The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-14
Brummitt of Granvflle-ReIahve TO
holding courts IL Granville.

holding courts iL Granville.
Bell OF Chowan-To amend the &C
providing recorders court for Chow
an county. Passed readings and sem
to the senate.
In the house Speaker Wooten an
nounced the appointment Of the fol
lowing pages: Walter Lee Horton
chef page; Will West, Gilbert Moody
Hugh Caravan, Sam Johnson, Clyde
Anderson, Will Cooper. James John
son, Robert Collins, Stafford Forshee
Jake Palmer, Larry w. Smith, Cronji
carp, Charles Henry Smith, Jack
Meekins.
In Good Working Order.
The CLERICAL working forces of the
senate and house Of representatives
have to be recruited from time to time
az the volume Of the legislative grist
increases, and no legislature ever had
more competent and accommodating
STATS of clerical workers than those
in both ends of the capitol for this
session are proving to be.
The Senate.
The gavel, in the hands Of Lieut.
Gov. e. L. Daughtridge, sounded for
order in the Senate chamber at noon
and Principal Clerk r. o. Self was
directed to call the roll of members
for them to approach the desk and
take the oath of Office. This was adj
ministered in regular form by Asso-
ciate Justice w. A. Hoke of the Su-
preme Court
The election of officers was taken
up and 0. Max Gardner, as the choice
of the Democratic caucus for Presi-
dent of the Senate, was placed in NOM
ination by Senator R. D. Johnson Of
Duplin. Senator Lineback of Spruce
Pine for the minority, placed in nomi-
nation the choice of the Republican
caucus, Senator r. L. Haymore The
vote was SO for Gardner and for Hay
more. Senator Gardner was sworn
in by Justice Hoke.
Other Officers.
Senator Hobgood nominated R. o.
Self for reelection as principal clerk.
seconded by Senator Gardner J. H.
W. G. Aycock engrossing clerk and
w. D. Caster sergeant-at-arms.
Lieutenant Governor Daughtridge
announced a number of stenographers,
pages and laborers. The stenograph-
ers are Misses Nell Hinsdale, Sophie
Busbee and Irene Smith. The pages
are Weston Taylor, chief, Percy
Meekins, Edwin Pless, Francis John
son, Heath Price, James Messenberg,
I'd Cnr,1i11
The House.
Principal Clerk T. G. Cobb called the
House to order and DR.. R. T. Vann,
president of Meredith College, offer
ed the prayer. Then there was for
an hour the routine of administering
the oath of Office to the members,
which was done by Chief Justice Wal
ter Clark.
In the lining up of the members in
groups to take the oath of Office there
was especially noticeable youth among
the members. There is not wanting,
however, men OF advanced age; for
there is Capt T. w. Mason of North
ampton, who is here with his grand
son, W. L. Long, Representative from
Halifax, the two occupying adjacent
seats. Captain Mason is not the old
est nor is Mr.. Long the youngest man
in the House. Bryan Con1ey of Nc
Donald is the most youthful and J. c.
Meekins of Tyrrell County is 81.
There are numbers of the members
25 and under and also a goodly per
cent of members of rather advanced
age, veterans of the Confederacy or
in service to their state.
At 1870 o'clock the House took up
the work of electing officers. E. r.
Wooten of Lenoir was nominated by
Representative Dunning. The second
speech was by Representative Thorn
as of Anson
Other Officers.
For reading clerk David p. Delling- |
er, Democratic caucus nominee, was |
nominated by Representative Bowie |
and his election was unanimous. In |
deed the votes on all the other Off |
GERS were unanimous, the Republicans |
having no candidates for any of the |
officers. J. H. Morling |
was elected sergeant-at-arms and Elias |
J. Jenkins of Granville assistant. M. |
D. Kinsland of Haywood was reelected |
clerk.
Representative Benehan Cameron |
introduced a resolution providing for |
a joint committee Of three from the |
House and two from the Senate to
represent the state at the celebration |
Of the battle of New Orleans January
3. A duplicate of the resolution from
the Senate was passed unanimously
md ordered enrolled for ratification.