Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-11
The Senate and House PARTIAL
ly Organized,
KENNEDY WINS IN THE SENATE
The Big Fight in The House Was Over The
Speakership.
George Finger Of Tarrant Chief Clerk o. The
House Without Opposition Dr. Briggs
Defeats Or. Smool- LamberPs De.
Ieal Caused by an Absentee.

When the long hand OF the clock IN ue
senate chamber pointed to the hour OF
II today Lieutenant Governor fehdie-
ton raped to order the senate Of the
Nv :, third Texas legislature and In
trc, OOlb, Rev. r. II. SmO0t, pastor
o SlaG, IDo. Presbyterian church Of
'Fcs f. ssh3,,- the blessing Of the
tn, bo.. 20 "''Ory
The chah I. Kennedy. secre'
tary of the las. ate. would call the
roll, which be did, sAowing all the sena-
tors present as follows, except Mr..
French Simpson Of Lavaca county.
Present-Arnew, n. L., Atlee, II. A.,
Baldwin. J. G., Borcn, 4 g., Bowser, q.
T., Browning w. H.. Crnnfeld. j w,
Crowley, NJ. Dean, j. NJ, Dickson, ).
W., Douglas, A. NJ, Goss, D. H., Greer
II. A., Hutchinson, w. o., lmboden,
William, lester, G.. T., kcurby, J, e.,
Lnwhan, l.. H.. Lewis, j. j., McCom6,
NJ. Shelburn, j. H.. Smith. H. g., steel
H. e., Swlyne, J. w, Tips, W., WHIT |
takor. H.. Woods. j. D.. Noakuin. =, II. [
The call Of the roll developed the fact /
that the senators from Galveston and 4
Dallas were present but they did not I
have their certificates of election. On .
motion of Senator Shelbun these SEMI |
tors were allowed TO participate IN the /
election Of officers.
The Lieutenant governor then admins |
tered the oath Of office TO the members
| Of the senate en- mnsse.
senator Crawford of Hopkins county,
! introduced resolution providing that
! the senate 10 into the election of officers
and fixing their saiaries at IS per day
with the exception ot.pages and porters,
who shall reccilsSfi2'5O per day.
Senator Steele pll NJ, ln nomination for
secretary Of the setaiesA. NJ. Kennedy,
secretary of the senHtc Of the last leg
| islaturc.
Senator Jester nominated w. II. Muir
rey of Navarro county.
Senator Shelbum nominated Colonel
| VIII Lambert of Harris county.
The chairman appointed Senators
| Whitaker aud Steele 10 serve as tellcrs.
Senator Steele asked TO be excused and
Senator Hutchinson was appointed In
stead.
First ballot-Kennedy 9, Murray .,
Lambert 10.
Second ballot-Kennedy 10, Murray 4,
Lambert 10.
Senator Jester withdrew Aurays
name.
Third ballot Kennedy 10, Lambert IA.
The chair declared Mr. Kennedy elect
ed secretary of the senate and immed-
lately administered the oath OF office.
Had French Simpson been present
Mr. Lambert would have been elected
on the hrst ballot as he was placed for
Mr.. Lambert.
The following nominations were made
for assistant secretary: A. A. Workman
Of Hopkins county Thomas II. Bond OF
Pamela, John Watson Of Washington
county, c. NJ Galloway of Travis
county.
Senator Crowley offered resolution
that each candidate he allowed Go read
two minutes from the constitution to test
his qualification. The chair ruled II out
Of order as the pages were taking up the
ballot
First ballot-W WORKMAN 10. Watson ,,
Bond 3, Galloway o. Workman was de-
clared elected.
The following nominations were made
for journal clerk w b, OQuinn of
Angelina. j. NJ. Brown Of Travis.
First ballot-O'Quinn - Brown s.
O'Quinn was declared elected.
The following nomination was made
for assistant journal clerk a. g. Thwoatt
Of Travis, and he received the entire vote
of the senate and was declared elected
For calendar clerk the following were
placed in nominations j. Q. Son of Palo
Pinto, X. G. Childress of Scurry county,
= G. G. Pearson of Burnt.
First ballot-Son IL, Childress s, Pear
son z
At 1870 p. m. on motion Of Senator
YoalSum the senate adjourned until 3
o'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Ballotlng for calendar clerk was re-
sumed at O'Clock in the afternoon when
the senate reassembled. After the second
ballot G. g. Pearson was Withdrawn.
The third ballot resulted; Son 10, Chill
dress II, scattering l.
On fourth ballot: Son II, Childress
10, scattering =. Senator Tips rcnomi-
5 Fifth ballot Son 8, Childress IA, Pear
son 3.
on the seventh ballot Childress receiy-
. ed fifteen votes and was declared elected.
For enrolling clerk, u. Stittmatter Of
4 San Antonio c. w. Allen, and John Nj.
= Stevenson of Abilene, j. r., Read Of
A Travis were nominated.
First Tlttmatter 8, Allen z,
Stevenson ., Read 3.
Second ballot Snittmatter 10, Allen
O. Read 4 Stevenson 10,
( Third ballot Stnttmatter H. Allen B.
Read 3. Stevenson 10. Mr.. Aliens name
was withdrawn by SeuatOr McCOmt
after the sixth ballot, Mr., Reads name
X was Withdrawn.
Z On the seventh ballot Mr. Stevenson
received Is votes and was declared elect
ed.
9 W. F.. Linn Of Wharton was elected
= engrossing clerk without opposition.
y The chair declared nominations fOl
Rergeant-atarms were In order. Sena
tor Dickson nominated G. H. Allen Of
= Travis, Senator Boren nominated w. n
= Brewer, who was serReaut-at-arms o.
2 the Twenty legislature.
Y First balot-Allen 10, Brewer Is
- scattering .
Second ballot--Anen II, Brewer 8
4 scattering 3.
= For assistant seargeant-at-arms-J ohi
v Nj. MeClanahan Of Lee county Georg'
Y r. Terrell OF Hi county, Martin Jimi
4 nez Of San Antonio W. w. Williams o
Z Cass, S. r. Whitley Of Comal b u
X Pace Of Amarillo. were placed in nomi
u nation
First ballot Mechanism 3. Jimiez 3
Is Terrell 5, Williams J. Whitley ,, Pao
A. After the second ballot the name o
- w. W. Williams WAS Withdrawn, afte
y the thjrd q r. whitley was withdraw
aud after the fourth John MuClana
han WAS withdrawn
u During the fifth ballot the chair Sena
tor Crawford announced that 81 bal
lots had been east and as there were onl
thirty senators present the ballot wa
void
On the tei6h ballot Mr. Pace receive
10 votes and Was declared elected
u For doorkeeper, H. M. Bogges Of Nj