Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-10
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
The State legislature.

THE ThIrty-tifih General Assembly met at
| noon on the ID. The Senate was called to order
| by LEeutenaat-Governor Ball, the old officers
/ actig e pro tenpore. A committee on rules was
/ appoin. ed, the new Senators sworn in By Judge
kay am the Senate adjourned until the 3D. In
| the House temporary officers were elected the
| oath adm n stored to the members and an ad-
| Journment taken until the Cd.
THE Senate, on the 81. organized by eiectin g
t~the following officers. President. pro tenn, II.
| w. johnson, of Nontgo merry County: secretary,
| FL. L. Gray, of Boone County: assistant secre-
tary, Baxter Brown, OF Johnson County; door
keeper, A Duff Tillery. of Clinton County; Sc r
geant-at-arms, Ashley ". Ewing, of Jefferson
City; chaplain, Rev. J. NJ. Johnson of Jefferson
City; official reporter, a c. Lemon. of Jeffer-
son City. Pages-Masters Yantis, Claycomb,
Morrison and holland. Senators Shelton
Clay and Sheldon were appointed COM
nlittee TO notify the Governor, in conjunc ton
with the House committee for the same pur-
pose. that the Assembly was ready to receive any
communication he might have to make. A
recess was then taken until 3 p. N. Upon re-
assembling message was received from the
House announcing the organization of that
body. Major McGirnis Introduced the first
bill, being one to revise the various acts reiat-
ing to the Criminal Court of St. Louis. A
resolution on the death OF Mr.. Sparks, of Cass
County. was introduced. The Governors mes
sage was received and read and 5000 copies
ordered printed. After appointing Senators
Ginns committee of five to prepare resolu-
lions on the death of Governor Marmaduke. the
Senate adjourned until the 4th. 80. In the House
the members absent on the preceding Gay were
sworn in and the House proceeded TO organize
with the following result: Speaker, Joseph Rus
sell, of Mississippi County; speaker pro tenn,
John F. Morton, of Fay: chief clerk, G. E,
Yates, of Lewis; assistant chief clerk, H. l..
Myers, of Boonville; engrossing clerk, j. H.
Pratt, of Neosho; enrolling clerk, J. A. Turner,
of Carrollton; doorkeeper, L. d. Bolton, of
Morgan County; official reporter, r P. Thomp
son, of Macon: sergeant-at-arms, ]. b. DAM
eron, of Charlton; chaplain, Rev. p. H. Trone,
of Henry. In accordance with resolution Of
fered and ADOPTED. the Speaker appointed as a
committee on clerks and employees, Messrs.
Hecklin, Jewett, Young, Allison and Allen.
Messrs. Allison Thurman. Houck, Silver and
Collins were appointed committee to revise
the rules. The Governors message was re-
ceived, read and 10000 copies ordered printed,
5000 to be in German. A resolution was pre-
sented by Mr.. Champ Clark, and adopted, and
in accordance Herewith the House adjourned
un,il the 4th.
THE principal business transacted on the 4th
was the canvassing, in joint session, of the vote
for State officers cast at the November cleo
ton, the result being that the following were
declared duly elected; Governor, David r.
Francis: Lieutenant Governor Stephen H.
Claycomb: Secretary of State, Alexander a.
Eesueur: Auditor of State, James NJ. Seibert;
State Treasurer Edward T. holland; Attorney
General, John NJ. Wood: Register of Lands
Robert McCulloch; Railroad Commissioner
Timothy Hennessey. But little other business
transacted in either house, and both the
Senate and House adjourned until p NJ. of
the 18th.