Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-01-15
TEXAS LEGISLATURE
The Biennial Session commences at
Noon on Tue day.
NEFF MADE SPEAKER.
Member From MeLennan County De-
feats Mr. Schluter For Presid.
ing Officer Of the House
Of Representatives.

Austlb Jan ii.-Hon. pa, ~ Nes
McLeunan county man. vas elected
speaker Of the Tweniy.eighth house OF
representatives He received seventy
three votes. and Mr sehlutter nfty
seven with the exception OF Travis
Dashlell. speaker Of the Twentyhfth
house Mr Men. who is thirty year
old. Is the youngest speaker Texas has
ever had
Promptly at i2 o'clock Tuesday Sec
rotary Of State Tod called the house
10 order
Rev Il X Smoot. pastor Of the First
Presbyterian church. Austin. asked di
vine guidance over the deliberations
Of the body
The chair appointed the following
temporary officers: Clerk. Lee satter.
white. Journal clerk. Marshal Burney.
assistant journal clerk. James Robin
on sergeaut stafms. w South.
Won. assistant sergeanis-at.arms. J D.
Davis. 7. p. Ward. VIII Cashier and
Roy d. Crowder.
One hundred and thirty members
were present and took the oath OF Of.
fee The absen,ees we're Adair Of
Walker. Hudson OF Tarrant and Mul.
key OF Hunt
The chair announced that the next
business In order was the election u
the speaker OF the house.
l.. S Schluter Of Marion county was
placed In nomination by Tom Connal.
ly 90 Falls county Speeches secoud-
Ing Schluters nomination we're made
by George Is Griggs of Harris county
Forg Kyle OF Hays county. J Y San
ford of Maverick county =. A Rag
land of Upshur county John = Linn ~
Galveston county and u G Duh % J.f.
fers0n county
y as nomination was seconded by
J. y Woods Of Grayson county J A.
Worsham of Hopkins county. John "
Green OF Dewitt county. } " Stolen
werk OF Hill county. j. x Jones u
panola county. n : Moran of Park
er county and Aubrey T stell OF Delta
county
Ne. was declared elected. he having
received seventy-three votes and Sehlu.
ter fifty-seyen.
on motion OF Stewart. Mr. Schluter
was permitted 10 take his old seat,
The speaker announced that he
would consider only written applica-
tons Tor appointments and written in
iOrsements.
A resolution was offered by Stell that
the house complete SIS Organization
by the election OF officers and clerks.
each 20 receive s. per day as follows
Chief clerk. sergeant-at-arms and assist
ant. Journal aud assistant. calendar. en-.
crossing and enrolling clerks. door
keeper and assistant postmaster and
chaplain
Ca!lan offered an amendment pro
yldlug for an assistant postmaster.
which was opposed by Moran as use
less expense. The yea and nay vote
WIS called for and resulted In the
amendment being adopted by sixty.
aye 20 nftyulno. The resolution as
amended was adopted.
Atunou Lieutenant Governor Brown
lng called the senate 90 order Rev
w ID Brndhcld. pastor OF the Tenth
Street Methodist Episcopal church,
Austin. delivered the Invocation All
members we're present save Mr. Grin
nan of Brown county
G. ID Smith OF Wichita county was
elected secretary; W. r. ID. Lamar OF
Rusk. assistant: r. NJ Gilmore OF Van
Zandt. Journal clerk; A. r. Wynne Of
Hunt. assistant; W NJ Cobb of Mon
tague. calendar clerk, r. NJ. kinnon
OF Hill. enrolling clerk. and Mrs l.. A
Grinnan OF Smith assistant; Frank p.
Smith OF Bell. engrossIng clerk. and
Miss Lucy Lane OF Travis, assistant;
G. n. Allen OF Fayette, sergeant-at-
arms. d r Hughes OF Limestone. as.
slstant. Frank Mullins OF Tarrant.
doorkceper. G. j. Kirk OF Grimes, as.
sistaut. Rev. I. $ Davenport Of VIII
Hanson. chaplain Seven committee
clerks were chosen. Senator David
son was elected president pro TEN.