The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-01-13
TH|RTY-FOUR sworn
N AS MEMBERS OF
THE LOWER HOUSE
HoLDouTS COME BACK AND TO
tai NOW Is NlNETY-sIx.
REPRESENTATIVE
LEGISLATURE Down TO BU mess

LtulSLAlUkf bUMN III DU lNLS;
Likely That Vote Of November Flee
tIon Will Be canvassed on Wednes
day, Jan. 10, and inauguration May
Como Next Day.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 10.-Thir
ty-four regulars" members elect Of
the lower house, were sworn in yes
terday afternoon and for the hrst
time since 1t convened, that branch Of
the General Assembly was ready for
the transaction of business.
The hour set for the meeting was .
o'clock, and shortly before that time
the members-elect soon to be sworn
In, were to be observed coming up the
hill in force, and in few minutes
more they were inside the hall. Their
appearance started a burst OF ap
plause among the members and Wis
itors In the gallery, and in moment
greetings we're being exchanged with
the old members.
Following the opening Of the house
the thirty-four members-elect were
sworn in, the nine contests previous
~ instituted were withdrawn. the
terms of Saturdays agreement car.
ried out, and constitutional majori-
ty being present. the house was ready
for business. This leaves three Of
the ninety-nine members still out.
They will likely be sworn in today.
This marked the ending of night
between the fusionists and the reg.
ulars," which had been waged with
nerceness for a week. Rumors OF
evictions in the senate on opening
day led to steps in the house to meet
such action with contests by which It
would be possible to turn regular"
out of the House for every fusicnist
unseated in the senate.
As the number of contests institut.
cd by the fusionists In the house sur.
passed in number the possible con.
tests in the senate, the regulars"
were fearful lest when once the house
was organized, these contests would
be pushed, and the joint session be Sc
cured by a good majority for the fu
sionists. On Saturday an agreement
was reached and signed, providing
that the contests on both sides In the
two houses we're to be withdrawn, and
that all members-elect in the house
were to be sworn in. This agreement
was fully carried out in the house yes.
terday afternoon.
Pausing a minute to pass resolu.
ton endorsing the present organize
ton Of the house, the business Of the
house was taken up with rush,
shower Of resolutions being offered
as a starter.
II the house resolution providing for
canvassing the vote for Governor is
concurred in by the senate, the joint
session win be held Wednesday, Jan
IS. The Inauguration will likely take
place on the next day.
Going outside of the State for sub
ject for consideration, resolutions
were adopted in both houses asking
the Congressional representatives Of
Tennessee in the national halls to
vote and work for New Orleans az the
place for the big exposition in 1915,
to celebrate the opening Of the Pana-
ma Canal. San Francisco is after
the celebration, but 1t was the sense
Of the two houses that the South
should get the benefit Of such an ex-
position and that New Orleans was
the logical place for it.
Getting busy on the work Of the
general assembly In real earnest, a
resolution was adopted, needing only
the concurrence Of the senate, pro
viding for an investigation Of the Of |
fees of the State Treasurer and
Comptroller, this being the regular b. |
ennial examination.
A touch of economy was shown
when the house refused to elect two
pages at a salary Of $500 per day, on
the ground that the assistant SER
geant at arms could do this work.
To make up for lost time the house
win doubtless transact with Dispatch |
the business which may be brought !
before It More than the usual num- |
Der Of bills are to be introduced, due