The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-01-15

sentative Doushton Dond. Sickle,
and Carter.
The senate COMMITTEE retired to
tbs House whert AZ Joined the Hpusg
Committee aAd 4 = waited upon the
GOV rnur
Upon their return Mr. Graham in
hehaIf Of the committee stated that
the committee had waited upon ;hu
chief Executive Nho would %trauAn44t
a brief written communication in a
Tha message from the Governor wa~
as follows
"Iour committee has notified M
that you are organized and are pre-
pared 10 proceed with business
My message will be ready 60 send
YOU Thursday morning. and II con-
sistent ni:n your idea II proprlety. :
would ask hat YOU meet i'm joint ses-
sion in the House IF Representatives.
tomorrow morning at an hour Fixed by
YOU. tnat ] may IN person read ms
message to Your honorable body. "a
there are some things I desire espe-
cially 10 emphasize.
this Was IN Old custom. aud /
think a good enc. aud a PERSONA
meeting with yDu viii be appreciated
by me
Mr. Aycock moved that the Senate
appoint two senators and the House
three Representatives 10 form a COM
mittac To arrange for "A DinI meeting
Of the Sen@,e and House Ihursday
morning al 1890 o'clock. the com
mittec to escort the Governor to the
House. The motion prevailed.
President Winston appointed on this
committee Senators Aycock. Of Wayne
and Redvrine. Of Union.
4 third mess z was received from
the House asking the senate To- CON
-.r- IN a.sr~ 1 Z [La- Ea-- 80
days ccrVice and mileage for assisting
in organizing the House Of Represen-
~tatives. Mr.. Kerr was doorkeeper Of
the House in 1905.
Mr.. Grahal moved to cuncur, and
Mr.. webb opposed the motion. Mr..
Daniel supported the motion and Mr..
Buxton said that it would be a dis
courtesy on the part of the Senate to
criticize a House resolution affecting
one Of its employees. n he supported
the resolution. Mir. Reid favored and
Mr.. Blair opposed the resolution, the
latter declaring il a bad precedent
Mr.. fhornc, Of Nash, moved To amend
by striking out the words and mile
age Mr.. AYcock moved reference to
committee on salaries and fees when
that committee shall be appointed, and
the motion was lost. The amendment
Of Mr.. Thorne was carried and the
resolution was passed as amended.
At 5:55 o'clock Mr.. Graham aid
that, as it seemed there would not be
a settlement of the joint session mat
that the Senate adjourn till eleven
O'Clock Thursday morning, ana the
motion prevailed.
House Session in Detail.
At twelve O'Clock Chief Clerk Frank
ID. Hackctt, announcing that as Chief
Clerk of the preceding House the law
1nxAJy.I an ti,,, tIl, 1,+r - aoll.ra
this body to order, it would now as
somblc. Rev. A. II. Moment, Of the
First Presbyterian church, being re-
QueStcd, mad the opening Invocation.
The roll of counties was next call
Cd, and each member representing
the same came forward to the Clerks
desk, presented their certificates OF
election and were sworn in. in groups
of five; the oath being administered
by Walter Clark. Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court. FolloWin~ the oath
was the SIGNATURE of each member
to the oath in the legislative book,
in the first group of counties was in
cluded Allcghaney, and when r. a.
Doughton, its representative had sub
Scribed to the oath, Mr.. Hackett
gracefully called him to preside, and as
the former Speaker of the House Of
Representatives and President of the
Senate assembled the Speakers stand
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ed With round Of applause from the
floor and the galleries..
The usual forgetfulness Of bringing
along certificates by some members,
developed, as the organization proceed
ed, and as usual, without objection,
they were allowed to qualify, and file
their certificates later.
At one twenty o'clock, the organ "a
ton having been completed, Speaker
pro tom Doughton, announced that
oVcr twenty members being present
and the House duly organized, the next
order of business was the election of
Il Speaker:
Representative w. c.. Dowd, of
Mecklenburg. arose and placed in
nomination e. j. Justice, of Guilford,
p~refac:ng his remarks by saving that
Mr.. Justice VAS not his first choice.
He said that when he remembered
that Mckinley who was defeated for
the Speakership of the National House
of Representatives, was placed at the
head of q committee, whose work, at
forwards brought him the presidency,
he had promised comfort like tbs to
Mr.. Justice, lei he thought Justice
needed solacc before the election, but
now, it was needless to say more, eN-
cept that it was gratifying to know
that an old cOllegemate, q firSt-claSs
Democrat and a tirSt-clasS man, had
been selected.
j.. S. Manning. of Durham, in a few
appropriate words expressed great
pleasure at s~econd:ng the nomination
of Mr.. Justice. who was from his
own Congressional and judicial district
and would prove a first-Class presiding
officer.
Mr.. Grant, of Davie, presented the
name Of Moses \. Harshaw, of Cald-
we'll, the nomination beng seconded
by Rector, of Henderson.
HarshaW, nominee, of the Republi-
can caucus. received thirty-two votes.
When Mr.. H~arshaw's name was called
he voted for Justice.
Justice, nominee of the Democratic
caucus received ninety-five votes, and
was declared duly elected Speaker.
Justice having been declared elected,
Mcssrs. Harshaw and DoWd were APP
pointed to escort him to the chair.
When the committee appeared with
the new Speaker, a burst Of applause
greeted them. Chief Justice Clark adj
ministcred the oath, and upon ascend
ing the Speakers platform Speaker
Justice addressed the House as Oh
lows:
"Gentlemen of the House of Represen-
tatiVeS:
Il cahnot express my feelings of graft
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