The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-07
TILE NEWS AND oBsERv RR, THURSDAY, JAN I, 1897

| Cook. of Warren. providing for the APP
/ recruitment OF a committee Of three, who,
| with a committee of the Senate, should
| wait upon the Governor and inform him
i that the House was ready to receive
/ any communication that he might see
i fit to make. The Speaker appointed the
| following committee: G.. a. Cook, or
| Warren; JB.Schulken, Of Columbus; Nc
| Kenzie, OF Rowan.
| The House officers elected now came
| forward and qualified.
l A message was received from the Sen
ate stating that it was ready for busl-
| ness; another naming the committee on
| the part Of the Senate to wait upon the
4 Governor as follows: Senators McCaskle,
| Smathers and Parker, of Alamance.
On motion of Mr.. Lusk, resolution
i was PASSED to notify the Senate that the
| House was ready for business.
/ On motion OF Mr.. Hancock, of Craven,
/ the House adjourned exactly at $3.50 to
| meet this morning at IL o'clock.
SENATE.
| Long before the hour OF noon the Sen
1 ate chamber was filled with Senators,
| officers, candidates for office, and visitors.
| There was no color line in the gathering.
White and black mingled together upon
terms of equality, the brother in black
acting as if he thought the capitol was
his private property
Promptly at noon, Lieutenant Governor
Doughton called the body to order. Ii.
Il. King, chief clerk of the last Senate,
assisted by Capt. ]. b. Lloyd, his assistant,
officiated in the organization, while Ser
geant-at-Arms Halliburton preserved or
der In the usual manner, the Lieuten-
| ant Governor administered the oath of
Office to the Senators-elecet. While this
was going on, the Senators were quietly
chatting together, getting acquainted and
comparing notes. The seven Democratic
Senators, sitting to the left Of the pre-
siding officer, We're all in their seats,
Messrs Abel, Parker, Anthony, Justice
| and Scales sitting in the front row, while
| Immediately behind them sat Senators
Ray and Barringer They are quiet
and sedate eve are seven, and there isn't
SO much as a twinkle in Frank Rays
eye Of the roasts he is sure to give the
Republicans a little later on. In fact with
his long Prince Albert coat and solemn
black tie. Senator Ray looks very much
like preacher from Nolachucky deestrict,
and when it comes to preaching he is
good expounder of Democratic doctrine
Senator Abells moustache is half an inch
longer than usual, and conscious that his
| is the banner Democratic county, he isn't
| troubled about anything except the abb:
sence of many Democrats who serVed
with him in previous sessions. He is the
only Democratic Senator who was Il mems
| Der cf the last body. Senator Parkert
| of Alamanee, looks the ideal Senator;
grave, dignifed, wise and discreet. Sena<
| tor Anthony, who comes from the old
Democratic county of Cleveland, is young
and handsome looking enough, with his
| black hair and all-too early tendency to
| badness. His colleague, Senator Justice,
| of Rutherford, is one of the first lawyers
of his section Of the State, and his
| presence here attests his popularity at
| home. Mr.. Anthony is an able lawyer
| also, and that district furnishes two
| model Senators. Next to Mr.. Justice
sits the pure-faced A. NJ. Scales, Senator
| from Guilford, having the qualities that
have given his family first position in the
| State Just in his rear sets Senator
| Barringer, OF Cabarrus and Stanly, a
| successful and progressive farmer of the
/ rich farming county OF Cabarrus He;is
rather bald, and his gold glasses aud
| badness make him look like q grave and
| reverend Senator.
| These seven Democrats will be much
| in evidence during the next sixty days.
| They are fit representatives of the 1885,
| 600 sturdy Democrats at home who look
| TO them to preserve the Democratic tradi-
tons and uphold the Democratic banner.
| They will not look in vain. They are
the equals Of the minority in the last
| Senate.
PRINCIPAL CLERK.
When all the Senators had taken the
| oath OF office, the Lieutenant Governor
| announced that fifty Senators having
presented their certificates, the SeHate
was ready for the transaction OF balsi-
ness, and declared that the first business
| in order was the election of principal
| clerk.
| Senator Atwater nominated and Sena-
tors NJ. G. Caskie and Smathers seconded
| the nomination. Of Hill e. King, of 0ns-
| low. Senator Abel nominated John A.
Narrow, of Johnston county.
| 1sis5s v@tn stood: King, 40; Narrow, Z.
SERGEANT-Ar-AP
Senator Smathers said that in accord
ance with an agreement between the
| Populists and Republicans he aae.,4ir,ato5
/ II. ". Halliburton. Seconded by Senator
Ashburton.
Senator Parker nominated n. L. Wag-
staff, of Person.
The vote stood: Halliburton, 40; Wag-
| staff, z.
| ASSISTANT DOOR KEEpER:
| Mr.. Atwater nominated ID. J. Near
| thur. OF Sampson. Mr.. Scales nominated
L. II. Howerton, Of GuiItord county.
The vote stood: Macarthur, 40; Hover
| ton, z
| READING CLERK.
Mr.. Mccarthy nominated J. w. wat
| son, of Craven. Mr.. Parker nominated
j. G. Brown OF Durham.
The vote stood: Watson, So; Brown, g.
ENGROSSING CLERK.
Mr.. Atwater nominated J. A. Buch-
| anan, of Clay. Mr.. Buchanan represent
ed Clay in the House as a DemocEat in
1891 and as a Populist in 1895. : Mr.
Anthony nominated d. S. Loyelaee, of
| Cleveland.
The vote stood: Buchanan, AZ; Love
| lace, Z. Senator Ray voted for Buchanan,
IL IL. 1.