Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-05-04
MISSOURI STATE NEWS
THE LEGISLATURE.

ArRIL l9.-Both houses of the General AS
sembly convened in accordance with the
Governors proclamation but there being no
quorum present I'm either house nothing was
O'Clock, p. M by Senator Morrison, Chairman
pro tenn. After prayer by the chaplain, Rev.
W. b. Palmer, the Governors proeian1att1o lon
converting the Legislature was read by the
Secretary of State. To a call of the roll the
following responded: Bland, Bradley. Bry-
Lafayette eI Edwards OF st. Charles, Houston.
Mcmahon, Manning. Morrison, Mayor, Per-
kins, Rouse and Walker; total, 16. Adjourned.
same hour by Speaker Bashaw, and after
prayer the Governors proclamation was
read by Assistant Chief Clerk Hannay. sew,
enty one members answered the roll-cal ana
Mr. Dawson moved to adjourn.
APRIL 20.-The Senate convened at 10 a.
m. and proceeded to effect an organizations
The Secretary, Assistant Secretary Enrolling
and Engrossing Clerks and Sergeant alarms
of the regular session were continued. Mr.
A. J: schockley, of jefferson City, was elected
to fill the vacancy. Rev. W.. A. Marker, the
Pamer of the
Church. was elected to the office. After ap-
pointing committee to notify the Governor
that it organized and ready to
receive any message he might have to com
municate, the Senate adjourned. The
was eaea to at the
of Lincoln, offered a resolution that the per
sons who held the offices of Speaker, Speaker
pro tenn, Enrolling Clerk, Engrossing Clerk;
Chaplain, Doorkeeper. Sergeant at Arms and
Official Reporter at the regular session OF the
Thirty-1irst General Assembly, in the year
respectively.at the present session Adopted
~ to !. MI Freeman, OF Rails, and Mr.:
sworn in by, Speaker Bashaw. Mr.. Al
Nomination for chief clerk Te Of the House, House, Mr.
John A. Hanlray, of Morgan County. Having
received l25 votes, the entire number cast.
Mr.. Hamray was declared elected. Thomas
Morris, of st. Louis, was elected Assistant
Chief Clerk, receiving 127 votes. Mr. Upton
offered IL resolution s'that the committees of
Ways and Means and of Accounts, as COM
posed at the regular session, be continued tor
the present term, and that committee con-
slsting of eleven members be appointed by
the Speaker, which committee shall be known
as the Committee on Congressional Appor-
iects touching the apportionment of the State
into Congressional districts: and such COM
mittee shall elect its own Chairman" Mr.;
Parker raised the point of order that it would
be impossible to comply with this resolu-
ton as to the Ways and Means Committee,
one member of which was dead, and the fur
Their point of order that the resolution in
trenched upon the prerogatlve of the Speak
Just been adopted for this extra session, he
had the appointment OF the commits ees. Mr..
Upton thought if the House could, by resolu-
continue the committees His resolution was
only expected to refer to the living members
Mr. CdTieTi Oh Lafayette, Wiluteu TO KNOW
whether there were any committees of the
House really in existence or not Before the
Speaker had time to reply, u motion was made
to table the resolution, and a division of the
House resulted in a vote OF 80 to 80. Mr.. AL |
len, of Jackson, introduced resolution call |
ing for committee of fourteen one from |
each Congressional district and one from the
State at large, to whom all matters relating to |
redstricting shall be referred. Mr.. Wiley |
thought no action on the resolution should be !
taken until after the House had had an op-
pOrtunity to receive any message the Gov |
ernOr might have to communicate. COnSid- |
Grafton of the matter was postponed and the |
House adjourned.
APRIL Ex-senator Bryant offered resolu- |
ton authorizing the Chairman to appoint a |
committee of thirteen to whom all matters |
pertaining to the redistricting of the State !
should be referred. Senator Heaston intro |
duced bill entitled can act to divide the |
State into congressional districts" After the |
reading of this bill the Lieutenant Governor |
announced the following committee, to whom |
will be referred all redistricting bills Of |
each Congressional District First Dis |
trict, Byrns; second. McGrath; Third, |
Naylor; Fourth, Morrison; Fifth, Head |
ly; Sixth. Diamond; Seventh, Walker: |
Eighth, Bryant; Ninth, Manning; Tenth. ia |
cobs; Eleventh, stephens: Twelfth, Collv;
Thrice nth, Edwards of St. Charles. - In the
House the newly elected members. Homer Cal. |
kins, of Franklin County; James H. Barrett, of |
Dunklin, and N. o. Hopkins, of Atchison, were |
sworn. When the resolution for a committee |
of fourteen was called, Mr.. Sears of Macon, |
teen, one from each Congressional district, to |
which all bills relating to the redistricting of |
the State be referred, the Speaker to APPOINT. |
Adopted-S3 to 30.