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the Superintendent Of the Capitol.
3. That the per diem compensation Of
said officers and pOrters shall be as follows:
Speaker, So; Principal Clerk, S; Assistant
Clerk, EngTOssing Clerk and PRINCIPAL
DOonzeeper, 81 each; Assistant DOorkeeper
s., and the two porters 81 80 each.
4. That the Assistant DOOrkeeper shall
also perform the duties Of messenger and
page for the House.
Mr.. Gibson moved to suspend the rule
requiring the resolutions to lie over one
day, and remarked That the present compen-
satiOn Of the officers Of the House was not
in accordance with the exigencies of the
times. This thing Of retrenchment and re-
form was like charity, it should begin at
home. He did not know any principle of
law, morals OF ethics, whereby the servants
aud agents should receive higher cOmpen-
4 satiOn than the principals and masters
Speaker Bond ruled that the resolution
would not be in order until after the organ
ization of the House.
Mr.. GibsOn-I am astOnished at the
ruling Of the Chair. I think that the resO-
lution would be 10 rrder at any time before
the House is organized. appeal from the
ruling Of the Chair. The idea that this
House cannot do a single thing until we
elect these officers, and until these two
parties are appointed, looks to me, with due
difference to the Chair, like downright
righteousness. If we do not fix their sal
aries before their election, it will be too
late Afterwards, because they will then be
under the law and usage as it now stands.
The clerks receive six dollars day, and
these pOrters who make the fires and brush i
out this hal, receive the same per diem
that is received by members Of the General
Assembly. While deeply regret the ne
cessity Of appealing from the ruling Of the
Chair, there is no other remedy left, be-
cause the effect Of the ruling is a defeat Of
the resolution.
A vote was taken and the ruling Of the
chair was not sustained-ayes 20, no9s 40.
Mr.. Gibson moved a suspension Of the
rules, which motion preyailed-ayes 80,
noes 10.
Mr.. Gibson then moved that the resOlu- /
ton be adopted.
Mr.. Harris, Of Washington, moved to
strike out so much Of the resolution as
fixes the compensation Of the Speaker, |
clerks and dOorkeepers. He said that he
had been a clerk in the Senate and knew |
what the labor to be performed by the |
clerks was. He thought they were entitled |
to more compensation than he was as a |
member of the General Assembly.
Mr.. GibsOn-I think that is very likely. |
Mr.. Harris-I do not suppose the gentle |
man from Campbell is in favor Of curtsil |
ing the salaries Of these officers, and apprO- |
pTiating it to himself.
Mr.. GibsOn-I hope the House will do /
itself the honor 70 reflect the will Of the /
people by adopting this resolution without |
amendment.
Mr.. Powers, Of Giles, moved to lay the /
resolution and amendment on the table. /
Rejected.
On motion Of Mr.. East, Of Davidson, the
resolution was taken up and considered
seriatim. He then moved TO strike out
the words "tWO poTters7 and insert ''One."-
Caried-ayes A, noes p.
The third section Of the resolution was
read and it was agreed to take up each Of
fcer separately. The first on the Inst being
the Speaker, Mr.. Head said he understood
that the Constitution Of the State fixed the
per diem Of members Of the legislature at
81 per day. He submitted the question
whether they could increase the per diem
Of the Speaker to IS, as he was only
member.
Mr.. GibsOn-Chapter s. Of the Acts Of
1S7O-1 fixed the per diem Of the Speaker,
and while he gets only 81 as q m smber, he
is allowed the additional 81 as an officer.
think he deserves that amount.
Mr.. Mcmillan, Of Clay, moved to strike
out all that portion Of the resolution hav-
ing reference to the compensation Of the
Speaker. Carried.
Mr.. Head moved 70 strike out "five dol
lars" as compensation for the Principal
Clerk, and insert six. Lost ayes Is, noes
81. That item in the resolution, as well as
thoSelf following, were then adopted.
A motion was then made TO adopt the
resolution as a whole, which prevailed,
the vote standing as follows:
Ayes -Messrs. Adams, Anderson, Bar
r3tt, Bell, Bowers, Brooks, Bullen, Bar
nArd, Burnett. Carson, Gates, Cole, Cooper.
CrOss, DodsOn, East, Finley Fowler, Gar
deuhire, Gibson, Giers, Glenn Greer, Har-
well, Harris, Head, Herring Hurt, James,
JsmisOn, Leeper, Lejgerwcod, March,
Martin. Morgan, Myers, McClain. McMill-
an, McGlOthlin, Neal. Newbern, NOblitt, |
Norman, NOrthingtOn, Odell, On, Parrish,
Parker, Paris, Patton, Perkins, Peters,
Pollard, Pond, Rice (of MadisOh), ROush, |
SmallwoOd, Spears, Starnes,
Taylor, Timberlake, TOOn, PreWett, Wal |
ker, West, Wynn-6T.
NOes-Messrs. Cummins, GOber and Lea
3.
James VI. Mitchell, Of McNairy, came
forward, aud was sworn in By Speaker
Bond.
ELECTION OE PRINCIPAL CKERK.
The Speaker announced that the next |
business in order was the election of Prin-
cipal Clerk, and the following nominations
we're made:
Mr.. Leeper nominated R. Owens, Of
Granger.
Mr.. No-thington nominated Neil S.
Brown, Jr., of Davidson.
Mr.. Anderson nominated J. T. Martin, {
Of Davidson. :
Mr.. Fowler nominated Frank A. Moses, :
IF Knox.
The first ballot was taken, with the fol-
owing result:
Owens, ?; Brown, 80, Martin, 4; Moses,
Is.
Mr.. Brown having received a majority of
III the votes est, was declared elected.
ELECTION or ASSISTANT CLERK. v
The following nominations were made !
or Assistant Clerk:
Mr.. Harwell nominated I. W. Jones, Of
Benton.
Mr.. Taylor nominated VIM. NJ. MtCOrkle,
4 Williamson.
MI Ld5L uUL4AAdLCu NJ D. o4oOtts VI
Davidson.
Mr.. Anderson nominated John r. Har-
lson, of Davidson, and J.. NJ. 5. White, # p
rutherford.
Mr.. Gates nominated Frank A. Moses, Of L
Knox. "
First ballot Jones, II; McCorkle, IA; .,
'Orbett, s; HARRISON, 2; White 2; Moses, Al
q; McbrOOme, ,. o
Mr.. Harris moved to drop the hindmost
andidate after the fourth ballot, provided
he election is not made by less than a ma n
)rity vote. Tabled. =
bir. Gibson moved a. amend by drop d
ing the hindmOst candidate after the d.
ec0nd ballot. p
Mr.. Cummins INSISTED that every men,
er ha6 the constitutional right to vote for tn
HON he pleased. !. y,
The motion was tabled. -
Second ballOt-JO1es, 20; McCOrkle, Is; -
orbett, 5; HARRISON, ?; White, 3; Moses,
5; McBrOOsn, ]. y
Third ballOt-JOnss, 25; McCOTkle, II;
Orbe.t, 2; White, 4; Moses, 80.
Fourth ballot-JOn-s, p; McCOrkle, Is; A
7hite, ]; Moses, IS. e