The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-06
Tht BulI4tin.
THE LEGISLATURE,
Oruani1ation Of the house and
Senate.

Illinois.
Especial 20 the ST. Lcais Republican,
Tur LEGISLATURE.

SpRrxsrIEIp. IN, Jan. 4.--1he second
day OF the session of the Legislature
opened amid much excitement incid nj
to the contest for permanent Organization
THIN SENATE
Met In good humor aud permanently or.
ganized by electing Senator Plumb. OF
La Sale, president pro tenn, by the unan.
imous vote of the forty-fivc senators
present. The Independents nominated
Mr.. Plumb and received the indorse-
ment of the Democrats in caucus, and
the votes OF the Republicans in the
senate to-day. In the selection
OF the other officers the Re.
publicans showed their party opposition
10 the coalition of the Independ
ents with the Democrats by bushwhack-
ing In parliamentary tactics. An omni
bus resolution was introduced naming
the officers selected by the Independent.
and Democrats. The Republicans then
presented similar omnibus resolution,
as substitute, naming their caucus Sc
lections. Senator Whiting, Republican.
was opposed to the omnibus style OF cleo.
ton, and moved to table the entire bust
ness. The motion was lost by avote OF
81 ayes and IS noes.
The substitute was lost by similar
party vote, as also was motion to di-
vide the question so as to vote on each
name presented.
The previous question was ordered by
vote OF 20 ayes to 81 noes aud on
the original question the Democratic
Independent ticket was elected by vote
Of 80 ayes to 20 noes, being a full repre-
sentation OF the strength of each party.
The officers elected were - follows:
Secretary--Jamcs II. Paddock, of Kan
kakee, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES nominee.
Assistants, j. Crowley, Democrat,
OF Cook county Thomas Wolf, indie
pendent, OF Ford county, and :Wil-
liam Gerrand, Democrat. OF Lawren &c
county.
Enrolling and Engrossing clerk--li.
T. Potter, Independent, OF Pulaski
county. Assistants-w. L. Glessner,
Democrat. OF Dewitt county, and F. +.
FrantH, independent. OF woodlord
county.
Sergeant-at-A rms-P. O'Conner, Dem.
osraf, Of San canon county. Assistants
Boone keYshaw, Democrat, OF White
county, AID II. NJ. Springer, Indepcnd.
ent, OF kendall county.
ros't} haster--Fred. Gchring, OF Sanga-
mon' ahd assistant Patrick Redmond, OF
Aoan, county, both Democrats.
Aa carrier-W. +. Harold, Indcpend
en', OF De Witt county.
,/roi!cemen-S MeCreary, lndepend.
ent, and Ben. Wiltshire and George w.
Gilbert, Democrats. Of Springfield.
Cloak-room janitor-Charles Nelson,
colored, and Democrat.
Floor janitor--John Mattocks. Dem.
crat.
The Republican substitute which was
lost, indorses the ndependent-Demo
cratic nomination of Mr.. Paddock toI
secretary, and named tor assistant secre
taries, Samuel Parker, of Marshal
county Il. A. Roultie, OF Vermillior
county, and W. Whitney, of Du Page
county enrolling and engro.sing cler X
Bailey d. Dawson, of Morgan county
and first assistant, Jesse A. Wilson, o
Mclean county.
Sargeant-at-Arms-W. T.. Henderson
Of Warren county, and first assistants
Albert Dunlap, Of Champaign county
Postmistrsss Lizzie NJ. Harris
of Cook county, and assistant, Miss Hat
tie Kidd, of Christian county.
After the senator's drew seats, and
committee OH rules was appointed, tn
senate adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing.
HOUSE Oh REPREsENTATlvEs
Went INTO permanent organization
The Republicans nominated and CAV
their support to Mr.. James Shaw TO
speaker, according to the party instruc
lions In caucus. The Democrats pre-
sented Mr.. Samuel Buckmaster for th,
position. The Independents named Mr.
Andrew Ashton, Of Winnebago county
tor their candidate. On the vote being
taken Shaw received rs votes, Buck
master, 60, and Ashton yotes-those o.
hessra- Alien, Buckmaster, Clover, Her
ron, Jack, Pianey and Raley.
Mr. Shaw received one yove iuvro aian
was necessary for election, but came near
falling short owing to the efforts oil some
Of the anti-Logan Republicans to make
q combination with the independents
Senator Logan appeared in the lobby ,anC
his presence probably saved Shaw iron
defeat.
After q noon recess the house pro
ceeded to elect the clerk and other officer,
OF the house.
The Republicans nominated Eff Dut
ton; the Democrats, Thomas +. Bou,ol
and the Independents, j. ). II. Scholeid
ou the first call Of the roll the fepubli
cans lacked the necessary majority an(
the clerk delayed the call for absentees
Mr.. 7. Il. Merritt, OF Marion county
demanded that the vote should be an
nounced, and on general calls from ever
part OF the house being made for ih,
same thing, Speaker Shaw stated tina
there had been l5e votes cast, Dutton re
ceiving. ~, Bouton, 60, and schoisld
10. These figures aggregating I5G. O,
three more votes than the house lai
msmbers. Messrs. Merritt. Buckmaae