by the act of January 19, 1843.

An act was passed requiring county treasurers, auditors and clerks of the courts to keep a record of all bonds of public officers filed with them for safe keeping.

By the act of February 28, 1843, it was made a penal offence, punishable by a fine of not less than $500, or not more than $1,000, for any clerk or return officer of any county who fails or neglects to forward the returns for the election of Governor, as directed by the second section of the Constitution.

By the act of February 28, 1843, provision was made for the enlargement of the Lunatic Asylum of Ohio.

The Board of Canal Fund Commissioners was reorganized by the act of March 10, 1843. Said Board to consist of one acting Commissioner, and the Auditor and Treasurer of State as advisory members. The acting Commissioner's salary was fixed at $1,000 per year, and the term of office at three years.

A mechanic's lien law was passed on the eleventh of March, 1843.

The act redistricting the State for representation in Congress passed at the fourth extraordinary session, but which failed of the signatures of the presiding officers, was re-enacted March 13, 1843.

A general act prescribing the method of conducting county jails was passed March 13, 1843.

An act was passed on the thirteenth of March, authorizing the Canal Fund Commissioners to borrow, not to exceed $1,500,000, to pay the Domestic Creditors of the State, and prescribing the method of auditing and paying all unadjusted claims presented.

A joint resolution was adopted asking Congress to repay the fine imposed on Gen. Andrew Jackson, by Judge Hall, of the United States Court, at the date of the battle of New Orleans, with interest.

The following trustees of public institutions were appointed by joint resolution: Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Thomas Kennedy, Elias Gaver, Joseph R. Swan and A. P. Stone. Ohio Lunatic Asylum, Samuel Parsons.

The State Librarian was made the custodian of the State House during the recess of the Legislature.