Journal of the Senate. District No. 24, J. T. Braddock. District No. 26, Jason Helmick. District No. 28, A. G. Forney. District No. 32, W. A. Mosher. District No. 34, W. B. Helm. District No. 37, A. J. Titus. Witness my hand and the seal of my office, this 11th day of January, A. D. 1897. [SEAL.] W. E. BUSH, Secretary of State. The roll was called, and every member answered present. The oath of office was administered to Senators elect by Chief Justice Doster. Senator Householder moved that Senator Hanna serve as temporary secretary. Senator Sterne moved as a substitute that Senator Morrow serve as temporary secretary. Substitute was lost, and Senator Hanna was elected. Senator Lewelling nominated Senator Householder for president pro tem. Senator Morrow nominated Senator Sterne for president pro tem. A roll-call was demanded. The roll was called and the following Senators voted: For Senator Householder: Armstrong, Benson, Braddock, Caldwell, Campbell, Cooke, Crossan, Farrelly, Field. Forney, Hanna, Harris, Hart, Helm, Helmick, Jumper, King, Lewelling, Lupfer, Mosher, Pritchard, Reser, Ryan, Shaffer, Sheldon, Sterne, Titus, Young, and Zimmer. Total, 29. Senators voting for Senator Sterne were: Battey, Coleman, Fulton, Hessin, Householder, Johnson, Lamb, Matthews, Morrow, Stocks, and Wallack. Total, 11. Senator Householder, having received a majority of the votes, was declared elected. Senator Householder nominated Marion Watson for secretary of the Senate. Senator Morrow nominated D. O. McCray for secretary of the Senate. The vote being had, M. Watson received 29 votes, and D. O. McCray received 11 votes. M. Watson, having received a majority of the votes cast, was declared elected. Senator Forney nominated Solon Gray for sergeant-at arms. Senator Hessin nominated Wm. Higgins for sergeant at-arms. The vote being had, Solon Gray received 29 votes, and Wm. Higgins received 11 votes. Solon Gray, having received a majority of the votes cast, was declared elected. Senator King offered Senate resolution No. 1, and moved its adoption. The resolution was read, and is as follows: Resolved, That the rules of the last Senate be adopted as the rules of the present Senate until further ordered. The resolution was adopted. Senator Crossan offered Senate resolution No. 2, and moved its adoption. The resolution was read, and is as follows: Resolved, That the secretary of the Senate inform the House of Representatives that the Senate is now organized, with Lieut.-Gov. A. M. Harvey, president, M. A. Householder, president pro tem., M. Watson, secretary, Solon Gray, sergeant-at arms, and awaits the pleasure of the House. The resolution was adopted. Senator Harris offered Senate resolution No. 3, and moved its adoption. The resolution was read, and is as follows: Resolved, That the tenure of office of the officers of the Senate to be elected at this session shall cease upon the completion of their duties in connection with the present session of the legislature. The resolution was adopted. Senator Campbell offered Senate resolution No. 4, and moved its adoption. The resolution was read, and is as follows: Resolved, That the following persons are declared the officers of the Senate for the present session, namely: Frank R. Forest, first assistant sergeant-at-arms. F. J. Fritch, assistant secretary of the Senate. R. R. Beam, docket clerk. L. Shamleffer, asssistant docket clerk. S. E. Robertson, journal clerk. W. H. Stewart, first assistant journal clerk. Lincoln Porter, second assistant journal clerk. R. C. Widdicomb, doorkeeper. T. H. Gallagher, first assistant doorkeeper. Prof. L. C. Wooster, assistant postmaster. Miss Lillie Lemon, assistant document clerk. S. B. Fulton, night watch. F. P. Strickland, jr., Carl Henderson, Russel Helm, Willie Reynolds, and Harry Arnold, pages. Chas. Ernest and Percy Daniels, jr., guards to cloak room. H. H. Bolson, James Cotter, John Holcomb, James Mitchell, and Peter Rucker, janitors. A. A. George, stenographer for the Senate at large. Senator Hessin offered a substitute for Senate resolution No. 4, as follows: Resolved, That the names of the following persons be substituted for those named in the original resolution No. 4, as follows: P. A. Janeway, assistant secretary. A. L. Houghton, assistant sergeant-at-arms. E. B. Fox, document clerk. Mabel Carpenter, assistant document clerk. Miss Kate Blair, journal clerk. Ed. B. Jones, assistant journal clerk. J. A. W. Kinney, docket clerk. W. H. Mackey, doorkeeper. Cooper Jackson, first assistant doorkeeper. John Taylor, fourth assistant doorkeeper. J. Mathews, assistant postmaster. Mrs. W. A. Morgan, enrolling clerk. Rev. Dr. Dennis, chaplain. Lee M. Matthews, Homer Snyder, Henry Holmes, Harry Crump, Frank Yoder, Ernest Shueler, pages. Ed. A. Rea, stenographer. Vote on substitute: Yeas 11, nays 29. The resolution was then adopted; yeas 39, nays 0; Senator Coleman not voting. M. Watson was sworn in as secretary of the senate by Lieutenant-Governor Harvey. Senator Jumper offered Senate resolution No. 5, and moved its adoption. The resolution was read, and is as follows: Resolved, That the secretary of the Senate write on separate slips of paper the names of each Senator and place them in a hat and, after shaking them, will draw out of the hat one name at a time, and as the name is announced that each Senator at once select a seat, and thus continue until all have seats. The resolution was adopted. Senator Ryan offered Senate resolution No. 6, and moved its adoption. The resolution was read, and is as follows: Resolved, That before proceeding to draw the seats, as specified in the resolution just adopted, each Senator vacate the seat now occupied by him. The resolution was adopted. Senator Campbell moved that the old Senators be allowed to retain their old seats. The motion carried. Senator Hessin moved that the republican Senators be allowed to have their seats together on the south side of the Senate chamber. This was consented to by the Senate. Senator Farrelly offered Senate resolution No. 7, and moved its adoption. The resolution was read, and is as follows: Resolved, That the sergeant-at-arms rearrange the desks so that the desk will correspond with the number of the district of the Senator occupying them, and procure keys for each desk. The resolution was adopted. Senator Field offered Senate resolution No. 8, and moved its adoption. The resolution was read, and is as follows: Resolved, That a committee of five Senators be appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor to assist him in formulating a code of rules for the government of the Senate. The resolution was adopted. Senator Forney offered Senate resolution No. 9, and moved its adoption. The resolution was read, and is as follows: Resolved, That the chairman of each committee be authorized to appoint the clerk of said committee, and that stenographers be appointed only for those committees where the Senate concurs. The resolution was adopted. Senator Householder offered Senate resolution No. 10, and moved its adoption. The resolution was read, and is as follows: Resolved, That the secretary of the Senate be authorized to make requisition on the state printer for such blanks as may be necessary for the use of the Senate. The resolution was adopted. Senator Armstrong offered Senate resolution No. 11, and moved its adoption. The resolution was read, and is as follows: Resolved, That the sergeant-at-arms be authorized to procure at once such furniture as may be needed to provide the committee rooms of this Senate with proper accommodations for the transaction of business. The resolution was adopted. Senator Lupfer offered Senate resolution No. 12, and moved its adoption. The resolution' was read, and is as follows: Resolved, That the Judiciary and Ways and Means and Engrossed Bills committees each be authorized to appoint a stenographer. The resolution was adopted. Senator Hart offered Senate resolution No. 13, and moved its adoption. The resolution was read, and is as follows: Resolved, That, until otherwise ordered, the hours of meeting of the Senate shall be at 9 o'clock a. M. and 1:30 o'clock P. M. |