The Speaker announced that Charles S. Pierce, having received a majority of all the votes cast for the office of Clerk, was duly elected Clerk of the House. The Sergeant-at-Arms announced a committee from the Senate. The committee, through its chairman, informed the House that the Senate was organized and ready to proceed with business: The Speaker announced that the next business in order was the election of a Sergeant-at-Arms. The roll of the House was called by the Journal Clerk, and the members voted as follows: The Speaker announced that William H. Quilliams, having received a majority of all the votes cast for the office of Sergeant-at-Arms, was duly elected Sergeant-at-Arms of the House. By unanimous consent, the House took up the order of MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. Mr. Morrice offered the following resolution: House resolution No. 1. Resolved, That the Speaker appoint a special committee, consisting of three Representatives, to inform the Senate that the House has completed its organization and is ready for the transaction of business. The resolution was adopted. The Speaker appointed as such committee, Messrs. Morrice, Willitts and McCarthy. Mr. Byrns offered the following resolution: Resolved by the House (the Senate concurring), That the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate be instructed to mail, in their discretion, copies of the daily Journal upon written request therefor; and copies to each person whose address shall be furnished them by a member of the House or Senate, but no Senator shall be allowed to furnish more than twenty-five names and no Representative more than fifteen names; and that the amount of postage on such copies of said Journal so sent out shall be paid by the State Treasurer on the warrant of the Auditor General on the presentation of bills duly certi fied by the Clerk of the House or the Secretary of the Senate, showing that such stamps have been purchased and used only for the payment of postage in mailing copies of the Journal hereby ordered to be distributed. The resolution was adopted. Mr. Turner offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Speaker appoint a special committee, consisting of three Representatives, to act with a committee of the Senate in advising His Excellency, the Governor, that the two Houses have completed their organization and that they will be pleased to meet in joint convention, at such time as he may designate, to receive his inaugural message. The resolution was adopted. The Speaker appointed as such committee, Messrs. Turner, Trabbic and Galbraith. Mr. McCarthy offered the following resolution: House resolution No. 4. Resolved. That there be paid to Charles S. Pierce, Clerk, and Paul H. King, Journal Clerk, of the House of Representatives of 1905, the sums of $25 and $15, respectively, for their services in organizing the present House, as required by statute. The resolution was adopted. Mr. Ward offered the following resolution: House resolution No. 5. Resolved, That the rules of the House of Representatives of 1905 be adopted as the rules of the House for the present session, except Rules 41 and 44; that Rule 41 be amended by inserting a provision for the appointment of a Committee on Revision of the Constitution to consist of thirteen members and a Committee on State Sanatorium to consist of five members; that Rule 44 read as follows: "Rule 44. The regular order to be taken by bills and joint resolutions introduced in the House shall be as follows: 1. Notice of introduction (if a bill proposing an amendment to an act of incorporation). 2. Introduction, first and second readings by title and reference to a committee by the Speaker. 3. Report by committee and placing on the general order (if an appropriation bill, reference to the Committee on Ways and Means, report by that committee, and then placing on general order). 4. 5. Consideration in the Committee of the Whole in order of refer ence. Report by Committee of the Whole and placing on order of 6. Third reading at length and vote on passage. 7. Transmission to Senate (if passed). 8. Return by Senate and reference to Clerk for enrollment printing. 9. Report by Clerk of enrollment printing and presentation to Governor. Senate bills shall, as far as possible, take the same course as House bills;" and that when so amended, said Rules 41 and 44 be adopted. The resolution was adopted. Mr. J. S. Monroe offered the following resolution: House resolution No. 6. Resolved, That the Speaker appoint a special committee, consisting of three Representatives, to group the committees of the House for assignment to committee rooms. The resolution was adopted. Mr. Watt offered the following resolution: House resolution No. 7. Resolved, That the Speaker appoint eleven committee clerks; a document room keeper; an assistant document room keeper; a cloak room keeper; an assistant cloak room keeper; a chief janitor; twelve assistant janitors, three of whom shall be designated by the Speaker to assist the Sergeant-at-Arms in his duties; a janitress for the gallery; a Speaker's clerk; a Speaker's messenger; a Sergeant-at-Arms messenger and ten floor messengers. The question being on the adoption of the resolution, Mr. Colby moved to amend the resolution by inserting after the words "committee clerks" the words "who shall be competent stenog raphers and typewriters and who shall be required to do such stenographic work of the members of the House as pertains to their official duties." Mr. Ward moved to amend the amendment by striking out the words "and who shall be required to do such stenographic work of the members of the House as pertains to their official duties." The amendment to the amendment was not adopted. The question being on the adoption of the amendment offered by Mr. Colby, The amendment was adopted. The question being on the adoption of the resolution as amended, The resolution was adopted. Mr. Shook offered the following resolution: House resolution No. 8. Resolved, That the Clerk appoint a stenographer and a messenger for his office, a stenographer for the Journal Clerk's office, a mailing clerk, and a messenger for the proof room. The resolution was adopted. Mr. Hanlon offered the following resolution: House resolution No. 9. Resolved, That the hour of two o'clock p. m. be fixed as the time at which the House shall convene in daily session. The resolution was adopted. The special committee appointed on the part of the House to act with a committee on the part of the Senate to advise the Governor that the two houses had completed their organization and were ready to receive his message, through its chairman, Mr. Turner, reported that it was unable to perform the duty assigned it for the reason that the Governor was ill and confined to his home in Farmington. The report was accepted and the committee given further time. Mr. Galbraith offered the following resolution: House resolution No. 10. Whereas, The several members of the House of Representatives have learned with apprehension and regret of the serious illness of His Excellency, Governor Fred M. Warner; Resolved. That the House extends to Governor Warner its sympathy, and profoundly hopes that he may be blessed with a speedy and complete recovery; that he may soon be able to enter with his accustomed vigor upon the successful discharge of his duties, as Governor of our beloved commonwealth; and be it further Resolved, That these resolutions be spread at length upon the Journal of the House, and that the Clerk be instructed to forward a copy of the same to the Governor at his home in Farmington. The resolution was unanimously adopted by a rising vote. Mr. Greusel offered the following resolution: House resolution No. 11. Resolved, That there be paid to William H. Whitbeck, Sergeant-atArms of the House of Representatives of 1905, the sum of $15 for his services in organizing the present House. The resolution was adopted. Mr. Colby offered the following resolution: Resolved (the Senate concurring), That the two Houses of the legis lature meet in joint convention tomorrow, January third, at 2 o'clock p. m., to receive the Governor's message. The speaker announced that under Rule 59 the resolution would lie upon the table one day. Mr. Colby moved that Rule 59 be suspended. The motion prevailed, two-thirds of all the members present voting therefor. The resolution was then adopted. By unanimous consent, the Special Committee appointed to act with a committee on the part of the Senate in making arrangements for the senatorial caucus, through its chairman, Mr. Lord, reported that it had performed the duty assigned it and recommended the adoption of the following resolution: House resolution No. 13. Resolved, That the use of Representative Hall be granted this evening for the senatorial caucus of the Republican members-elect of the legislature; that admission to both the floor and the gallery be by ticket; and that the Clerk of the House be directed to secure a sufficient number of tickets to supply the State officers, members and ex-members, each Senator to be furnished three tickets to the floor and ten tickets to the gallery and each Representative with two tickets to the floor and five tickets to the gallery; also, that each candidate for the nomination of United States Senator be furnished with fifty tickets to the gallery. The report was accepted and the resolution was adopted. A message was received from the Secretary of the Senate, informing the House that the Senate had adopted the following resolution: Senate resolution No. 2. Whereas, The members of the Legislature have learned with deep regret of the serious illness of Governor Fred M. Warner at his home in Farmington; therefore, Resolved (the House concurring), That the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives be instructed to convey in a message to the Governor, the sympathy of the members of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and to express the hope that he will soon be completely restored to health and be able to again take |