Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-01-21
DIES MONIES LETTER.

ORGANIZATION OF II TWO HoUsEs-A
VICTOR FOR CUMMINs-LADJEs GET
IMPORTANT CLERKsuIPs.
DIES MONIES, Jan. 10.-The legislature
convened yesterday at two O'Clock, with
most of the members present.
In the house the assembly was called
to order by Hon. ]. G. Berryhill, of Polk
county. and prayer was offered by Rev.
Mr.. Frisbee. Mr.. G. l.. Anderson, Of
Warren, being then chosen temporary
chairman, was escorted to the chair by
Col. Chantry, of Mile county, and Hotch-
kiss, of Davis, where the oath was ad-
ministered by the Hon. John Calvin. Mr..
j. W. Powers was made temporary chief
clerk.
The committee on credentials, consist
ing of Agncw, Of Clark county; Nichol,
of Ida; Curtis, of Clinton; Thompson, Of
Clayton, and Russell, Of Adams, received
the credentials Of the members.
The roll was called and the
house adjourned until ten o'clock
this morning. In the senate Lieutenant
Governor Hull took the chair at o'clock.
The Rev. DR.. Nash offered IA short prayer
and then the temporary minor offices
were filled, Mr.. Dan Donnan, who was
secretary of the senate during the last
session, acting as temporary secretary,
and Little, Of Guthrie, as doorkecper.
The credentials were handed to the COM
mittec, the roll was called and the senate
adjourned until 2 O'Clock Tuesday norm
ing. The senatorial caucus held imme-
diately afterwards was presided over by
Senator Sweeney, of Mitchell county,
and quietly and rapidly completed its
work of selecting the permanent otficerso of
the senate, with th~efollowing result: G. H..
Brock. of Marshalltown, for secretary;
w. X. Cochran. first assistant; l.. ID.
Chassell, second assistant, Col. K. Root,
OF Lee county, sergeant-at-arms; A.. j. Il.
Barnes, doorkeeper; Miss Ida r. Hunts
man. OF Oskaloosa, daughter of the late
DIR. Huntsman member of the board Of
regents for the university, as enrolling
clerk; Miss Mamie Stull, of Van Buren,
county, engrossing clerk; Prominent ON
the floor were M. ID. O'Conner, Of Fort
Dodge; Jacob Rich, Of Dubuque and Mr..
AL. Swami, of Oskaloosa.
The Republican caucus in the house
with &. L.. Dobson, of Buena Vista
county, as chairman, was exciting in
the extreme, owing to the discussion
as to whether the independents should
be admitted to the Republican caucus or
not. The contest was principally over
MIR. A. b. Cummins, of Polk county, who,
asserted his right TO a place in the caucus;
that he always had been a Republican,
and always would be except that he could
not act with them on the question of the
prohibitory law. He was very energet-
ically opposed by A. Custer, of Jasper,
seconded by Il few others. After a mo-
ton and several amendments to the
effect that independents be debarred from
Republican caucuses, and an Intellectual
attempt to force the ayes and noes,
the entire matter was laid on the
table and Mr.. Cummins remained
to vote in the election Of speaker. In this
the victory came to w. III. Redman, of
Poweshiek county, after one informal and
two formal ballots, the entire vote cast
being siXty-six, of which on the final bal
lot Mr.. Redman received forty, Wilson
seven and Wilbur nineteen. The caucus
then adjourned until half past Z this even
ing, when the other officers of the house
will be elected.