, 1886-01-15
THE LEGISLATURE.
A Permanent Organization of the
House Effected.
Both Houses Adjourn Until Tuesday
Next at 2 O'Clock.

introduced by MIR. Teschemacher, which
passed the council under a suspension o.
the rules, providing for n committee o.
three-one from the council and two from
the house to prepare a set OF Joint rules
for the government OF the two bodies
MIR. T~eschemacher was appointed on thu
part OF the council, and later IN the day
Messrs. 5. w. Downey and j. Nj. Tomp'
klns were appointed from the house o.
representatives.
Chief Justice John w. Lacey attended
the morning session OF the council, IL
compliance with a request from that body.
and administered the oath OF ofhce to j.
H.. Ford, member OF the council, and alsC
to such OF the officers OF the council al
were present Those sworn in were W.
f. Hosford, chief clerk; w. X Wight
man, enrolling and engrossing clerk Rev,
Geo. Z. haiter' chaplain; Jonathan
Pugh, w%atchman' and John Nj. Finley
messenger.
On motion, the chicl clerk was directed
to inform the house that the council was
organized and ready to proceed to busI-
ness, which was done accordingly. BY a
vote OF the council the chief clerk was in
strueted to telegraph or otherwise com
municate at once, with the absent mem
beers OF the council, in order to ascertain
whether they propose to COM FORWARD
and claim their seats President Blake
proposes to a list OF his com
mittees by Tuesday next, and in order to
form them un~derstandingly desires to
know who are to be the members, and
whether those absent are to be on hand
or not.
On motion a committee OF three, con
slsting OF Messrs. Grant, Ford and De
laney, was appointed to draft n report a
set OF rules Tor the government OF the
council. The council then proceeded to
the selection OF certain additional (pros-
p~ective) officers OF the council with the
following result; Page, Albert Granger
assistant Chief clerk, Z. w. Spauldlng;
assistant %engrossing and enrolling clerk,
u. w. Hobart. The council Their adj
J%ourned until 2 clock In the Afternoon.
The house OF representatives convened
at III clock a. m, temporary Speaker
Iompkins presiding. but as there did not
appear TO DC anything on hand TO DO, es-
peciaiiy as that Dody' OF rather It's mem
pers' were not prepared to proceed to the
election oil permanent ohcers' the nous
ADJOURNED unti Z o clock IN the AFTERNOON
a caucus oil the members oil the house
Irrespective oil party. was immediately
held In the nall oil the mousse OF represent
atives' at which all differences OF opinion
were satisfactorily adJusted' as the sequel
showed when that body convened IN the
afternoon
Inc council at : 0 clock In
Ohe ai'erhooh' put no business Oh any I'M
por1ance was uone curing the sessloh' a
lolnt resolution was adopted by the coun-
Gil providing ior the creation OF the once
son was named Tor that position.
Toward tne close Oh the session the
council received the omcial information
through a committee oil the council acting
IN conjunction w,th n from the mousse
.na' "oNerhor warren Wouiu DC reauF 10
aeiVer MS message 10 the legislature on
TUESDAY next al = p. M ana when inc
council ad~Journeu' whicn II ala IN accord
ance WIN JOINT resolution which passed
Oo.n houses uhuer a suspension ol Tue
rules II ADJOURNED uhti' that une'
II house oil representatives recon-
Vened at o CLOCK IN the afternoon, and
upon motion OF D W. Downey that body
proceeded at once TO the election oil per
oiheers, each and all oil them &C.
ing CHOSEN without a dissenting voice
Jon " herr' oil carbon county, was
elected speaker ana on taxing MS seal
proceeded 10 make a neat and appropriate
speech IN "hieh ne returned ms thank'
ior INC honor oonierreu' hr' herr wa