The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-14
THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
TIE House Succeeds 10 Perfccting
Its Organization.
BoCGS ELECTED SERGEANT.AT.ARMS
New. J. A. jackson Of Cnss County
Selected ~ Chapiain-PHEes APP
pointed by MIR. Dashicl1.

Austin, Texas, January 1s.--The house |
dragging It's weary length along in an eror
to effect organization. Candidates withou
number are In evidence for the offices Il
be filled and this makes the selections
necessarily slow. During the morning. th'
members sat through six long roll calls, anS
heard the reading of sections of the eonsti
tuition by six young men. three OF whom
presented for reading clerk and three FOL
the assistant. This consumed Il great dea
OF time. Everything Will probably lie II
working order tomorrow. at which time
Speaker Dashieli will announce his com
mittec appointments and the appointment
OF pages.
The lobby was crowded and the mono,ony
OF The pro, seedlings failed to attract atten-
tion. and the visitors were more or less
noisy, being rebuked therefor by the speak
er on seversl occasions. threats OF clearing
the lobby failing al times TO quiet TIE hum
OF voices. The sergeant at arms contest
appeared to excite the greatest interest.
and when th.st VAS disposed OF there was
less campai "a ing about the lobby AMI halls
There we've few III the galleries.
Ex-Spe2keY Tom Smith Of Hiii county
spent some lime in the house during the
morning converting with old friends.
Austin, Texts, January Is. The hour Of
q .r-fx,si hut IA the members were not
In their seats tile soions were very prompt
the arxs day. birs nndiDg o'clock rather
early they Strol2oa slowly toward the capt.
ssr,us ~ r., ar-lvinr After roll ali.
Rev, p + s,ltnael oi Smith county
asked for Divine tlessiug
The reading CT TIL luaTual was suspended
and the tpeakrr announced tAe lending
T-he fix.h hegiot vas oraroed. Shieh re-
,,,s,s~a, 1-ss3ex sc Il orvs a. Carr e. An
49, ts,ir, va, orq.t, -ed. but before IL pro-
,,s-s "a NJ pisir 81 Bexar withdrew ,he
49,. al (ys--
sr;ss ssr-er,h ballot resulted IN the cleo
.3xn, q, Fsorrs q Kaufman co.saty, the vote
s,.li-,s- yCa.tes 81 El.s-rs So
Tss fr5sh Was psel and neck. Colonel
yVst,as lEairr .v u7ls vote Two votes were
e.s1 for ! b. wAtts for assistant ser
n.,t-r--r-,s s-,8 tlr.se were thrown oilt.
60 M be- - wst,os @oa5d he1c
80 s-,.,s..c5 NJ Brvr. vas sworn IN
xn,T,ipstsas,s far se -fcant 81 arms we're
-,rx, n, s,-aer ard tie nilowlur names ware
r1-,4saf,,eS, 5sa Hsndo az McIennau. W.
K ss,,fn- N T-avts. ]. - .Cott--l. Of Travis.
isr,,ar T-,yr1c, 81 T7ravss BLrrel A. Rag
9nnd NJ NORRIS " E isurrls OF coleman.
~, y Tayior u lsasqise, \. J. Bell Of
T Is-siA ballot. banjo -. sutor Il. Cot
.re,l :. Fauier :. RAel md 20. Burns y.
Ta s,-j 20 peIl Il. No ao.ce.
s,..,.r-,s 6aIlns- Fsrrds, =. suto- e Cu,trall
& TeSeier {, Rsr,Ane "a. Burns IL. Tsylor
II Bell ge No ohu.ce
The ns-oes o. Cottreu BEnGo and Bell
'7ai-a halic,-Srtor y. posIeE ;. Rarlana
~. Burns is. Taylor e. Mr.. Taylor was
slseied and wac sNora ~. -
,..ss-s.- c,,-s rs.s.cs To- 10 ssna9a vers
received Ead reported that tho senate was
orsSAizaa and FeAoy 10 proceed with bust !
neSa. be TrIlo-i IVES received
Logan q smith oHerci resolution that !
the carda1ates Tor Tcadirs clerk and a.
sisiznt reading clerk ual their q4aiiTies- |
toes 10y reading section tram the con- /
sutniion ana 3! cAiAng Tic roh ever ]
Adopted.
The following we're noininaie'i Tor reading (
cieTs; J. W. sellers q IcA0sou, \. J.. /
Jones OF Medina 4. " sfalIh Of Srith /
cD1n'f.
Ears; ballot Sellers %. Jones ;. Smith /
%. Ar. - lieFs ~ as elected
Inc ssreaHeT announces the following as I
his appointments a. porter George Pfloe, {
Henfy Bar Henfs Daniels = w Robert /
son. John herIl"eihef.
The tolloWins were nominated for Assist /
ant reading tlorS T. L. SeweA q Van |
zsndt. X hrcNn q Travis. O. 4. Ram /
soy OF Shelby.
First ballcl: Sowell 50, Brown IS, Ram 1
sey Z.
Mr.. seweN was declared elected and took /
the oath
Marshall Burncy Of AtaseosS was elect
ed journal clerk without opposition.
The house then adjourned until p. N.
At the afternoon session J. l.. Robinson
Of Leon was elected asytstatt journal cIa,l
rh, s,.,,.- .....o.,-,,, -,
IN He "@H up
pointed ~ u. hitTsil, IL, OF houston as
his private secretary.
n II. r,u,f n, un, county va. .to,,.,
cAieoaaE clerk
N. safer o. hAEqlh county was elect
Roher, i,,ch ~ C,,,,,,,o ,o,,,,,., ..
elected enrolling clerk
oo'heSpNr.