The House, for the first time, dispensed with the formality of electing officers pro tempore, and elected permanent officers at once, the result being: For Speaker, John M. Gallagher, 38 votes; John C. Clark, 29; blank, 1. For Clerk, Charles Borland, 41; Gideon M. Ayers, 30. For Sergeant-at-Arms, Warren Young, 40; James M. Stout, 28; J. Harris, 1; Peter Coole, 2.

The following gentlemen were admitted as reporters for the press: H. S. Knapp, Ohio Statesman; Charles Moore, Old School Republican; Jacob Reinhard, Westbote; David Higgins, Ohio Statesman.

A resolution was adopted by the House on the first of February, 1844, citing Mr. Higgins before the bar of the House to answer whether he had correctly reported a'speech delivered by Representative James Lewis, on the thirtieth of January. Mr. Higgins filed a written statement that the report of the speech, as it appeared in the Statesman on the thirty-first of January, was written by Mr. Ewing, with the exception of a single sentence, which he suggested, and which was incorporated into the speech by Mr. Ewing. The whole matter was then laid on the table.

The Governor's message and accompanying documents, the reports of the State officers and various boards and commissions were received by the House and appropriately referred.

The question of taxation and the mode of imposing it, received much consideration, especially the principle of basing it upon ad valorem valuation of the property held by the citizen.

The question of reducing the compensation of the members and officers of the General Assembly and other officials, also received attention, and two reports thereon were submitted, both for and against the proposed reduction.

The two Houses in joint session elected the following officers:
Treasurer of State-Joseph Whitehill, 57 votes; G. W. Stark, 48 votes.

Director of the Penitentiary-John Greenwood, 54 votes; James Bryden, 46 votes; blanks, 3.

Register Land Office at Maumee-John C. Spink, 50 votes; blanks, 34. Secretary of State-Samuel Galloway, 55; Geo. Kesling, 47; blanks, 3. President Judge Third Circuit-Eben Newton, 53; David R. Cartter, 43; Van R. Humphrey, 6; blanks, 3. President Judge of the Fifth Circuit-John Pierce, 57; Geo. W. Belden, 45; blank, 1. President Judge of the Thirteenth Circuit-Myron H. Tilden, 55; Jacob H. Barnd, 49.

Associate Judges – Joseph Barker, Washington; John Beatty, Clermont; Samuel Bradbury, Meigs; John L. Clark, Medina; Horatio J. Cox, Muskingum; James Dallas, Champaign; John Eckman, Highland; James L. Gage, Morgan; Samuel

Gamble, Shelby; Jesse Hughes, Jr., Clinton; Samuel Frey, Marion; Amos Irwin Montgomery; David Johnson, Hocking: John A. Lazell, Franklin; Elias Matthews, Montgomery; Moses R. Matthews, Gallia; Allen V. Medbury, Mercer; Henry L. Osborn, Meigs; John Owens, Champaign; John Powell, Henry; Wm. Salter, Scioto; Thomas Sheldon, Clermont; Philip W. Sparger, Highland; Aurora Spofford, Wood; Joseph Stableton, Brown; Isaac Thornburg, Clinton; John Tomlinson, Van Wert; David F. Walker, Clinton; Daniel G. Whitton, Gallia.

When Mr. Duncan, of Licking, presented his certificate of election, it was found that it did not designate the branch of the Legislature to which he was elected. He was granted permission to withdraw it and substitute another.

James F. Sargeant, member from Clermont, died on the fifteenth of February, 1844, and the two Houses adjourned in testimony of respect for the deceased.

The question of repealing the "Black Laws" was again up, but two committees made unfavorable reports and the subject was indefinitely postponed.

Amendments were made to the banking laws by the acts of February 15 and March 12, 1840. By the act of March 6, the number of bank commissioners was reduced to one.

By the act of March 6, any person acquitted of murder or manslaughter on the ground of homicidal insanity, was ordered confined in the county jail as a precaution against further violence.

The prices allowed to printers for legal advertisements were fixed by the act of March 12, at $1.00 per square for the first three insertions, each square to contain at least 300 ems, and twenty-five cents for each additional insertion, no unnecessary blanks or head lines being permissible.

The office of fence viewer was abolished by the act of January 26, 1843, and the duties of the position devolved on the township trustees, with compensation of seventyfive cents per day.

The act of January 27, 1844, fixed certain official salaries as follows: Members of the Legislature, $2 per day and $2 for every twenty-five miles travel to and returning from the seat of Government. Clerks of the Houses, $2 per day and assistants at such prices not exceeding $2 as they might be engaged for; Governor, $1,000; Secretary of State, $500, and no fees or perquisites allowed; State Auditor, $700; State Treasurer, $700; Judges of the Supreme Court, $1,000; President and Superior Judges, $730; Clerks in State offices, $300, except Chief Clerks who received $600; Adjutant and Quartermaster Generals, $100 each; Associate Judges, $2 per day; County Commissioners, $2 per day; County Auditors not to exceed $730, except in Hamilton county, where he was allowed fees in addition to that sum; Recorders not to exceed $500; Treasurers not to exceed $600 and traveling expenses to and from the seat of Government; Sheriffs, $700 and certain allowances at the discretion of the Commissioners; Clerks of the courts, the first $700 fees received; and all other officers not specifically named, who receive fees in excess of $2 per day were required to turn the excess into the county treasury. The usual penalties were imposed for a violation of the law.

The lapsed charter of the Little Miami R. R. was revived by the act of February 15, 1844, as also was the charter of the Columbus, Delaware, Marion and Sandusky R. R. by the act of March 4. The following new railroads were incorporated: Canton and Fulton, March 12; Columbus and Xenia, March 12: Wayne and Summit, March 12, 1844.

A number of free turnpikes were authorized to be constructed.

The following trustees were appointed: Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Bela Latham, Robert McCoy, David Whitcomb, H. L. Hitchcock. Ohio Lunatic Asylum, Noah H. Swayne. Institution of the Blind, Rev. James Hoge, Matthew J. Gilbert. Leander Ransom was appointed member of the Board of Public Works for three years.

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY, 1844-1845.

Acting Governor-THOMAS W. BARTLEY, to December 3, 1844.
Governor-MORDECIA Bartley.

Secretary of State-SAMUEL GALLOWAY.

Treasurer of State-JOSEPH WHITEHILL.

Auditor of State-JOHN Woods.

Supreme Judges-EBENEZER LANE, PETER HITCHCOCK, REUBEN WOOD, FREDRICK GRIMKE.

State Librarian-JOHN KENNEDY.

State Printer-SAMUEL MEDARY.

Adjutant General-THOMAS W. H. MOSELY.

FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATIVE SESSION, 1844-1845.

Met December 2, 1844. Adjourned March 13, 1845.

The Senate, adopting the previous rule of the House, proceeded to organize permanently, and the following was the result of the balloting: For Speaker, David Chambers, 19; Thomas W. Bartley, 12; blanks, 2. For Clerk, Oviatt Cole. 21; Daniel A. Robertson, 13. For Sergeant-at-Arms, Oliver P. Stidger, 21; Sam'l Morrison, 13. A communication was submitted by Acting Gov. Thomas W. Bartley, and partially read, whereupon the two Houses met and canvassed the vote for Governor, declaring the result as follows: Mordecia Bartley, 146,333 votes; David Tod, 145,062 votes; Leicester King, 8,898 votes; scattering, 11 votes; total 303,304; Bartley's plurality, 1,271.

Mordecia Bartley immediately took the oath of office in the presence of the two Houses, and made the usual inaugural address. This was the most notable coinci

dence in the history of the Gubernatorial office in the State; the father succeeding the son. They also belonged to opposite political parties, and the younger came within a single vote of receiving his party's nomination as the opponent at the polks of the elder.

The following newspaper reporters were accorded the privileges of the floor of the Senate: Charles B. Flood, Ohio Statesman; John Duffey, Ohio State Journal; Jacob Reinhard, Westbote. A resolution was introduced to expel Mr. Flood from the privileges of the Senate for an alleged misrepresentation of the remarks of Mr. Kelly, of Franklin, on a pending retrenchment bill. It was recommitted to Mr. Kelly, who had offered it, with instructions to amend, but it does not again appear on the record.

The “Black Laws” were again the subject of petitions and memorials, followed by adverse reports from the committees.

Mr. Kelly, from the Standing Committee on the Union, made a majority report against the annexation of Texas, followed by a minority report from Mr. Disney recommending the same.

Mr. Codding, from the Committee on Penitentiary, made a majority report in favor of employing a chaplain for that institution.

Mr. Powell, from a select committee, reported a memorial to Congress for the payment of the fourth installment of the surplus revenue in the United States Treasury to the various states.

Mr. Codding, from the Committee on Penitentiary, made a report on the subject of the competition arising between convict and free labor. It contained no recommendation.

Mr. Kelly, from the Standing Committee on Finance, made a report in favor of a cash valuation of property for taxation.

The following members of Congress were declared elected in the respective districts:

The organization of the House was made as follows: Speaker, John M. Gallagher, 39 votes; James H. Ewing, 26; blanks, 5. Clerk, Asahel H. Lewis, 39 votes; D. B. White, 29; blanks, 3. Sergeant-at-Arms, Van E. Van Meter, 40; John W. Dryden, 29; blanks 2.

The following were admitted to the floor and privileges of the House as newspaper reporters: James Gillett, Ohio State Journal; Fredrick Feiser, Westbote; C. W. Blair, Ohio Statesman.

Twenty-six members of the House protested against the passage of the act creating the State Bank of Ohio, as follows: Brown (Israel), Miller, Williams, Ewing, Myers, Meredith, Bell, Dodd, Hostetter, Guiberson, Ankeney, Cronise, O'Bannion, Reemelin, Caldwell, Archbold, Kingsbury, Brown. (James), Roudebush, Spear, Hetrick, Filson, Flinn, Britton, McFarland, and the protest was entered on the Journal. On the fifth of December, the two Houses met in joint assembly and elected a United States Senator, by the following vote: Thomas Corwin, 60; David T. Disney,

46; Ebenezer Lane, 1.

Supreme Judges were elected as follows: Ebenezer Lane, 62; Wm. Kennon, Sr., 45; blank, 1. Peter Hitchcock, 57; Elijah Vance, 33; blanks, 3.

Members of the Board of Public Works-Oran Follett, Jacob Blickensderfer, Jr., Samuel Forrer.

Director of the Penitentiary-Benj. F Gard.

Register Virginia Military Lands Mansfield-James Smart.

Register of Land Office Perrysburg—Wm. B. Hopkins.

Major General Sixteenth Division—John L. Taylor.

President Judges-Ozias Brown, Second Circuit; Patrick G. Goode, Sixteenth

Circuit.

Superior Judge Cincinnati-Charles D. Coffin and the following Associate Judges: Daniel T. Baldwin, Lorain; Wm. Barbee, Miami; Andrew C. Bigelow, Defiance; Samuel U. Bissell, Wayne; Benj. W. Brice, Licking; John W. Brooks, Erie; Wm. Brown, Wyandot; Michael Cassady, Montgomery; Geo. W. Choate, Erie; Thomas