Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-12

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TIE OFFICERS ELECTED
House Democratic Caucus Decide Upon
Officers to BE Elected.
The House Democratic caucus met yes
terday and tho report of tho corn mittee to
fill tho additional offices was reported,
exception was taken to it on account of All
apparently unfair distribution of the
favors. The report was finally referred
back to the committee and the caucus ad-
ijourned until three o'clock. In the after
noon when the caucus recorvened the
names of Michael Grimes, of fLackawanna,
and Russell, of Montour, were suggested
as substitutes for message clerk. The
former was chosen. The substitution of
w., w. Calvin, Of Crawford for assistant
door keeper, instead of James E. Law
renee, of Bucks and of Frank Javins, OF
Beaver, for paster and folder, Instead OF
NJ. DOugherty, of Bucks, were agreed
to. The report as amended was then de-
cided upon.
The officers as now selected and to be
reported for election Ey the House arc as
follows Message clerk, Michael Grimes,
Lackawanna county ; assistant sergeants-
alarms, John Murphy, Montgomery, and
G. M. Hoover, Venango ; assistant door
keepers, JOS. j. Elliott, Butler, and w. W.
Calvin, Crawford assistant messenger,
Frank p. Killackey, Philadelphia assist
ant postmaster, James J. Moneghar, Pail
adelphia doorkeeper of the rotunda, John
O'Flaherty, Erie; pastors and : folders,
Frank H. Stetler, Berks Frank Hend-
ricks Lehigh Frank Javins, Beaver NJ
J., OBrien, Lycoming Joseph rippmaD,
| WestmOreland.
Attorney General Palmsr's Report.
| The attorney generals report has bsen
presented to the general Assembly. lie
states that the proceedings instituted
under direction Of the Legislature against
the bogus diploma college have been
successfullyEtermin and all know in in.
stitutio3s of that character broken up
that the charters of upward of 200 'graye
yard insurance companies have been
forfeited by legal proceedings and that
questions Of interest and Importance have
been settled at the suit of the common
wealth. His total collections during two
years were $42G.35 commissions SIG, 1884
Il excess paid into the treasury, s., ,3S4
Al total collections during his term, 1897.
O10.64.
| Deianey's Committee of Inquiry.
Harrisburg Dispatch to the Press.
President Reyburn announces as the
! committee to investigate the acts OF Ser
ate Librarian Delaney, Messrs. Emery,
Smiley, Cooper, Wclverton and Ross. Tue
report which this committee will make
can be guessed from it's composition. It,
chairman is an Independent and there arc
two Democrats at the tail, but the indie
pendents and the Stalwarts are all friends
of Delaney.
Some Additional Committees Reported.
| In the Senate, after Carrots nomination
had been confirmed, the following officers
were elected to fill places reported indis
pensiblc to au efficient organization. They
were tue Republican nominees:
Message clerk, {. 3. Kecch transcrib-
iug clerks, S. NJ. Wright and John J.
Clyde. jr., selgeant-at arms, Lenuel
Davis postmaster, John Lippert door
keeper, U. NJ. Tomb messenger. Charles
| f. Norhees superintendent folding
rooms, Frank W. Mannor; pastors and
folders, Robert Roy. w. $. Kreger, r. F.
Hoghland and Franklin Reed.
The chair announced the following com
mittees To investigate the official acts
of. G. Delaney-Messrs. Emery, Ross,
| Smiley, Cooper and Wolverton.
Public Printing Hughes, Boggs,
| AinhOlt, Shealer and Patton.
Legislative Record-NIessrs. Cooper,
Grady and Hall.
All tho trustees of the Anthracite hos
pital, except Senator King, who declined
| to serve, were confirmed.
In the House
The time CT the House was devoted 10
the reception OF bills and petitions. Mr..
| Mitchell, Of Bradford, was qualified as a
member. Dukes is in Harrisburg but has
not as yet presented himself. When he
| does So there may be some Democratic
| objections to his being sworn, in but it is
understood that not single Republican
| will object. AS soon, however, as Dukes
| is Democratic representative, unless he
| at once, without a moments delay, pre-
sents his resignation as a member, some
one on the Republican side will move his
expulsion.
The following committees were appoint
ed by the speaker.
Committee OH rules-Messrs. Zeigler,
Seidel, Schlichcr and Voegthly.
Committee on printing-Mess-s. J. l..
Brown, L. H. Davis, Furth, Hulnss and
Clarke.
The two Houses then went into joint
session, counted the vote for state officers
and adjourned until Monday.
The House Ii Which Lincoln Died.
A joint meeting was held at Washington
nv Snh-committeaa nf the Senate and