The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-01-08
THE INDIANA LEGISLATURE
FIFrY-sECOND REGULAR SESSION.
In Senate.

In Senate.
THURSDAY, January 6, 1ssl-l0 g. M
This being the day prescribed by the Constitu
ton of the State of Indiana art Sec 81 for the
meeting OF the General Asse nbly, Senators hold
Ing over and Senators-elect met In the city of In
dianapOlis in the Superior Court Room, in the
northeast corner OF the Marion County Cour,
House.
Under authority contained In a statute of De
cemoer q 1872, the Auditor OF State (Hon Mahlon
ID. Mansonl commanded order. and the session
was opened with prayer by Elder W. B. F. Treat
OF the Christian Church. in Monroe County
Twenty-Five Senators. elected In October 1877
for the constitutional period of four years ap-
From the Counties OF Posey and Gibson, Gus
tavus V. Menzies.
From the Counties of Warren and Pike, Thomas
r. Hart
From the Counties Of Spencer and Perry, Henry
Kramer.
From the Counties OF Crawford, Harrison and
From the Counties of Dubois, Martin and Law.
renee. William Traylor.
From the Counties Of Clark and Scott. Moses
From the County OF jefferson, E. r. Wilson,
=, From the Counties of Franklin and Ripley, 8.
2. Urmston.
From the Counties of Dearborn and Ohio, Levin
From the Counties OF Brown, Monroe and Bar.
tholomew, Richard L. Cofey.
From the Counties Of Greene and Deyiess Da-
yid J. Heron.
From the Counties of Knox and Sullivan, F. W.
Viehe.
From the Counties Of Parke and vermillion,
Oliver p. Davis.
From the County of Wayne. Daniel W. Com
stock
From the Counties of Randolph and Delaware,
NJ C. Smith.
From the Counties OF Howard and Miami, Nil.
ton Garragus.
From the County of Tippecanoe, Byron W.
Langdon.
From the Counties of Benton Newton and Jas.
per, George W. Majors
From the Counties of Lake and Porter Thomas
J. Woods.
From the Counties OF St. Joseph and starke,
David K. Leeper.
From the County of Cass, Charles Kahlo.
From the County of Allen. Thomas J. Foster.
From the Counties of Huntington and Wells,
Abner II. Shaffer,
From the Counties Of Adams. Jay and Black
ford, Thomas s. Briscoe
From the Counties of Morgan and johnson,
twenty-five Senators, elected last October. az
their Districts were called came forward, and
standing In front of the Secretarys table, took the
lack, one of the Judges of the Supreme Court Of
Indiana, In the following order:
, From the County Of Vanderburgh, william
From the Counties of Decatur and Shelby
Francis ~. Howard.
From the Counties Of Floyd and Washington,
From the Counties of Jackson and Jennings
Jason Il. Brown.
From the County Of vigo. Francis B. Bischow-
From the Counties of Clay and Owen, Isaac N.
Compton.
From the Counties Of Henry, Delaware and Ran
From the Counties of Grant and Madison, Chas.
l.. Henry.
From the Counties of Boone and Clinton, Henry
NJ Marvin.
:, From the County Of Montgomery, Theodore H.
Ristne.
From the Counties of Fountain and Warren,
Arnet r. Owen.
From the County Of Laporte, William B. Hut.
From the Counties of Marshall and Fulton,
William II. Davidson.
From the Counties of Kosciusko and Wabash,
From the County of Elkhart, David H. White.
=, From the Counties OF Lagrange and Noble,
Henry Hostetter
From the Counties of Steuben and DeKalb,
From the Counties Of Alien and whitley, Rob
ert c. Bell
From the Counties of Carroll White and Pu-
laski Jacob Keiser.
- From the County of Marion, Flavius J. Van
From the County of Marion, George II. Chap
man.
From the Counties Of Marion, Hancock and
shelby. Simon 2. Yancey
Simpson T. Lockridge
From the Counties of Upton and Hamilton.
From the Counties OF Rush. Fayette and Union
The Auditor of State made the formal an
nouncement that there was a quorum present,
and thereupon
Mr. Menzies moved that the Senate proceed to
the election of President pro tenn. and for that
Viehe
The motion was agreed to-yeas, Nj; nays, ].
Mr.. Viehe, on taking the Chair said:
sENAroRs-l thank you for the kindness and
respect You have shown me In electing
me me your temporary presiding officer.
The time during which 1 may preside
Will probably be Short but while foccupy the
Chsr shall try TO discharge its duties faithfully
ana impartially, and in my efforts to do SO hope
20 nave the cooperation OF every one of you. The
nst business In order is the election of principal
secretary, but before we proceed with that think
u proper tnat tellers should be appointed and
suggesl that one Senator from each side be select
eo 70 keep count or tally Of the vote Is taken
S several senators-Consenti Consent.
Ipe fresldent pro tenn. appointed Senator Fos-
a,1s mr sdd g suggeshtng that the other Senator be
chosen.
Mr., Menzies nominated James n. Rice Of
ate. -' - t'-'S ~
-, Mt. Lsngdon nominated Oliver N. Wilson. of
Marion County, for the same position.
There being no further uominafions thu noll
was called with the following result:
Those voting for Mr.. Rice were Neesrs ne,,
SsnI' Sr'se0e' s'owa, oonsy, Compton, bevid.