The Monticellonian., 1895-01-25
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the Thirtieth General
 Assembly of the State.
SENATE.


 Assembly of the State.
 SENATE
 LITTLE ROCK January l6.-The senate met promptly at o'clock with a quorum present. i After tho reading of the jorunal the president announced that the order of business would be the completion of the lst Of officers of the sell ate by election.
 Chas. T. Gordon. of Ouachita county, was elected secretary by unanimous Vote. | j. F. Campbell Of Falllner was elected ser geant-at- arms without oppositlon.
 Carl Hollis, Of Cleveland was chosen assls- tant secretary. All Of the above officers were the caucus nom inces and their election in open session was a simple confirmation of the caucus action, The senate being now legally organized tho president appointed Senators MchaHy, sloan | and Scott ns a committee to inform tho house l that they were ready for business | Al the converting Of the afternoon session Of | the senate that body Immediately proceeded tp complete their official roster as dictated by the | caucus as follows: For Journal Clerk-Rees r. HorrocSs, of Pu- | laski county. For second assistant secretary, | Miss Tompie T3and, Of Howard Forms istant l sergeant ntat-arms, Bryre5 Smith, of 1ndCpeu- | dence For Chaplain, Rev Horace Jewell. For | Janitor, Louis Rcpetti, of Pulaski. This com i pletcd the list Of caucus nominations mp to | date
 Senator MehaTy then fired the first legisIa- | tive gun Of the session by the introduction ot l senate bill No. i. The bill amends the Di- l gest so as to provide the senate with additional l clerical service. The bill Was read the first ant | secend time, the rules suspended and tHe bill 1 ordered to its third reading and made a special | order for this mornings session. The senate then adjourned until this morning,
 HOUSE
 The house was called to order promptly at | g o'clock. Alter prayer the ballotns for | speaker was continued, but with little change l from yesterdays vote until after the thirteenth | ballot.
 Al th!s point :ho namo of Mir. Baird was 1 withdrawn. and the fourteenth ballot resulted as follows; South. %; Colquitt 3f; Toomer, | I6. Newton 21 Crisp t. Three more ballots were taken without material change when an adjournment Was had until o'clock
 Immediately reassembling balioting for speaker resumed After the twenty first ballot the name of Mr. Toomer was withdrawn and the twenty second ballot resulted as follows. CoquitI 10; South, 20; Newton, g: Crisp B.
 After the twenty third ballot MT South with. drew his name in neat and appropriate speech.
 ton, B; Crisp, 1. Mir Golqutt was declared elected amid great applguse.
 The speaker-elect was escorted to the chair, and in feeling speech expressed his gratitude for the honor conferred
 Mir Geo c. Naylor, of Pula7Rl. uHaui- mously nominated for chief clerk. Two ballots for sergeant at-arm5 was taken without result and the house adjourned until 9 o'clock this morning,
 THEY ARE PROGRESSING LITTLE. R0GK, January i5.-THe General As semby is rapidly getting down to business. The house will complete it's complement of of fiecrs today and no further time will be lost in getting down to the real work of the session. HOUSE.
 The house met promptly at o'clock with Speaker Golquitt i'll the chair After the morning routine the chair announced the appointment of the following pages for the Jno. M Bradley Paul MathCS, Cleveland Davis and Will ]. Parker. The clerk proceeded 10 call the roll for Che third ballot for sergeant at arms. The vote stood: Brady, l6; icnfroe q; MeNeese, 2, Lee, ?; Ware, :; Philips, '; Me1lenry 2S; Floyd 2; MOrrell. C.
 The namcs of most of the contestants were rapidly withdrawn prior to the seventh ballot which resulted IS follows: Renfroe .; Me Henry. 2f kepfrne was declared elected. On motion q committee was appointed 10 notify the senate and governor that the house was organized.
 The following gentlemen were placed in i nomination for first assi-tant ccrt: W. !. Apple. of IonoSc; r. M Cartcr, of Clay; r J. Wesson of Columbia; A C. Dixon, of Izard. The first ballot stood: Apple 3i; Dixon. 2; Carter l3, WeSs0H, 95.
 Al this point the committee appointed 10 whit on the governor returned and reported that he would he ready today Ut l1 o'clock to deliver his message to the joint session Before tho call for the seventh ballot the names of Mrssrs WCSsOn aud Carter were withdrawn and the ballot resulted: Dixon. 55; Apple l3. MT Dixon was decared elected
 The house then took recess unit ? D. nl Immediately upon assembling after dinner the house proceeded to ballot for tho remain ing officers ta ba elected
 The following gentlemen were nominated Tor Journal clerk: Geo Dashil of Conway; w. l.. Willifard of Frairtc J ". HIrris, of Gle Iurpe. MT. Wiliford was elected on the second hutlut receiving 5S votes. \ committe from inc senate appeared and naunccd their readiness to meet in joint ses- sian today.
 Mir Ben D, Harris of Conway county, was elected assistant journal clerk on tho second ballot receiving b3 votes For expressing clerk Miss Clara Webb of St Francis was chosen on the fifth ballot by d NHfeffs Af ll ttH F11tI rf tFa afI The contest for enrolling clerk among the ladies was a lively one and prudiug final ac- tion the house adjourned until this morning. with Miss Hattie Hicks, of Lafayettce in the lead
 SENATE. Tho senate met pCrSuaHt to adjournment After prayer and the reading of yest6 rday's journal, the caucus nominations for pages and l9nitor, namely, Louis Edrmgton, Walter