St. Paul daily globe., 1895-01-08
SENATE CAUCUS.
Officers Are Named for the Upper
Legislative Branch.

Legislative Branch.
Secretary ...... ...... s. A. LANGCM
First Assistant Secretary 49,. ". E. ALLEN
Second Assistant Secretary. H. C. BARROWs
sergeant-at-Arms ........ STILES NJ. WEST
Asst. Sergt at Arms WILLIAM R. SACHE
Chaplain REV. ROBERT FORBES
Enrolling Clerk ...... I'D. h. BROWN
Engrossing Clerk ....... IL. E. PETERSON
Sergeant Of the Galleries. -. EDGAR NASH
Sergt of Com. Rooms. WILLIAM BfRCHER
File Clerk HENRY BURkHART JR.
Doorkeeper. .....................b h. tOhIINh
Assistant Doorkeeper ..... JOHN MCGINN1S
There was not vacant chair of the
Republican state senators at the caucus
held in the senate chamber last night.
All of the fOrty-six Republicans an
swered to roll call and occupied the
seats they have selected for the session.
The five Populists and three Democrats
were hardly missed, so few we're the
chairs left for them. Senator Frank
A. Day, of Fairmount, has Sc
lected the old seat of Ignatius
leader. as well as an old senator, was
accorded the privilege of calling the
caucus to order. He set the example of
refraining from speech-Inaking and it
was hardly departed from during the
evening. After asking for order, Sem
ator Day asked that chairman be
named. Senator George T. Barr. of
s.
| of Cloquet, for that honor, and he was
elected without opposition. Senator W.
c. Masterman, of Saltwater, was elected
secretary on motion of Senator Stevens.
of St. Paul.
A discussion followed relative to go
i ing into executive session. in which
Senator Day suggested that everybody
be allowed 10 remain in the chamber, as
he could see no reason for secrecy.
Senator Stevens and others thought
it advisable to exclude from the
floor of the senate all except
senators. former members of the house
and reporters, as The presence OF others
might Interfere with the rapid transac-
ton of business. Senator Stevens
thought the custom of excluding specta-
tors a good One. A vote was taken Oh
the exclusion from the floor and was
carried.
The chairman asked if it was also
desired to have the gallery vacated.
Senator Day suggested that the gall
lery people might be allowed to remain.
Senator Stevens said his suggestion
did not come from desire for secrecy,
but merely to prevent business being
impeded.
Senator Pottgleser moved that the
janitor of the building be Instructed TO
cause the gallery to be vacated. But
the idea was not carried out.
Senator Alien j. Grier suggested that
they proceed to nominate officers to be
voted for in the senate.
Senator W. H. Yale, of Winona. asked
for a reading Of the list Of offices and
the candidates.
Senator II. f. Stevens, OF st. Paul,
moved that the caucus proceed to elect
candidates to be recommended to the
senate for the various offices.
A question was raised by Senator
Yale as to the Offices prescribed by stat
ute and on his motion Senator Stevens
was made chairman of committee TO
ascertain that fact, and also what Off
GERS were needed. Senators Yale and
CollSter were added to the com mittee
by The chair.
In few minutes Senator Stevens re-
ported that the committee had ascer-'
tanned the statutory oflcers to be
secretary, An assistant secretary. en-
rolling clerk, engTossing clerk,
sergeant-at-arms and fireman.
They recommended that the fireman
be dispensed with. and that, in
addition to the statutory officers, there
be elected chaplain, sergeant of the
galleries. a cloak room keeper, a SER
geant of the committee ROOMS and file
clerk. This report was approved.
The nominees for CLERK we're: s. A.
Laugum, of Fillmore county, who was
nominated by Senator Thompson; Sem
D. NJ. Brown. OF Otter Tail county;
Senator I. A. Hodge. of Pine City. sug-
gested :the name OF Z. Fl. Folsom, OF
Taylor;s Falls, and Senator Spencer, of
Duluth. nominated II. A. Hays, of that
city.
After naming Senators Greer and
Jones as tellers ballot was taken,
which showed that Languln had been
elected. The v0e was announced:
Langum, 90; Brown, 8; Folsom, 4. and
Hays, ).
For assistant secretary, Senator Allen
nominated G. C. Eastman, or Wsdeng;
Senator Cole named w. G. Whiteman,
of Ortonville; Senator Day nominated
w E. Allen. of st. James. On the
first ballot Eastman received II votes,
Whiteman Q. and Allen -. On the Sec
ond ballot Mr.. Allen received RI votes
against 20 for Mr.. Eastman, and was
declared elected.
For enrolling clerk Senator W. z.
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