Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-19

the roll call. Immediately the assem-
bly, got down TO business and Baird
of White Pine placed in nomination
w. II. Austin of Fernley for temper
ary sergcantat-arms, which was car
ried by acclamation. w. II. Beason
of Lincoln was chosen temporary
clerk.
Nominations for temporary speak
er followed, George Sherman nomin-
ating w. c. Whitesides of Mineral
for the republicans, while Mr.. Bah
cock nominated on behalf of the
democrats Henry Schmidt, the Fus-
ion member from Tonopah. The roll
call resulted in tie vote, Reid, re-
publican, voting for Schmidt, and
Taylor. democrat voting for White
sides. Steel, socialist, passed his vote.
Fitzgerald moved a recess be taken
until = o'clock. but this was lost on
tie vote.
Mr.. Whitesides then took the
chair.
Senators Harrington, Keddie and
Kenney, a committee from the senate.
announced the senate had organized
and was ready for business.
On motion of Mr. Heidtman, the
speaker appointed committee of
three to await on Justice McCarran
to administer the oath.
Fitzgerald moved to amend and
asked that the chair appoint a com
mittee on credentials, carried. Pitt
claimed the motion was out of order.
lost. Messrs. Badly, Kane and White
were then appointed a committee on
credentials to report within fifteen
minutes. Recess taken.
On reassembling the credentials
committee reported that all members.
with the exception of Mr.. Craze of
Storey county, had presented their
certificates and that no record of Mr..
Craze's election was on file with the
secretary of state. Fitzgerald moved
the adoption of the report to include
the name of Mr.. Craze. which was
carried.
Justice McCarran arriving, the new
state oath was administered to the
members. Ferguson moved a vote of
thanks be extended to Justice McCar-
ran; carried.
Nomination for permanent speaker
being in order w. G. Pitt, Independ-
ent, of Humboldt county, placed in
nomination Allen Mcbride, republi-
county nominated Henry c. Schmidt
Fusion member from Nye; Mr.. Fitz-
gerald seconded the nomination of
his Fusion colleague in brief speech,
Gratis had honored the independents
by naming one of them as their choice
for speaker He trusted an independ-
ent spirit would prevail and that poll
speaker. The roll was called and re.
suited as follows:
For McBride-Baird, Baldy, Beard,
Beason, Dewar, Evans. Fairchild. Fer
I,
Goodman. Heidman. Murdock, Nc
Bride. McFarlane of Elko, McFarlane
of Clark, Reid. Sherman, Waits,
White, WhitCsidcs, republicans. and
Pitt, Smith and Young, independents,
of Humboldt, and Mcnamara, fusion
member of Tonopah, 81.
For SChmidt-Babcock Babcr. Bar
ing, Blundell, Craze, Dickinson, Drap-
po, Friedhoff, Kane. Leary, Mackcy,
Pate, Pohl, Preston Rives, Scott.
Taylor, Voight, Walsh. Winslow. Wint-
ter, democrats, and Fitzgerald. Kind
and Schmidt, fusionists. "a.
Steele, socialist, passed his vote.
Ferguson, McFarlane and Beason
were appointed committee to escort
Speaker Mcbride to the chair
DR.. Whitesides was placed in nom.
ination for speaker pro TEN and on
motion of Fitzgerald the nomination
was made unanimous.
Mr.. Gallagher introduced rcsolu-
ton placing in nomination the fol-
iO"ihc "''uNiNS' NhiSh "ho
by vote of q to 2J. Steele voting
with the democrats:
Chief Clerk-H. II. Mack, Douglas.
Assistant Chief Clerk. II. Wat.
son.
Sergeant-at-Arms-W. II. Austin,
Lyon.
Assistant Scrgeant.at.Arms Hy
Douglas, Washoe.
Minute Clerlt-E. A. Warswick
Humboldt.
Assistant Minute Clerk-Gcrtrudc
PinsOn.
Journal Clerk-Dora Thompson.
Assistant Journal Clerk-Cathcrin
Collins. WashoC.
Engrossing Clerk-Miss Nellie Dc.
war, Storey.
Assistant EngrossinE Clcrk-Elsic
Conway.
Enrolling ClCrk--Austin jackson,
White Pine.
Assistant Enrolling Cierk-Flor.