The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-11
Jones, Pope, King, StrattJ Houston,

Inc resolution relative 10 TeNN pAper'
was taken up.
Mr.. Davis offered 10 amend by strif pg
out four and inserting three NJ
| johnson, Of Collin, ("Rutabags YEARLY
twinkling through the miSts If The past
and f1ndly clingine to tie delu-
sion that gave him the nick.
name, offered to amend b. striking out
90 and inserting copies. o. N,otion the
resol lution, with amendments. .as referred
to the printing committee, n instruc-
| tor 20 report tomorrow.
W Gibbs offered resolution shat two
tine state be purchased n the use
I ena:e adjourned until II o. m. to.
NOR
| HOUSE
The house convened ut $3.50 n. pa.
| Rodgers. OF Nueces Adams Of Wood
and Watkins, of Nacogdoches, presented
their credentials and were sworn g.
| Cochran offered resolution T. appoint
committee of three to enquire il pthe elcc-
ton OF Tucker of Anderson, wi $50 creden.
tials were not sent up and to tg proof OF
the same. The resolution was sionttd.
Dennis, Upton aud Wurzbacl were cou.
stitu,ed 4 special committee of ee TO IN.
| vesUgute the claims of Tucker
Freymeir moved that the chic clerk Mr..
Booth, be excused indefinitely a account
of the sudden illness of his wie
CheRowith and Kendall were excused
because of sickness.
In the election of sergeant-at, ls. which
was quite exciting, Messrs. Pac aG Raiey
each received l3 votes, and Nj ni,hews
of Grayson 10 votes On the sei ud ballot
Mr.. Matthews withdrew from race. and
the vote stood Pace OF Dal s., 40, and
Railey, of Harris, 50.
Messrs. j. W. Mosley, OF Lamar; J.
NJ. Trlmble, of Caldw, James
Green, of yanZandt Y ]. c.
0utrey, of Wood, and w, Fife, of
Grayson county, were nomina'|l $ candi.
dates for door-keeper. There no elec.
ton on the first ballot, and the me of Mr..
Green was withdrawn. On the econd bal
lot the vote stood Outrey, 65 kIosley, l3 .
Trimbe 8, and Fife, II. Mr.. Oh ey, having
received a majority of all the les cast, was
declared elected,
Messrs n. II. Darnell, of lzos; y. p.
Pinckney, of Waller John II lNerrell. of
Waller L. S. Jones, of Grim aud II. b.
Wick, of Lee county, were ne mated for
the position of assistant door-by Der. There
was no election on the firsi- ballot. and
Messrs. Pinckney, Ferrell ,and Jones
withdrew, leaving thC contest
between Darnell and Wick. "a the SIast
ballot the vote stood; Darnell, +; Wick, 3S.
The Rev. A. j. Potter, of Nj, Jail; Craw-
ford, OF Williamson; Il. b. Har of GRAY
son; Poindexter, OF Travis, aud,9 Il. Blew
lit, Of Dallas, were nominated N l,haplains
of the house. Mr.. Scott, in sea hjag the
Rev. A. J. Potter's pominatio,cls / that
he had preached IN the W S. With a
pistol on HIS desk, in nrJer Il
defend himself against tho -Ntlaeks q
savages and desperadoes. There .G
election on either the first or second ballot
= AMI Messrs Crawford and Blowitt WITH
drew on the second ballot. The third bf
lot resulted as follows Poindext,r. 81
B,ewitt, 3; Rodgers, 7; Hardee, Is; Potter
, i. "A few scattering votes were cast foi
! ltepresentatives Douglass and Labatt ant
also ior Il, 6. lngersoll and Henry Ware
Beecher. The Rev. Mr. PoindeXter, of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church, of Aus
TIN, was declared elected.
For postma ter the following we're put il
nominations Messrs, I. B. Jones, of Hen
dcrson; John J. Nolan, Of Polk; Eide
Chambers, of Jefferson; Merchant Lit.
, tie, of Walker; j.. A. Stew
Travis V. II. Pace of Dallas. Quitman Fin
iay, of Galveston, and John j. Dollard, o
, Polk There was no election on the frs
ballot, and MeSSrs. Dollard, Nnlay, Jones
/, Chambers and Pace withdr their name.
, rom the race, leaving tne contest Ia
.. Messrs. Stewart and Little. On the last
' ballot Little was declared lCted by ma
; jOrity OF To-
resolution passed the h, use to the elleC
3 that committee of three appointed tl
inform the senate of the org uizaiion of ia,
> house and one also to act il connection will
> committee from the snnate to wau
= upon his eScclency, the &, vernon, aud in
3 form him that they were ready 10 receiv,
a"l communication he iright wish t,
make.
General SAutas Benayid, sor Webb, aros,
10 Il QUESTION ui pm yiivrs,'iH, tl.r,uflf,, Al,
Cochran announced Li, delight TO agar
meet with ms ir ends, and said tha
= 1t would no longer be necessar,
3 for him to have an Interpreter
rs he now sufficiently understood the Eng
ish language to express himself intcllgl
! bly,.
A resolution was adopted authorizing Tn,
sergeant'at-arms of the house Il
' make arrangements with tho sergeant
alarms of the senate to exchange IN,
journals of each house, and to place thr
same on the Seats OF the members as earl,
as possible each morning.
: The house adjourned until 3 p. IN.
: AFTERNOON SESSION.
Messrs WurzebaCh, Fisher and Nashwere
appointed TO wait ON the senate and an
, MessrS Upton, Gavin and Chambers a
Collin, were constituted committe,
TO wait on the governor in connection with
the committee from the senate.
Dennis, ot Wharton, moved that Tucker
oil Anderson, be permitted to present hi
= credentials and be sworn in. giving. n,
reasons, that the returns ad been fount
3 in the secretary of states offices
showing tina! he had been elected by over
hundred majority. The motion was refer
= led to the committee appointed for tn,
purpose OF inguiring into fuckers right t
take his seat.
, A resolution passed the house for the an
pointment of eight pages and four portcrs
who were to receive - per diem for thei
services.
; Chambers, of Collin, offered resolutio,
providing Tor the drawing of seats by tn,
> members of the house, which was adopted
when the drawing Immediately followed
After the members had selected thci
seats, Upton, chairman OF the COMMITTEES L
enquire into fuckers credentials reported
that the committee found that Tucker wa
duly and Consttutionally elected a mem
Der of the house OF representatives.
tucker was accordingly permitted to TAX,
his seat.
> Chambers, Of Tarrant, applied n motion
to permit the speaker TO appoint on,
assistant clerk. whose per diem
= pay should BIZ the same as the other officer
> Of the house, said appointment to renal,
N force during the absence OF the presen
= Chict clerk.
b Wur2ebach thought that the engrossin.
. aud eprolling clerk could fill the position o
clerk during his absence.
> The motion was lost.
The governors message was received ant
: read.
TltE MESSAGE.
To the Honorable Senate aud House of Reprc
Scntauves In the Legislature Assembled
, You, as the rCpfesei tatives of the peopl
OF Texas, have come TO the capital to enaC
/, laws for their government, at most i'm
port ant period OF the history of the state,
, Your fellow citizens feel assured tha
they, through your agency, shape th
; 20 ',rnmenl 10 their own liking, acCordinl
, to the will OF the majority, under TN
powers, Limitations and restrictions of tn
= constitution.
:, The blessings of good government hav
been secured by their previous efforts, nv,
Z In It's enjoyment they are now "a satistie,
y people. An eNnberant prosperity fills th
country to Uverilowing at the present time
!, The glowing prpSnpcis for its flitutp ad