Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-01-13

he OpeuiuS ceremonies VI tHe
house of representatives of the Thirty
first legislature were entirely perfume
tory. On the stroke of - the secre-
ltary of state raped for order. All
candidates for assistant sergeant at
hrms were called upon to clear the
Floor, and the announcement was
made that the presidential electors
were entitled to floor privileges. o..
p. Basford of Travis, candidate for
Reading clerk, made the various an
|nouncements. Rabbi Grad delivered
an eloquent invocation. Temporary
4officers were announced as follows:
Bob Barker, chief clerk; Sebe New
man, sergeant at arms: Chas. Burke,
b. B. Willis, J. G. Adrian, w. S. Cas-
tie, assistant sergeants at arms; J..
~. Robson, journal clerk; w. ]. Sui
livan, doorkeeper.
The list of counties was called by
,the chief clerk, and the secretary of
Estate announced that no certificates
jhad been received from F. o. Fuller Of
San Jacinto and w. G.. Jackson of
Eastland Both credentials, upon in
Evestigation, were found to be in prop
er order
wv c. O'Bryan of McGregor was
ognized by the presiding officer
I TIM caH ~ IS
let rather than counties. Captain
Davie replied that the law prescribed
Ia roll call by counties. Mr.. O'Bryan
resumed his seat amid laughter aim
led at his direction. He had won the
tdistinction of being the first man
Recognized by the chair, but had lost
some prestige in being ruled against.
la quorum was announced and all
members stood and were sworn in by
1.-THE chief clerk, taking the rather for
imidable oath of office in clear voices.
Packed galleries, with many stand
ling, greeted the house. There was an
,entire absence of decorations or flo
,ral adornment, and the ceremonies
moved along in, singsong fashion up
ito the time when the speakership con-
test was reached.
Strickland of Palestine nominated
Mobley for speaker in short and
|weN received speech. Trenckmann of
|Bellville seconded. Hill of Denton
nominated Kennedy, and declared that
|if Kennedy were elected the consti-
|tutional amendment for statewide
prohibition would be pending in the
|house within ten days.
When the house met at high noon
the speakership question was still an
|unsolved problem, with emphatic
claims of victory emanating from
both Mobley and Kennedy adherents.
Kennedy's election will be hailed as
an anti-administration anti-prohibition
and fewer and better laws" victory.
The commercial secretaries, headed
by ]. A Arnold of Fort Worth, and
the anti-prohibitionists, headed by j.
A. Hulen, j. W. Blake, ex-senator
Stafford, Jake Wolters, and others,
have been putting in some strong
ticks for Kennedy.
1t is stated that w. D. Crockett of
Washington county is slated for chair
man of the finance committee, regard
less of the outcome of the speakership
contest. Mr.. Crockett virtually serv-
ed in this capacity at the last session,
Chairman O'Neal being too busy with
the Bailey investigation to do any
thing else.
Senator Paulus of Lavaca county to-
day said he would introduce a consti-
tutional amendment providing that oc
cupation taxes collected shall remain
in the county in which collected and
not turned over to the state treasury.
The purpose is not to let local option
counties profit by revenue collected
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