The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-01-10
IN ERROR.


house and temporary Speaker Dawson,
yesterday decided that neither of those
entitled or con,esting members should
be sworn in-the member holding the
certificate should not he sworn in and
seated. This was contrary to all pre-
cedent. The balance of the members
were sworn in.
Tubbs, of Usage. appealed to the
house from the decision of the tenn
porary speaker and the vote resulted
d tie vote-55 to ID. and in that way
the house adjourned until ten o'clock
to-day. This morning Mr.. Davis, n
acknowledged his mistake and allow, d
the members who held certificates {
election to be sworn in and seated.
The other fellows will now fight for
their right to the seats.
Representative Lane of Cas- county,
who has jus; been released from Jail ut
Kansas City, where he was confined
for contempt, arrived yesterday after
noon. and Cass county is properly rep
/ Etrtuitu uh's'E Nut tbil-tilUtlbH
DEMOCRATIC Caucus.
The caucus WIS called To order at Z
o'clock last night by w. y. Graham,
OF Sc,!alia, when Hon. c. c. Fosle,
oi SCHUYLER county, WAS elected chair
nan ana W. n. Graham, secretary.
The chairman stated the. object of
the caucus was to nominate officers Of
the House oi' the Thirty-seventh Cen
eral Assembly and the first order of
business was the nomination for
speaker.
Hon. J. +. Dawson. of Marion
county, put in nomination L. w.
Mabrev, of Ripley county.
The nomination was seconded by
p. b. Moore. of Mississippi county.
W. III. Davis, of Henry county,
moved that Mr. Mabrey he nominated
by reclamation. &.
Carried.
Il. +. Stuart, of Buchanan county,
was put in nomination for speaker pro
ten by \. Davis of Buchanan.
j. w. Coots of Platte county was
put in nomination for speaker pro
ten.
BALLOT.
stuart. 10
CootS..---.--.-..-....-- Al
X. w. Prigmore Of Pettis, voted for
COotS
CHIEF CLERK.
Geo. W. Trigg. of Ray, placed in
nomination Jno. W. Jacks, OF Mont
gomery City Standard.
4. :. Smith, of Rails who was chief
clerk o. the house in the 35th gene
ral assembly, placed in nomination
NJ. b. Henderson, OF Pike county for
CHIEF clerk. He plead for him that
he WIS educated Is soldier but chose
TO be farmer
Senation
Jacks. '--......-o'
henderson .-...-...-. .-........-..-...-2o
Il. w. Prigmore, voted for Jacks.
ASSISTANT CHIEF CLERK.
w. +. Black of Davies county
placed Geo. w. Hunter of Gentry in
nomination.
X \. Collins of Wayne county put
in nomination T.. L. Carruthers, of
Jasper county.
j. B. Cameron of Charlton county,
was put in nomination.
w. b. McRoberts, of Lewis county
placed in nomination j. Ii. Gilbraeth
OF Pcttis county.
His nomination was seconed by X
w. Prigmore, of Pettis, in a iorcible
speech.
FIRST BALLOT.
Hoy ..-..--I'
CarrutherS ...........-.. al
Hunter .-.--.-. ....... ....'.-'..... 10
Bainer"n --.--.. ..-..........lo
itlibreath ID
SECOND BALLOT.
hoy ..; ..--....... -........ ......-.. ......-I?
huntcr ..-...... ..-..----..i9
Gibrcath ..............Z2
BY resolution after the next ballot
the candidate receiving the lowest
number of votes was dropped.
Dameron was withdrawn from the
contest.
THIRD BALLOT.
hoy .'."S,
tarrutherS ....-...-.......... -....'.......'. -
Hunter
t;ilbreath %
| FOURTH BALLOT.
hoy
tarrutnerS s...-.--...--...Su
Nflbrtsitu
FIFTH BALLOT.