Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-05
Republicans Progressing Finely in
Organizing the House.
W. B. Pickering, of Smith County,
Elected Principal Clerk.
E. II. Matthews, of McMinn County
Elected Assistant Clerk.
The Associated Press Man Pro-
nounces Speaker Ramsey
q Greenbacker.
LEaISLATIvE PROCEEDINGS.
Snacial disnatch to tha Chronicle.

LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Special dispatch to the Chronicle.
NAsHvILLE. Jan. 3.
The forty-fourth session Of the gen.
eral assembly Of Tennessee met here
to-day.
SENATE-All the senators answered
to their names when the clerk called
the roll. For temporary speaker Sen.
ator B. F. Alexander, democrat, OF
Rutherford, and Senator A. j. Brown,
republican, of Washington we're nom-
mated. On the second ballot Senator
Alexander was declared elected.
The Dalloting for permanent speaker
was proceeded with. On the Gath
ballot, Senator A. J. Brown, republi.
can, received 9; Senator Geo. 81. Nor
gan. democrat Of Jackson, 8; Senator
B. F. Rsgland, democrat. of Haywood
8. Senator T. +. Perkins, democrat, OF
Williamson, 2; Senator W. NJ. Smith,
republican, OF Shelby, l.
There being no choice yet, the senate
adjourned till Tomorrow.
HOUsE.-All the members of the
house were present at roll call. After
lengthy argument over an object on
to the admission Of Mr.. r. McKen-
ma, republican. Of Shelby, the clerk
decided that Mr.. McKenna was en-
titled to his seat, inasmuch as no
notice Of contes: had been filed.
Mr. w z Doofon .o-.I1:o.-
Haywood, was elected temporary
speaker, receiving 81 votes t, 35 for
Mr.. J. c. Lester. of Giles, his demo,
cratic opponent.
The first ballot for permanent
speaker resulted, Mr.. r. r. Butler, re.
publican, of johnson, So; Mr.. J. A.
Manson, democrat, OF Hardeman, 35;
Mr.. H. B. Ramsey, republican, of
Shelby, l.
Mr.. Jas. Warren, the greenbacker
from McNairy, voted for Butler on the
third ballot, but changed back to
Ramsey.
On the fifth ballot Mr.. Ramsey, re-.
publican, received 81 vote.. aud was
declared elected.
Adjourned.
Special Dispatch to the Chronicle.
NASHVILLE, jan. 4.
HoUSE.-Iu the house of represen>
tativss to-day, Thos. 81. Reeves, of
Washington county; Herman A.
Hasslock, of Davidson; VIM. Penn, of
Henderson; Eth. B. Wade, of Rother-
ford, and W. B. Pickering, of Smith,
were nominated for principal clerk,
and Pickering, republican. was elected
on the seventh ballot. Wade was
second in the race.
John A. Cowdeu, Of Msrshall q. G.
Burnett, of Gibson; e 81 Matthews,
OF McM'up; W.T.. Maury, of Haywood
A. B. Lamb. Of Henry, and ]. B.
Meek. Of Jefferson, were nominstad
for assistant clerk. The fourth and
nth ballots resultep In q tie b, tween
Burnett and Mstthews, and Mr..
Matthews, redublican, was ell cte1 on
the sixth brllott by voe of IS 10 SO,
w. T. Case, democrat, of Rhes county.
having changed bis VI te rom Burnett
to Matthews.
Several motions to adjourn failed.
J. A. Broughton, Of Shelby; Robt.
T. McGill. G. P. PriestIy and Mrs.
Moilie Grizzard, of Carroll, were nom.
mated for engrossing clerk, but with,
out reaching result, the house ad.
journed until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
Mr.. Priestly received % votes, Mrs.
Grizzard, "a McGiIl, Z; Broughton,
IS.
NASHVILLE, Jan. Nv. B. Ramsey,
who was elected speaker of the
house yesterday, is regarded as more
OF a greenbacker than republican.
The republicans were forced to ac-
cept the dictation of Warren, green
backer, and ignore the caucus norni.