From the county of Casey-Winston Bowman. From the counties of Cumberland and Clinton-David R. Haggard. From the counties of Estill and Owsley-John H. Riddle. From the county of Franklin-William D. Reed, From the county of Fayette-Leslie Combs and Richard Spurr. From the counties of Floyd, Pike and Johnson-Daniel Hager. From the county of Fleming-William S. Botts and William M. Phillips. From the county of Graves-John A. Board. From the county of Greenup-Jeff. Evans. From the county of Grant-Peter Ireland. From the county of Garrard-Gabriel J. Salter. From the county of Green-Ignatius Abell and George W. Towles. From the county of Grayson-Charles Wortham. From the county of Hopkins-Samuel Morton. From the counties of Hickman and Fulton-Newton E. Wright. From the county of Henderson-John E. McCallister. From the county of Hardin-Thomas D. Brown and William D. Ver tress. From the county of Hancock--William D. Mayhall. From the county of Henry--Charles E. Marshall. From the counties of Knox and Harlan-Radford M. Cobb. From the county of Hart-John Bowmar. From the county of Harrison--Lucius Desha and Napoleon M. Durbin. From the county of Jefferson--Edward D. Hobbs and David Meriwether. From the county of Jessamine-Joseph W. Thompson. From the county of Kenton-John W. Stevenson. From the city of Louisville-Gwyn Page and John Irvine. From the county of Larue-William Beeler. From the counties of Laurel and Rockcastle-Granville Pearl. From the county of Lincoln-Benjamin F. Purdom. From the county of Lewis-Larkin J. Proctor. From the county of Logan-Albert G. Rhea. From the county of Livingston-Robert S. Boyd. From the county of Muhlenburg-Wiley S. Hay. From the county of Madison--David Irvine and David Martin. From the county of Mercer--Peter Jordan. From the county of Marion-Edmund A. Graves. From the county of Monroe--Micajah Ogelsby. From the county of Mason-Henry Waller and James B. Hord. From the county of Owen-Williams W. Alnut. From the county of Shelby--Martin D. McHenry and William L. Jones. From the county of Spencer--James Gilbert. From the county of Whitley-Jonathan Foley. Who, constituting a quorum, and having severally taken the oaths prescribed by the Constitution of the United States and Constitution and Laws of this State, repaired to their seats. Mr. Brown nominated Mr. Leslie Combs as a suitable person to fill the office of Speaker; Mr Graves nominated Mr. David Meher; Mr. Hag gard nominated Mr. Sherrod Williams; Mr. Mayhall nominated Mr. Gwyn Page; and the vote being taken, it stood thus: Those who voted Mr. Combs, were No one on nomination having received a majority of all the votes given, Mr. Mayhall then withdrew the nomination of Mr. Page. Mr. Wortham moved the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That hereafter the one receiving the smallest number of votes shall be dropped. Which being twice read was adopted. Mr. Haggard withdrew the nomination of Mr. Williams. The vote was then taken between those remaining on nomination, and stood thus: Those who voted for Mr. Combs, were Mr. Combs having received a majority of all the votes given, was declared duly elected Speaker, and conducted to the chair; from whence he returned thanks for the honor conferred, and recommended the observance and preservation of good order and decorum. Mr. Thomas J. Helm was unanimously elected Clerk, and Mr. Joseph Gray Sergeant-at-Arms. Mr. Hanson nominated Mr. William R. Campbell as a suitable person to fill the office of Doorkeeper; Mr. Wortham nominated Mr. Elisha Brown; Ireland nominated Mr. J. F. Gooch; Mr. Young nominated Mr. J. B. Stockton; Mr. Harrison nominated Mr. Washington Emmerson; Mr. Riddle nominated Mr. A. F. Livingston, and Mr. Reed nominated Mr. Samuel Hitchman; and the vote being taken, it stood thus: Mr. Marshall nominated Mr. William F. Leathers; Mr. Those who voted for Mr. Campbell, were |