At a General Assembly, begun and held for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, at the Capitol, in the city of Frankfort, on Saturday, the 31st day of December, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, and sixty-second year of the Commonwealth-on which day (being that designated by law,) the following members of the House of Representatives appeared, viz:

From the county of Adair-Timoleon Cravens.

From the county of Anderson-Thomas Moring.

From the county of Allen-Joseph H. Barlow.

From the county of Barren-Joseph H. Lewis and James P. Bates.
From the county of Bath-Joseph M. McCormick.
From the county of Boonc-Joseph M. Gregory.
From the county of Bourbon-Franklin Kennedy.
From the county of Boyle-William C. Anderson.
From the county of Bracken-William B. Crupper.
From the county of Breckinridge--Thomas Alexander.

From the county of Bullitt-Philip Lee.

From the counties of Butler and Edmonson-Samuel Woosley.
From the county of Caldwell-Samuel P. L. Marshall.

From the county of Calloway-John L. Irvan.

From the county of Campbell-Thomas L. Jones.

From the counties of Carroll and Trimble-Daniel B. Johnson.
From the counties of Casey and Russell-Chesley W. Jones.

From the county of Christian-Drury M. Wooldridge.
From the county of Clarke-Roger W. Hanson.

From the counties of Clay and Owsley-Joseph N. Eve.

From the counties of Clinton and Cumberland-John Q. A. King.
From the county of Crittenden-James W. Wilson.

From the county of Daviess-Daniel M. Griffith.

. From the county of Estill-Lewis M. Wilson.

From the county of Fayette-Madison C. Johnson and Francis K. Hunt.

From the county of Fleming-Elisha S. Fitch and Harvey T. Wilson. From the county of Franklin-Charles S. Morehead.

From the county of Gallatin-Peter Dorman.

From the county of Garrard-George W. Dunlap.

From the county of Grant-Alfred Kendall.

From the county of Graves-Alexander H. Willingham.
From the county of Grayson-Anderson Gray.
From the county of Green-James B. Montgomery.
From the county of Greenup-Christopher C. Chinn.
From the county of Hancock-William P. D. Bush.

From the county of Hardin-Charles G. Wintersmith and Jacob B. Haydon.

From the county of Harrison-John S. Boyd and Duncan Harding. Froin the county of Hart-William D. Lester.

From the county of Henderson-John H. Stanley.

From the county of Henry-Charles H. Allen.

From the counties of Hickman and Fulton-George W. Silvertooth. From the county of Jefferson-William D. Melone and Samuel L. Geiger.

From the county of Jessamine-Larkin Fain.

From the counties of Johnson and Floyd-Henry G. Hager.

From the county of Kenton-Robert Simmons and Samuel C. Sayers. From the counties of Knox and Harlan-Silas Woodson.

From the county of Larue-Henry E. Read.

From the counties of Laurel and Rockcastle-George W. Miller.

From the county of Lawrence-John J. Jordan.

From the county of Lewis-Joshua Givens.

From the counties of Letcher, Pike and Perry-Lewis Sowards.

From the county of Lincoln-Christian Engleman.

From the counties of Livingston and Marshall-James Brien.

From the county of Logun-Drury W. Poor.

From the city of Louisville--William G. Reasor, Harrison H. Sale, William A. Hauser, and Birch Musselman.

From the county of Madison-James Richardson and Henry T. Allison. From the county of Marion-Cornelius Railey.

From the county of Mason-Lucien B. Goggin and John G. Hickman.

From the counties of McCracken and Ballard-William M. Coffee. From the county of Meade-William Alexander.

From the county of Mercer-Elijah Gabbert.

From the county of Monroe-Daniel E. Downing.

From the counties of Montgomery and Powell-Strother D. Mitchell.

From the counties of Morgan and Breathitt-Stephen M. Farish.
From the county of Muhlenburg-David Dillman.

From the county of Nelson-Archibald C. Wilson.

From the county of Nicholas-John Hall.
From the county of Oldham-Jacob W. Griffith.
From the county of Owen---James F. Blanton.
From the county of Pendleton--William A. Brann.
From the county of Pulaski-John Griffin, jr.
From the county of Scott-Somerson Green.

From the county of Shelby-Marion C. Taylor and Thomas Jones.

From the county of Spencer-Mark E. Huston.
From the county of Taylor-Alfred Haselwood.
From the county of Todd-William Hoffman.
From the county of Trigg-Charles Humphries.
From the county of Union-Thomas Conway.

From the county of Washington-Robert C. McChord.

From the county of Wayne-Walter E. Hall.

From the county of Whitley-Squire Gatliffe.

From the county of Woodford-Thomas P. Porter.

Who, constituting a quorum, and having severally taken the oaths prescribed by the Constitution of the State, repaired to their seats.

Mr. Fitch nominated Mr. Charles G. Witersmith as a suitable person to fill the office of Speaker; Mr. Simmons nominated Mr. Birch Musselman; Mr. Cravens nominated Mr. James P. Bates; Mr. Taylor nominated Mr. Mark E. Huston, and Mr. Anderson nominated Mr. John Q. A. King; and the vote being taken, it stood thus:

Those who voted for Mr. Wintersmith, were

Thomas Alexander,
William Alexander,
Henry T. Allison,
William P. D. Bush,
Christopher C. Chinn,
William B. Crupper,
Daniel E. Downing,
George W. Dunlap,
Joseph N. Eve,
Larkin Fain,
Elisha S. Fitch,
Elijah Gabbert,

Squire Gatliffe,

Lucien B. Goggin,

Joseph M. Gregory,
Daniel M. Griffith,
Roger W. Hanson,
John G. Hickman,
William Hoffman,
Francis K. Hunt,
Madison C. Johnson,
Franklin Kennedy,
John Q. A. King,
Joseph H. Lewis,

Samuel P. L. Marshall,
George W. Miller,
Strother D. Mitchell,
Charles S. Morehead,
Drury W. Poor,
Cornelius Railey,
James Richardson,
Lewis Sowards,
Harvey T. Wilson,
James W. Wilson.
Silas Woodson,

Drury M. Wooldridge-36.

Mr. Anderson then withdrew the nomination of Mr. King.

No one in nomination having received a majority of all the votes. given, the House proceeded to take another vote, between those remaining on nomination, and it stood thus:

Those who voted for Mr. Wintersmith, were

Mr. Simmons then withdrew the nomination of Mr. Birch Musselman. No one in nomination having received a majority of all the votes given, the House proceeded to take another vote between those remaining in nomination, and it stood thus:

Those who voted for Mr. Wintersmith, were