McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-15
STATE LEGISLATIVE DOINGS.

| from her FORMER husband.
STATE LEGISLATTE DOINGS.
is Forshado,red IL, Condensed Report Of
the Nebraska Legislature.
The Nebraska legislature convened at Lin
| coin at noon on the 9Th.
SENATE.-The senate was called to order BY
Lieut. Gov. Agee. The roll being called and
Sherwood Burr elected temporary secretary,
adjournment was taken till 2 p. m.
On reassembling the senate proceeded to eff
feet permanent organization by the election
of the following officers: President pro tenn
pore, Church Howe; secretary, Sherwood
Burr; first assistant secretsryy, Walt. M. Seely;
second assistant secretary, Y. o. Lewis; clerk
of the committee of the Whole, D. H. Mercer;
sergeant-at-arms, G. w. Limbacher; assistant
sergeant-at-arms, Alex. Laferty; enrolling
| clerk, Nellie Depue; engrOssing clerk, Miss l..
Seedicker; doorkeeper, John II. Mann; assist
ant doorkeeper, Joel Purcell; postmaster, E.
| w. Blair; mail carrier, c. H. Silvernail; chap
lain, Rev. C. C. Pierce. A committee to re-
| port upon rules of order, consisting of five
| members, was appointed as follows: Dolan,
| Hobel, Meiklejohn, Sewers and Howe.
HoUsE.-The house being called to order,
the roll of members was called-ninety- six in
| ell.
J. NJ. Lee, of Furnas, and ". G. Whitmore,
| of Douglas, were placed in nomination for
| temporary speaker. Lee received So votes out
of 96, and was declared elected.
| The rules of the house of 1882 were adopted
| as the rules of the present house until further
orders.
Adjournment was had until 4 p. m, at
| which hour business was resumed. The COM
| mittee on credentials reported the names of
members entitled to seats, being the same as
heretofore published, except as to Watt of
arfa arlfh dilfr of yvIlnc caot-yr
tested. A committee of five was appointed to
wait upod Justice Cobb and conduct him to
the house. The oath of Office was admins
tered and the members signed the roll, except
Miles and Watt, who were absent. The house
then proceeded to the election of a speaker,
with the following result: Field, 55; Net'le-
ton, 10; Stevenson, Z; Winspear, 49, Field
was declared elected, and conducted to the
chair by Stevenson, Nettleton and Wiusp ar.
MIR. Field made an appropriate speech, ex-
tending thanks for the honJr conferred. Adj
iourned.
SENATE.-The committee on rules reported
making majority and minority reports.
Majority report adopted. The rules of the sem
ate in session of 1888 adopted with the addition
of rule 4S thereto. Rule 4S provides that all
standing committees be appointed by the
lieutenant governor
McShane reported that the joint session Of
the two houses for the purpose of canvassing
the vote of the state election was fixed at
O'Clock. At that hour, upon motion of Howe,
the senate proceeded in body to the house.
The joint session was called to order at 4:30
O'Clock and went into executive session to con-
slider the appointments made by the governor
HoUsE-The rules were suspended and the
following officers elected by reclamation:
Chief clerk, James w. Zediker, of the Frank
lin; assistant clerk, F. II. Wilson, of Glass;
secodd assistant clerk, F. w. Russell, of Val
ley; enrolling clerk, Alice Beardsley; engross
ing clerk, Mary Kennedy; chaplain, Rev. P
Van Fleet; sergeant-at-arms, R. E. Doran, OF
Dodge; doorkeeper, Il. P. Cuddy, of Polk.
1t was moved and carried that the speaker
appoint Brad D. Slaughter the clerk of tbs
whole house.
The following appointments were announced:
Postmaster, NJ. H. Wescott; assistant post
master. Mrs. Kate Boyle; mail carrier, Ire
Cadman; custodian of the committee rooms
D. G.. Dorsey; assistant doorkeeper, Jane:
Stevenson.
The senate and house went into joint session
and the vote was canvassed and announced
correct as certified.
resolution to submit the question as tt
whether the legislative amendment was carried
or lost to the supreme court, was laid on tn
table.
SENATE.-Howe, of Nemaha, introduced
resolution providing for the establishment Of
standing committee on charities. Adopted.
Committee was appointed to obtain the
opinion of the supreme court on the legisla-
tive amendment.
Buckrooth introduced a resolution provil-
ing for an investigation of the manag ment o.
the school lands. Laid over under the rules.
McAllister introduced resolution authoriz
ing a committee, consisting of Paul, Brown
and Hoebel, to investigate the management OF
the hospital for the insane. Adopted.
a number of bills were introduced, wnen
adjournment took place till Monday.
HousE.-The following appointments vert
rnnGuncpd. Griff n TAYLOR of @FurDas ianf |
tor: W. r watson Of MerricS to take k.s eh are
of public filings of printed bills; D. W.
Krause, of Seward, assistant doorkeeper.
The rules were suspended and ladies invited
to seats on the floor of the house.
At O'Clock the senate came in body and
Joint convention was held.
The chief justice and state officers-elect en- |
tered and the governors message was deliv !
cred. The state officers-elect took the usua |
oath and the joint convention adjourned.
The house was again called to order and tht |
roll called, after which adjourned till Monday |