No person having received the necessary constitutional majority, the Secretary of State announced that there was no choice for Temporary Speaker. At the hour of 1:40 o'clock p. m., Mr. Shanahan moved that the House do now adjourn until 10 o'clock a. m. tomorrow. The motion prevailed, And the House stood adjourned. THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1915, 10:00 O'CLOCK A. M. The House met pursuant to adjournment, The Secretary of State presiding. Prayer by the Rev. Donald C. MacLeod. The Journal of yesterday was being read, when, on motion of Mr. Igoe, the further reading of the same was dispensed with, and it was ordered to stand approved. The following communication, together with the papers referred to therein, was received from the Secretary of State and delivered to the Provisional Clerk to be turned over to the Speaker of the House when elected: January 7, 1915. To the Honorable, the Speaker of the House of Representatives. SIR: In compliance with the provisions of the statute, I transmit herewith sundry papers relating to contests in the following cases, filed in this office on or before January 6, 1915: 3rd District-William Ostrom, v. Francis H. Clark, et al. 41st District-George B. Boardman, v. William R. McCabe, et al. Your obedient servant, LEWIS G. STEVENSON, Secretary of State. The order of business at the hour of adjournment on yesterday being the selection of a Temporary Speaker, the Secretary of State directed the Clerk to call the roll, which resulted as follows: Those voting for Mr. Lee O'Neil Browne are: Messrs. O'Connell Purdunn Murphy Rostenkowski Rentchler Turner Vickers Total-16. Rinehart Total-7. No person having received the necessary constitutional majority, a call of the roll was again ordered, resulting as follows: Number of votes cast.. For Mr. Provine THIRD BALLOT. .148 33 votes Those voting for Mr. Kane are: Messrs. Felts Green Groves Hubbard Huston Leech Those voting for Mr. Shanahan are: Messrs. Boyer Scholes Richardson Thomason Thompson Taylor Total-14. Thompkins Total-8. Those voting for Mr. Lee O'Neil Browne are: Messrs. Donlan Hruby O'Rourke Wilson, R. E. Total-33. Rostenkowski Turner Vickers Total-16. Purdunn Rinehart Total-7. Morrasy Roe, A. Total-5. Total-2. Tice Total-2. Those voting for Mr. Igoe are: Messrs. |