From the counties of Clark, Scott and Jennings, Barnes, Seba A.

From the county of Howard, Bassett, Richard.

From the county of Marshall, Baugher, John W.

From the county of Kosciusko, Beam, Chris. C.

From the counties of Clinton, Tipton and Madison, Behymer, Andrew J.

From the county of Pike, Bethell, William J.

From the county of Wayne, Binkley, Philip S.

From the counties of Cass and Miami, Blair, John M.
From the county of Wells, Blue, Michael C.
From the county of Steuben, Brown, Wm. M.
From the county of Gibson, Bryant, Preston A.
From the county of Carroll, Clauser, Charles E.
From the counties of Laporte and Starke, Collins, J. B.

From the county of Franklin, Cooley, Ebenezer.

From the counties of Marion and Shelby, Curtis, James B.

From the county of Knox, Cullop, W. A.

From the county of Perry, Cunningham, Jesse.

From the county of Ripley, Creigmile, Robert A.
From the county of Washington, Cravens, Aaron A.

From the county of Clark, Dailey, Reuben.
From the county of Allen, Dalman, Charles.

From the county of Boone, Davis, Samuel S.
From the county of Marion, Deery, James H.
From the county of Lake, Dinwiddie, Jerome.
From the county of Owen, Duncan, John L.

From the counties of Adams and Jay, Erwin, Richard K.

From the county of Tipton, Fippen, James M.

From the county of Vanderburgh, Foster, John H.

From the county of Dekalb, Franks, Marion F.

From the county of Madison, Farlow, James M.

From the county of Huntington, Gill, Hiram.
From the county of Porter, Gregg, George.
From the county of Marion, Grossart, Fred. C.
From the county of Cass, Guthrie, Joseph.
From the county of Warrick, Hay, Isaiah.
From the county of Bartholomew, Heagy, Daniel W.
From the county of Hendricks, Hamrick, J. W.
From the county of Marion, Harmon, Henry A.

From the county of Tippecanoe, Haggard, W. S.

From the counties of Adams, Jay and Blackford, Harkins, Wm. H.

From the county of Allen, Hench, Samuel M.

From the county of Fountain, Hesler, Clinton F.

From the county of Marion, Hord, Francis T.

From the counties of Benton and Warren, Hunter, James M.

From the county of Sullivan, Higbee, John.

From the county of Dearborn, Johnson, John W.
From the county of Marion, Johnson, Manson U.
From the county of Wabash, Jordan, W. J.
From the county of Vanderburgh, Kamp, Albert.
From the county of Elkhart, Kauffman, J. S.
From the county of Vigo, Kester, Peter S.

From the counties of Wayne and Fayette, Lindemuth, A. C.
From the county of Shelby, Lowe, William J.

From the counties of Newton and Jasper, Lyons, John B. From the counties of Lawrence, Orange and Dubois, Megenity, John L.

From the counties of Elkhart and Kosciusko, Manwaring, A. C.

From the county of Lagrange, Merritt, F. D.

From the county of Delaware, Meredith, John F.
From the county of Parke, Morris, Jeremiah.

From the counties of Vanderburgh, Gibson and Knox, Moutoux, C. G. R.

From the county of Montgomery, McCallister, David V.

From the county of Grant, McCaskey, Harvey E.

From the county of Floyd, McIntyre, George H.

From the counties of Dearborn, Ohio and Switzerland, McMullen, H. D.

From the county of Tippecanoe, McCorkle, A. C.

From the county of Fulton, McMahan, William W.

From the county of Decatur, Newhouse, Marshal E.

From the county of Hamilton, Newlin, Addison.

From the county of Miami, Passage, H. V.

From the counties of Sullivan, Vigo and Vermillion, Redman, J. W.

From the county of Hancock, Reeves, Benjamin F.

From the county of Laporte, Richter, John C.
From the county of Allen, Rodabaugh, J. F.
From the county of Posey, Smith, John C.
From the county of Jackson, Swope, Allen.

From the county of Jefferson, Sulzer, M. R.

From the counties of Franklin, Union and Ripley, Schaff, Peter.

From the county of Vigo, Stark, William J.

From the county of Rush, Sexton, Gates.

From the county of Randolph, Stakebake, Andrew J.
From the county of Clinton, Stephenson, William.

From the county of Whitley, Schrader, Jacob S.
From the county of St. Joseph, Stover, George H.
From the county of St. Joseph, Suchanek, Joseph F.

From the county of Johnson, Terhune, W. D.

From the county of Clay, Thornton, F. G.

From the county of Noble, Teal, Norman.

From the county of Greene, Van Buskirk, Thomas.

From the county of Putnam, Vermillion, John Q.

From the counties of Pulaski and White, Washburn, E. P. From the county of Henry, White, Thomas N.

From the county of Marion, Wilson, Frank.

From the counties of Marion and Brown, Williams, John S. From the county of Harrison, Wright, Frank.

From the counties of Dubois and Martin, Wilson, Wm. A.

The members all answered to their names except M. R. Sulzer, of Jefferson County.

Those present were then sworn into office by Judge Hackney, of the Supreme Court of the State of Indiana.

The House then proceeded with the election of officers.

Nominations for Speaker of the House being in order.

Mr. Ader, of Putnam County, placed in nomination Hon. J. B. Curtis, of Marion County.

Mr. Haggard nominated Mr. Lindemuth, of the counties of Wayne and Fayette.

Those who voted for Mr. Curtis were:

Messrs. Ader, Askren, Barnes, Baugher, Behymer, Blair, Blue, Clauser, Collins, Cooley, Cravens, Creigmile, Cullop, Cunningham, Dailey, Dalman, Deery, Duncan, Erwin, Farlow, Fippen, Franks, Gill, Grossart, Guthrie, Harkins, Harmon, Hay, Heagy, Hench, Higbee, Hord, Johnson of Dearborn, Johnson of Marion, Kester, Lindemuth, Lowe, Megenity, Moutoux, McCallister, McIntyre, McMahan, Passage, Redman, Reeves, Rodabaugh, Schaff, Schrader, Smith, Stark, Stover, Suchanek, Swope, Teal, Terhune, Thornton, Vermillion, Washburn, Williams, Wilson of Dubois and Martin, Wilson of Marion, Wright. Total, 63.

Those who voted for Mr. Lindemuth were:

Messrs. Allen, Atkinson, Bain, Bassett, Beane, Bethell, Binkley, Brown, Bryant, Curtis, Davis, Dinwiddie, Foster, Gregg, Haggard, Hamrick, Hesler, Hunter, Jordan, Kamp,

Kauffman, Lyons, Manwaring, Meredith, Merritt, Morris, McCaskey, McCorkle, Newhouse, Newlin, Richter, Sexton, Stakebake, Stephenson, Sulzer, Van Buskirk, White. Total, 37.

Mr. Curtis having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives for and during the present session, whereupon, the presiding officer, Secretary of State Matthews, appointed Messrs. Lindemuth and Cullop to conduct the Speaker to the chair.

The oath of office was administered to the Speaker by Judge Hackney.

MR. CURTIS' SPEECH.

In the vote of confidence which has been extended to me by my selection as your presiding officer, there has been given the assurance which carries with it the conclusion that my efforts will meet with the support of the members, not only the majority, but the minority must come to my support, if the wishes of the people of Indiana are to be considered. Many embarassing circumstances will arise, but it is my hope that the people of Indiana will not be disappointed. Public expenditures will largely occupy our attention, be you Republican or Democrat, let us show to the people of Indiana that its Legislature is a business body, capable of caring for the wants of the people in an economical manner, always considering the demands which can not be ignored. As a presiding officer it will afford me pleasure to approach the dignity of a judicial functionary as nearly as possible. Man is mortal and mistakes. are common, therefore if my judgment at any time seems to be wrong, judge not too harshley, but lend me that aid and forbearance which will enable me to avoid future error. It is my hope to please the majority, and it is my sincere wish to please the minority. I am ready to be sworn in.

Whereupon Judge Hackney, of the Supreme Court of Indiana, administered the oath of office.

Nominations for Principal Clerk of the House being next in order, Charles Crawley, of Sullivan County, and Mr. Miller, of Hendricks County, were placed in nomination.