Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-14
ACCOMPLISHMENT Day.

House met at 10 o'clock. All present en-
cept Mr.. Leavitt.
The Clerk elect being absent, the Sergeant
alarms was sent in search Of him
Mr.. Hawkins moved that the oath Of Office
be now administered to the officers elected.
Agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Cutter, the House took a
recess till IL o'clock.
At II o'clock the Clerk appeared and the
House was called to order.
The oath of Office was then administered to
the following officers, viz: Clerk, Engrossing
Clerk, Enrolling Clerk and Sergeant-at-Arms.
Mr.. Brown moved that the Sergeant at
Arms be authorized to appoint an Assistant
Sergeant-at-Arms, who shall be doorkeeper.
Lost.
Mr.. Parker, of Lyon, offered the following
ReSolred, That the House do now go into
the election of Speaker pro tenn, Assistant
| Clerk, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, one Por-
ter, one Messenger and two Pages. Agreed
to. Yeas, Is; nays, Is. The Speaker de-
cided the resolution adopted.
DIR. H. NJ. Bien, of Storey county, appeared,
had the oath Of Office administered to him,
and he took his seat.
The House then proceeded to the election
OF the officers just ordered to be elected.
For Speaker pro tenn, Mr.. Walter nomin-
ated H. 6. Parker, member from Lyon county.
Mr.. Parker nominated Mr.. Haskell OF Es-
meralda county.
Mr.. Haskell declined.
Mr.. Bishop moved that Mr.. Parker be de-
clared elected Speaker pro tempore BY accla-
| nation.
Agreed to unanimously.
For Assistant Clerk, Mr.. Charles D. King
Of Lyon, was nominated by Mr.. Parker.
ME. Chauncey Stewart was nominated by
Mr.. Shackleford Of Washoe.
Mr.. Stewart having received a majority OF
the votes on the first ballot was declared elect
ed Assistant Clerk Of the House.
For Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Mr.. Nc
Keeby, of Ormsby, nominated ]. B. Cormack.
Mr.. Brown, Of Humboldt, nominated Mr..
Levison, of Esmeralda.
Mr.. Smith, of Storey, nominated DR..
Holmes.
Mr.. Small, of Douglas, nominated ]. B.
Wilder.
On the second ballot, Mr.. Levison having
received majority, was declared elected.
A message was received from the Senate,
advising the House of its having appointed
Committee to wait on the Governor, Also,
| one advising the House that the Senate had
permanently organized and was ready for
| business.
The Office of Porter was the next one to be
filed.
Mr.. Patton, of Storey, nominated John
| Stewart.
Mr.. benson, of Ormsby, nominated ]. B.
| Cormack. ,
A rira roce vote resulted in the election Of
Mr.. Cormack, he having received a majority
For Pages, Mr.. Carey of Ormsby nomina-
ted Master Frank Hildreth.
Mr.. Bishop of Storey nominated Master
| Furman Barclay.
Mr.. Hinckley Of Lander nominated Master
Charles EaVes.
Mr.. Epstein nominated Master F. H. Hack
EFT of Ormsby county:
The House had uiua roce vote which re-
suited in the election Of Masters Eaves and
For Messenger Mr.. Smith of Storey nomi-
mated Master Barclay.
Mr.. Lee moved that Master Barclay be de-
clared elected Messenger by acclamation.
Agreed to unanimously.
| The Enrolling Clerk, Assistant Clerk and
| Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms then appeared
and the oath OF office was administered 10
them.
ness, was excused from taking the oath.
Mr.. Lee, of Lyon, offered a resolution au-
thorizing the Speaker to appoint committee
to act in conjunction with like committee
to be appointed by the Senate, for the pur-
pose Of waiting on the Gouernor and inform,
| Ing him of the organization Of the House and
its readiness for communication from him.
Adopted.
MI, Lee, of Lyon, offered resolution
adopting the rules Of the last Territorial
House Of Representatives, which was adopt
MIR. Bond, of Storey, offered resolution
ordering an election of a Chaplain Of the
House.
Mr.. Patten, of Storey, offered as asubstl-
tute resolution to invite the Union clergy
men of the city to oficiate on such days as
they among themselves may arrange
Mr.. Cutter moved to indefinitely postpone
the substitute. Lost. Ayes 10, noes IL; !.
Mr.. Cutter moved to lay the whole 'uoJecI
on the table. Agreed to.
Mr.. Patten offered q resolution directing
the Speaker to appoint Committee Of lye
on Standing, Rules; also, to act conformity
with a similar Committee Of the Senate on
Joint Rules. The resolution was amended
by adding the speakerto the Committee, and
| then adonted