The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-14
THE DAYS LABOR IN DETAIL
SENATE.

endar clerk.
A.p. Findley, of Grayson county, en-
crossing clerk.
Yancy Lewis, of Calhoun county, en-
rolling clerk.
w. G.. Brewer, Of Rusk county,
on the fourteenth ballot was elected
sergeant-at-arms.
j. 5. Stewart, of Travis county, assist
ant sergeant at-arms.
A. J. Dorm, Of Travis county, on the
fourth ballot was elected door-keeper.
Hen. w. Il. Shannon, of Parker
county, was elected president pro tenn.
On motion the president appointed
Senators Houston, of Bexar county.
and Traylor, OF Bell, to inform the house
that the senate was ready to proceed
with business, and Senators Houston of
Wheeler county, Peacock and Kilgore
TO inform the governor that the senate
was organized and ready for business.
Adjourned.
Secretary of State Baines called the
house to order. Nominations for
speaker were declared in order.
Mr.. Haynes, of Washington county,
nominated Mr.. Foster, OF Limestone
county.
MIR. Gavin, of Harrison county, nomi
mated Mr.. Upton,of Fayette county.
Mr.. Cravens nominated Mckinney, OF
Walker county.
Mr.. Woods, of kaufman county,
nominated Mr.. Tankersly, of Harris
county.
Mr.. Blount, of San Augustine, sec
onded Upton.
MIR. Thompson, of Bexar, seconded
Upton.
Mr.. Stephens seconded Tankersly.
Mr.. Taylor seconded Mckinney.
Mr.. Tankersly returned thanks and
withdrew.
Mr.. Kimbrough seconded Foster.
Mr.. Armstead seconded Foster.
Mr.. Jones, OF McLennan, seconded
Foster.
Mr.. Robinson, Of Jack, seconded Up
ton.
Messrs. Page, Beorgstrom, and Davis,
were appointed tellers.
FIRST BALLoT.
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SECOND BALLOT.
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Mi. Mckinney then thanked his
friends and Withdrew.
THIRD BALLOT.
Foster. .............. N
Upton ..........,...... ~
Messrs. Upton, Mckinney and Tan
kersly were appointed committee TO
escort Mr.. Foster TO the chair.
Mr.. Linn moved that Mr.. Fosters
election be made unanimous.
Seconded by MIR. Upton in neat
speech. Carried.
The speaker was escorted TO the chair
and sworn in by Acting Chief Clerk
Booth.
The speaker made q handsome,
pointed speech.
Mr.. Thompson moved to adjourn till
10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Lost.
MIR. Taylor moved TO adjourn till $3.50
p. m. Carried.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The house was called to order at $3.50.
Roll called. A quorum present.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Gavin:
Resolved, That the house proceed TO
complete its organization by the cleo
tion OF one chief clerk, reading clerk,
q journal clerk, calendar clerk, an on
crossing clerk, a sergeant-at-arms,
an assistant sergeant-at- arms, door.
keeper, an assistant door-keoper, post
master, a chaplain, and that their COM
pensation be IS per day.
BY Mr.. Steele, IA q substitute.
Resolved, That the house proceed 10
complete It's organization by the elee-
tion OF chief clerk,
reading clerk, Journal
clerk, q calendar clerk, an engrossing
clerk, an enrolling clerk, q sergeant. AZ
arms, an assistant sergeant-at-arms, a
door-keeper, an assistant door
keeper, n postmaster and a chap
lain, TO be elected In tho order named,
and that their compensation be 50 per
day for sixty days and 81 a day there
after.
On call OF the ayes and noes the sub
stitute was adopted.
AMENDMENTS.
BY Mr.. Cravens: To strike out s2 and
insert "a.
IA committee from the senate an
nounced that the senate was organized d
and ready for business.l
By Mr.. Browning, as substitute for
the amendment OF Mr.. Cravens; That
all words after 50 per day be stricken
out.
A point Of order was made by Mr..
Henderson, that Mr.. Brownlng's
amendment was out OF order.
The speaker ruled that tho point was
well taken.
The amendment by Mr.. Cravens was
carried, and The substitute as amended
WAS adopted.
BY Mr.. Lusk:
Resolved, That In nominating candi-
dates for the offices to be filed only the
speeches Of members nominating can
didates be heard, and that they shall not
exceed live minutes. Adopted.
- NoMfNATIoNr. SySzIc,V
For chief clerk, Mr.. Camp, OF Lime
stone, nominated A. ID. Saddler.
Mr.. Taylor nominated VIII Lambert.
Messrs. Taylor Camp and Kimbrough
were appointed tellers.
fiRsr DALr.or.
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ii.Mambert... t......................s..
FOR reading clerk, Mr.. Robinson, Of
Jack, nominated q. w. Finger.
ffRsr BALr0r.
For Journal clerk, Mr.. browning
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