From Josephine county-S. B. Hendershott and W. H. Watkins. From Curry county-Win. H. Packwood.

From Clatsop county-Cyrus Olney.

From Wasco county-C. R. Meigs.

From Washington county-E. D. Shattuck, John S. White and Levi Anderson.

From Multnomah and Washington-Thomas J. Dryer.

From Multnomah county-S. J. McCormick, Wm. H. Farrar and David Logan.

From Clackamas county-J. K. Kelly, A. L. Lovejoy, Wm. A. Stark weather, Hector Campbell and Nathaniel Robbins.

From Yamhill county-M. Olds, R. V. Short, R. C. Kinney and J. R. McBride.

From Polk county-Reuben P. Boise, Benj. F. Burch and F. Waymire.

From Polk and Tillamook-A. D. Babcock.

From Jackson county-L. J. C. Duncan, John H. Reed, Daniel Newcomb and P. P. Prim.

From Benton county-Henry B. Nichols, Wm. Matzger, Haman C. Lewis and John Kelsey.

From Umpqua county-Jesse Applegate and Levi Scott.

From Douglas county-Matthew P. Deady, Stephen F. Chadwick, Solomon Fitzhugh and Thomas Whitted.

From Linn county-Delazon Smith, Luther Elkins, Reuben S. Coyle, John T. Crooks, James Shields and I. H. Brattain.

From Marion county-L. F. Grover, Geo. H. Williams, Nicholas Shrum, Richard Miller, Davis Shannon, Joseph Cox and John C. Peebles.

From Lane county-Paul Brattain, I. R. Moores, A. J. Campbell, Jesse Cox, W. W. Bristow and E. Hoult.

Your committee on credentials having examined the above list, report the same as a correct list of the members elected to this convention and respectfully submit the same.

R. P. BOISE,
Chairman.

On motion of Mr. Grover, the report of the cominittee on credentials was received.

Mr. Kelsey offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the members elect of this convention be, and they are hereby required severally to take an oath to support the Constitution of the United States, and faithfully discharge their duties as delegates to this convention.

On motion of Mr. Smith, the resolution was laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. Smith, the report of the committee on credentials was adopted.

On motion of Mr. Smith, the convention proceeded, viva voce, to the election of President.

Mr. Smith put in nomination M. P. Deady.

Mr. Lewis put in nomination Martin Olds.

The following members voted for M. P. Deady:

Messrs. Brattain of Linn, Bristow, Brattain of Lane, Babcock, Boise, Burch, Cox of Marion, Crooks, Coyle, Cox of Lane, Campbell of Lane, Campbell of Clackamas, Chadwick, Elkins, Fitzhugh, Farrar, Grover, Hoult, Hendershott, Kelsey, Kelly, Lovejoy, Miller, McCormick, Meigs, Newcomb, Olney, Peebles, Prim, Packwood, Reed, Robbins, Shannon, Smith, Shrum, Shields, Waymire, Williams and Whitted-39. The following members voted for Martin Olds:

Messrs. Anderson, Applegate, Dryer, Kinney, Lewis, Logan, Matzger, McBride, Nichols, Short, Shattuck, Scott, White, Watkins and Watts-15.

The following members voted blank:

Messrs. Deady, Lockhart, Moores and Olds-4.

The whole number of votes cast were 58.

M. P. Deady, having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected President of the convention.

The President pro tem. appointed Messrs. Grover and Boise as a committee to conduct the President elect to the chair.

The President elect having been conducted to the chair by the committee, addressed the convention as follows:

Gentlemen of the Convention-Permit me to congratulate you upon the prompt and harmonious organization of the convention. I trust that this may prove an earnest, that our labors here will redound to the future prosperity and honor of the future State of Oregon. To this end it shall be my constant aim to perform the duties of the position with which you have honored me faithfully, fearlessly, and impartially. On motion of Mr. Olney, the convention proceeded to the election of Secretary.

Mr. Waymire put in nomination Chester N. Terry.

The following members voted for Chester N. Terry:

Messrs. Brattain of Linn, Bristow, Brattain of Lane, Babcock, Boise, Burch, Cox of Marion, Crooks, Coyle, Cox of Lane, Campbell of Lane, Campbell of Clackamas, Chadwick, Elkins, Fitzhugh, Farrar, Grover, Hoult, Hendershott, Kelsey, Kelly, Lewis, Lovejoy, Miller, McCormick, Meigs, Newcomb, Olney, Peebles, Prim, Packwood, Reed, Robbins, Short, Shannon, Smith, Shrum, Shields, Scott, Waymire, Williams, Watts, Whitted and Mr. President-44.

The following members voted blank:

Messrs. Anderson, Applegate, Dryer, Kinney, Logan, Lockhart, Moores, McBride, Nichols, Olds, Shattuck, White and Watkins-13. The whole number of votes cast were 57.

Chester N. Terry, having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Secretary.

On motion of Mr. Bristow, the convention proceeded to the election of Assistant Secretary.

Mr. Bristow put in nomination M. C. Barkwell.

The following members voted for M. C. Bark well:

Messrs. Brattain of Linn, Bristow, Brattain of Lane, Babcock, Boise, Burch, Cox of Marion, Crooks, Coyle, Cox of Lane, Campbell of Lane, Campbell of Clackamas, Chadwick, Elkins, Fitzhugh, Grover, Hoult, Hendershott, Kelsey, Kelly, Lovejoy, Miller, Moores, McCormick, Meigs, Newcomb, Olney, Peebles, Prim, Packwood, Reed, Robbins, Short, Shannon, Smith, Shrum, Shields, Williams, Whitted and Mr. President-40.

The following members voted blank :

Messrs. Anderson, Dryer, Kinney, Lewis, Logan, Lockhart, Matzger, McBride, Nichols, Olds, Shattuck, Scott, White, Watts and Watkins-15.

The whole number of votes cast were 55.

M. C. Barkwell, having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Assistant Secretary.

On motion of Mr. Grover, the convention proceeded to the election. of Sergeant-at-Arms.

Mr. Grover put in nomination John Baker.

The following members voted for John Baker:

Messrs. Brattain of Linn, Bristow, Brattain of Lane, Babcock, Boise, Burch, Cox of Marion, Crooks, Coyle, Cox of Lane, Campbell of Lane, Campbell of Clackamas, Chadwick, Elkins, Fitzhugh, Grover, Hoult, Hendershott, Kelsey, Kelly, Lovejoy, Miller, Moores, McCormick, Meigs, Newcomb, Olney, Peebles, Prim, Packwood, Reed, Robbins, Shannon, Smith, Shrum, Shields, Starkweather, Wayınire, Williams, Whitted and Mr. President-41.

The following members voted blank:

Messrs. Anderson, Dryer, Kinney, Lewis, Logan, Matzger, McBride, Nichols, Olds, Short, Shattuck, White and Watkins-13.

The whole number of votes cast were 54.

John Baker, having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Sergeant-at-Arms.

On motion of Mr. Williams, the convention proceeded to election of Printer.

Mr. Chadwick put in nomination Asahel Bush.

The following members voted for Asahel Bush:

Messrs. Brattain of Linn, Bristow, Brattain of Lane, Babcock, Boise, Burch, Cox of Marion, Crooks, Coyle, Cox of Lane, Campbell of Lane, Campbell of Clackamas, Chadwick, Elkins, Fitzhugh, Grover, Hoult, Hendershott, Kelsey, Kelly, Lovejoy, Miller, McCormick, Meigs, New

comb, Olney, Peebles, Prim, Packwood, Robbins, Short, Shannon, Smith, Shrum, Shields, Starkweather, Waymire, Williams, Whitted and Mr. President-40.

The following members voted for A. Leland:

Messrs. Kinney and Lewis-2.

The following members voted blank:

Messrs. Anderson, Dryer, Logan, Lockhart, Moores, Matzger, McBride, Nichols, Olds, Shattuck, Scott, White and Watkins-13. The whole number of votes cast were 55.

Asahel Bush, having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Printer.

On motion of Mr. Olney, the convention proceeded to the election of Door-keeper.

Mr. Williams put in nomination John Baker.

Mr. Logan put in nomination Washington Barker.

The following members voted for John Baker:

Messrs. Brattain of Linn, Bristow, Brattain of Lane, Babcock, Boise, Burch, Cox of Marion, Crooks, Coyle, Cox of Lane, Campbell of Lane, Campbell of Clackamas, Chadwick, Elkins, Fitzhugh, Grover, Hoult, Hendershott, Kelsey, Kelly, Lovejoy, Miller, Moores, McCormick, Meigs, Newcomb, Olney, Peebles, Prim, Packwood, Robbins, Shannon, Smith, Shrum, Shields, Starkweather, Waymire, Williams, Whitted and Mr. President-40.

The following members voted for Washington Barker:

Messrs. Anderson, Kinney, Lewis, Logan, Matzger, McBride, Nichols, Olds, Short, Shattuck, White, Watts and Watkins-13.

The following members voted blank :

Messrs. Dryer, Lockhart and Scott-3.

The whole number of votes cast were 56.

John Baker, having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Door-keeper.

On motion of Mr. Grover,

Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed to report rules and regulations for this convention; which was adopted.

On motion of Mr. Smith, the rules and of the House of Representatives of Oregon was adopted until rules are reported from the committee and adopted.

Mr. Williams offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Secretary be instructed to provide the convention with stationery, to be purchased at the public expense, of Messrs. Moores of this city.

Mr. Logan moved to amend by striking out of said resolution all after the word "expense," and add "on the best terms he can make." The resolution as amended was adopted.

On motion of Mr. Waymire, the resolution in regard to the delegates taking an oath, was taken from the table.

The question being, Shall the resolution pass?

The yeas and nays being demanded, resulted as follows:

Yeas--Messrs. Bristow, Kelsey, Logan, Lockhart, Short, Waymire and Mr. President-7.

Nays-Messrs. Applegate, Anderson, Brattain of Linn, Brattain of Lane, Babcock, Boise, Burch, Cox of Marion, Crooks, Coyle, Cox of Lane, Campbell of Lane, Campbell of Clackamas, Chadwick, Dryer, Elkins, Fitzhugh, Farrar, Grover, Hendershott, Kinney, Kelly, Lewis, Lovejoy, Miller, Moores, Matzger, McBride, McCormick, Meigs, Nichols, Newcomb, Olds, Olney, Peebles, Prim, Packwood, Reed, Robbins, Shannon, Smith, Shrum, Shields, Shattuck, Scott, Starkweather, Williams, White, Watts, Watkins and Whitted-51.

So the resolution was decided in the negative..

On motion of Mr. Dryer,

Resolved, That the representatives of the Oregon press be invited to take seats within the bar; which was adopted.

Mr. Reed offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That no member of this convention be allowed to speak oftener than twice on any one subject, and not longer than fifteen minutes at any one time.

On motion of Mr. Kelly, the resolution was laid on the table.

Mr. Williams offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That standing committees of five be appointed by the President upon the following subjects:

Legislative Department.

Judicial Department.
Executive Department.

Corporations.

Education.

Boundaries.

Election.

Militia.

Expenses of the convention.

Mr. Smith moved to amend by adding a committee on Bills of Rights. On motion of Mr. Dryer, the resolution and amendment was laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. Dryer, the convention adjourned until 2 o'clock P. M.