, 1886-01-13
ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT.
The Legislature Meets, and the
Oath Administered.
Members 90 Down Their leans to
Pay Expenses.
kilograms and Memorials Sent Ia
Obtain National Recognition.

The members Of the legislature as
sembled shortly after moo yesterday. In
the council chamber, the ice was broken
by Secretary Morgan who raped on the
table and sad "You will please come to
order and answer to your names as
called. "
II. i. Teschemacher, Joseph Granger,
Leroy Grant, J.. W. Blake, A. S. Pea
body, William Daley, Joseph L. Cashin
and Charles Deloney responded Here
to the call. There were eight in all,
and four were absent, j. II. Ford and G.
w. Wright of the first, John Mccormick
of the third, and A. T. Challicc of the
fourth district.
Temporary organization was effected.
ii. Il. Teschemacher was appointed presi-
dent, Sumner johnson secretary. Secre-
tary Morgan then explained the situation.
The legislature was without lights, fuel
and stationary, and they would have to
pay for these things themselves, because
he had as yet no authority to disburse
the government money The council
received this wet blanket in
silence, and shortly took a recess
until two o'clock.
Meantime the house was called to order
and the following members reported them
selves present:
First district-A. d. Kelley, N. j.
O'Bren, w. A.. Robins, Frank A. Mil
Ter, }. NJ. Tompkins, NJ. p. Keefe and c..
A. Guernsey.
Second district-Addison Terrell, d. B.
Dole. N. NJ. Knight and S. w. Downcy.
Third district-John A. Mathews, Us.
Kerr, Frank Williams and L. w. Center.
Fourth district-Isaiah Whitehouse.
Fifth district-R. b. Seaton, John L..
Russell and William Somers.
Sixth district-James Kline.
The absentees were George Mitchell,
Of the first; NJ. NJ. Towne, of the second,
and J. NJ. Lobban and c. II. Bussey, of
the fourth district. Twenty present and
four absent. Temporary organization was
effected in the selection of j. NJ. Tomp-
kins as speaker and +. II. Clark as secre-
tary. Mr.. Tompkins was escorted to the
chair and acknowledged the compliment
of his selection to preside over the delib-
e%rations of the house as follows:
Gentlemen Of the Ninth Legisldtiee As
semJb For this somewhat temporary
and heeting honor | desire to express to
you, gentlemen, my most profound
thanks.
l have not lived many years, but l
have lived long enough to have learned
by experience these things That if there
be any feelings, which more than all
others excite the human heart and i'm
pedes the u~tterance, it is the emotions of
surprise and of pride. And | say to you,
gentlemen, of surprise. because the an
nouncement you have just made is a mat
ter of the greatest surprise with me to
know that | should have been selected as
your speaker over so many other ADLER
and efficient members of this house. And
| say Of pride, because it is a matter OF
the greatest pride with me to know hat l
should have lived among you as a citizen
and conducted myself among you as a
member of my party in such a m9pner as
to have merited from this body Of men
this very highly a%ppreciative manifesto
ton of regard.
Representatives Seaton, Dole, Guern-
sey, Kelley and Kerr, appointed as a
committee to wait upon Chief Justice
Lacey, returned with that gentleman and
escorted him to the speakers chair. The
members Of both houses with uplifted
hands then took the iron clad oath.
Messrs. W. A. Robins, d. B. Dole, John
A. Matthews, Isaiah Whitehouse, r. b.
Seaton, and James Kline were appointed
a committee on credentials. Representa-
tive Downey then took the floor and said
ut would be well, before we adjourn,
to examine the ground on which We
stand. Every member has taken the
oath, a part of which is that he will faith
fully discharge the duties of his office, as
a member of the ninth Legislative assem-
bly,. We are here to determine whether
we are members or not. There Is a very
serious doubt whether the house of repre-