The Springfield herald., 1897-01-15
STATES EMPLOYEES.
LEGISLATURE ELECTS soFFlcERs
Efforts Of the Minority to Reduce the Num-
ber rDcfcated-S!xty-Five Chosen for the
House.

be appointed to examine into the number
and employees necessary to be appointed
for the session. changing the original mo-
ton by naming the committee and not
providing for its appointment by the
president.
The matter was discussed till noon.
and when the Senate met again the orig
inal was laid on the table. and it was
agreed to proceed with the election Of Of
ticers.
Rev. Myron W. Reed was chosen for
chaplain.
The other officers chosen were rs fol-
lows:
Secretary, C. E. Hager; assistant,
Stanley Stokes.
| Sergeant-at-Arms, D.. A. Mills; assist
ii. Clark: third assistant, Mrs. Mary
Aiken.
Reading clerk, l.. C. Bonney.
| Docket clerk, A. II. Bartholomew.
Doorkeepcr. Harry Mamlock; assist
ant, w. w. uersey; second assistant, ID.
Sullivan.
Messengers. L. Conant, Morris Hayes.
Pages, J. e. Fetzer, Jas: Dugsan, Har-
ry Kratzer, Paul Knowles.
Telephone messenger, w. IL. Johns.
| Night Waterman, James Collins.
! .Iantors' room, Geo. Il. Fravert, c. +.
Lumery, Geo. b. Thompson, C. W. Bu-
ford.
After appointment of committees to
notify the House and the governor, the
| Senate adjourned.
At the morning session of the House
the committee on employees asked for
more time and the House adjourned till
o'clock, when majority and minority
reports were brought in by the commit
tee. The former favored following the
statute in regard to employing officers.
The minority urged Il cut in salaries and
cut in the number of employees. The
majority report was. adopted by vote
of 81 to 80. A resolution by Mr.. Swee-
ney was adopted that no employees We're
to be sworn in until their services were
required
On motion the assistant chief clerk. the
assistants to the sergeantat-arms. the
doorkeepers, janitors and pages were
sworn in, and after sending committee
| to notify the Senate that the House was
organized and ready for the transaction
of business, an adjournment was taken
until 10 o'clock to-day.
The following list of officers chosen by
the Popuists were elected:
Chief Clerk-A b. Gray.
| Sergeant-at-Arms-E. V. Brake.
|
Reading Clerk-.Iohn A. Martin
Chaplnin-Rev. w. S. Rudolph.
Chief Enrolling Ciark-A. l.. Putney.
| Assistant Enrolling Clerlls-Miss Nor
ma Purchase, John ii. King, Miss v.
Wilson, Miss Agnes NJ. Hamilton.
Chief Printing Clerk-D. II. DickerSon.
Night Watchman-M. J. O'Donnell.
Second Assistant Sergeantat-Arms-J.
C. Shull
Third Assistant Sergeantat-Arms-L
L. Hollywood.
First Printing Clerk-L. T.. Cassett;
assistants, James Flanagan, Mrs. Lena
Jackson.
| Doorkeeper-D. COgnovick.
Messenger-Pat Callahan.
.Janitors-Pat Pachico, Charles H.
Egan. Sam Millikcn, George Allen, G. H.
Ganaway.
Clerk Judiciary Committee-P w
Monahan.
Clerk Finance Commttee-James B.
Knoblock.
Clerk Agriculture. etc-Luthcr Melton
| Clerk Appropriations. etc.-.Tohn Judd.
| Additional Clerks-AIiss Mabel Orr, r.
o. Smith. Harry Mamlock, Augusta ].
Frincke, Miss Hattie Fox, Fred La
| Coste.
The National Silver party was accorded
the following:
Stationery and Bill Clcrls-W. f. Ora
hood.
Chief Ensrossing Clerk-N. S. Hurd.
Engrossing Clerk-Captain Stidger.
| Doorkeeper-Robert Phillips.
! EngrossinG Clerks-Mark Hanison and
Mrs. l.. X. Daniels.
Janitor-Harry Hoagland.
First Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms-
John w. White.
| Docket Clori-John d. Vaughan.
Assistant Doorkecpcr-GG George Ayen.
| Enrolling Clerks-George Lucas, Angel
10 Noce, Hasseltine Burton and E. c.
Bodle.
| Assistant Printing Clerk-Hilah j.
| Patchen.
| EngrossinG Clorl-Gcrtrudc Fletcher.
| Mcssenger-Phillip Il. Wright.
Janitor-George Allen.
Clerk Judiciary Committoe-Joln A.
| Rush.
Cler': Corporation Comm,tee-.unius
| S. Morgan.
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