Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-01-10
the LEGISLATURE.
ITS ORGANIZATION.

J itt Nnt1
When the Pennsylvania. Senate or
ganizcd on the ri inst. all the mem
bcrs were present except Mr.. seymour.
The oath oi office was administered
by Hon. John j. Poarson, President
Judge Of the Daul'hin district. Twcn-
ty.ionr sworc by the book, seventeen
BY the upllted hand and eight affirm.
ed.
For President protein, Mr.. Newmyer
received 80 votes to 10 Tor Ycrkcs.
The President pro tenn. said
SENATORS In assuming tho Gnties
and responsibilities of President OF the
Senate / confidently rely upon that
spirit Q. irlrncss, order and colrtcr (
! ". .ssw ~ ,sssrss.. 4 sSs-r~. =. ihs.
body and which 1 doubt not will pre-.
}. yTl dsr.as.. agsesss, = ssssi2n; ...s With
this belief undertake. the performance
Of the duties OF the office to which
you have so kindly chosen me and
will to the best of m, ability, dis
charge those duties without partiality
and with fairness to all. | am now
ready to take the oath.
The following additional officers
were then elected. all Republicans:
Chief Clerk, Thomas b. Cochran I;
Journal Clerk, Lucicn Rodgers; Read.
ing Clerk, u. w. Smiley; Message
Clerk, George Pearson Transcribibg
Clerks, Is. r, Butterfcld and $. A.
smith Scrgeanis Alarms, William
wctlack and John Lockart Post.
master, q. w. Leatherberry Messen.
ger, H. A. Coryell Assistant Messen-
ger, James s. McKcrnan Doorkcepcr,
II. j. Long Assistant Doorkecpers, s.
| A. Losh and Eli D. Robinson; Super
intendent Folding Room, Alexander
Moore Pastors and and Folders, w.
j. Hapeman, Samuel p. Conner, W. NJ.
Campbell, John g.. Marshall, John J.
johnson and J. f. Brewster.
The Democrats voted for
Chief Clerk = mo nomination. ]
Journal Clcrk, Daniel W. Cox Read
ing Clerk, Geo A. Achcnbach; Mes
sage Clerk, A. Il. Fay; Transcribing
Clerks, Reuben p. Micke and Charles
). DIETRICH Sergeant alarms, Fred
rrick Waller Assistants, Joseph II
Tatcm aud Dominec Gosman Door
keeper, John Hayes; Superintendent
of Folding Room, Charles +. Durham
Chief Messenger, John Hull.
The Senate rules and joint rules ol
last session were continued. The Gov
vrnor was informed of the Senate or.
ganlzation. Resolutions Of compliment
To retiring Chief Clerk Errett, Were
, unanimously passed. tl etnaHa
IlousE-ln the House all the mem
bers elect We're present and sworn IN
excepting Messrs. Gentner, Henry
Kline, Lockwood, O'Neil. Pallatt and
Spang. ll
, For Speaker 4. Reed Mycr receiv'
cd lls votes; John r. Fannce receiv,
cd 75. s %
Hon. T.. Reed Mycr was lhereupon
declared elected. Mr. Faunce and Mr.
lluhn were appointed committee "a
conduct tho Speaker TO the Char
, Upon taking the Chair the Speaker
addressed the uouse. e. ,rl
The following, all Republican elect
I'd DIR. W. G. Shurlock, of Beaver
for Chief Clerk Mr. John A. Smull
of Dauphin, for Resident Clerk, and
Mr.. W IL. Bradley, OF Montour, for
Reading Clerk. tal
Tho Democratsvotcdi for Hon. Adam
woolcver, Of Lehigh, for Chief Clerk
Elbridge M'Conkcy, of Dnuphin, for
Resident Clerk, and George u. Her
bert, OF Mercer, for Reading Clerk.
Alter notification to the Governor OF
organization the House adjourned.
The following additional slate was
agreed upon by the Republicans:
Message Clcrk-P. q. Linn, Of But-
Ter. VI anH Iati
Journal Clerk. u. Allen, Of
Dauphln. l a aI
Transeribng Clerks---S. l.. Wilson
of Washington; W X. Adams, OF Som
erset. aI...
Sergeant at. Arms Oscar +. Gains
OF Luzerne. 1 e ~
Assis;ants-W. A. T. Andrews, OF
Crawford Robert Adder, of Mercer; I;
Thomas Reilly, Of Philadelphia Chas.
Douglass, Of Philadelphia. i
Doorkcepcr--D. W. Aikcn, Of Law
renee. . G efa flt
Assistants--Frank II. Jones, OF Phil.
adclphia a. Mumma, Of Lancaster;
w. III. Oawley, Of Schnylkill. tr'
Doorkeeper Rotunda--J. y. White,
of Allegheny. .inl si 1i.
Messehger---A. II. Vance, of Phila.
delphia. aam1d u14 a,ia fti
| Assistants---John M'lntyre, of Phil.
adclphia3 w. H. Jenkins, OF Indiana I;
Thomas M'Gowan, Of Lancaster.
Superintendent Of Folding Room
Benjamin Thornton, Of Erie.
Pastors and Folders--Mr. Taggart,
Of Chester; Thomas Sbellenberger, OF
Snyder; Harvey Brickcr, Of Arm
strong Robert Mcconnell, Of Philadel.
pbia; 2 Ii. Bcntz, OF Huntingdon I;
l.. NJ M'Enery, Of SusQuehanna l.. c.
haker OF Warren; William 7. Hop
kins, of Blair; John NJ. M'Mullen, OF
Franklin; jasper Tickner of fhila-
dclphia. as 9
Postmaster--P. W. Raymond, ve-
mango. .a. ax
Assistant Postmastcr--J. W. vii.
iiams, OF Allegheny. ls aa
Enginecr--Charles Everson, OF Allie
ghepy. ir
Northumberland Hafily of Mif.
fin. is bun
Janitors Committee Room--Richard
Thomas and D. Il. Rhys, of Allegheny.
Janitor OF Wash Room--Erichbaum,
OF Philadelphia. Hl0