The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-01-14
ORGANIZATION
COMPLETED
MARTIN AND BROWN CHOSEN AS
PRESIDING OFFICERS OF SEN
ATE AND HOUSE.
GREAVES FILES HIS PROTEST
He Claims the Seat Given to Mr..
Sumpter of Garland County-WiIt
Be Considered Tuesday.


Secretary George II. Trevathan OF
Independence county
Assistant Secretary Frank Nelson
of Montgomery county.
Sergeant at Arms-W. u Rodman
OF Franklin county
Chaplain-Rey. w b. Carloek OF
Madison county
Journal Glerk-Bruce Greeson OF
Faulkner county
Assistant Journal CIerk-W. O Ed,
mondson of Stone county
Enrolling Glerk-Mrs Mary Ellen
Marshall of Pulaski county
Engrossing Clerk-Mrs Anna Mitch.
ell of Jefferson county
Assistant Sergeant at Arms-C. y
Wylie of Pulaski county
The senators of the Thirty-seventh
General Assembly met in general can
Gus fer the nomination of candidates
for officers of the Senate at 10 O'Clock
Monday morning, being called 10 or
der by Senator Yopp as chairman.
Chairman Yopp appointed the fol-
lowing temporary officers:
Secretaries-A. S. Hays of Pope
county T B. Norfleet OF Pulaski and
G. II. TreYathan of Independence.
Sergeant at Arma-Iames GORDON.
Tellers- Senators Rasco and De-
Rossitt
Pages-All the candidates for the
position before the Senate
Trevathan for Secretary.
The first order of business was the
election Of a secretary. The name Of
George II. TreYathan was presented
by Senator DeRossitt and on motion
Of Senator Montgomery Mir Treyath
an was nominated.
For assistant secretary there were
two candidates ard Frank Nelson Of
Montgomery county was elected on
the first ballot.
There were eight candidates for
sergeant at arms Rodman of Frank
LIN county WAS the successful candi.
date on The final ballot
There were four candidates for
chaplain and it required four ballots
for a choice Rev. w 3. Carlock OF
Madison county was nominated
Three candidates were presented
for journal clerk and Bruce Greeson
| OF Conway had . majority over both
opponents on the first ballot.
For assistant journal clerk there
were two candidates, W O. Edmond
sen Of Stone county winning on the
first ballot
Mrs Anna Mitchell Of Pine Bluff
was tho successful candidate for en-
crossing clerk
Fer enrolling clerk Mrs Mary FL
'en Marshall of Pulaski was nomi
mated By acclamation.
TWO candidates sought the office of
assistant sergeant at arms-C. f. Wy
lie Of Pulaski winning on the first
ballot
On motion Of Senator Toney of JEFF
ferson the caucus adjourned until }
O'Clock this afternoon and Chairman
YoDp appointed the senator from JEFF
fcrson a committee TO present the
names Of the caucus nominees to the
Senate.
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After a Gye-minue recess President
Pro Ten. \. O. Pindail called the SEN
ate TO order il regular session
Tho divine blcssinG was invoked by
Re-. ". b CarlocE, nominee for chap
lain, after which the business of tho
opening session was taken up with
our delay
The temporary officers as chosen
were reclaimed with the exception of
journal clerk in which capacity Rees
= Icrgoeka Of Pulaski was named
The secretary hen read the eertifi-
cate OF III. secretary of state az the
senators elected and entitled 10 seats
In thc senate. aftcr which the chair
appoiu "a Senator'S Montgomery. Yopp
aid Mckenzie committee 10 notify
Chicf lu itc lliil that he Senate was
in 8ee igu and ready for the oath Of
Office 10 be administered to the new
member
chief Justice Hin was i'll and Asso-
eiata Justice Battle. who was acting
a. chief Justice omclated ia his stead
The newIv elected senators were
called 70 the bar Of The Senate by
t9e- and worn II an except Sena-
Tor J ) DHl IL Prairie Grove. who
was tcmnorarilt absent
The roll cal ot the senate showed
all mcutes presen eNceu, Senators
oldham - Paati and uH OF Wash
ngtou
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