The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-20
THE HOUSE MEETS,

Inc house OF representatives was
called to order by the clerk of the last
house, CJl. Tom Q. Hammer, at 12
O'Clock Tuesday, Jan. 10. Mr.. George
.E.: PRICE of Anderson Immediately
nominated Mr.. Altamont Moses OF
Sumter as chairman during the organ.
ization. This nomination was second
ed by MIR. BeamRnard. Mr.. Moses was
elected by reclamation. He was es-
| corted to the chair by Messrs. Prince,
Beamguard and Ford and the oath
was administered by the clerk.
The chairman announced that the
first duty was the swearing IN OF the
new members. The delegations came
forward as they wer. called in their
alphabetical order, presented their
credentials to the sergeant alarms of
the last house aud were sworn In
A quorum icing present, the house
proceeded to form perm anent organl.
zation and entered upon the election
Of a speaker. Mr.. b. A. Morgan OF
Greenville nominated Mr.. Mendel L.
| Smith OF Kershaw in an appropriate
and eulcgistic speech. The nomination
was seconded by Mr.. j. G. Richards,
Jr., OF Kershaw, Mr.. Huger Sinkler
OF Charleston, MIR. d. o. Herbert of
Orangeourg, Mr.. Prince OF Anderson,
Mr.. D. d. Mccall, Jr., OF Marlboro,
Mr.. j E. Beamguard Of York, Mr.. @.
5. Ford OF Fairfield, Mr. III w. Foster
OF Lancaster, Mr.. p. B. Allison of
Greenwood, Mr.. e. T. Lltibte Of Bam.
berg, Mr.. s. w. DeVore OF Elgefcld
and Mr.. l.. w. Haskell Of Richland,
who moved that the nominations be
closed
Messrs. d. o. Herbert, j. E. Beam.
guard and G. S. Ford were appointed
tellers and Mr.. Smith was drly de.
clared elected, receiving 1l9 votes out
OF total Of ll9. MeSsrS. B. 4. Nor.
gan, CASTOR and Nicholson were ap
pointed committee to inform Mr..
Smith, who thanked the house for
their expression Of confidence in him
by reelection.
The nominations for clerk came
next. NJ. d. ID. McCon, Jr, nominal
ed Mr.. t. G. Hamsr OF Marlboro. The
nomination was seconded by Messrs.
Brice, Richards, DesChamps, Tribble,
Herbert and Latitte. Messrs. Whaley,
Fraser and Bruce were appointed
tellers, and Mr.. Hamer, after roll call,
was declared elected This Is his
fourth term as clerk.
] The other elections proceeded rap
idly. Mr.. w. p. Pollock nominated
Mr.. j. S. Wilson OF Lancaster as ser.
geant-at-arms. Mr.. Wilson'S nomina-
tion was seconded by MessTs Hamel,
Edwards. Ashley and RawlinAon.
There was no opposition and Mr..
Wilson was reelected and duly sworn.
On motion Cf .ir OTIS the rules OF
the last house we're adopted as the
rules for the present house, and 500
copies OF the rules were ordered print.
ed.
Nj. J.-B. Watson Of Anderson ncm
mated Mr.. j. S. Withe.s OF Chester as
reading clerk. Messrs. Bruce, CASTOR
and Wbaley seconded Mr.. Withers'
nomination and he was elected.
Rev. Il. II Pratt uf C0lumbil was
nominated as chaplain by Mr.. Moses
aud elected. Mr. Fraser raised a point
or order that the chaplain not beirg a
regular fllceS OF the house could be
elected by ac5laimation. The motion
was made simply to save time, but the
speaker thought that 1t would take
more time to look into the point than
to look 1T UP and the motion was
withdrawn.
Mr. Richards then moved that g
committee Of three be appointed tt
notify the governor Of the organizing
OF the house. Massrs. Richards, Nose.
and Sinkier were appointed.
In the allotment OF seats, Oconet
and Orangoburg were the two first
names drawn from the hat and botf
delegations received choice seats neal
} the centre aisle.
Speaker Smith, after the allotm mi
OF seats, announced thai, without OBJ