The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-12
SENATE.

First Assistant-Republican
Second Assistant-Populist
Third Ar neutrality-suspicious..
Engrossing Clerk-Populist.
FIRST Assistant Republican.
Second Assistant-Populist
Tnird Neutrality-suspicious..
Door keeper Republican.
First Assistant-Populist
Reading Clerk-Republican.
Six Lab 2rers-To be equally divided.
HOUSE.
Principal Clerk-R-publican.
First Assistant-Populist.
Second Assistant-Republican.
Third Assistant-Populist.
EngrossiDg Clerk-Populist. From
two to six assistants to be equally
divided.
Door keeper-Populist.
First Assis
Reading Clerk-Republican.
Enrolling Clerk-Populist. From
six to fifteen assistants to be equally
divided.
The Democrats caucussed, too, and
agreed to nominate Mr.. Cunningham,
of Person county, for Speaker Of the
House, but, of course, all the nomins.
tions made by them were merely of an
honorary character, as they did not ex
pect 20 elect anything, OF anybody.
HOUSE-FIRsT DAY.
The first business before the House
was organization, the e~ffecting of
which was begun by the nomination of
A. F. Hileman PopuIist) for the posi-.
ton of Speaker.
Mr.. Hileman vas put in nomination
by representative Schulken, of Colum
bus. His nomination was seconded by
Parker, Pop }, of Perquimans, Cook,
Rep.), of Warren, and Hancock,
(R9p), of Craven. On behalf of the
Democrats, Col. John 8. Cunningham
Dem }, of Person, was put in nomina,
ton by DR., Dixon, dem }, of Cleve
land, seconded by Nj. Nelson, Dem },
of Caldwell.
Meesrs. Blackburn, Nelson and
Harris, of Hyde, were appointed as
tellers. The vote for Speaker resulted
HiIeman, 80; Cunningham, %; Dixon,
1. the last cast by Cunningham.
Col. Cunningham and Claudius
Dockery (Rep.). of R chmond, were ap.
pointed a committee to escort the
Speaker elect to the chair.
Mr. HilemaD, on taking the chair,
was formally sworn in by Associate
Justice Montgomery.
Mr.. Hileman said: 81 beg to show
you my appreciation of the honor
which you have conferred upon me to
preside over the deliberations of this
honorable General Assembly. I will
make errors, no doubt, but they will be
from the head and not from the heart.
/ wish the CO operation of every mem.
Der of this House, and 1 shall preside
impartially over every elaboration. ]
hope I may have the support of every
member of this body"
Mr.. Hileman invoked the blessings Of
Almighty God upon the Assembly and
called the House to order.
At this point Representative Stephen
A. White, of Alamsnce, came forward
with a newly made and beautiful gavel
in his hand. 1t is the work of the
White Manufacturing Company, o.
Mebane. Mr.. White, in very earnesl
and appropriate remarks presented the
gavel, which was accepted by the
Speaker.
MI. Blackburn, of Ashe, nominated
for Chief Clerk Mr.. Ed. Masten, o.
Wilkes county.
Mr. Smith, of Johnston. put in nom
ination J. w. Perry, of Johnston, al
the Democratic nominee for Chic
Clerk.
The vote resulted as follows: Flo,
Masten. IS; for Perry, 90
For Reading Clerk, Mr.. Frank B
Benbow, of Yadkin county, was pu
in nomination by Mr.. J. R. McCrarv
Rep.), Of Davidson.
Mr.. Nelson, Dem }, of Caldwell, pu
in nomination Mr.. John L GauItnev
The vote resulted as follows: Gaul,
ney. 90; Benbow 80.
For position of Door keeper Their
were put in nomination Mr.. W. LIE
Brown, OF Mecklenburg, by MIR. Rar
som Osm.), of Mecklenburg; by MI
Parker, pop }, of Perquimans, Mr.. I
T. House, OF Pitt