John C. Wright, of Jefferson county, a member of the Seventeenth Congress, resigned, and was succeeded by David Chambers, of Muskingum.

David Jennings, of Belmont county, a member of the Nineteenth Congress, resigned in 1826, and was succeeded by Thomas Shannon, of the same county.

William Creighton, Jr., formerly of Ross, then of Pickaway county, a member of the Twentieth Congress, resigned upon receiving the nomination as a Judge of the United States Court, but failed of comfirmation by the Senate. He was succeeded by Francis Muhlenburg, of Pickaway, and was elected to the Twenty-First Congress.

John M. Goodenow, of Jefferson county, a member of the Twenty-First Congress, resigned April 14 1830, and was succeeded by Humphrey H. Leavitt, of the same county.

During the decennial period from 1820 to 1830, the population increased approximately 100 per cent., rising from 581,295 to 937,903, and entitling it tò rank third among the states, in population, as it also did in wealth, resources, education and enterprise.

As already noted the system of land valuations had been changed, and the land values, as equalized, had increased from $28,570,146 to $50,086,250, which with $14,589,355 of personal property, made the grand total of wealth, as entered upon the tax duplicate, $64,675,605.

The revenues of the State were $232,472, as against $205,346.95. State and local revenues in 1820, and for all purposes $598,595, as against $205,346.95 ten years previously.

In other words the population, wealth and resources of the State had doubled in a single decade.

In all other respects the State and its people had progressed with similar strides of length and rapidity.

PART V. VOL. I.

From 1830 to 1840.

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY, 1830-1831.

Governor-DUNCAN MCARTHUR.

Secretary of State-MOSES H. KIRBY.

Treasurer of State-HENRY BROWN.

Auditor of State-RALPH OSBORN.

Supreme Judges-JOSHUA COLLETT, EBENEZER LANE, JOHN C. WRIGHT, PETER HITCHCOCK.

When the Senate met on Monday, December 6, it organized temporarily. Samuel R. Miller, of Hamilton, was elected Speaker, receiving eighteen votes, to sixteen for Edward King. Wm. Larwill was elected Clerk without opposition, and Samuel Bayless was elected Sergeant-at-Arms by eighteen votes, to fourteen for Noyce Stone. This organization was afterward made permanent.

On the seventh, Gov. Trimble sent his annual message to the Legislature. In it he advocated the enactment of such measures as would induce those engaged in retailing ardent spirits to enter some other occupation. The strength of the militia was returned as 116,000.

On the ninth, the two Houses met jointly and canvassed the vote for Governor, declaring the result: Duncan McArthur, 49,668 votes; Robert Lucas, 49,186; scat

tering, 236; total, 99,080; McArthur's majority, 246. On the eighteenth of December, he was duly inaugurated in the presence of the two Houses.

There was one contest in the Senate, Joseph Fletcher contesting the right of Robert Safford to a seat from Gallia and Meigs counties, on the ground that he held the office of United States Marshal, for the purpose of taking the census, at the time of his election. Mr. Safford was seated after a hearing of the case, on the ground that his office had terminated before the convening of the Senate, if not before the day of election.

On the thirteenth of December, Gov. Trimble and the Secretary of State met the Senate and opened the abstract of votes for members of Congress, which showed the election of the following persons:

A special committee, to whom had been referred the petition of citizens of Huron, Seneca, Crawford, Delaware; Logan, Clark and Champaign counties, asking for the incorporation of a railroad company to build a line of railroad from Sandusky to Dayton, with a branch to Columbus. The report was without recommendation. The proposed road contemplated horses as the motive power, and the cost was estimated at $4,842 per mile, including the bar or strap iron for the track. The same committee later reported a bill to incorporate the Lake Erie Railroad Company.

A memorial on the subject of the Michigan and Ohio boundary line, which had reached an acute stage, was prepared, adopted and forwarded to Congress.

The Canal Commission submitted a detailed report of the expenditures in the construction of the system.

The Fund Commission also submitted its report and answered certain questions propounded by the Senate as to the method of doing business.

There was a contest in the temporary organization of the two Houses. Two ballots were taken for Speaker, and James M. Bell, of Hamilton, was elected over Patterson, of Adams, and Kirby of Highland. John L. Green was elected Clerk on the second ballot over six other candidates, who received thirty-four as against thirty-seven, cast for Mr. Green. Nathan Weatherby was elected Sergeant-at-Arms. There was one contest in the House against William Porter, of Holmes, on the ground of irregular election returns. The name of the contestant does not appear in the record. Porter was seated.

The compact entered into by Wyllys Silliman, the Commissioner of Ohio and the State of Indiana, by Jeremiah Sullivan, its Commissioner, to adjust the transfer of lands granted to Indiana to Ohio, in consideration that the latter State should begin the construction of the Miami and Wabash canal was transmitted by Gov. J. Brown Ray, of Indiana, and by him sent to the Legislature.

This session broke the record of all of its predecessors in length and the amount of laws revised, amended and enacted. But little of the legislation was new, but many of the existing laws were materially amended. The election laws were both simplified and amplified, and the offices of recorder and prosecuting attorney made elective. An act to regulate the Judicial Courts was passed, more clearly defining the procedure before them.

An act prescribing the method of selecting juries under the supervision of the clerks of the courts from the whole body of electors, proportioned to the municipal divisions was added.

The act defining and providing for the punishment of crimes, was recast and codified, as was the act to prevent immoral practices. An act for the relief of occupying claimants of land by means of arbitration was elaborated and extended.

A commissioner of insolvents was authorized for each county, who were empowered to grant relief to insolvent debtors and wind up their affairs. The better regulation of common schools was provided for, and teachers were required to undergo examination as to their qualifications.

A joint committee prepared a complete set of "definitions" or "explanations of all Latin terms used in law and Court proceedings." An act to publish certain general laws in the German language was passed.

Allen county heretofore erected was organized by the act of February 9, 1831. The county seat is Lima.