Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-04
RAMSEY'S WATERLOO.
The Republican Caucus Last Night
Fletcher, Who Favors the Goody GOOdy
Mike MILAN, Gets the Speakership- Jen-
nison For Secretary of the Senate.
Senate Caucus.

| AT o'clock the Senate caucus was called t,
order by Senator j. B. Gillfillan, of Minneapolis
Senator Langdon nominated c. d. Gillfillal
as chairman of the caucus. Carried.
On motion of Senator Rice, W. w. Wilson
of Goodhue, was made secretary of the caucus
On motion of Senator Rice, Senators Wedg
tellers Senator j. B. Gillfilan, of MinneapO
| lis, moved that the caucus proceed to nomi
nate for officers of the Senate according to thC
order of the manual. Carried.
Senator Rice moved to go into secret session
whereupon all but representatives OF the press
were excluded from the hail.
On motion the chair nominated Mr.. Geo
Morton as acting sergeant
The Senate proceeded to nominate candi
date for the position of Senator Wilson. Mr.
s. P Jennison, of Red Wing, was nominated
for that position. The nomination was made
unanimous.
For assistant secretary, Senator Mclaughlin
nominated W. B. Jewett, Senator Wedge nom
mated A. G. Wedge, and Senator Clement nom
mated j. B. Hopkins.
The first ballot stood: Jewett, 5; Wedge
13; Hopking, s.
The roll was then called, each Senator cast
ing his ballot at the speakers desk in response
to his name. The ballot resulted in the elec-
tlOu Vi NtuSty tlc NOlC UCLiS 40 ioiiOho
Wedge, 16; Hopkins, Z; Jewett, 5.
A candidate for enrolling clerk being next in
order the nominations were as follows
F. s. Woodbridge, nominated by Senator
White; John P. jacobson, by Senator Wheat;
o. A. Hallin, by Senator J. B. Gillfllan.
The first vote stood as follows: Woodbridge,
9; jacobson, II; Hallin, z. There being no
choice a second ballot was taken, resulting as
follows: Woodbridge, II; jacobson, Is; Hal
lin, 8. Having received the requisite number
necessary to a choice, Mr.. jacobson was de-
clared the nominee.
For engrossing clerk, George F. Potter, A,
D. Davidson, A. P. Bryant and III. E. Boen,
were named. On the first ballot there were II
votes for Bryant, Z for Davidson, 5 for Potter
and for Boen. Neither having Il majority q
second ballot was taken, resulting-Bryant Is,
Davidson 3, Potter and Boen 5; and the chair
announced Mr.. Bryant's nomination.
For Sergeant-at-Arms, W. H. c. Folsom,
VIM. H. Feler and VIM. H. Mellen were
named, and three ballots were required to
make nomination. First ballot-Folsom 10;
Feller 8; Mellen 10. Second-Folsom 8; Feller
s. Mellen 13. Third-FoIsom 5; Feller 4 Mel
len II. With the result of the third ballot the
nomination of Mr. Mellen was announced
from the chair.
For assistant sergeant at arms, c.. NJ. Reese
and A. A. Langhong were the only ones NAM
cd. Mr.. Reese was nominated on the first bal
lot, he having "a votes to for Mr.. Langhong.
Mr.. Robert Smith, chaplin of Bethel Mis-
sion, st. Paul having been proposed for chap
lain of the Senate, Senator Gillfillan, of Hen
ncpin, suggested that it might be well to
make the distinction that this is not politi-
cal office by not makinga caucuslnomination,
but he did not press the point and, on motion
of Senator Wilson, of Goodhue, Chaplain
Smith was unanimously nominated.
The chairman having been authorized to APP
point caucus committee of three, for the call
ing of future caucuses, stated that he would
the committee at some future time;
and, there being no further business, the eau
Gus adjourned