The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-12

declared elected.
For calendar clerk the following
were placed in nominations: j. @. Son
of Palo Pinto, r. q. Childress of
Scurry county, G. G. Pearson of
Burnett.
First ballot-Son 10, Childress 8,
Pearson Z.
At 1:30 o. M, on motion of Senator
Yoakum, the senate adjourned until
3 o'clock.
Balloting for calendar clerk was
resumed at o'clock in the afternoon,
when the senate reassembled.
After the second ballot G. G. Pearson
was withdrawn.
The third ballot resulted: Son ]3,
Childress IA, scattering |.
Fourth ballot-Son IA, Childress 13,
scattering 2.
Senator Tips renomlnated Mr.. Pear
son.
Fifth ballot-Son 8, Childress IA,
Pearson 5.
On the seventh ballot Childress re
ceived fifteen votes and was declared
elected.
For enrolling clerk: F. Strettmat-
ter of San Antonio, q. w. Allen Of
A ustin, John M. Stevenson of Abilene
and j. r. Read of Travis.
First ballot-Strettmatter 8, Allen 7,
Stevenson 8, Read 5.
Second ballot -Streetmatter 10, AL
len 6, Read 4, Stevenson 10.
Third ballot-Streelma IL, AL
len 8, Read 8, Stevenson II.
Mr.. ALIENS name was withdrawn
by Senator McComb. After the sixth
ballot Mr.. Reads name was with
drawn.
On the seventh ballot Stevenson re.
ceived Is votes, and was declared
elected.
w. J. Linn of Wharton was elected
engrossing clerk without opposition.
The chairman declared nominations
for sergeant alarms in order
Senator Dickson nominated Z. ID.
Allen of Travis, Senator Roren no M
mated w. II. Brewer, who was SER
geant.at-arms of the Twenty second
legislature.
First ballot-Allen 49,, Brewer l5,
scattering 2.
Second ballot-Allen II, Brewer 8,
scattering 3.
Allen was declared elected.
For assistant sergeant at arms, John
M. McClannahan of Lee county, Geo.
r. Terrell, of Hill county; Martin
Jiminez,.. of San Antonio; s. r. Whit
lev, of Comal; B. f. Pace, of Amarillo;
W. w Williams, of Cass, were placed
in nomination.
First lot-McClannahan 8, Jimi-
nez 7, Terrell s, Williams l, Whitley
2, Pace 8
After the second ballot the name Of
w. ". Williams was Withdrawn
! After the third ballot the name of B.
r. Whitley was withdrawn, and aftel
the fourth ballot John McClannahan
was withdrawn. During the fifth
ballot the chair, Senator Crawford
announced that thirty-one ballots hao
, been cast and as there were only
thirty senators present the ballot waf
void.
On tho tenth ballot Mr.. Pace re-
, ceived fifteen votes and was declared
elected.
For doorkeeper-M. M. Bogges O.
McLennan county, and ID. w. Phil
lips of Lampasas were placed N
, nomination. First ballot, Bogges II
Phillips To- Phillips was declared
elected.
, For assistant doorkeeper-J. M
Bennett of Guadalupe county,. A: }
d. Sapp of Trinity county, Col: Ton
Bowers of Austin, j. Craig Hill o.
Travis county, were put in nomina
/ ton. First ballot, Bennett l, Sap IA
Bowers 2, Hill 6, Overton l. On the
, second ballot Sapp received 10 votes
and was elected.
: Senator Lawhon nominated Rev. IL
| X. Smoot, pastor of the Southern
Presbyterian church OF Austin fol
, chaplain and Senator Pressler nomi
mated Rev. r. B. Garrett, pastor O.
the First Bal list church of Austin.
First ballot-Smoot IA, Garrett 8
Briggs s.
election.
rhe third ballot-Smoot TO-, Garrett
7 7, Briggs 10. =
. Rev. G. w. Briggs, pastor of thu
Methodist church was declared elected
3 Senator Crawford nominated G
Kearby of Van Zandt as presiden
Y pro tenn OF the senate, and he wa
: elected without opposition.
+ The newly elected officers wer'
5 sworn in and at 6 p. m. the senate al
s iourned until this morning at II
U O'Clock.
THE HOUSE.
The house was raped to order D.
: Hon. G. w. Smyth, secretary OF state
Q who stated that it was his duty unde
the law to do so for the purpose OF OF
. tecting organization.
After prayer by Rev. G. w. Brlgg
]. of Austin he appointed g. w. Finge
chief clerk and Marshall Burne.
! journal clerk, and directed that tn
roll OF memb be called to presen
their credentials.
: The clerk announced that there wal
a quorum, over 100 out of 12o member
. being present.
The oath was administered to thos'
y present, the members standing ant
taking the oath in body.
Nominations of candidates 10
sneaker were declared next in order
u Mr.. f. M. Ball of Bowie nominated
Hon. L. P Wilson of Harrison,
ar. Geo. P. Finlay Of Galveston
+ named Hon. John H. Cochran o