The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-11

Thy hands. May the day soon come when
over all the earth there shall be wars no
more. And all the glory shall be Thine.
Amen"
At the close of the prayer the president
ordered the roll called and all the senator's
responded with the exception or Agnew,
Stillwell and Parks. The new senator's
were then given the oath Of office by Judge
Hadley, OF the Supreme Court.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
On motion of Senator Wood the Senate
| then proceeded to the election of officers.
| The president called for nominations and
senator Lambert. Republican. nominated
Senator Wood. of Tippecanoe. for pres
ident pro TEN. of the Senate. The name OF
Senator Inman. Democrat, was placed In
nomination by Senator Purcell. The vote
resulted 81 TO 10, the senator's casting their
ballots on strictly party lines. w. w.
Huffman was then elected principal secre-
tary o. the Senate. II. l.. Hutson assistant
secretary and emm Pelzer principal
doorkeeper.
The minority nominated the following.
each of whom received the full Democratic
vote: Principal secretary. Bayard Cray, OF
Frankfort; assistant secretary, Edward
Weber. of Columbia City; doorkeeper,
Jessie Siler. of Carthage.
A committee composed of Senators Ryan,
Binkley and Gochenour was then appoint
ed to wait on the Governor and notify him
that the Senate was In session.
A resolution providing that a special COM
mittee of five be appointed to take up the
Ryan-Fleming contest, made by Senator
winfield DEM, was tabled on the motion
Of Senator Ball.
A resolution was carried continuing the
old rules of the Senate until new ones nave
been adopted.
Senators Guthrie. Lindley and Cregor, on
motion of Senator Guthrie, were appointed
q committee TO notify the House of Repre-
sentatives that the Senate was ready TO
take up business. The Senate on motion
OF Senator Joss then took a recess while
awaiting the return of the committee. At
l1:l5 the Senate committee returned, ac-
companied by Representatives Statesman
and Whitcomb. the first of whom notified
the Senate that the House had organized
and was ready for business, and the latter
inviting the senators to the House TO hear
the reading of the Governors message.
The senators returned from the House
and the session was reconvened at E;+O
President Haggard announced that the or
der of business provided for the introduce
ton of bills, but none was introduced. On
motion Of Senator Wood the Senate adj
journed to meet at 2:30 o'clock in the aft
ernoon.
NET LATE IN AFTERNOON.
1t was $3.50 p. m. when the president
raped for order. senator Gochenour OBJ
tanned a suspension of the regular order of
business and introduced a resolution of
regret over the death of Senate Jephtha III.
Garriott, of Little York. The resolution
was unanimously adopted by a standing
vote.
Senate Parks offered a resolution ask
ing the Governor to issue through the adj
jutant general complimentary commits
slons and warrants to the officers of the
provisional regiments of Indiana in the
late Spanish-American war. The resolu-
ton was referred TO the committee on
military affairs.
A resolution introduced by Senator Burns
providing that when the Senate adjourn
II should adjourn until Monday was with
drawn. Senator Wood then moved an adj
Journment until 2 p. m. to-day, but a mo-
ton to amend by Senator Binkley was car
ried and the Senat adjourned until 10
O'Clock this morning.
AT a conference of the senators held
shortly before the afternoon session of the
Senate yesterday the proposition to in
crease the salary of Governor Durbin be-
fore his Inauguration received a death
blow. In speaking of the decision of the
caucus in the matter Chairman Joss said:
THE conference of the Republican sena-
tors decided that ii was unwise and i'm
proper to pass any bill increasing the sal
airy of any office under suspension of the
rules. And inasmuch as it was necessary
to pass the proposed bill under suspension
OF the rules in order to have il apply to
the incoming Go~vernor-which was the only
reason for taking the matter up at this
time-it was concluded not to introduce
the bill in the senate at ALL"
AS far as is now known the Senate will
transact no other business to-day than the
introduction Of bills. 1t was stated by
Senator Joss late last evening that the
Senate committees will not be announced
until after Lieutenant Governor Gilbert's
Inauguration.