The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-01-16

Smith of Jennings principal secretary pro TEN.
and john q. Carter OF Orange assistant.
On motion of Mr. Griffith, they were elected
to these offices for the session and were sworn
in.
On motion of Mr.. Mcclure, E. R. Hamilton
of Morgan elected doorkeeper
The president pro TEN. then declared the
senate organized and ready for the transaction
of business. After committee had been APP
pointed, to notify the house of that fact, Mr.
johnson got the floor and said: Mr.. Presi-
dent, recognize the occupant of the chair as
such, under protest, on behalf of myself and
colleagues, IN order to get before the senate
the following resolution. which | will read"
Resolved, That Robert s Robertson is the duly
elected aud qualified lieutenant-governor OF the
president of this and entitled preside
its deliberations, and that committee of two
door OF the senate chamber, where he is now in
waiting, and conduct him TO the chair of this body
By vote Of p yeas to % nays the resolution
was tabled.
On motion of Mr.. Dresser, the rules of the
Fifty-ffth session were adopted until other
wise provided, Mr. Johnson's amendment TO
substitute those of the Fifty-fourth session
being voted down. After resolutions for the
appointment of committees on joint rules, and
to notify the governor of the organization of
the legislature, the thanks OF the body were
extended to Judge Mitchell.
Mr. Denote questioned the accuracy of the
roll-call, claiming that but forty-nine senators
had been present
Mr.. Boyd moved that democrats be seated on
the west side and in the rear seats of the east
side OF the chamber, and that individual seats
be chosen by lot. This was made a special
order for to-day.
On motion of Mr.. Foley, Leo Fitzpatrick was
appointed mail carrier and on motion of Mr..
Duncan, Howard Henderson, Frank Harris and
George Allison, the temporary apDOintees OF
al.
| session.
On Mr.. Grifith's motion Lieut.. -Gov.-elect
| Chase was given seat beside the president
! pro tenn, and on being introduced to the men,
bers said Gentlemen OF the senate, thank
| you. | am happy a little previously to look
| down into your faces and have you look up to
me. am very certain shall have pleas
! ant time this winter, for believe the people of
| Indiana like to elect gentlemen to represent
/ them. thank you, at least for this introduce
! ton"
A recess was taken to permit the members to
| greet the Rev. Mr.. Chase. MIR. DeMotte's reso-
| luton to permit inCress and egreSs of members
! through the cloak room was voted down. On
/ motion of Mr.. Barrett, Messrs. johnson, Null
/ link and Kennedy were appointed committee
/ on Inauguration ceremonies. On Mr.. Towards
| motion, Mortimer Calvin, Union veteran, was
/ given the state house tobacco privilege. The
/ principal secretary was instructed 10 employ an
/ additional reading clerk and to propose a
/ weekly calendar OF business n com OF
! three on mileage was authorized and the senate
| adjourned.
Secretary of State Griffin called the house to
| order. blessing was invoked by the Rev. j..
| A. ROndthaler. Chief-Justice Elliott admins
| tered the oath to members Mr. Willard NOM
| mated Mason j. Niblack for speaker and he
was elected over Hiram Brownlee by vote of
| 81 to IS. He was escorted TO the chair by
| Messrs Schmuck and Brownlee and said:
! GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF REPREsENTA-
TIvEs-I fully appreciate the responsibility OF the
position 10 which you have assigned me, and ten
der you my most grateful Acknowledgements for the
confidence which my election as your presiding ON
Ger implies. In recognition of that confidence l
shall devote myself heartily and thoroughly 10 the
| duties which will devolve upon me. will trust
ingly RELY upon cooperation and assistance as
we'll as forbearanoe in many of the embarrassing
emergencies which will necessarily arise, and 1t rs
upon that reliance that base my strongest hopes OF
| success. But, gentlemen, will not detain you
| Thomas Newkirk was chosen clerk, Charles
! z. Crawley assistant and I. D. Haimbaugh
| doorkeeper
| The rules of 1887 were adopted, temporarily.
Mr Cullen offered the following resolution ::
Resolved. That the house of Representatives, having
been informed OF the organization OF the senate by the
election OF James III. Cox presiding officer OF that
body hereby refuses TO recognize that gentleman as
a legally elected officer, and declares that Robert =
Robertson is legally elected and acting lieutenant
governor of Indiana, and should preside over the
present senate.
| Representative Foster-''The resolution does en-
BODY the truth We would not act consistently If
we should pass 1t The indomitable Smith pres-
! dent of the senate two years ago, and Mr.. Cox is
| now. The gentleman from Rush says he simply
wants to the country on this question You
went TO the country once, and you went TO grass
"In the last house looked into the face OF re-
publican majority of ten. You told us then that
| you would come back in the ascendency- Did you
| do it? No. Look upon this side Here is demo-
cratic representation wrapped in the security of
clear majority.
But the gentleman says they want Justification.
That's what they said before. They said they pro-
posed to vndicste Robertson, What vindeation I!
| Poor Robertson The republicans themselves ever
lastingly sat down upon him. He begged for some-
/ thing. He asked for fish. They him stone
He did get crumb that fell from the table
I of the Slick Six. "
The motion was defeated.
Mr.. Peasants motion that the doorkeeper be
authorized to appoint twenty assistant door
| keepers was adopted, after an amendment, of
| fered by Mr.. Brown, that they be Union vet
Grams, had been rejected
The chair appointed Messrs. Bigham, Curtis
/ and Harrell a committee on joint rules and
/ Messrs Peasants, Willard and Fields on rules,
I 4 ~, |.