Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-10
LEGISLATIVE.
House Completes Its Organization and
Announces Ready for Business.
j. D. Montgomery, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms;
w c. Reynolds, Reading Clerk; Burney of
AtascOsa, Journal Clerk.
Tscenty- First Legislature.
THE SENATE.

AUSTIN, TEX, Jan. 9.-The senate
was called to order at 10 O'Clock by
Lieutenant Governor Wheeler; quorum
present. Prayer by Chaplain DR..
Smoot. The reading of the journal was
dispensed with.
Senator johnson had spread upon the
journal motion to reconsider the vote
fixing the number of committee clerks.
Senator Claiborne for the special COM
mittee reported that the governor had
been waited upon and notified the senate
was organized and ready for business and
that the governor would at an early date
communicate with the senate.
Senator Claiborne raised the point of
order that the Twenty first legislature
was not yet fully in session, as the house
was not yet organized, and that there
fore all legislation was at this time out of
order.
The point of order was sustained on
resolution by Senator Lane that the pres
ident of the senate be empowered to ap-
point special committee to be known as
committee on mining, geology and ir-
rigation TO which all bills on these sub
jects shall be referred. The resolution
under the rule went over till the next
day.
The motion to reconsider the vote on
committee clerks was called up and
motion to table it was defeated by a vote
of l6 to II. The motion TO reconsider
then prevailed.
Senator Mcdonald then introduced an
amendment providing, as did the original
resolution of Tuesday that there be five
committee clerks, one appointed by each
of four ommittees-judiciary Nos. l
> infp
ments, and the president of the senate to
appoint the fifth, a general clerk. The
amendment was adopted.
Senator Kimbrough s amendment, that
the president of the senate be emf owered
TO appoint five general committee clerks,
was tabled by vote of 2 to 9. The orig
inal motion as amended by Senator Nc
Donald then was passed upon.
The president of the senate named as
the one general clerk under the resolu-
ton, John T. Flint, the other four to be
selected by the chairmen OF the above
designated committees.
A recess was then taken till o 'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The senate met at O'Clock without
quorum, which, however, was secured in
a few minutes.
Senator Mcdonald introduced a resolu-
ton calling for the president of the SEN
ate to appoint committee of three SEN
ators, whose duty it should be to assign
the senate committee rooms to the differ
ent committee and report such assign
ments to the senate. The resolution was
adopted, and Senators Mcdonald, Jarvis
and Burney were appointed such COM
mittee.
J. e. Gibson, son of ex-Speaker
Charles Gibson of the Eighteenth Iegis-
latuTe, was sworn in as postmaster.
The senate then adjourned to 10 'clock
tomorrow morning.
THE HOUSE.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX. Jan. 9.-The house met
at $3.50 a. m. and was opened with prayer
by DR.. Smo0t chaplain Of the senate
The reading of the journal was dis
pensed with and nominations for assistant
sergeant at-arms were declared in order.
Mr. McGchee nominated James Forgry
of Hays.
Mr. Robinson of Bastrop nominated
John ParneH of Bastrop.
Mr.. Handy nominated ] R. Jackson
of Travis.
Mr.. Parker of Fort Bend nominated
J. D. Montgomery of Waller.
A ballot was taken and resulted as fol-
lows:
Montgomery So, Forgery 81, Parnell 2,
Jackson l, Barrett 8.
Montgomery being declared elected,
was sworn in by the clerk.
For reading clerk, Mr.. McComb NOM
mated w. C. Reynolds of Harris.
Mr.. Strong nominated n. A. Dawson
of Travis.
Mr.. Miner offered resolution requir-
ing each of the candidates to read five
minutes from the state constitution. The
resolution was adopted and the trials
were made. 4 ballot was then ordered
and taken as follows: Dawson, 90; Rey-
holds, 81. Mr.. Reynolds having received
q majority of all the votes cast was de-
clared elected.
For journal clerk Mr.. Humphrey nom
mated Marshall Burney of Atascosa.
Mr.. Pope nominated Henry Hutchings
of Travis.
Mr.. Parker of Tarrant nominated
Elmer F. Todd OF Tarrant.
The first ballot resulted in no election
and the second was ordered Mr. Parker
OF Tarrant withdrew Todd. The second
ballot resulted as follows: Hutchings,
40: Burney, 90; Todd, l. No election.
On the third ballot Burney received 90 |
and Hutchings As. Burney was declared |
elected.
For assistant journal clerk Mr.. Lewis |
nominated Charles S. Briggonee of Rob- |
ertson
Mr.. McGaughey nominated viii Lam
bert of Travis.
Mr.. Martin nominated Henry Hutch |
ings of Travis
A ballot was taken and resulted as fol-
lows: Lambert, sc; Briggonee, %; |
Hutchings, IS. Mr.. Lambert was de- |
clared elected.
For calendar clerk, R. A. Graves, C. |
D. Kinney, Roosevelt Hopkins, Frank |
Brown, Jr., John d. Tyler and Adm |
Abel were placed in nomination. Brown |
was Withdrawn after the first ballot and |
Hopkins and Kinney after the second |
The third ballot was taken with still no |
election.
The house then adjourned till 2 'clock. |
EVENING SESSION.
The house met at , O'Clock and pro- |
ceeded to ballot for calendar clerk. |
Abel received majority of all the votes |
cast and was declared elected
A. c. Buckner was elected engrossing |
clerk.
John T. Dickson was elected door |