The Lincoln County herald., 1871-01-12
Missouri legislature.
JANUARY 4TH.


Til 10 o'clock the day following, 10 order
to give tho political factions timc to
consult. The house was called to order
at IL O'clock, A. NJ, and the oath ol
olficc administered to the members elect
The seats Of several members will be
contested, aud unlike the previous ses-
sion, they are mostly Democrats who are
contesing now. A temporary organiza
ton OF tive house shows the comparative
strength of thetvo parties, l.. A. Brown
of Howard, (DemocraO receiving "a
votes for speaker,and Mr.. Mullings OF
Green, (Fusionist) 81.
JANUARY 5rH.
Senate. tc.--Met at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. Lit.
Gov. StanarI in the chair. j. w. Hen.
bricks was elected temporary president,
W. j. Porter of Adair assistant sccre.
tary, Miss Belle Finlayson of St. Louis
engrossing clerk, James b. Harper of
Putnam enrolling clerk, j. B. Farris Of
Cedar sergeant at arms, 7 NJ. Winston
OF Cole doorkccper, Rev. T. NJ. Allen OF
Boone chaplain, Mr.. lIowes reporter,
Fred. Papen Of Morgan folder, and c.
g. Guen,her messenger. a committee
of two were appointed to notify the
house Of the organization Of the senate.
Resolutions were adopted to furnish each
senator with three daily newspapers, one
hundred three cent postage stamps, copy
Of tie journals of both house and senate
for the last session and Wagper's statutes !;
also giving officers and clerks the same
pay allowed at last session, except that
no clerk shall receive double pay for act
ing on two committees. A message was
received in the afternoon notifying the
senate that the house was organized and
ready to transact business. A commit
tee was then appointed TO wait upon the
Governor and so inform him. 1t was
agreed that the joint session should
convene on Monday to couu. the votes
and inauguratc Governor Brown.
House, Called to order at 10 o'clock
by the speaker pro TEN, and the rules and
regulations of the last session adopted.
r. {. p. Wilson Of Platte was elected
permanent speaker, Cyrus II. Frost Of
Phelps speaker pro tenn D. A Sutton Of
It. Louis chief clerk, W. r. Hardin of
Pike assistant chief clerk; W. A..
Matthews of Washington engrossing
clerk, c. p. Gillespie Of Macon enrolling
clerk, George E. Bailey of Galloway
doorkccper, and John B. Grafton Of
Jackson sergeant at arms.
Considerable excitement was created
over this last Office. The Radicals put
in nomination Joseph Berger of Warren,
and appealed to the sympathy Of the
house on the score Of his military service
and his wounds.
Mr.. Blair reminded the Republicans
that an invitation had been extended
that they would unite with them. If
they had asked at their hands care for
the wounded soldier, he would have been
the last in that assembly to have taken
issue with him, but inasmuch as they did
not condcscend to do that, and treated
the other with dignity, he hoped there
were more among the Democrats, who,
after they had drawn their line Of battle
would not waver for any consideration.
He entertained his belief that the Demo
Gratis would give Berger position in the
house and so show, that while victorious
they could be unavaricious.
The Republicans excused their scorn
full treatment of tho invitation above
referred to by saying that the body i,
was presented to was only promiscuou'
gathering, and that members of the house
were not responsible for its action.
Mr.. Blair was satisfied that the resolu
tion was presented to what Mr.. Pope
called prouiscuous meeting; but there
were Republicans and Liberal Rapubli
cans in that body, and when that resolu
'ion was treated with indigni,y and laid
upon the table, there were some presen
who informed the Democratic committed
that they were presenting it to the wronl
party. They allowed it to be treated il
such manner, and word came back Il
the Democratic party that it had bceI
laid upon the table unanimously. FL
was perfectly willing that the Libera
members Of that, or the other house
should accept the proposition even at tha
late hour of the day. The Democrac,
did not mean to shut the gates of thei
party against any willing to aid them i
carrying out the resolutions passed b.
that body, They could not be asked t
recede from the course they had adopte
, BY any considerations which might b
addressed to their sympathy"
Other remarks were INDUCED in, tn