Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-01-12
Indiana LEGISLATURE.

.Gembers elect, to the business OF orpani.
/ cation.
/ SENATE.
The Senate was called to order at 10
O'Clock. A. NJ. by Hon. Paris G.. Dunning,
President Of the last session.
After the roll had been called, Mr.. Ben
net offered a resolution 10 the effect, mas
much as the Senate was equally divided
politically. in order to effect speedy or
ganization, that the officers be chosen
equally from both parties. The yeas and
nays wero demanded and being ordered
sad taken resulted-yeas %. nays %.
So the resolution was rel ected. The bu-
siness of organization was then proceeded
with. a. L. Whittlesey. Dem, of Van
derburgh, and A. Z. Newkirk, Union, OF
Fayette. were nominated for Principal
Secretary. Mr.. Whittesey received &c
votes and Mr.. Newkirk 81 votes. Mr..
Whittlesoy was declared duly elected and
subsequently sworn in.
o. NJ. Wilson, Union, of Marion, and
Jacob s. Broadwell, Dem, of Monroe,
were nominated for Assistant Secretary.
Bro adwell received 26 votes and Wilson
"a. Mr. Broadwell was declared elected
and sworn into office.
Whittlesey and Broadvell were elected
by the vo.c Of Mr.. Dunning. he having
previously pledged himself to them. He
left the Democratic party with this incum-
brance upon him.
Mr.. Cullen nominated John II. john
son. Union. of Owen county, for Princi
pal Doorkeeper. and Mr.. Cobb nominated
NJ. A. o. Packard. Dem, of Marshall.
Mr.. johnson received % votes and Mr..
Packard 70. Five other ballots were ia
ken during the day with precisely the same
result. The Democrats offered to COM
promise by dividing the rest Of the offices.
but the Republicans "could not see it,"
Finally the Senate adjourned without ef-
fecting an organization.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House was called To order at 10 o..
clock. A. NJ, by a. T. Wbittlescy, of
Vanderburg. Principal Secretary Of the
preceding session.
The roll having been called. Judge FL
lott one of the Judges of the Supreme
Court administered 10 the members pre-.
sent the oath required by the Constitution
Nine members were absent. The Clerk
then announced that a majority to do Ju-
siness being present, the pending order
was nominations for Speaker
Mr.. Branham nominated John U. Petit.
Union, Of Wabash county. ami Mr.. Cof.
froth nominated Jason b. Brown IF Jack
son. The ballot was taken with the fol-
lowing result: Petit 50, Brown Sc, scat.
tering !.
The Clerk announced that Hon. Johr
U. Petit, had received a majority of all
the votes cast and was duly elected lie
appointed Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Branham
to conduct the Speaker to the Chair. This
formal service having been performe |, the
Speaker returne his thanks to the House
for the honor conferred on him in a brief
but appropriate speech.
| The Ii ou>e then proceeded to the cleo
ton Of Principal Clerk. with the f,llow-
ing result: Cyrus T. Nixon, Union. of
Clark county. received % votes, and Jas.
b. Newton, Dem, OF Clinton, received So
votes. The Speaker announced the cleo.
ton oil Mr.. Nixon. and he was thereupon
sworn in and entered upon the duties Of
the Office
| The election of Assistant Clerk was the
next business in order, which resulted in
the choice of o. w. Braffit. Union, of
Wayne county. He received 81 votes to
SO for his opponent. Mr.. John G. Robin
son. Of Rush.
Captain John II. Dooley, Union. of
Boone county. was then elected Doorkeep-
err receiving 81 votes to SO for hi. Demo.
cratic opponent, Colonel Henry Achey. Of
Marion.
The rules of the last House OF R-pre-
sentatives were adopted until otherwise
ordered. AMI referred to a special commit
tee of five to revise and report
The customary resolution informing the
Senate of the organization Of the Ii use
and It's readiness to proceed 10 legislative
business was adopted.
Sometime was spent considering the
case of E. Banta. representative elect
from johnson county. who, although he
received majority of nearly 200 votes,
the Clerk OF the county refused to give
him certificate. on the fimsy prelext
that his opponent had given notice that he
intended to contest his seat Mr. Bania
was finally admitted to a seat in the House,
every Democrat voting against it.
The Speaker was directed by the House
to appoint the necessary number of pages.
The rest Of the proceedings during the
day related to the furnishing of stationery
and city papers to the members. and some
other unimpoItant matters.
FRIDAY, Jan. 6.
! SENATE
Mr.. Cobb announced that Mr.. Packard
was no longer candidate for Doorkeper.
and returned thanks in behalf Of Mr.. P.
to the Democratic Senators who had sup
ported him for that position.
The Senate finally got ont of its tangle
about Doorkeeper by agreeing that the
Doorkeeper Of the previous session had a
right to act Az such antil his snccessor was