Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
HOUSE GIVES OUT MORE PLACES
Additional CLERKS, custodinns, JAM

Additionni Clerks. CustOdiuns, JAM
itorS, PnEcs, Etc, Appointed.
LINCOLN, Jan. S.-(Speclal)-At 1O:i5
speaker Gafiin called the house to order.
although the adjournment OF last evening
had been set for 10 o'clock Ninety-eight
members responded to roll COLL Mccarthy
Of Garfield and Mills OF Lancaster being
absent. Clark OF Richardson was called TO
| the chair by the speaker and the house tour-
| nal was read by First Assistant Clerk Foster
Hull Of Harlan moved that when the house
adjourn that the time be fixed at 2 D. IN.
MONDAY. This was carried, and Jones Of Gage
moved that the house authorize the printing
! Of 500 copies OF the governors message
On this motion a division was called for and
| tho speaker requested the clerk to call the
roll.
Snyder OF Sherman explained his vote.
He said that he believed the objection to
this motion arose frcm the fact that Il had
not yet been settled what the printing of the
message would cost. II was compliment
that had been extended to other governors,
and he would vote aye. The result of the
roll call showed 80 ayes, 62 nays, and the
| motion was lost.
Billings Of Cherry then moved that two
copies OF the message be furnished each
member of the house, but the motion failed
OF a second.
Webb of Custer moved that a committee OF
.hrce be appointed to act with a like COM
mittce from the senate on Joint rules. The
speaker said that he should appoint a COM
mittee on rules, but that the motion was
properly before the house, and would be
acted upon. The motion wao carried
Speaker Gafin then requested that dur
Ing the pending adjournment the members
would send him their first second and third
| choice for chairmanshps. Speaker Gafln
also announced the following appointments
selected last night by the caucus: Fourth
assistant clerk. G. w. Phillips, Platte county;
typewriter, Miss Virginia Phillips, Douglas;
assistant postmaster, Laura NJ. Lucus, Doug
las; first bill clerk, |. d.. Marks, Hail. proof
reader Mary Fairbrother, Douglas; assistant
proofreader, to be named Monday; enrolling
and engrossing clerks, Edward Westering.
Clay; Lizzie Stevens, Adams; Katie Neville,
OtOe; Lena Brewer. Cunning; Arthur Frantz,
Saline; copy holder Jesse Plug, Fillmore;
assistant copy holder, Anna Clegg Richard
son; sixth JanitOr. l.. Il. CLANCY, Richard
son; stenographer, to be filled Monday; as
slstant night watchman, Henry Taylor, Fur
mas; secretary, Ralph Clark; typewriter,
chief clerk, Sadie Striker; engrossing and
enrolling clerks, ID. A. Way OF Douglas, c.
Wilson of Platte, j. NJ Whislnand OF Thayer,
ID. w. Murray OF Fillmore; mail carrier,
Daniel Burlthard, Adams; assistant door
keeper, Charles Bivens, Johnson; assistant
bill clerk, H. f. Wasmund, Sheridan;
| slstant custodian OF cloak room. l.. S. Bruno,
Merrick; janltor OF the house. John Wander
berg, Frontier; pages, Oscar Phelps OF
Dundy. Willie Smith OF Richardson. Fred
schrenlnger of York. James Boyd of Ham
ilton. w. i. Wright OF Lancaster. was the
choice OF the caucus for bookkeeper in the
chief clerks Office subject to the appoint
ment OF the silver democrats.
The following named persons are the dem
ocratic caucus nominees for pages. and were
this morning appointed by the speaker:
Willie Cunningham OF Saline Louis Edwards
OF Richardson. Willie Hensley OF Platte, II.
Black Of Hall and Harvey Grosvenor OF
Hamilton.
On motion OF Smith OF Douglas the SER
goant- alarms was instructed to procure a
! flag to float over the east end OF the capi-
tol while the house Is In session. There was
a move made to limit the cost Of this flag
| to $25 but Roddy OF Otoe protested against
| tho motion, saying that the American flag
had cost too much already to be humiliated
now by any monetary limit. The price OF
| the dag was left open.
Tho house then adjourned to meet at 2
| u. IN. Monday next