Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 16, 1879 Page: 2 of 4
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THE TJPHEJIB COtRTAND ITS
MUPRKTIB WISD0.1I- MOH.IO.-
IMI IK UTAH AMD I!f TEXAS
Polygamy will now be torn up by
the roots and such should be its doom.
It's a pity "Old Brigham"did not sur-
Yive the event to see and suffer. But
then vices proposed to be extirpated in
Utah are not local. The Supreme
Court of the United States declares it
bas jurisdiction and proceeds to de
stroy vicious Mormon institutions. A
court rarely denied its power and al
ways widens and never contracts the
sphere of its jurisdiction. Human na
ture is such that even courts love the
broadest authority and therefore we
. bave seen the Supreme Court of the
United States legislating upon the
subject of currency and now perhaps
wnen tne question or approving
David's and Solomon's and old
Brigham's practices in Utah are
discussed and Congress has hesitated
knowing not how to reach and extlr
pste the stupendous crime tbe highest
guardian of personal and civic rights
and of those of States asserts its bound
less power and declares that Mormon-
ism shall be no more. It may be whol
ly right. To strike down public vices
is surely well enough and the country's
laws may invest the Supreme Court
with the right to indulge a sentiment
orobev an injunction of popular ODin
but it has only begun the execu
tion of a task as broad as the continent
and involving vices more terrible and
ruinous than this proposed to be
eviscerated from Utah. 55 Unctious
godliness pious shams . strut-
ting pharisaism and gowned red-
beaded' sanctimoniousness as per-
onated by Haven will thank Ood on
bended knees in the presence of splen
did altars that the Supreme Court at
the United States has "done its dutv7
but the earnestness of these priests and
bishops rests upon the reflection
that Brigham's followers and their in-
dulgences are now unauthorized and
unguarded by local law and all sects
are on an equality. '"Judging from
the. practices of priests end bish-
ops of all sacts in Texas and elsewhere
it seems that they would rather rejoice
that Mormon elders are bereft of special
privileges rather than because public
vices are supposed to be ameliorated.
Macauley said the Puritans did not
weep because dogs and bears in bear-
baiting were punished fearfully but
because the mob enjoyed the sport
most keenly. Even so with Haven and
bis ilk. It may not be Mormonism
that provokes their grief and which
'-" they would uproot but the delights
of a state or. society which gave
Infinite satisfaction to Mormon elders
- and Mormon pslam-iingcrs.
Local law in Utah now repealed by
an enactment of the Supreme Court
of the United States licen-
sed vice! and passions which
must be carefully cloaked in the States
by diligent hypocrisy. Society as or
ganized an a as 11 exists in lYasmng-
ton or Boston is more corrupt and de-
praved than in Salt Lake City. This
is true or mn aad women thorough-
ly cognisant of the vices of the Mor-
mon territory and of those of Christian
cities are incapable of truth-telling.
The law interdicts absolutely the exis-
tence of prostitution in almost every
city and especially in Boston and its
evils are aggravated and only lessened
in those that undertake to regulate and
control and restrict the universal vice.
- Vtu -1 w ana morsia constituted we
confess a foul blot upon the fair face
of American civilization and the Su-
preme Court thrusting aside an impo-
tent Congress which modestly ques-
""""tioned its power to extirpate social
vices in a territory . usurps functions
of a local law-giving body and
transforms society at Salt Lake City.
Instead of law and order and re-
spect for - institutions horrible and
ghastly enough but . no worse
vt asnington rew xotk or uoston we
are naw to hive thinly veiled hypoc-
risy and legalized prostitution sup
plants Brigham's vicious social system.
If tbe condition of society in Utah be
made -worse when concubines are re-
t . L n .
leaseu uy iuo ouprciuo vuutt irura ob-
ligations now recognized we do not
see that the illustrious jurisconra'.ts
bave done anything more than invest
Salt Lake City with the exalted virtues
of Washington where an Acklin is a
social prince and Simon Cameron a
grand Turk.
We would only suggest since tbe
Supreme Court bas learned bow to
cure (f) the hideous depravity ot Silt
Lake that It cow expend a share of
its legislative genius and beneficence
upon ungodly congressmen and priests
and wbile busying itself about the
incrals of remote territories it should
t.Uo set up an inquisition in Washing-
ton and Boston where even if Mor-
. ision law and faith be inoperative. I
worse than Mormon practices and I
odes of morals surely prevail. j
1 IIV Til R VAMKRBS ?nnr
KICI1 AND WE POOIt.
Some days ago the postmaster a.
Saratoga sent to Washington $300 in
three cent pieces. People were anxious
to know whence came such a sum con-
stituted of such units. Three cent
pieces are rarely seen and yet such an
accumulation was made during a single
season at the great American watering
place. Hotel keepers said that fashion-
able JuibitucM of the great caravansaries
have accommodated their expenditures
to changed financial and social condi-
tions of the country. Money has
grown scarce and valuable. Its pur-
chasing power baa grewn steadily with
its scarcity and even Northern fashion
able people as seen -in this substitu-
tion of three for ten and twenty-five
cent pieces have adapted habits of
economy to the contracted volume of
currency. Porters that received ten
and twenty-five cents for services were
paid last summer only three cents
while Saratoga bootblacks were
made happy with single coppers.
Northern shrewdness is illustrated in
these simple facts and Southern dull-
ness and slothfulness is discoverable
when the coat of living has neither
been adapted in the South to palpable
unanciai iacis nor conformed to our
poverty. When wealth was wrecked
vanity was at the helm. It still lives
and commands even though the ship
went down. We have never learned
the use or value of coppers and never
dreamed of tbe economy involved in
substituting one and three for five and
ten cent coins. A beefsteak costs as
much to-day as when money abounded
and there is nothing we buy or con-
sume the price of which is less
than five cents. Yankees deride
our folly and practice tbe
profoundest philosophy. Farmers sell
cotton at seven cents and pay as much
for most of the trifles they buy as
when the staple was worth fifteen or
twenty cents. Yankees it will be ob
served are sellers in tbe one case and
buyers in the other and are thus
profited by our folly on the one hand
and misfortune on the other. Facts
like these impelled the shrewd Senator
Jones of Nevada to say of us when
he was recently in Texas that we are
infinitely sluggish and stupid
But the time will come when we will
adopt habits shaped by our necessitiec
Then we will begin to grow rich and
not till then. Habits of slaveholders
and vanities they indulged and reck
less wastefulness in little things will
be ultimately cured and we will finally
discover that if our Northern fellow-
countrymen are rich and we poor that
the reason is found in the conduct of
millionaires at Saratoga who expended
in a few weeks $300 in three cent
pieces among porters bootblacks and
Housemaids.
A FEARFUL WRONG.
It is proposed to sell even now the
school lands. What robbery of pos
terity! What a crime by those that
live against those who are to live after
us! We would make Texas wise and
learned and yet we provide for the
enduring ignorance and poverty of
Texas. We cannot suffer great hard-
ships for a brief period that an endless
future may be forever illumined by
noonday splendors of universal cultured
intelligence. It is a great pity that
lawmakers are not always statesmen
that those wielding the power of law-
givers have none of the virtues of pro-
phets. Statesmen the prophets of our
time we greatly fear live no more
and those claiming the position and
fame of statesmen are content if they
may- pander to. the exactions of un-
thinking reck'ess selfishness which
would gratify its own insatiate greed
and sacrifice for a penny to-day that
which will be worth untold millions
even before this generation ceases to
exist. Is there no statesman no
true lover of the country of its
future fame and. power and glory to
rise up and destroy these destroyers of
the fairest brightest hopes of the com-
monwealth. Tbe splendors and re-
sources and stores of learning of Ox-
ford and Cambridge are due to the
fact that" the land with which tbey
were endowed was never sold. The
fee was neyer aliened. Incomes of
these institutions were trifling for al-
most a century and now enormous
and all the English speaking nations
go to Oxford and Cambridge to gather
the ultimate fruits of the world's
learning. These universities govern
England and thus the world. Texas
may achieve for her schools and col-
leges and university these very results.
It is only necessary that we be patient.
Texas stands where England did one
hundred years ago and a century is
only a day in a nation's lifetime. Let
us hold these invaluable possessions "a
single day" and then tbe people of
Texas will be the richest and proudest
and best educated in the world. He
who interpeses to prevent these re-
sults and achieves the sale of these
school and university lands will be
held infamous in the eyes of posterity
! on Mint or a rtrbticr.
Titers is to be a contest from the
El Paso district between Mr. J. P.
Hague of El Paso and Capt. Ike
Mullens of Tom Green. Hague holds
the straight certificate while Mullena
holds one from the same returning
officer that he received more votes than
Hague' a clerical error having placed
Mullens behind his opponent. Hague
is a lawyer of El Paso and a man ot
much sprightliaess. Capt Mullen is an
old froutierman. Mullen's ranch some
twenty years ago was celebrated as the
beginning of Indian depredations
which have not ceased. Tbe ranche
wis owned by Capt. Charles Mullen
father of our legislator and was in
charge of Mullen Jun. Capt. Ike
moved from Lampasas to Brown from
Brown to Coleman and thence to Tom
Green county. He has spent ever
twenty years on tbe frontier. He de-
clined a nomination tendered him on
tbe Democratic ticket in this (the
Travis) district to the Twelfth Legisla
ture. His identity with the frontier
will render him in tbe event of his
being seated a useful member. Tbe
clerk ot the nonse baa the name of
Mr. Hague upon tbe roll but we men-
tion these points in view of the pend-
ing contest.
T11 a high courts of Indiana oar
Texas brethren ahould know have
held that a note given on -.Sun j a v.
even for pious church purpoweacnaot
be collected at law. The better the
day is this case tbe worn tbe deed.
THE SPEAKER OF THE IIOCSE
The speech made by Mr. John H.
Cochran of Dallas when cho&cn
Speaker yesterday was tbe more strik-
ing'and effective because the necessity
for its utterance was unforeseen. It
wss an unstudied outburst of feeling
and purpose; therefore truthful and
expressive of the native intentions of
the man and of the people he repre-
sents.. The note which he sent to the
Speaker's desk and caused to be read
which appears in another place is il
lustrative of that generosity of pur
pose and character that has ever dis
tinguished the representative of Dal
las. But in the bnef speech thanking
the ITouse for the houor done him and
his immediate constituents Mr.
Cochran uttered sentiments that will
be applauded everywhere in Texas.
He quoted with reference to
this broad commonwealth the trite say-
ins of an immortal patriot who de-
clared that when in office be forgot
sections and parties and executed the
laws or made them as best became the
interests of the whole country. "I
shall know in this position" said
Mr. Cochran "no South no North
no East or West and but one
and an indie ixille Texas." It is
needless to say that this asser-
tion of fetling and purpose was
greeted with prolonged applause that
came alike from the floor and galler-
ies. The ruling sentiment of the
Speaker's add res? exhaled from every
utterance was suggestive of that cos-
mopolitanism which distinguishes the
heterogeneous and vigorous and intel-
ligent population of Northern and
Northwestern Texas. Ten immigrants
go thither for each one that comes into
these central and southern or eastern
districts. Railways are extended there
in all directions. That from Dcniaon
moves towards El Paso on the one
band and towards Palestine on tbe
other. . Weathcrford invests money
and toil in the extension of the Texas
and Pacific even as does Dallas in the
Wichita Railway. Of this vig-
orous prosperous toiling people
resolved to grow intelligent and
powerful . the Speaker is an admi-
rable impersonation with which South-
ern and Central Texas competes in
nothing. The Speaker is youth fal en-
ergetic earnest and progressive and
training will soon remedy any defects
developed in his conduct as a presid-
ing officer. By the way if we may
judge of the capacity of a body of men
by their personal appearance the House
over which Mr. Cochran presides is in-
ferior to none that has shaped the for-
tunes of Texas since the Republic be-
came the State.
Merchants of the South from New
Orleans to Louisville declare that a
rigid quarantine against southern na-
tions and ports would be more ruinous
commercially than yellow fever itself.
It the trade and business of the coun-
try is to be destroyed every year
either by quarantine or by the plague it-
self the sooner the people escape from
such a country the better. There is
only one remedy ; perfect drainage and
cleanliness of towns and cities and of
private houses and we must trust to
providence for the rest. It will come
to this at last. . Quarantine makes a
country uninhabitable even as the
hideous fever converts the inhabitants
into angels and transfers them into
the better land. The difference in the
two results is hardly appreciable by
devout money-getters. The world
without money is not worth living in.
Tiik aldermen of Cork refused to
receive ex-Prepident Grant as the
city's guest because of Grant's predi
lections for Methodism and free
schools and because Grant has shown
no special disposition to catch the
Irish vote by flattering the Irish peO'
pie. All Irish prejudices were un
corked in Cork and it is the first time
that one was ever drawn forth that
Grant was not gracious and tickled
tremendously. ;
Ministries consuls and charges have
no intcr-State or international ques
ttons to adjust these matters being
consigned to the Secretary of State by
tbe ocean cable and swift steamships
Therefore it is that the Secretary of
State has evinced a strong disposition
to substitute tradesmen for lawyers in
filling foreign missions. This is the
more strange since Mr. Evarts himself
stands at the head of this profession
in the United States.
noN. Uenby S. Footr m charge of
the mint in New Orleans says be is
only seventy-eight years old. But the
rascally newspapers reverse the order
of tbe figures and it is commonly
written eighty-seven and thereupon
Mr. Foote swears mightily. He walks
every morning from Alexandria to
Washington before breakfast. ne
says be doe.
Chatu.kston South Carolina has
abolished the tax on drummers. It
r -foot -non Ino anil "worse " itmu
profitless.
Nero witb his thick neck full round
fhm and cruel" lip? had lost already
the beauty of bis early youth. His
curling hair was bound by a wreath of
myrtle leaves and his whole expres
sion as be presided on the judgment
seat was that of a man driven neariv
out ot bis mind with prosoeritv and
boundless power.
Before uim stood Paul of Tarsus.
worn with long watchings and waiting
ror xnai aitnousn be bad received
every indulgence which Roman law
could prmit. On his wrists were the
marks or tbe chains which be bad worn
for two year the scars which must
have hurt so much whilst they were
being made. There were also scars
about him of those fearful scourgea in
which he gloried; and there were
traces of perils by sea and by land
which do not leave a man as they find
him.
There he stood with undaunted
seir-poeaehuon facing the Emperor as
be bad faced many a lesser ruler. He
had longed to see Cseiar and now be
had his wish.
lie was at last face to face with the
man who bad murdered bis own
mother destroyed bis first wife and
bis adopted brother and whose heart
was full of every imaginable wicked-
ness. He was face to face ith a man
whose blood-stained mind was ever
bent on praise and who so far forgot
his. dignity that in spite of the tears of
his aervanu and. counsellors be pub-
licly performed on the stage as a mu-
sician and as a charioteer in the circus.
It was impossible even for the most
devoted adherent to the Roman law to
feel th least re5pect for this Emperor
and .the awful attribute .which waa
gtvea to him of "power equal to tbe
gods" was incapable ot raiung him in
tbe minds of bis aubji-ct.
Texas Fact and Fancies.
Mrs. Browning of Chsppel lid' is
dead.
A case of small-pox is reported at
Refugio.
Wheat in North Texas bas been
greatly benefited by the snow.
The price of cotton seed at Navasota
bas fallen from $7 to $3 per ton.
Tbos. Coats an old and respected
citizen of Dallas county is dead.
Mr9. McKinnev the wife who wa9
shot at Sherman is paralyzed in one of
her legs.
Mr. John D. Tcmpleton the in-
coming Secretary of State was enter-
tained at home by friends.
In Coryell county Jasper Whitley
waa shot and killed by one Whittaker.
Whisky was mixed up in the allair.
Senator Maxey asserts that nine-
tenths cf the people are most positive-
I ly opposed to a division of the State.
The Bonbam Neien thinks that Hon
O.M. Roberts would be pleased to sue
cced Maxey in the United States-Senate.
The bodies of Mart and Tom Ilor
rell who were killed by a mob in
Bosque county were brought to Lam
pas as.
Thomas Reed late cashier of the
First National Bnk of Galveston has
absconded with $27000 of the bank's
fnnds.
Bclton is building a splendid city hall.
also to be used as an opera houne that
will surpass any edifice in Central
Texas.
A poor woman walked all the way
from Parsone Kansas to Denison the
conductors refusing to let her ride
on the trains.
Prize fights between women are the
last sensation not in the pood moral
burg of Dallas but in the awful city
01 l-ienison.
Harry Allen nurse from Texas ar
rested in Memphis last October on a
charge of rape has been discharged
without trial.
Bob Purnell a young farmer of Hill
county was killed some time ago at a
dance in Montague. A brother is also
reported killed.
A. W. Wilcox local mail agent at
Richmond Texas has boen arrested
while in the act of opening the mails
and abstracting letter3.
John Greer the Waller county mur-
derer has been arrested in Karnes
county. Six hundred dollars were
offered for his capture.
Three men robbed the stage at Blow'
out in Gillespie county and then went
to Fiedericksburg and attempted to
rot a saloon in tuc town.
The directors of the Texa9 and Paci
fic meet at Marshall next month and
the Denison Nem thinks there's a big
bug under the chip.
Austin Sims was arrested for horse
stealing in Missouri and was identified
as the murderer of Hansford inMcLen
nan county in 1S77.
At Fort Worth on January 5 the
norther blew at the rate of fifty miles
an hour and the thermometer went to
five degrees above zero.
The oldest settler of Llano county.
Justus nerber who came to this coun
try with the German Immigration Com
pany in 1845 is dead.
Some of the Lampasas people arc go
ing to Georgetown to talk up better
roads between the two places looking
to trade oetween tbem.
'Coon wolf wild cat catamount
and other scalps given to the number
of C37 in payment for dog tax were
burned at the court bcuse in Pans.
Col. Sam T. Robb of Trinity killed
a hog of the Poland China breed four
years old weighing 1100 pounds. Ex-
treme length when hung up eight
teet.
Jake Scmerville the Ilearne mnr
derer whose case has been continued
three years has been turned over to
jail by his bondsmen who stood for
S5000.
The people of Denison having coun
ty seat aspirations will petition the
legislature for the formation of a new
county to be carved out of Fannin and
Grayson.
The Bellville Beacon says that in lcs9
than two years the country through
which the narrow gauge railroad has
been surveyed will be one solid line of
tine farms.
The county attorney of Hamilton
county is preparing to file complaints
against 152 persons who failed to pay
their dog tax within the time prescrib
ed oy law.
A negro has been hanged in Smith
county for committing rape. They
didn't fatten him up at the county's
expense for the occasion took him
lean as they caught him.
A contract has been signed at New
1 ork it is said for the construction.
of the Sabine Bay and Northwestern
railway to extend from Sabine bay to
uenisoo a distance of 340 miles.
Texas wools in New York on Janu-
ary 2 were quoed as follows : Fine
Eastern 20 to 24 e; medium Eastern
19 to 24c; tne Western 17 to 19c;
medium western i. to ISe; inferior
14 to ItiC.
August Schultz' alias Fritz Albrecht
waa hired to fire the houie of Mr. Open
burg at Fredericksburg. lie was sus
pected and caught and has acknowl
edged that he played the part of which
he is accused.
The press of the State is speaking
out very plainly in regard to the Agri
cultural and Mechanical College aBd
demands that it should be made to con
form its course of instruction to the
Spirit of the grant.
The people of a part of Lampasas
county together with a portion of
those of Brown and Hamilton conn
ties are anxious to have a new county
with the court house somewhere near
or at Williams's ranch.
Young county has filled up with a
thrifty population from everywhere
and the Governor's proclamation for
bidding tbe carrying of fire arm? has
placed tbe county fully within the
boundaries of civilization.
The Republicans and the disaffected
of all persuasions of San Antonio are
divided on the mayoraltv. One set
under Newcomb fayors French the
Democratic nominee. Another under
Degener favors Llrich independent.
And now it appears there is another
hitch in the Texas and New Orleans
road lue nnai conditions necessary
to the signing of tbe contract can not
be agreed upon. This is about the
thirteenth hitch ia the last ten years.
mi 1 . 1 . . .
ioe uaivesion wnari company is
a paying institution. It earned during
me year ending November M 1878.
$161.14C.09; its expenses were $109-
246.33. It declared a dividend of
$450C.50 and has $3034.37 cash on
band.
Last year a circular was addressed
to 4.35 wdoI raisers of West Texas
stating tbe features and probable effect
of a bill before Congress proposing to
reduce the tanH oa wool. Half tbe
wool growers replied expressing their
opposition to the bill.
Cibolo creek in West Texas disap
pears in a rocky gorge three miles
from Boerne. and nut underground
forty miles. In some places natural
ells 240 feet deep are found from
which the roaring of this subterraneous
creek can be distinctly beard.
The United States grand jury at
Galveston threw. the case of Rev.
Pope arrested oa the charge of tamper-
ing with the mails out of court. So
after all it seems this sweet-tempered
11 art knows something of malice as
well as how to sing ever so sweetly.
The shipment of bones has grown
into a considerable business in tbe
Siate. A San Antonio firm shipped
since July 8 3333 tons to the North
where they are used for fertilizing pur
poses. The price paid to the San An-
tonio shippers waa $7.30 per ton.
P. E. Pearsoajan able lawyer of
Richmond Texas figures in the Four
Counties as the advocate of better pay
for tbe district judges ne wants the
legislature to pa& a bill allowing them
traveling expenses leaving the salary
for the support of man and family.
The nineteenth of January the an'
niversary of Gen. Robert E. Lee's birth
day is set aside through the Sjutn for
the solicitation of contributions to a
monumental fund in his memory
the monument to be erected at Rich-
mond Va. Let us have a patriotic re-
sponse from Texas.
Amanda J. Glover the poor unfor
tunate of Sherman is to be tried for
infanticide. As she is poor and friend
less the penitentiary gates yawn to
receive her. Wealth and icfiuence
would establish a clear case of puer
peral mania as all tbe surrounding cir
cumstances strongly suggest.
In Hidalgo county on the Rio
Grande the other day twenty ran
cheros formed themselves into a vigi
lance committee and called on the
persons charged with robbing the
Cayote ranche of $000. They found
one tried convicted and hung liflii.
The others getting wind of the matter
escaped into Mexico.
The telegraph line between Fort
Stockton and El Paso will be complet
ed about the first of February. We
will then have through southern tele
graph communication with the Pa-
cific the forerunner of railroad conncc
tion. Huntington's road is coining at
the rate of 200 miles a year towards
Texas.
A private letter received at Stockton
from Presidio del Norte states that
Mexican troops on either side of the
U10 Grande are arresting all Indians in
that section and bave now forty or
fifty in jail at that place. Several
were killed who resisted arrest. The
captives are to be sent somewhere in
the intrrior of Mexico.
Houston held a municipal election
on the sixth and elected all Democrats
except ore. Burke Democrat is elec
ted mayor; Beayins Independent as
sessor and collector; Morns Demo-
crat marshal; Maydole Democrat re.
corder; Bart els Democrat street com
missioner. 1 he Democrats have a ma
jority in the board of aldermen.
The wool growers of Western Texas
met in convention at San Antonio on
the seventh. They passed a resolution
demanding of our Senators and Re pre
sentatives in Congress that they use
every endeavor to prevent the reteal of
the present tariu on foreign wools and
to prevent tbe passage of any law re
pugnant to said tariff.
A numerously signed petition will
be presented to the Legislature asking
that body to grant to the widow of the
late Capt. W. U. Anderson the $1000
reward offered by Governor Hubbard
for the arrest and conviction of W. O
Collins. As be was not convicted at
least iu any court the Governor bas
knowledge of he holds that it is out
of his power to order the money paid
Another horrible tragedy occurred at
111 co Hamilton county. Two men.
lice I'arKer and ueorge uarker were
arrested charged with robbery. The
prisoners were placed under guard and
at mghc seventy-hve masked men
overpowered the guards and carried
them off some distance. In the mean
time others of the lynchers shot the
prisoners to death in their beds. None
of the maskers were recognized.
Through Texas cattle do not stand
the cold weather which has been ex
perienced in Chicago latelv. The Chi
cago Drovers' Journal of December 24
says: 'A consignment of through
Texans arrived here this morning and
were unloading rfhen the thermometer
showed twelve degress below zero
with a cutting wind from the North
west. The poor beasts presented 1
pitiable sight very gaunt famished.
and as they came from the shutes
their backs were arched not unlike
the bump of a camel."
TIm frightful prevalence of blood
shed in this State says the Bonbam
News is mainly attributable to two
causes easy continuances and the im
practicability of obtaining twelve hon-
est men as jurors as they are now
chosen. If the laws could be so amend
ed as to force criminals to trial within
a reasonable time after tbe commission
of the crime it would greatly facilitate
the administration of justice. And if.
in addition to this we could adopt the
irencn practice 01 authorizing two
thirds of a jury to render a verdict the
crop of hangings would soon equal the
crop of murders and assassins and
desperadoes would be exterminated
and peace and law and order would
reign supreme.
Somebody bas been trifling with tbe
Texas rrfails for New York and steal
ing their contents. Detective Foster
was put to work and he finds the dep
redator in the city of 1'biladelphia
the local agent there of the postorlice
department. This fellow bad been
carrying on his rascally peculations
during tbe whole six months and so
far as is known had conhned bis oper
ations to Texas mails holding them
back and going through the letters at
his leisure. When arrested be had
numaer or tetters on his person so
that tbe evidence of his guilt is com
plete. The investigation was set on
foot by Postmaster Manning of San
Antonio to whom complaint bad been
made about the failure of transmission
of a large amount of exchange.
ine city council 01 uaiveston are
discussing soinfe charter amendments.
It is proposed to contract the city lim
its and under the amendments voters
will fo Tqaimd tn have paid lnir poll
or other taxes and on all propositions
requiring the expenditure of money no
man will be allowed to vote who does
not pay taxes on property in the city.
No one will be eligible to the office of
mayor who does not own property to
the value of $1000. The committee
recommend that tbe section permitting
the coubcil to borrow money to a sum
not exceeding $30000 for general or
special purposes be allowed to remain.
The committee reported adversely on
propositions to attach tbe duties of tbe
recorder to those of tbe mayor and to
consolidate the offices of city clerk and
auditor and those of assessor and col
lector. They recommend that it be
made a criminal offense to attempt to
yote without baviner paid tbe poll tax.
Mr. N. Dumont of Charlotte N. C
formerly of Springfield Mass. bas
proposed that a convention of North
ern born residents of the South espe
cially or tbe two Carolmas and Geor-
gia be held in Charlotte about Janu
ary 15. He says: "It is desired in
tbe convention to prepare a statement
for publication in Northern papers set
ting forth tbe soil climate pncea
ease of making a liying and social
treatment of tbe individual Northern
men. It ia not desired to cover any
question of politics or extreme views
of any kind.
Never was a lawver more illy requi
ted for an able defense of a criminal
than was ex-Secretary Robeson in tbe
case of Beoi. Hunter who is soon
to be bnng in New Jersey. On Tues
day last Mr. Robeson called to bid bis
client farewell and waa rather aston-
ished at Mr. Hunter's remark that tbei
separation would be brief as they
would meet in bell. It is reassuring.
at least to ad a murderer once in a
while who realizes Che.sia of I be crime
he bas committed and tbe retribution
tint must follow. j
SIXTEENTH I. EC I SLAT (RE.
Hoaa.
Hall Hoi se of Represent ath f.s )
Alsti.n January 14 1379.
This being the day designated by
the Constitution of the State of Texas
for tbe convening of tbe biennial ses
sion of tbe sixteenth Legislature at
12 o'clock high noon the House was
called to order by Hon. John E. Mc-
Comb ' of Montgomery. It was sug-
gested by the Chair that the election of
a temporary speaker would be in order
and that nominations would be heard.
Mr. Brawn of Gregg nominated
Mr. Coleman of Harrison.
Mr. Pickett nominated Mr. Stewart
of Houston.
The name of Mr. Stewart was with
drawn anil upon motion of Mr. Tay-
lor of Fannin Mr. Coleman was
cleaned teutyorary Speaker by acclama
tion.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Brown
of Gregg and Wurzbach as a commit
tee to escort the temporary Speaker to
tbe chair.
(Mr. Coleman in the chair.)
Mr. Coleman returned his profound
thanks for the honor conferred upon
him and asked the generous assistance
of his fellow-memlers in the further
proceedings of temporary organization
He then called tbe llouee to order.
Tbe Speaker announced that the
election of a temporary clerk would be
in order.
Mr. Brown of Gregg nominated J
L. Cunningham of Bell county.
Mr. Wuizbacu nominated Will Lam
bert.
Upon motion of Mr. Taylor of Ma
rion Messrs. Cunningham and Lambert
were elected temporary clerks of the
IIoiHe of Kepresentativcs.
Mr. Flewellen nominated M. Tac-
kcrsley of Harris for temporary sei-
geant-at-arm and Mr. Garrison noun
natcd M. M. B ggess of McLennan.
Upon motion Messrs. UoggeHS and
Tankerslcy were elected temporary
sergeants-at-arms
Mr. McComb nominated W. J. C.
Antrey tot temporary doorkeeper.
. Mr. Baker nominated E. R. Yick for
assistant doorkeeper.
Upon motion of Mr. Henderson of
Smith Mr. Autrey was elected tempo
rary doorkeeper and Air. Vick was
elected temporary asaistaut door
keeper.
Without objection of the nouse the
temporary Speaker appointed Master
Sidney Shepherd as page.
Mr. Venters moved that a committee
of five be appointed upon credential?
The motion prevailed whereupon the
Speaker announced the following com
mittee: Messrs. Venters chairman
Johnsan of Shelby Jone-i of Hunt
Smith of Travis and Linn
Mr. Taylor of Cass moved that the
roll of representative districts be
called and that as each district waa
called the member holding the certifi
cate of election send up the same to
the Committee on Credentials
Upon the completion ot the call the
Committee on Credentials retired and
upon motion of Mr. Finlay the House
took a recess for twenty minutes.
(Mr. Coleman in the chair).
At 1:30 the House was called to
order.
'1 he sergeant-at-srms ro lem. was
dispatched to ascertain whether the
Committee en Credentials was ready
to report. It was announced to the
House that the committee was not
ready to report.
Mr. Pickett moved that the rules
adopted by the House of Represents
Uvea of the Fifteenth Legislature be
adopted as the rules for the temporary
organization of this house. The mo
tion prevailed.
Mr. Gaither moved that the House
take a recess for one hour. The mo-
tion prevailed and at 1 :35 tbe House
took a recess.
(Mr. Coleman in the chair.)
At 2 o'clock and 33 minutes the
House was called to order.
Mr. Cochran sent up to the clerk's
desk the following communication
which was read :
Hon. W. S. Coleman Speaker pro lem.:
JSii You will please have the clerk
to read the following to-wit:
The Stale Gazette of yesterday even-
ing seemed to reflect upou the ability
of Speakers Bonner and non. Guy M.
Bryan. I take this opportunity to
state that both of these distinguished
gentlemen are able and correct presid-
g omcers and Hi at 1 was never called
either of them to the chair for the
pnrposes indicated in that portion of
the uazette s article on tbe Speaker-
ship. They did not need any such re-
lief as therein indicated.
Respectfully
Jons H. CocnRAN.
The Committee on Credentials sub-
mitted the following report:
To the Hon. W. S. Coleman temporary Speak-
er ilouHo Keprceeulalivea blxioeulh Lrgidla-
ture: Sir Your committee appointed to
examine into and report upon the cre-
dentials of Representatives elected to
the Sixteenth Legislature of the State
of Texas beg leave to report tbe fol-
lowing persons as having properly au-
thenticated credentials as said Repre-
sentatives to-wit:
District No. 1 J. W. Carlton ; No.
2 W. T. Hill; No. 3. Thomas W.
Ford ; No. 4 James T. Polley ; No. 5
W. A. Stewart; No. C W. A. Cross-
land ; No. 7 C. J. Garrison ; No. 8. 8.
L. Johnston; No.9 B. M. Baker; No.
11 M. D. K. Taylor S. L. Proctor and
W. O. Callaway ; No. 12 J. W. Stiles ;
No. 13 W. T. Smith; No. 14 W. II.
King; No. 15 J. B. Henderson; No.
1C B. W. Brown; No. 17 W. J. Sin-
gletary; No. 18 Wm. Bell; No. 19
Robert II. Tavlor; No. 20 Seth W.
Stewart; No. 21 W. C. Jones; No.
22 T. M. Cain and W. B. Henderson ;
No. 23 W. C. Larkin ; No. 24 R. M.
Jackson; No. 23 D. McCall; No. 20.
W. M. Johnston; No. 27 Hal Gerger
j t 1 si XT. 00 I. 1 : tr
No. 20 Thomas Beck ; No. 20 It. J.
Evans; No. 31 II. W. Fisher; No. 32
W. N. Linton; No. 33 Abbbel Smith
and Robert Flewellen; No. 3-1 John
E. McCoaib; No. 33 Guy M. Bryan
and G. P. Finlay: No. 30. J. T. Fry?
No. 371. N. Dennis and B. F.Williams;
No. 38 N. Cochran; No. 39 B. G.
Guv; No. 40. A. L. Sledge; No. 41 J.
C. Gaither W. W. Oxsheer and Moritz
Maeduen; No. 42 James P. Brown;
No. 43 B. A. Phillpott; No. 44 S. R.
Frost; No. 43 C. R. Gibson; No. 40
John II. Cochran and J. - W.
Daniel; No. 47 W. W. Merritt;
No. 43 II. C. r oster and James Leon-
ard; No. 49 George R. Reeves; No.
50 F. M. Daugherty; No. 51 8. A.
Venters ; No. 52 O. II. Pickett ; No.
53 W. R. Gause; No. 54 James Hurst;
No. 55 Sames N. English ; No. 50 A.
M. Douglass; No. 57 S. II. Mills ;No.
53 E. D. Linn and Wood lief Thomas;
No. 59 J. W. Johnson and B. C. San-
ders; No. CO M. W. Henry; No. 61
Wm. F. Upton; No. 62 B. F. Jones;
No. C3 O. Pauli ; No. 64 W. 8. De-
laney and S. M. Holmes ; No. 63. Fe-
lix E. Smith; No. CO J. T. W. Loe;
No. 67 J. A. RumMy; No. C3 Green
II. Goodson; No. 69 John P. Estes;
No. 70'-M. 8. Crow; No. 71. Charles
L. Wurzbacb; No. 72 Wm. Clemens;
No. 73 F. B. 8. Cocke; No. 74 J. M.
Moore; No. ?C Santos Ben avid as; No.
77 N. G. Collins; No. 73 J. 1 i'ol-
lev: No. 79. W. S. Coleman.
f ; no. VJ . a. iOiemau.
Aod your committee would f ur tber
report that in the tenth repreenUtivi
district tnere appear two ciaiman' -
W. T. Scott and John Hudson respecr
ively. And your committee upon in-pf
v estimation find that the aalJ W. T.
Scott having the certificate Of election
from tbe recognized county juaee 01
Harrison county who is ej-crfick re-
turning officer for said tenth district-
is prima facie entitled to be tea tod as
representative irom said district.
And vour committee woolJ f url b e
report that in tbe aeyenty-fiftbdisti;?!1"? "8UUUi met ia tbe
there appeara two claimants.! L .. me city 01 Austin
IInie aad IiiieMdliMr - niii.
aiu your cuutauuee upon a.'.su
tion find that the said L P. Ha--
J -. . .
having tbe terti Scats of election from
'torn
the county judge of El Paso and m-
rticio returning officer for said seventy-
nun district is entitled yrtmn jaae to
be seated as representative from said
district.
All of which is respectfully submit
ted.
S. A. Vesters chairman.
Mr. Wuribach moved that the re
port of the committee be adopted.
The motion prevailed.
Mr. McComb moved that Hon. J.
W. Flemming judge of the twelfth
judicial district being In the hall be
requested to come forward and admin
ister the constitutional oath to the
members reported by tbe committee
on credentials as entitled to take
seats in the House. The motion pre-
vailed whereupon he Speaker r
tempore appointed Messrs. McComb
and Brown of Gregg to escort Judge
Flemming to the Speaker's stand.
At the raps of the gavel the mem
bers arose in tbeir places and sub-
scribed to the oath as a body. Roll
called; absent Mr. Leonard.
The speaker jro temjxre announced
a constitutional ouorum of the mem
bers present and that the election .of
Speaker was in order. f
Mr. Callaway nominated Hon. M.
D. K. Taylor of Marion. Mr. Gibion
nominated Hon. John II. Cochran of
Dallas. Mr. Jones of Bastrop nomi-
nated non Guy M. Bryan of Galves-
ton. ;
The Speaker jro temjiore appoint-
ed Messrs. Callaway Jones of P-s-trop
and Gibson aa tellers.
Mr. Brown of Gregg movedthat
a majority of all the votes cast bf re-
quired to elect. The motion pre-
vailed j
Upon casting up the first balft it
appeared that Mr. Taylor receijd 41
votes; Mr. Cochran rect i ved 40 rotes
and Mr. Bryan received 9 votes; No
one having received a majority t all
the votes the Speaker jro temre de-
clared there was no election JiJ or-
dered another ballot. J
Upon casting up the secondballot
it appeared that Mr. Taylor Iceived
39 votes; Mr. Cochran rec'J-44
and Mr. Bryan received 8 votdT
No one having receiyed a majority
01 an me votes the Speaker I'm tern.
declared there was no clectior and or
dered the House to proceed U another
ballot. 1
Mr. t lewellcn withdrew .le name
of lion. M. D. K. Tavlor. .'
Mr. Jonnson ol Shelby nminated
non. ueorge it. Jtefcvcs ol frayson.
Mr. Baker moved that ie Iloufe
take a recess until 7:30 p. v The mo
tion was withdrawn j
Mr. Johnson of Slielbj withdrew
the dame of Hon. George Reevep.
air. is.iKer then renewed ns motion
to take a recess until 7 :304. m. Lost.
Upon casting up the sdond ballot
it appeared that Mr. Coc(-an received
57 votes Mr. Bryan 2(Wr. Taylor of
Marion 4 ana Mr. sniKot Harris 1
Mr. Cochran haviiiJftreived a ma
jority of all the votes cil the Speaker
jrro tent declared linn July and con
stitutionally elected
Hcker of the
House of Representative of
the Six-
tecnth J. egislature.
The Speaker vro
appointed
Messrs. Taylor of Man
11 and itryan
a committee to escor
the honorable
Speaker elect to the c
r.
Mr. Cochran add re
d- the House
mbers for the
briefly thanking the
honor conferred invoi
g their assist'
ance and encourag
nil Sfrliiinl uIpab t-
nt eschewing
pledging nim-
..if . - .1 : 1 1 lj
aeii tu uiacuarc 11 it
ties fairly and
impartially keeping
view the best
interests 01 lexas 01
'and indivisible.
He then announced t
t the further or-
ganization of the H
was in order.
Mr. Stewart of
ta offered the
following resolution
Itemved That th
louse of Repre-
sentatives now pr
ed to complete
their organization If electing the fol-
lowing officers: Cl f clerk assistant
clerk journal clci
jngrossing clerk
enrolling clerk serj
Hut-at-arms chap-
lain and doorkec
" Mr. Johnson of ielby offered the
following as a subtale for the above
resolution: '
EeKolved That fig House elect the
following officeraio-wit: One chief
clerk one first aj one second assist-
ant clerk one entiling clerk one en-
grossing clerk Je sergeant-at-arms
one assistant sireant-it arms one
doorkeeper onoTjsistant doorkeeper
one cnapiain
Iieaohed furtll That at each ballot
the candidate rfiying the least num-
ber of votes bef opped from the list
01 candidates
The substitufwas lost by the fol
lowing vote : fas 23 ; nayn 65.
Mr. Policy -Sabine offered the
following as a frll?-ne to the original
jismImI Til he un
Repre-
sentatives nor"-"' Vf " ".'plete its
organization- llTf'A fol-
lowing officer """ lerk one
hrst asaistant 7 ."id aasist-
.nl rlrlr JorollinK ClCTia
one en-
at-arms
an1 nna ArwJX'
Upon motf . MrA f Kl
substitute wUl'l0"thetal'e.
Mr. Broi. Q "T.oved
the
to
amend the rf "".wu.u ' '"r.'r'ng after
the word
eant-ai-arma me -
assistant sc.
iitit-at-
'-Tbe amend-
mend was
pted.
The quei
i iiivu icvuiaeti u L 11. .
. I Knn .... 1
Jution which
... '111 Lllff
original r
as
ftend-
ed was a
led.
Mr. Mc
ib offered the follow
vAnnlitriAn
Jlesolcerl . lue nllc" 01 lne oue
of lie pre j
auves 01 ine 1'iiteentn
LeeisKlnf.T uol'lc 'r "e guid
1 . a a
ance of tflouge nnUI otherwise pro
vided
Adopt
Mr. 1
porary s
Secretar
Ias moved that the tern
t-ant-at-arms lie sent to the
State to request that ofli-
cer to
cient t)
-ly the Il.-use with a sufli
Per of copies of the rules of
the Ho
:ruepiesentativestFifteeotb
Legist
for each member present.
The m
Th
rn prevailed
eakcr announced that the
next lICM n order would be the
.lMtiol ;"c cinrn ami mai nomi
r. M'lay nominated J. W. n.-iu
of wifV M'-Conib. Will Lamrwrt
I'am of JielL
VUUUM f.i r.. .
jle viiuwn vauawaysnd Jones
of B l1' . ppomieu tellers.
up me oauot it ap-
hat Mr. Lambert received 4S
Xth. 23. and f :nnninrrli. 10
unbeit. baviner nwiveii m. I
' ' S'...... f .
all the votes caat the Speaker
I the vot rmt 1 u 1 I of
uimauiy una constitutionally
vici a.
ext business being tbe election
assistant clerk. Mr. rvlm.H
ed 3. L. Cunningham of Bell
'inlay nominated J. W. Booth
the catting of the ballot it an.
that Mr. Bioth received 52
Jil Mr. Cunningham received 37
TO'5ooth haying 1
u All the votes c
received a major-
it cast waa declared
jjjaa constitutionally elected first
Lambert chief clerk elect and
H wa urst assistant clerk elect.
.prcscDiea 10 me speaker took
.un or oQice and at once entered
the discharge of tbeir duties.
1 aianon placed in
J ypiatioT. f.r the ixitioa of sec-
- isisUat clerk D. O. Cauficld of
fT"".
pn motion 01 Mr. Reeves tbe
adjourned until
to-morrow
ST at 9 o'clock.
1
StuM
Sours Chamber
cmr Texas January 14 187a.
tor
' su? lkw the Senate of
- to
by the Hob. Well Thompson
11 .
"
; ' I UV UI
1 pro lem.
1" '
tbe Rev. John twjoy.
geaot
The roll being called the following
Senators answered to tbeir names:
District No. 1 Edwin Hobby; No.
2 P. P. Edwards; No. 3 J. W. Mot-hyLNo-
4 wler Ripetoe; No. 5W.
U. Tilson; Nx C W. J. Swain; No.
7 John M. Duncan; No. 8 John
loung Gooch; No. 9 C. D. Grace;
.10. John C. Buchanan; No. 11
William Blassingamc; No. 12 W. D.
Lair; No. 13 ; No. 14 F. M.
Martin; No. 15 T. J. McCulloch; No.
16 J. R. Burnet; No. 17 W. M.
Burton; No. 18 Charles Stewart;
No. 19 A. P. McCormick ; Na 20 W.
K. Homan; No. 21 W. M. Brown;
No. 22 J. W. Moore; No. 23 W. It!
Shannon; No. 24 J. H. Davenport;
No. 23 A. W. Terrell ; No. 20 W.
H. Led better; No. 27. 8. C. Patton;
No. 27 Ellsbury R. Lane; No. 29 J.
S. Ford; No. 80 A. W. Houston; No.
No. 31 L. J. Storey.
Senators Buchanan Burnett Dav
enport Duncan Gooch Homan
Houston Lair. Lane. Martin. Patton.
Shannon Stewart Swain Terrell and
rilson being newly elected Senators
approached the President's desk and
took the oath of office prescribed by
me ousiuuuon.
The President of the Senate ad
dressed the Senate as follows:
Gentlemen of the Senatt W bile it is
not expected on an occasion like tbe
present that any extended address
should be made by the presiding officer
01 una ioiy 1 snail congratulate you
on the auspicious circumstances sur
rounding your meeting. Since many
ui yuu isi met in this chamber the
military rule set over the State of
Louisiana and South Carolinia has
been withdrawn and the governments
01 uiose Mates are now in the bands
of their own people. This should be a
cause of rejoicing to us because we
ourselves have felt the pernicious ef-
fects of a like tyrannical rule and
know its corrupting influences on our
system of government. We haye also
seen in the late Presidential election
such a conflict Ix-tween the great polit
ical panics 01 1110 country as to shake
our governmental fabric to its very
foundation resulting almost in a civil
war more terrible than the one from
which we have so lately emerged.
Happily TrrMKerer we are now at
peace and as lrSia.a divine provision
mat irom ail civil commotions en
dangcring the existence of govern
ment the statesman comes forth more
wise and the patriot more devoted so
let us hope that from these se
nous lessons wo may draw such
wisdom that the future shall bring
lorth nothing calculated to destroy
this the best hope of human liberty.
Here jn Texas we are specially bleat
with most that should make a people
prosperous; we were spared during tbe
past year from a scourge that Ull upon
our kindred in the East as direful as
any ot the plagues that afflicted the
European or Asiatic countries within
the period of authentic medical his-
tory; only a few years ago Texas was
among the most insignificant Slates of
the Union as to wealth and popula-
tion but having a good government
and such climate and soil as is unsur
passed by any other country in the
world her crops have been large and
remunerative her population hai in-
creased so rapidly till to-lay she
stands ahead of all the Southern
States and when the next census shall
have been taken we shall have tbe
proud satisfaction of seeing her
abreast of many of the leading States
of the North. With you however
depends much of her future
greatness and prosperity for you
will in part as one of the co-
ordinate branches of the Legislature
be called on to inaugurate the new
State government and shape its policy
during its administration. You will
bave to provide for the repression of
lawlessness and crime and the enforce-
ment of the laws; devise ways and
means to defray the expenses of gov
ernment and the establishment of com
mon schools; to pass on the codifi
cation of the entire statutes of the
State civil and criminal which shall
for years to come control the rights of
persons and property. Yet these are
only a part of the grave duties that
will devolve upon you. If then in
the discharge of these responsibilities.
your deliberations are calm and dis
passionate marked with that wisdom
which those who sent you have reason
to expect you will find that you have
contributed no little to your country's
good but have also "erected for your-
selves a monument more enduring than
brass more lasting than tbe pyramids
of Ejjypt." ' Knowing then the trusts
reposed in you will not be betrayed
and tbe high hope cherished will not
be disappointed I declare the Senate
organized.
The Senate then proceeded to orrran
ize by the election of officers.
Nominations being in order for sec
retary of the Senate Senator Motley
nominated Leigh Chalmers and Sena.
ior awards nominated J. F. Beall.
There being no other nominations
Senators Motley Edwards and McCor
micK were appointed tellers.
1 he brat ballot resulted aa follows
Chalmers 22; Beall. 7.
Air. Chalmers having received a ma
jority 01 an the votes was declared
duly elected secretary of the Senate
us then took the oath of office.
.Nominations being in order for first
assistant secretary of the Senate Sena-
tor Shannon nominated Wm. A. Fields
Senator Hobby nominated Nat. O.
Henderson and Senator Storey nomi-
nated John W. Lane.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
"Mds 13; Henderson 9; Lane 8.
re being no election tbe Senate
!?f.ied 10 Uot the eC0D1 fnie
nendefrnQOWi":TU: PldJ 15
Tliir 1 '. ' : "
"cr5 reini? no election th nai
proceeded c a tbir UUor . fa fc
Mr.
fihl l:aTiog fece5veJ mj'-
Of all the VoIim j
duJ c'l filst ksaUtant secretary of
.H uci.iicu
camo forward and
was qiiabied.
Nuininaftiona being In order for sec-
ond assistant .-rotary. Senator Blew-
art nominated A. f. Lin
tor Lair nominated n a. Willi..
nd tfenator Mutely nominate.! Wm.
Neal JUtner. The first hallnt r...i.. 1
a follows: Williams 5; Brigance. 7 :
Raimey 18. 011
Mr. Jlimey.havinff received niiir.
-" ici casi. Was declared
aulT elected second asaiat-ant vritur.
. t VV. 1 4
the senate. U w ti..n t -
lie waa then da y qual-
ified
nenator Terrell mnvorf tn nmiMu
1 . . . . ; 1
election 01 me enroiime and en
Krueaiag cieras until Tueulay next.
fttrw. will..!. "
Nomination thin beinir declared I
n tm u.
in Order for -nrrnaain ol.l u I
oiorey nominated A. 31. Bi- rm. Th.
a . - - 7
urn uau.H resulted as follows: Bl-
vi n received 2 votes.
II T . 1 1 -
XCIVIB. U1TID7 rNVIff.l a ma
jority of the votea caat 'was declared
duly elected enerosaincr rh.rU- nt it..
enaie snu immediately came for-
ward and received the oaih .r r.
Nominations being in order for en-
rolling clerk Senator Ld better nomi-
naia j. mi. Btrisher Senator Tilaoo
Dominated T. P. Martin and Senator
thrown nominated II. C. Surtchnor.
The first ballot resulted as follows
owianer ; Martin 17; Burgh nor g.
air. JUrun having received a r
jority of all tbe votea cast waa declared
duly elected enrolling clerk of tbe
senate. lie immediately came for
ward aad took tbe oath cf office.
nominations be mar in order for cal
endar clerk. Senator EJ wards pot ia
nomination J. W. Swindells and Hcaa.
Uonston nominated W. L. Ward
Upon tbe first ballot Swindell re
ceived 24 votes and Ward S.
Mr. Swindells.baving received a
jonty of all tbe votes castWAs declared
duly elected calendar !rk and came
forward and was Qualified;
ominauots being ia order for
- at - aras SnatorFord nominated
J. M. Barton; Senator Moore N. R.
Stcgall; Senator Stewart Lee Hall;
S-nator Davenport C. Hardeman;
Senator Led better L. L. Shropshire;
Senator Houston A. J. lL.mton.
Oa tbe first ballot Barton received
14; Stegall 2; Lee Hall 7; Hardeman
3; Shropshire 2; Houston 3.
No one having received a majority
of the votes cast a second ballot waa
had with the following result: Mr.
Barton received 11 votes Mr. Stepall
1. Mr. nail 14. Mr. Hardeman 1 Mr.
Shropshire 1 Mr. Houston 2.
No one having received a majority
of the votes cast a third ballot was
cast.
Senator Ledhetter withdrew the
name of Mr. Shropshire.
Senator Houston withdrew the name
of Mr. Houston.
On the third ballot Mr. Barton re-
ceived 14 votes Mr. Stegall 1 Mr.
Uall 14 and Mr. Hardeman 1.
No one having received a majority of
the rotes cast another ballot was had.
Senator Davenport withdrew the
name of Mr. Hardeman.
The fourth ballot resulted as fol-
lows: Mr. Barton 10 votes Mr. Ste-
gall 1 and Mr. Hall 13.
Mr. Barton having received a major!
ity of ail the votes cast was declared
duly elected sergeant-M-arms of the
Senate and immediately qualified as
such. -
Nominations being in order for assist
ant sergeantMt-armft Senator Swain
nominated Walter P. Fuher Senator
Storey nominated R. W. Winchell and
Senator Ford nominated Isaac C. Mr-
Call. The first ballot resulted aa follows:
Fisher 10; Winchell 8; McCall .
Mr. Fiaber having received a major-
ity of all the votes cast was declared
duly elected assistant scrgoant-it-arrtaS
of the Senate and came forward and
received the oath of cilice.
Nomination lciug in order for door-
keeper. Senator Brown nominated John
P. Per rell Senator Houston nominated
Cooley Mann Senator Lair nominated
William Fitahugh Senator Swain
nominated Henry Stout Senator Gooch
nominated M. B. Irwin and Senator
Storey nominated Lon Wells.
Tbe first ballot resulted aa follows:
Ferrell 3; Mann. 2; Fitzhugh. 12;
Wells 4; Irwin 3; Stout 4; Phil-
lina 1.
No one having received a majority f
" hid Tuvrn cam ine aeconil ballot
was had with the following result:
Ferrell 0; Mann 1; Fitxhugh 12;
Wells 0; Irwin 8; Stout 2.
No one having received a majority
of the votes cast a third ballot was
had with the following result: Mr.
Ferrell received 0 votes Mr. Fitzhugh
15 Mr. Wells 4 Mr. Irwin 2 and Mr.
Stout 2.
No one having received a majority
of all 1 the votes cast another ballot
was had.
Senator Gooch withdrew the name
of Mr. Irwin; Senator Houston with-
drew the name of Mr. Mann: Senator
Swain withdrew the name of Mr.
Stout; Senator Storey withdrew tho.
name of Mr. Wells.
The fourth ballot resulted as Inf
lows: Mr. Ferrell received 8 votes and
Mr. Fitzhugh 21.
Mr. Fitzhugh having received a ma-
jority of the votes cast was duly
elected doorkeeper ot the Senate and
was qualified aa such.
Senator Brown offered the following
resolution :
Jlemlved That the election of chap-
lain of the Senate be- indefinitely post
poned. .
Senator Swain m.ved to lav the
resolution on the table. Carried.
- Nominations now being declared in
order for chaplain. Senator Terrell
nominated Rev. O. Fisher; Senator
Motley Rev. O. C. Chaplin; Seuator
Lair IUv. John Lnvciov: Senator
Ford Rev. W. J. Jones and Senator
Shannon Rev. II. D. Bantan.
- The first ballot resulted as follows:
Mr. Fisher received 8 votes; Mr. Chap-
lin 12; Mr. Lov joy fi; Mr. Jones 2 ;
Mr. Bantan 2; Mr. "No one" 1.
No one having received a majority
of the votes cast a second ballot was
had with the following result: Mr.
Fisher 7; Mr. Chaplin 13; Mr. Lov-
joy 5; Mr; Jones 2and Mr. Bantan 2.
No one baviner received a timlnriiv
of tbe votes cast another ballot ar. a ' f
bad. . 1
Senator Shannon withdrew the name
of Mr. Bantan and Senator Ford with-
drew tbe name of Mr. Jones.
The third ballot resulted as follow :
Mr. Fisher 8; Mr. Chaplin 17; Mr.
Lovejoy 4 and Mr. 4No one" 1.
ltev. Mr. Chaplin having received a
majority of all the votes east was de-
clared duly elected chaplain of the
Senate and was qualified.
(senator Motley moved to ad jour
uuiu a:ov r. m. l-rfwu.
On motion of Senator Storey the
Senate adjourned until to-morrow at.
9 o'clock a. m.
NEW ADVEIITISK TI KNT.
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Application will
be made to ta preamC-
L-ginlaiure for tbe PMu;e of ait bet auuruvmir
JI10 claim ot Oo. W. lluurr for aarv aa Mule
Trmurer fjrnm May 17 IH7. OBIU lfll. lu-
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ML D. MILLER
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