The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-09
THE HOUSE.

| The Organization Completed-The Address
Delivered by Speaker Jewett.
The House of Representatives came together
| promptly at 10 A.. NJ in the Criminal Court room
of the courthouse, and was organized accord
| ing to law under the direction of Hon. w. r.
Myers, Secretary of State, after which prayer
was offered by Rev. Mr.. Abbott
The members were sworn by Judge collars, of
the Supreme bench, under the customary oath
of Office.
The Secret airy announced the next order to be
nominations for Speaker.
Mr.. Williams placed in nomination Hon. Chas
L. Jewett of Floyd county.
MIR. Deem of Henry nominated as tho Repub-
lican candidate Hon. George A Adams, of Nor
gan county.
There being no other nominations, Mr. Jewett
received 65 votes and Mr.. Adams 80.
Mr.. Jewett was declared duly elected Speaker
of the House. After being sworn, upon taking
the chair, he addressed the House as follows
Gentlemen: | assume this station with sin
cere gratitude for the honor, and profoundly
impressed with it's responsibility. It is indeed
an honor to be called to preside over this
House. for | express but the common belief
of those who are best qualified to judge when
| gay that never in the history of the State
has House of Representatives been possessed
of a greater wealth of ability experience
of the Speaker to suggest subjects of legislatlon
for that belongs to the Governor, and it would be
equally impairment to suggest the extent of leg
islarion, for that is matter belonging exclusive
ly to you but the manner in which you are to
discharge your duties may DE properly touched
upon. No bill ought ever to be enacted without
careful consideration and :nconsiderate legisla-
ton, usually comes from an attempt to atone for
| incidence during the greater portion of the ses-
sion by excessive industry at its close. In my
opinion the time allotted us by the Constitution
is ample for the present needs of the State, pro-
vided none of it is wasted. Every citizen
of the State is entitled to respectful
hearing and to have mis- proper request
duly considered, but when any measure is urged
upon you by interested parties, | beg of you to
remember it is your duty to represent the great
| body of the people who have not been consulted
| and whose interests can only be respected by
you. Happily. there are few political questions
| demanding our attention, and the party COM
! plexion OF the House is SO clearly defined that
| they may be disposed of without obstruction or
delay. I beg of YOU, therefore, without regard
to party, to address yourselves to the necessary
| legislation of the session. recognizing the fact
that your highest duty is to the whole people
of the State. If you do this we shall succeed,
| if not we shall fail, and bear always in mind
that for mistakes made here regrets elsewhere
will be unavailing, and corrections will be i'm
| possible.
| Mr. Dittemore put in nomination Henry c..
| Darnall of Putnam county. for clerk
Mr. Best nominated u. H. Wiley as the Re-
publican candidate. Darnall received 60 votes
and Mr.. Wiley 30.
| Joseph T. Tanning, of Marion, and David E.
| Ranger, of Vermillion county, were nominated
| for assistant clerk. The former received 60
| votes against 80 for Mr.. Ranger.
| Mr. Mock nominated Henry J. Frye, of Grant,
for door keeper Mr. Wilson, placed in nomina-
| ton Alexander Bayman. of Kosciusko county.
| Frye received SO and Bayman, "a votes.
| The Speaker appointed representatives Cope
! land and Gooding as committee to wait upon
| the Governor.
Mr. Robinson offered resolution directing
| the door keeper to secure the services of min
listers of the gospel to open the daily sessions of
the House with prayer. Mr.. Pendleton moved
| to amend by inviting the Rev. O. FL. p. Abbott
| to attend every morning during the session On
| motion by Mr.. Gooding the amendment was laid
| on the table
| Mr.. McMulen introduced bill appropriating
$l25, 600 to defray the expenses of the session,
! which was passed
| Mr.. Deem offered resolution. which was
| adopted, authorizing copy of the Revised Stat
| utes to be laid on the desk of each member
| AT the afternoon session the committee ap-
| pointed to wait upon the Governor reported that
the biennial message would be delivered at
| 1890 O'Clock on Friday morning..
The House adjourned until this morning.