The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-10

OFFICERS IN THE SENATE.
SeCretary--J. Z. Poole
Assistant Secretary-W. T. Sprawles
.aA IojuDai Clerk-W 3, UQuinn.
= Assistant journal flcrk-A. $, Thwe-
NCalendar Clerk--Tohn A. Read.
! Enrolliug Olerk-Jobu j.. Stephenson.
u Engr0ssing Clerk-W #. Linn.
K Sergeant-at-armsC Fl. Alien, 7
OFFICERS IN TIRE HOUSE. Z
Spenker-T. s. Smith.
Chief Clerk--Chester Halle.
Az orgeant-at-arms-,Job $. DoughtiG
Assistant Sergeant-atarms--lon o..
!, Morris.
Both branches of the Twcnty-iiurth
= legislature convened yesterday uoOn IN
their respective chambers aud fettied
N down 20 work immediately Al 4e rep-
resentatives were present with lhe eX-
cepuon of Representatives r uJharrel
and y. II. Simmons. In the s&tate TIE
only absentee was Senator Stafford There
were g. large number of ladies present IN
Doth houses TO witness the oVeuihg ana
much interest was attendant jnereon.
N the house the main interest was CEN
ared in the election OF speGkO:, "hlcn was
IN almost INSURED fact, inaymGch "a tue
hon. r. s. Smith of Hill bod no iormd4-
bic opposition with the execution Oh j j.
Floyd OF Elgin, who was nominated unuer
r. Populist banner. The vote resulted, lp2
for S,nith and % for Floyd. floyd's
vote represented the full strength OF the
Populists on the toor Of the house and
showed tally that the POpulists asSer-
tion that they intendh. to ln0iViduallze
themselves on the floor Of the honse was
not without the merit Of truthtulness
Neither house perfected permanent Or
ganizatiou yesterday, adjournluS Wblle
the election of officers was still pending.
The regular order II election VIII DC taken
> mp today, however, and rushed throuEn
as rapidly as possible, and the governors
message will probabiy 20 in tins AFTER
TIE SENATE.
Retiring lieutenant Governor Crane
called the senate to order at noon and
he Rev. DIR. n. " Philpott of Bryan
opened the deliberations with prayer.
A call OF the roll showed all the sena-
icl,s to be present excepting Senator Stat
ford, who is absent On account oil SICK
uess.
Senator McComb offered the following
resolution which was adopted:
That the officers and employees OF the
senate shall receive compensation rs iol-
lows: A postmaster and two general COM
,uittee clerks TO be appointed by the leu
tenant governor ard paid 50 per day; and
thar the chairman Of rhe tWoj judiciary com
mittees end the committees on tlnanCe, IN
terna. improvements and education ap-
point each clerk Of their respective COM
mjttees to be paid 50 per day; that tVe
uagcs and five porters be appointed TO re-
Give each SO per day; and that othe~
officers of the senate be elected by ballot.
ne hallotiug for officers resulted in j..
IL Poole OF Victoria being elected Secre-
tary of the senate after the 18th ballot
aver II. G. Armstrong Of Parker, c. ii:
BOynton of Tlano and Sam IL johnson of
Haskell.
of Grayson was elected Oh the third bal
lot over ". ]. BRYANT of Mexia, Hugh
Fitzgerald of Dallas. J. O. Copeland of
Cherokee and ". j. Baia of Grayson.
For journal clerk w. b. O'Quinp Of
Angelina was elected without opposition:
a. S. Thweatt of Galveston vac elected
assistant journal clerk over j. Al. kenne-
ly Of Fails.
.Tohn A. Read OF Navarro wns elected
calendar clerk over r. u. Chiiaress OF
Nolan.
John l.. Stephenson Of Taylor county
was elected without opposition as enroll
ing clerk, and for engrosslng clerk w. e.
linn Of Wharton was also elected With
out opposition, .
The sergeanr-at-arms, G. II. Allen Of
Austin, was elected without opposition.
he appointments or Lleutenat-ToVer-
,i6r-elect Jester for pageships were then
announced az follows: Masters Herbert
Compton, Willis Shaw, Huntley R0gan,
Tucien Goss and Matt Glover, Pend
inc further election of officers the senate
adjourned until this morning at 10 o'clock.
THE HOUSE.
Al high noon pxacrly Secretary of
S,tsta Geo. w. Smith called the house to
osder The Rev. A II. Mitchell opened
ile Deliberations of the body with prayer,
a call Of the roll showed q quorum to
be present and the oath Of Office was ad-
ulinistered by Acting Secretary Finger.
Nominations for speaker being in or