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

Sc; Brown, %.
For Assistant Door keeper, Abe Mid
dleton (negro) by Sutton Rep), H. Q.
Brown, of Guilford, by Bunch Dem },
of Guilford. The vote was as fol
lows: Brown, 25; Middleton, 80.
Mr.. Lusk, of Buncombe, introduced
the following resolution that rules OF
last House be those for the present
House until it be the pleasure OF the
House to change. Passed.
Mr.. Cook, of Warren, had moved to
adjourn, but gave way to Mr.. Lusks
resolution. Mr.. Sutton, of Cleveland,
now moved to adjourn, but Mr.. Lusk
thought that it was but due respect to
the Governor tt receive his message
before adjourning. Mr.. Houser, pop },
of Lenoir, at this point insisted on 60
ing into nomination of engrossing clerk.
He nominated Mr.. B f. Scarborough,
of Lenoir, and Representative James,
Dem), of Fender, nominated Mr..
Bloodwortb, of Fender.
The vote resulted as follows: Scar
borough, IS; Bloodworth, %.
A resolution was introduced by Mr..
Cook, of Warren, providing for the ap.
pointment of a committee of three, who,
with q committee of the Senate, should
wait upon the Governor and inform
him that the House was ready to re-
ceive any communication that he might
see fit TO make. The Speaker appointed
the following committee: Q. A. Cook,
of Warren; J.. B. Schulken, of Colum
bus; Mckenzie, of Rowan.
The House officers elected came for
ward and qualified.
A message was received from the
Senate stating that it was ready for
bus mess; another naming the commit
tee on the part of the State to wait
upon the Governor as follows: Sena
tors McCaskie, Smithers and Parker,
OF AlamanCe.
On motion of Mr.. Lusk, a resolution
was passed to notify the Senate that
the House was ready for business.
Adjourned.
SENATE-FIEsT DAY.
Atnoon Lieutenant Governor Dough
ton called the Senators to order.
When all the Senators had taken the
oath Of Office, the Lieutenant Governor
announced that fifty Senators having
presented their certificates, the Senate
was ready for the transaction of bust
ness, and declared that the first bust.
ness in order was the election of prin.
cipal clerk.
Senator Atwater nominated and Sen.
ators NJ. Q. Caskie and Smathers sec
onded the nomination of Hall e. King,
of Onslow, Senator Abel naminated
John A, Narrow, of johnson county.
AThe vote stood: King, 40; Narrow, 2
sERGEANT-AT-ARMs
Senator Smathers said that i'm &C
cordance with an agreement between
the Populist and Republicans he nomi
mated T. N. Halliburton. Seconded by
Ashburton.
Senator Parker nominated N. L
Wagstaf, of Person.
The vote stood: Halliburton, 40;
Wagstef z.
ASSISTANT DOoR-KEEPER. =
Nh. Atwater nominated D J. Near
thur, Of Sampson. Mr.. Scales nomi
mated L. e. Howerton, of Guilford
county.
The vote stood: McAuthur, 40; How.
erton, z.
READING CLERK
MI. Mccarthy nominated ]. w. Wat
son, of Craven. Mr.. Parker nomina.
ted j. Q. Brown, of Durham
The vote stood Watson, 38 Brown, 8
ENGRossING CLERK
MI. Atwater nominated J. A. Buch
anan, of Clay. Mr.. Buchanan repre-
sen7ed Clay in the House as a Demo
crat in 1891 and as Populist in 1895
Mr.. Anthony nominated D. 8 Love
lace, of Cleveland.
The vote stood: Buchanan, 40; Love
lace, Z. Senator Ray voted for Buch
anan, saying he was his n~eighbor and
a first class man.
Mr.. McJaskie introduced a resolution
to appoint a committee of three to co
operate with a committee from the
House to wait upon the Governor anC
inform him that the Legislature wa,
ready to receive his message. The
chair appointed McCaskie, chairman
Smathers and Parker.
Mr.. Smathers presented a gavel with
the compliments CT the White Reikel
Manufacturing Company, of Mebane
On motion of Mr.. .Caskie, the usua
resolution to inform the House of tn,