Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-11-16

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our State, and In accordanee herewith ouo.
rum being present, about the hour Of n A. N
both Houses proceeded To oTgan'ze.
; The Lower House was called 10 ofIet h,
i. ). Anderson, Secretary Of State, avl af,er
the ceremony oil administering the L,th ~
office was gone through with, The Hou,e n,o.
reeded 10 the election of a Speaker. TO-.
J. w. Henderson, Hubbard, aud TAYLOR Of
Cas-, were put in nOmidalion.
On the first ballot,
Henderson received, 3p votes.
Taylor 20
Hubbard A" ~
Nelson,
nominated Gen, Dirnel; Messrs. Hubbard
and Nelson Withdrew their names. and the
second ballot resulted as follows:
Taylor, ~, Damell, 90.
Henderson, Hubbard, aud Dennis each on
vote.
y committee was then appointed 10 conduct
the speaker elect 10 the Chair, who in taking
his position delivered short speech mrde up
o! the usuIl cuinmonplhces.
The election OF the officers Of the House was
then IN order prior TO Which, however Mr.
Epperson Of Rcd River, offered n resolution,
which was adopted, TO the effect that any or
all OF the officers OF the House, with the ex.
cepiion OF Speaker, should be liable 10 be re.
moved at any Time by majority OF the mem
Mr.. w. l.. Chalmers was then elected Chic
Clerl. of the House, on the second balci
beating Thos. p. Ochlllree aud Preston Hay,
both eleven votes.
Mr.. Bowers, of Marshall, was then, on the
second ballot, elected lst Assistant Clerk.
AT this stage Of the proceedings, Mr., nor.
ton, of Kouflnun aud Henderson, Offered
resolution TO dispense with the Offices Of 2i
Assistant Clerk, Asst. Door.keeper, Asst Ser.
geant.at.Arms, Messenger, and Reporter for
this session Of the House .-pending the DIS /.
cnssion Of which motion 10 adjourn 81, 3 I
o'clock p. NJ. was put and carried.
3 O'clock % 81
The House was called to order by the Spc- kor
A resolution to admit the reporters within lde
bar of the House was passed also, esou.
ton creating the Office of Cd Assiston, Clerk,
The following officers were then elected
Mr. Crosby, 81 Asst. Clerk, Mr.. Conev, En-
crossing Clerk, Mr.. Harmlson, Enrolling Clerk,
and Mr.. Manchaca, of Bexar, Sergcaut-lt-
Arms. One ballot was taken for Door keeper,
which not resulting in an election, the House
until 9 o'clock tomorrow morning
THE SENATE
Was called to order by Lit. Gov. lubbock, at
l. o'clock A. NJ, and organized by rba election
of the following officers
Secretary-James f. Johns
Isl Asst do.-N. G. Raymoud
I'd "-J. Il. Wooldr gs.
Engrossing C|erh.--Thomos j. Johnson, Of
Cherokee.
Epolling C2erh.-J. Parc, Henry.
Hergeant.at- Arms-D. {. Buresoa.
Door. Keeper.-Wi lliams,
resolution was adopted dispensing with ]
The Offices Of Assistant SerseBu,atarms, ard
A Assistant Door-keeper. Tn Senate 'taep od.
ourned till Tomorrow moiung at ~ o'clock
The news from the Rio Grande youhaye no
loubt heard by this time. The defeat OF
he united forces of Brownsville and Matamc-
as by Cortnas, has reached you ere Jhis.--
Two companies of U. S Artillery have been
ordered by the Secretary Of War to te-ganison
Fort Brown. Cortinas band is well armed,
Ind its numbers are continually increasing,
have learned that Indian dcpradali lions ho i
ween San Antonio and The Rio Gnpde still s
continue. The mail yider, from Eagle Pass 5
eports passing the dead bodies Of fwo white !,
men on the road. The Northern frontier is :,
luiet so far. ii
| must not close without saying something Il
n relation to the Unprecedented success of DR..
yates, of Paris in tGg treatment If diseases Of q
lie eye. The Doctor has been IL the city for ie
month or tw,, and has already attained an
nvable reputation as 40 ocuilst His treat :"
tent is simple and his skin in accurate dag =
osis is proof of long study aud close oOserva. al