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Organization of the General Assembly of the State of Ohio,Both branches of the General Assem bly oi this State met this morning, and organized by the election of officers.Cui. Duvtd Chambers, of Muskingum county, was elected Speaker of the Senate, who, on taking his scut, ret.irnuJ his thanks tti a vut brie!''and uppropi laic ad--dicss to our taste for rjjoiIn on micJi occasion always seem out 0} oidrr. Ovum Cole, of Medina, was elected C’letk, and Oliver P. Stidgei, of Sunk, Sctgcant-ut-arins-John 1. Gallagher, of Clark, was elected Speaker of the House, A. 11. Lewis, of Portage, was elected Clerk, and VanE. Vanmeter, of Pickaway, Sergeant alarms-These are all wltigs or natives, nr whatever that party- is to be called hereafters of course as the democrats are in the minority m both branches and disposed to patiently wait and see what the majority intend doing. Fhey are not disposed toget up any factious opposition, but judgethe majority—by iheirtict.The Senate passed a resolution, offered by .Mr. Perkin?, to notify “the Hon. Thomas W* Bartley, late Speaker of the Senate, and Acting Governor of Ohio,1' of the organization of the General Assembly, and that they were ready to receive * »any commumlt;;s'«n Horn him If the House ml up is tin1- le-oimion, the firstgreat bone uf parly virile will be puss-ed This movement fins greatly di-appoinled the ‘Small beer politicians” ol their capifat tit flliikiA; nfT
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Guernsey Jeffersonian
Washington, Ohio, US
Fri, Dec 06, 1844
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