The record-union., 1899-01-03


Carried, and the Republicans went i'm
mediately into caucus in the Supreme
Court room.
Evening Session.
For the third time yesterday the As
sembly got itself together at 8 ,. IN.
The caucus work had been effectively
done and the names of sixty officials
and attaches We're voted for in large
patches and when duly confirmed by
the house, they stood up in a long, wav-
ering and irregular line in front Of the
! Speakers desk and were sworn in.
This was something of an innovation
and was pursuant to a resolution Of
fered by Wade and adopted; Anderson
offered a resolution, which was adopt
ed, instructing the Chief Clerk to noti-
| fly the Senate that the Assembly had
| organized by the election of the fol-
| lowing officers:
| Howard E. Wright, Speaker; Alden
Anderson, Speaker pro tenn; c. w.
Kyle, Chief Clerk William o. Banks,
Sergeant alarms; H s. WanZer, AS
| sistant Sergeant atArns; Frank Fl.
Owen. Assistant Clerk; j. L. Scotchler.
Assistant Clerk; r. j. Wickham, Min
ute Clerk; w. H. DahIe, Assistant Ser
geant-at-Arms; A. T. Johnson and
Clarke Howard, Assistant Minute
Clerks; L. Davis. Journal Clerk; Frank
J. Murphy, Assistant Journal Clerk
Robert Corlett, Bookkeeper to Ser
geant-at-Arms; c.. o. Wellie, Engross-
ing and Enrolling Clerk; H A. Wright.
Assistant Engrossing and Enrolling
Clerk; S. G. Bailey, George Merritt,
Charles Schrebel and E. Howard Bill
Fiiers; Rev. B. w. Perry, Chaplain;
Miss Reba Blood, Postmistrcss Lizzie
Baxter, Assistant Postmistress; Ed 0.
Neill, Letter Carrier; j. W. B. Yoakurn,
H. H. Squire, William Crane, Gate
Keepers; George Sharp, Doorkeeper;
N. j. Colman, History Clerk; p. j.
Arnerich, Bill Clerk; w. A. Price, E.
P. Casterline. Assistant Bill Clerks: F.
Hobro, Gallery Doorkeeper; H de La
guna, Ethel Thomas, May ellis, H. L.
Bridges Frank de Witt, ]. F. Cav
thorn, Stenographers; H. J. Mcdonald,
Messenger to State Printer.
Committee Clerks-E. J. Dwyer, J. l..
Maude, H. B. Knight, F. L. Glass, S.
NJ. Casper. L. A. Hilborn, J. L. ellis,
II.
o. F. Glover, Stanley Wilson, Mrs.
Chynoweth, C. E. Sweezy, Mrs. H. c..
Chapman, J. Breed, ]. J. Hall, Robert
Clark, E. ]. Casey, A. B. Evans
| Pages-Gus Carroll, H. Brennan, A.
Rogers, Frank Dibble. W. W. Bench
ley, Willie Saunders; to Speaker-For-
rest Swears. Bookkeeper to Sergeant
alarms, Robert Corlett
| Belshaw offered a resolution that a
committee of three be appointed to
wait upon the Governor and inform him
of the organization of the House
Adopted, and the Speaker appointed
Belshaw, Anderson and Meade who re-
ported later the performance of their
duty.
Secretary of the Senate Brandon APP
peared on the floor of the House with
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. l
which read as follows:
Resolved, That committee of three
members Of the Senate be appointed 10
confer with a committee of four from
| the Assembly to make arrangements
| for the inaugural ceremonies, to have
! full power to act in the premises. Any
expenses to be paid equally by ting Sen
ate and the Assembly and not to ex-
coed in the aggregate the SUM OF
81, $50.
The Senators appointed were Dick
inson, Cutter and Doty.
| Resolution adopted, and the Speaker
appointed Knights, Boone, Crowder and
Cobb.
FOR STATE PRINTING.
| Grove l.. johnson moved a suspension
/ - tJ,a n
duction of Assembly Bill No. 1. Car
ried, and the bill was read the first
time The substance Of the measure
is as follows:
A. B. IAN Act making an appropria-
ton for the support of the State Print
ing Office and providing for the execu-
ton of printing work outside Of the
State Printing Office in cases of emer-
gency and providing for the payment
thereof.
Section one provides that 100000 be
| appropriated out of any moneys in the
State treasury for the support OF the
State Printing Office.
Section two authorizes the State Prin-
ter in case of accident to the State
| Printing Office, or in case the work on
hand is greater than the office can per-
form within a convenient time, to have
| the work done outside at his discretion
the appropriation named to be drawn
on for the necessary expense.
On motion of Johnson rules were sus-
pended and the bill was made a special
order to be taken up to-day after the
reading of the journal.
COMMITTEE ON RULES.
I Dibble offered a resolution that a
special committee on rules be appoint
ed, to consist of five members, including
the Speaker Adopted. Committee con-
sislts of Dibble, Valentine. Johnson
Mead and the Speaker.
EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS
Belshaw offered Assembly joint reso-
luton No. /. as follows:
Whereas, in the achievements Of our
fleets at Manila and in the Caribbean
Sea, as Well as in the victory of our
land forces at Santiago and Porto Rico
We recognize the advancement OF the