The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-01-16
The roll being called the following

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Senators answered to their names:
District No. 1, Edwin Hobby. No.
., p. F. Edwards; No. 3, ], w. Mot
ley; No. 1, Walter RipetOe; No. 8, w.
IL. I1lson; M. @, w. J. Swan; No.
z, John NJ. Duncan; No. S, John
Young Gooch; No. ., c. d. Grace;
No. 10, John G. Buchanan; No. IL.
William Blassingame; No. IL, w. ID.
Lar No. IL, $500; No. IA, +. NJ.
Martin; No. 10, T. J. McCulloch; No.
10, ). X. Burnet; No. II, w. NJ.
Burton; No. Is, Charles Stewart;
No. 10, A. p. Mccormick No. 90, w.
n. Homan; No. 81, w. NJ. Brown;
No. %, ]. w. Moore; No. %, w. r.
shannon; No. "a, ]. II. Davenport:
No. %, A. w. Terrell; No. &c. w.
III. Ledbetter; No. %. s. C. Patton:
NO. "a, Ellsbury r. Lane; No. 90, J.
5: Ford; No. so, A. w. Houston; No.
No. 81, L. j. Storey.
Senators Buchanan, Burnett, DAY.
export, Duncan, GoOch, Holman,
Houston, Lair, Lane, Martin, Patton,
shannon, Stewart, Swain, Terrell and
Filson being newly elected Senators
approached the Presidents desk and
took the oath of Office prescribed by
the Constitution.
The President of the Senate ad-
dressed the Senate as follows:
Gentlemen of The .Senate-W lille il is
not expected on an occasion like the
present that any extended address
should be made by the presiding officer
OF this body, shall congratulate you
on the suspicious circumstances sur
rounding your meeting. Since many
oil you last met in this chamber the
military rule set over the State of
Louisiana and South Carolina has
been withdrawn, and the governments
OF those States are now in the hands
OF their own people. This should be
cause of rejoicing to us, because we
ourselves have felt the pernicious eff
tects of like tyrannical rule and
know its corrupting influences on our
system OF government. We have also
seen in the late Presidential election
such conflict between the great polit-
zeal parties of the country as to shake
our governmental fabric to its very
foundation, resulting almost In a civil
war more terrible than the one from
which we have so lately emerged.
Happily, hsYeVer, we are now at
peace, and as it0is divine provision
that from all civil connections en-
dangering the existence OF govern
ment, the statesman comes forth more
wise and the patriot more devoted, Sc
let US hope that from these Sc
rious lessons we may draw such
wisdom that the future shall bring
forth nothing calculated to destroy
this, the best hope Of human liberty.
Here, in Texas, we are specially blest
with most that should make a people
prosperous; we were spared during the
past year from a scourge that fell upon
our kindred in the East as direful as
any OF the plaques that afflicted the
European or Aslatic countries within
the period of authentic medical his
tory; only few years ago Texas was
among the most insignificant States of
the Union, as to wealth and pSpula-
ton, but, having a good government
and such climate and soil as is unsur-
passed by any other country in the
world, her crops have been large and
remuneratlve, her population has in
creased SO rapidly till to-day she
stands ahead of all the Southern
States, and when the next census shall
have been taken we shall have the
proud satisfaction OF seeing her
abreast of many of the leading States
of the North. With you, however,
depends much of her future
greatness and prosperity, for you
will in part, as one OF the CO.
ordinate branches of the Legislature,
be called on to inaugurate the new
State government and shape its policy
during its administration. You will
have to provide for the repression of
lawlessness and crime and the enforce
ment of the laws; deYise ways and
means to defray the expenses of gov
eminent and the establishment of CON-
mon schools; to pass on the codifi-
cation of the enG-e statutes of the |
State, civil and criminal, which shall
for years to come control the rights OF
persons and property. Yet these are
only a part of the grave duties that
will devolve upon you. If, then, in
the discharge of these responsibilities,
your deliberations are calm and dis
passionate, marked with that wisdom
which those who sent you have reason
to expect, you will find that you have
contributed no little to your country's
good, but have also ''erected for your
selves q monument more enduring than
brass, more lasting than the pyramids
of Egypt" Knowing, then, the trusts
reposed in you will not be betrayed
and the high hopes cherished will not
be disappointed, / declare the Senate
organized.
The Senate then proceeded to organ.
ize by the election of officers.
Nominations beng in order for Sec
rotary Of the Senate, Senator Motley
nominated Leigh Chalmers, and Sena-
tor Edwards nominated J. F. Beall.
There being no other nominations
Senator'S Motley, Edwards and McCor-
mick were appointed tellers.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Chalmers, %; Beall, 2.
Mr.. Chalmers, having received a ma
jority OF all the votes, was declared
duly elected secretary of the Senate. |
lie then took the oath of Office.
Nominations being in order for first |
assistant secretary OF the Senate, Sena-
tor Shannon nominated VIM. A. Fields,
Senator Hobby nominated Nat. O. |
and Senator Storey nomi-
'ated John w. Lane.
~ The first ballot resulted as 6olloWs:
Ids, 10; Henderson, O.; Lane, 8.
II re being no election the Senate
PioSee led to ballot the second time.
M Nun tne following result: Fields, Is;
iiGmr ,n, o; Lane, @.
lheIe Icing no election the Senate
p l,' 20 third ballot, with the
re.llt: Fields, IL; Hender-
Mr; FdeidF, haying received major
duly elected fiAst assistant secretsrv Of
Inc Senate. ~he came forward and
was qualified.
Nominations being in order for Sec
ond ssslstant 1-cretary. Senator Stex-l
lrt nominated A. +. Bfigance, Sos.
or Lair nominated Il. g. Williams
ma Senator Mafely nominated VIM.
Veal Ramey. The first ballot resulted
: follows; Williams, 5; Bigance, \; /
iaimey IS. -
MIR. Ramey, having received a major
y OF all the votes cast, was declared
MY elected second assistant secretary
the senate. He was then du quail
Senator Ter,ail .,.o.-. .