THE FAKMEUS' IiLIAXCE. LINCOLN. NKB.. SATl'HDAY, FEB. 14. !!.
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ALIJANOB HEADQUABTEltS.
CORNER 13TH A1IDII SXS., LItlCOLIT, 1IEB,
Three blocks from Capitol building. Lincoln's newest, neatest and
bes' uptown hotel. 8o new rooms just completed, including large committee
rooms, making 125 rooms in all. A. U. HOOVER & SON. PmpVs
IP YOU Y7AHT TO BUY i
II GOODS Jl CURDS
ATLOWPSICESEORCASH,
WE INVITE YOU TO CALL
If at any time you oro dissatisfied ufth a pur
chaso raado from us, tho goods can bo ro turned
and monoy .Trill bo refunded.
Very Ecspectiully,
IIILLEIl Cs PAUTE,
133 to 130 Oouth Uth Pt, Lincoln, Ilcb.
STATE AGE1ITS LIST, FEBRUARY. 1st, 1891 .
Anyone having Clover, Timothy or Flax seed
for sale please notify the State Agent. sm
TEES WEEK.
White Grained sugar per 100 . 86 00
" granulated " : v-i 6.68
California Strained Honey per lb 10
Mpale Syrup In gallon cans 75
Cora Syrup in 2 ' pails , 75
Fine Sugar Syrup in kegs ;'; ' 1 40
Sorgham in kegs 1 80
" ; i barrels per gallon , 40,
J. W. HARTLEY, State
H. R lissley k Co,
DEPARTIIEin? HOUSE.
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We carry one of the largest stocks west of the
, Missouri Elver, in
Dry Goods, Carptes, Boots, Shoes and Groceries.
Wa are araparad to Scum on aug ontraeta of aaTtblnf la oar Ha ul ALIXANd MO
PL! will do well to cat our prloae a Btaal aa Faae? roods. V
Farm Product axt aaad for Qroosrles aaa Dry Qoocs, Raoaa aad Carpets.
We have three store rooms and our
Carpet Department extends orer all.
You will save money by writing us
prices and samples etc. (iotf)
Just received from
Superior 250 half bbls.
100 lbs of fish in each
It will pay you to "lump off" your hogs for
what you can get and buy these.
Stock Fish large and new, 11 cents per lb.
Direct to us from Louisiana a fine lot of New
Orleans Molasses. We have put it in 5-gallon
Kegs and will sell at $1.95 per keg.
H. R. EAGLE, & CO.
68 Wabash Av.. Chicago, 111.
The Victory Peed Mill
The Best Mill in the World
For rrlnrllnir Cora with or without the shuck,
aad all kind, of email grain. Capacity ,
15 to 60 biuhcl, per hour,
Bade in three sizes, four, eight and
twelve horse power, -
JWdress, THOS. ROBERTS, Springfield, 0.
RESTAURANT.
LDDCball boars.
HOTEL.
Very fine California peaches per & 20
" " apricots " 20
" prunes
California dried grapes
" 10
7
Tomatoes best per can 9
Coffee etc. at bottom prices.
Flour per 100 1 50
Buckwheat flour per sack 12J B 45
Corn and oats chop feed per 100 1 25
Agent, Lincoln, ITeb.
Corns I Oth mo P Street.
the fishermen in Lake
of Family White Fish
halt barrel: price S2.65
P.R.KETCHUM,Prop'r.
Windsor, Fayette, County. Iowa.
- Breeder of
Poland Chios Swine and Cotswold Sheep.
Special Bates by Express, , 3m 23.
T. J. THORP ft Co.
Manufacturers of
Rubber Stamps, Seah
Stencils, Badges and
BaggageChecks ; '
Kverv LteacrlDtion.
Established 1880.
LINCOLN. NEB.
SSM 8 11th St..
We WD1 All Sing.
If you lead and ret the New Alliance Rnmmtur.
It la a little beauty containlnrSO pages of
TOvniir new sons wniien inia year ea
neoiallr forthia hook h aIIImm iur1
Moat of them are tot to old and familiar
tunea, to all may join in tbe muiio
and euloy It heartily. Tha price U d laced at
the exceedingly low rate of alnale oopiea 10
ceata or 18 for il.Off. Foatago 10 cenu extra
ei uuxen. aaareae,
-tf AixtAHCi Pxjb. Co., Lincoln, We i.
CNCLISH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Tho trrl-A at TTItlrh Ty Wee Rga
H 0nHl ky Law.
Tho jewelers of the middle inn nd
in their tJolicate acales tho lianl, iimno
ed. of tho Moorish carol) tree (cent
tun ailiqiis). and tbeweibtof din-
uioiiila is at.'i rrcknnrtl hr caraU, each
exrat bein; equal to 3 1-6 prains troy.
Tho earliest attempt to regulato Brit-
tab weighta ana measures appears to
have been suvgoated lr this example
says harper's Magazine. la 12C6 it
was declared bv aUtute that "an Eng
lish penar. called a sterlinj. round
and without any clipping, shall weijrb
tiurty-two wheat corns iu the midst ol
the ear, and twenty peuce do make an
ounce, and 112 ounces one pound, and
eight pou ad do wake a gallon of wine,
aud eijrht cations of wine do make a
Loudon bushel, which is an eighth part
of a quarter." We have here the basis
of the Briiiftb system of reckoning as
U survive to-day the grain, penny
weight, ounce, pound, arallon. bushel
and ton. and 240 silver peuce equal to
a pound sterling. The British gallon
is still used for both dry and liquid
meaaure, and the traditional relation
between tha pound and the gallon is
set forth in the old rhyme, which de
clares that , . ,
"A pint's a pound
The world aiound." .
In 1324 the measures of leozth were
denned by a similar statute providing
that "three barleycorns, round and
dry. laid end to end. shall makel inch,
12 Inches a foot, and 3 feet a yard. ,
intm wneat corns, adopted as the
basis of the British system, appear to
hare weighed 22 1-2 grains troy, so
that the uound of 1266 waa eaual to
6.400. grains troy. This . is the old
Saxon pound. The ponnd troy (pound
du roy) is the Bomaa pound, and -was
doubtless in use simultaneously with
the Saxon pound for Hundreds ol years,
but is first mentioned In the statutes in
1414, and was ordained as the standard
weight for gold and silver in 1527. As
24 grains make a pennyweight troy,
the new ponnd contained 5,760 grams.
exceeding tho old weight by 860 grain J,
or tnree-qaarters oi an ounce. '
llio strict pound of lx ouuees was
nsed only in weighing the precious
metals and, with different subdivisions,
for the costly drags and medicines
dealt out by apothecaries. : For heavy
goods (avoirs au poms) a more liberal
measure was given, like the baker t
dozen, and 15 ounces were called a
pound. In the same way 28 pounds
were called a Quarter, and 112 oounds
a hundred weight, allowance being
made lor waste or wrappings. The
increase of the ' penny weight to 24
grains, in 1527 raised the value of the
ounce to 480 grains; and accordingly
the pound of commerce, containing 15
ounces, was raised to 7,200 grains. As
250 grains of wine were reckoned
qual to a cubic inch the gallon, con.
tinning 8 of these pounds, or 67,600
grains, had a capacity of 230.4, or in
even numbers 231 cubic inches. This
is the wine gallon now in use in ths
United States. The ale or beer gallon.
of 282 cubic inches, was originally a
measure containing 8 pounds oi wueat
at 204 grains to the cubic inch.
lite name avoirdupois was trans
ferred at' a very early data from tha
heavy goods, which it indicated, to tho
system by which they were weighed.
it occurs ursi in urv statutes of laso
and 1353. The eat.y pound of 15
ounces of 450 gnrius each 6,750 grains
was raisea by law, as has ucen
shown, to 7.200 grains, making 16 of
the old ounces. In practice, however,
the' pound seems to have fallen below
this standard to about 7,000 Brains.
and this weight was finally declared to
be .a pound avoirdupois, the avoirdu
pois ounce, or sixteenth of the pound,
being thus reduced to 437 1-2 grains.
A Weetern Cheeterfleld.
Here is a very neat little story illus
trative of tho fact that even the wild
woolly West can produce a natural
born Chesterfield upon occasion. At
a party given last winter was a bash
ful cowboy, who had not been in civil
ized society for several years. : He wat
a good-looking fellow, and one of tlx
young ladies present kindly took an
interttst ia hint and tried to make him
feel at ease. He fell desperately in lovt
at once, and the hostess noticing this
encouraged him all she could. Ia
leaving the house the young lady who
had taken a friendly interest in the
cowboy forgot her overshoes, and the
hostess told the young Lochia var from
the plains that he might return them
to the girl if he wished. ; , -
The herder leaped at the chance,
and presented himself in due time at
the young lady's house. She was sur
prised to see him bat greeted him cor
dially. "You forgot your overshoes
last night," awkwardly, handing her
lit package. v
She thanked him and- opened it.
Why, there is only one overshoe
here." she exclaimed.
"Yes, Miss , said the blushing
vacquer, earnestly. "Til bring round
the other one to-morrow, and I only
wish. Miss, that yon were a centipede."
iL Louw Jiepuuuc. - i. :VVt r.
Hardee and a Raw Itocnlt.
i -.Gen. Hardee, the famous tactician
iTia louieaerate commander, was a
strict disciplinarian. One day, while
commanding in the southwest, he rode
out on picket Hue, and, much to his
surprise, found a sentry, a raw recruit.
sitting on a rail fence munching a
piec9 of bacon. The General appear
cd not to see him until he got abreast
of him. and then drew his horse up,
expecting to nuct tno sentry at a
present. He was nothing of the kind;
but sat munching away as unconcern
edlv ns though ne was in his native
mountains. "Do you know who
am?" demanded Gen. Hardee, in his
severest tones. "Stranger, I 'low
don't." "I am Gen. Hardee, and .'
Without stopping to hear the remain
dcr of his sentence the raw recruit slow
ly climbed down from Ihe fence, aud
shambling into the road extended his
hand as he said: "Hor air yer. Gin
eralr I in . mighty glad to see yer
lookm' fo peart." Boston iraveicr.
11 is expected that the number of
bodies cremated in Milan will soon
average one a day, as nearly two thou
sand bodies have been cremated thcto
during the last .hirtcen years.
Repressed Curios ty.
Tbe Tritppiat Monastery, aitnated
ia Kfinucfcy. U the bom ol tho1
uiouka upon whom tbe injunction of
perpetual Kilenc ia plai-ed. The
Htoriea that sift through to tbe out.
aide world, with more or Iras roman
tic detail, concerning the individual
monks of La Trappe, are many.
There ia one told ot a brother nt
Gethfwmnne, which to old, but ull
ot dramatic auggeation. He wna a
soldier of Napoleon, so it wna snid,
and after the Emperor's first nbdi
cati cn took the cowl of the "Brown
brothers," and ultimately came to
Otbseinane. Forty jenrs he lived
in silence, hearing nothius olttie
world's history, but with the item oi'
curiosity left unquenchet'. When li
came to die and was lilted from hit
hnrd couch nnd laid upon tha liunler
floor, strewn with stiaw, whfn nl
followers of the order must tnevt ex
tremes, the Abbot, us ia customary,
told him lie was at liberty to nk
any quextions h desired. "Wlmt
became of tha Emporer?" the old
man asked' promptly, and then tor
the first time learned Napoleon's
lata, Jong years after that, restle-s
clny had become dust. From the
Kiclirnond State.
; Three of a lnd. , . .7
;, Horace Greely once refused nn In-,
nreaae of: aalary'' upon"the ground
that he did not think his paper could
afford to pay it.
Mr. Blias, president of the Boston
& AHijiy railroad, has jtiBt declined
an increase of his salary from $12,
000 to $20,000. with the singular
explanation that "I do not believe
my services are worth any more
than 1 nm now receiving,"
Mr. Powderiy succeeded lately,
with difficulty, in persuading the
Knights of Labor to reduce his sal
ary from 5.000 to 3,500.
There are a great many peculiar
nen in this wot Id. The Cincinnati
Enquirer. ' .
LEGISLATIVE SUGARY. .
WEDNESDAY..
The House.
Yesterday morning after opening ex
ercises, the journal was read and. ap
proved. Bills on first reading were
then resumed.
By Mr. Cornish; A bill to authorize
constructive service of legal process in
the case of non-resident parties.
By Mr. Cornish: To amend section
seventy nine of the code of civil proce
dure.
By Mr. Krlck: To amend section
sixty-two, chapter eighteen of compiled
statutes of 1887, and to repeal section
forty-nine of chapter seventy-seven,
entitled "Revenuo." , -
By Mr. Krlck: To Amend sections
two and three of article two of the
compiled statutes of 1887, entitled
'Fences, and to repeal saia sections
two and three, of articlo two, of com
piled statutes as they now exist.
uy mt. storms: 10 require tele
phone companies to erect and main
tain telephone lines and exchanges la
cities paying for twenty-nve instru
ments, and regulating tho charges for
the same; and to provide penalties for
the violation. - ' -
By Mr. Bartholomew; For the re
lief of Daniel E. Beckwith by payment
to him of $200, being the amount of a
reward offered by the governor and
earned by said Beckwith.
By Mr. Gilulan: A bill for in act to
amend sections three, ten and twelve
of articlo two of chapter sixty-four of
the compiled statutes ol 1887.
By Mr. Dunn: To establish a hospi
tal for tbe inebriate within the state of
Nebraska, and to appropriate the nec
essary funds therefor.
By Mr.Faxon: For the relief of Lav
ena Turner.
By Mr. Oakley: Creating a state
board of pardons.
By Mr. Schappel: To amend sec
tion 245 Qand 245 K of chapter twenty
three, compiled statute of 1887, en
titled "Miscellaneous Offenses."
By Mr. Dunn : Compelling railroad
companies to complete and put in oper
ation their lines of road, within four
years after they have obtained the
rigbt-of-wsy thereof.
By Mr, Gillilan: To enable the board
of public lands and buildings of the
stated .Nebraska to build sewers for
the insane asylum, penitentiary. Home
of tbe friendless, and other state build
ings. -
y Mr. Dunn: To amend section
fifty-three of title fourteen, entitled
"Executions, and to repeal said sec
tion so amended.
By Mr. Howe: To amend sections
two, nine and ten of chapter twelve of
the compiled statutes of Nebraska of
188.
By Mr. Johnson: A bill to control
stock yards aud legula.e the charges of
same.
By Mr. Shrader: A bill declaring it
to be unlawful for any number of per
sons to become associated and incorpo
rated within the state of Nebraska, or
for any foreign incorporated company
to ao misiness within tno state, whose
object it shall be to acquire or hold
lands or any interest therein for train
or speculative purposes, and to provide
lor the winding up ot the business aud
the dissolving of all such bodies corpo
rate now existing or doing business
within the stale.
By Mr. Scott: To repeal section 12
chapter 2 of the compiled statutes of the
state ot iNebraska.
By Mr. Tohlman: To provide for the
wants of the poor.
By Mr. Pchlman: An act to punish
vagrants. '
By Mr. Pchlman: An act to punish
the bead of a family for neglecting
reasonable maintainanco for his family.
Tho following resolution was then
read and adopted: , ,
To the Secretary of State of the state
of Nebraska: Be it
Resolved, By the house of representa
tives, that,...:.
't-v Whereas, ' There exist within tho
He numerous incorporated companies
i.wae sole object is to acquire and hold
i al estete for gain or speculative pur
yoses merely, and
Whereas, It Is against tho public
policy of the state, to allbw such
companies to hold large bodies of land,
a It leudx t rrvaie titles lu perpetuity,
therefore b it
Rewind, That Ihe secretary of state
be and he lit-jvl.y i miuested tofurnUh
this housM. with the least possible delay,
a lit nf the tinmen of all land com
panies, ni.w exiting or doing business
within the aim-, ma tiiav aDiM-ar nf
record in his officf, together with the
names of the iin-orporaior, amount f
authorized capital, aud the principal
place of doing btiiiiwi.
nil is on co nd reading were then
taken up and referred to their proper
committees.
Petitions to crant women the right of
suffrage at municipal tdeciinns wen
read, after which tbe house adjourutd
tills p. m. ..
APTESMOOK SESSION.
After roll call, bill on MM?nd radi no-
were taken up and rtferred to their
proper cnniniiKees.
Mr. Miradt-r mve1 to accept and
adopt the report of tommittf appoint
ed to confer with Governor Tha er.
Aaopted.
Bi Is on their passaire followed and
the followiug wen acted on:
a. &. 54 in reference to railroad
crosaings, passed
11. K 16 In reference to the library
fund of the state university, passed
unanimonHly.
11 it. 17 in referenee to appmnir
money from the sate of lands to the
use of the state uuiveriiv. passed unan
imously;" '
it. K. u to ana chapter 17 of the
compiled stiluses' tt s. in ref
erence to , the bounty on beet sugar,
passed, , -
A resolution was then rved that
until farther ordered the house only
hold afternoon sessions, leaving ihe
forenoons for committee work. Lost.
Mr. Gale then introduced a resolu
tion Inviting Governor Boyd to -come
before the house and deliver his mess
age Friday. Februarys.
The chair ruled tho resolution out of
order and an appeal was taken on mo
tion. , - -
Ths decision of the chair was reversed
as the resolution not to rocognize Boyd
was in Joint session and was not an
sotion of the house. '
The previous question was then
moved.
So ordered, ,
The syes and nays were called on the
resolution. Adooted. The vote stood
54 to 40.
. 1 he wildest confusion prevailed and
the house adjourned to meet to-day at
10 o'clock.
. . v .The benate.
MORH1MQ SESSION.
After prayer and roll call, ths follow
ing bills were reported by their com
mutes snd seconded as designated:
8. F. 80, 12, 82, 79, 81, 68. 89. 79. snd
6 to pass, snd 8. F. 55 and 87 indefi
nitely postponed.
A communication was then received
fcom the house in reference to the Irri
gation' convention, saying the house
had appointed Mr. Purnefl as delegate,
and asking that the senate appoint a
delegate to act with him. r '
The senate then resolved itself into a
committee of tbe whole, with Mr.Poyn
terlnthe chair. 1
H. B. 79 was read and recommended
for passage.
H. R. 81 was then read and re-com
mitted to : he committee for further
consideration. '
it. K. 89 was read and recommended
for passage.
Committee tnen arose ana ins report
was adopted. ,
H. R. 70 and 80 were passed by the
sonata.
Bills on first reading were then
called.
The date February 5 at 2 o'clock was
then decided for hearing Governor
Thayer's message.
senate adjourned to meet at iu a. m.
to-day.
THURSDAY.
YESTERDAY MORNING'S SESSION.
' Praver bv chaolain.
Roll call and reading of journal as
usual.
Before the journal was adopted Porter
of Merrick, offered a resolution protest
ing aeainst the recognition of James .
Boyd as governor, in defiance of the
constitution,
ltepor. of committees was then in
order.
A resolution was offered that the sen
ate be asked to appoint a committee to
act with Ihe house committee in visiting
Galveston. Carried.
Mr. Oakley and Mr. Jones appointed
to wait on the senate and Invite them to
joint convention for the purpose of
hearing Gov. Thayer's message. '
Motion made to make H. R. No. 12 a
special order for next Wednesday.
After reports of standing committres
a motion to adjourn till a p. m. was
carried. '.
: AFTERNOON SESSION.
After roll call a motion was made
that the committer to wait on the senate
be reauested to report.
The senate was invited and received
accordingly.
On motion a joint committee was ap
pointed to invite Gov. Thayer to dome
before tho senate and house and deliver
his farewell message.
Senator Hill and Mr. Oakley and Mr.
Jones were appointed joint committee.
Gov. Thayer was then introduced and
delivered his message, which was quite
lengthy and was listened to with inter
est and heartily applauded.
The senators then retired and a reso
lution was offered that a committee of
two be appointed to ascertain what the
cost of having the message, as delivered
by Gov. Boyd, would be printed in
pamphlet form. Carried.
A motion to adjourn until Tuesday
was amended to read until 10 o'clock
to-morrow.
The house will meet accordingly at 10
o'clock to day,
Senate.
YESTERDAY MORNING'S SESSION.
After roll call and prayer the journal
was read.
A communication from the clerk of
tho house was received, saying that H.
It. 10, 17, 54 and 05 had passed the
konse.
Under the head of petitions, Senator
Poynter presented a petition in regard
to stay law, that tho time be extended
from nine months to two years. Re
ferred to committee on ways and means.
Memorial from Senator from Johnson
in relation to the amount of money now
in circulation. Referred to committee
on finance.
U motion made and carried that the
rt?Uf cominlitre furnkh the senate with
a fpy of all relief petitions.
Report of standing committees was
the ii-xt order of business.
Commit i f on universities and schools
recomnirnd that S F. 25 be indefinitely
pompuued, and that 8- F. 18 pass.
IV port on the following bills were
then made.
8. F. 22, referred to committe on
privil-gra. .
8. F 6 to pass.
8. F. 23 to pass as amended.
8. F. 12 to pass as recommended
8. F 82 to paas.
8 F. 55 indefinitely postponed.
8 F. 8 V pass.
8. F. 7 top-as.
8 F 8 to pass.
8 F. 87topas.
Report of committee on employes
was then made aud laid over for one
day under the rulca.
'IV following bills were then infro-
By Mr. Williams: Memorial and
Joint resolution to the Honorable, tho
Senat and the House of Representa
tives of the United States of America.
By Mr. ChrintoflVrion: , To re?ulat
telegraph and telephone companies in
clibn of tea thousand inhabitants or .
mre
By Mr Brown: To estates a it:ts
board 1 if health, to regulate ti rrsccs
of medicine in ths stats of Kcbrsska,
and to repeal sections ons to t'svsn in
cihrV ot eSsptisr 53. ctrrJ.i statutes
of Nrittfeka entitled -"Aa tot to ren
lateths pra floe of mU3,f "-'trsved
March Cd. Kiit aad czueaisd la 1C3,
and all other acts inconslstest there
with. " -
By Mr. Eeston: To msls tie idl
ing or giviug away of malt, tr'.ritsoai
or vinous liquors or lnioxtcauzT annsi
felony snd providing a penalty tl'-..'cr. -
By Mr. Collins: For ecr:;lloa
snd publication of the stattstss.
By Mr. Stevens; relating to bu".j:r,-,
snd loan associations during a gsstrj
business and relating to foreih bui!4
ingaud loan, association doins bu'.rs
lu this state aud penalty for violaUoa '
thereof. -By
Mr Eoontt; to amend setilaa,
nliKitlwrAjl nf Ika flnmnl lo.rl .
the stats of Nebraska entited Intersil
Improvements.
B.v Mr. Smith; declzrlKj rc'.i tzl il
legal all portions of contracts rrr'
sory notes and morts pnri-.t f;r
the allowance of attorney's lets x i.zz
suit is broo'ht thereon.
By Mr. Williams; to prevent colla
tion of debts represented by nejoUabls
paper, obtained by fraud or circum
vention. -. .
ATTEXSOON rrON.
After roll call the conic: -.Ufa frcn t":t
house invited ths senats to fp i-5 j:i-t
session ; to hear Cjv;r-r
Thayer's messsi sod ts t:--t3,
accordingly adjourned to the i.1 ti
representatives. And after thsr ::-t
was delivered arsln convened for Us
transaction of bumeet.
Concurrent resolution No. 0. in rela
tion to the contest was ths first Ufcen
Up. V.
A motion to ra into a committee of
the whole wss lost ssd ths senate then -
adjourned until 10 o'clock to-day.
FEIDAY.
TasMoecs.
Pursuant to aiJoarmrrxt. ths horrrs .
called to order at 13 a. E. tyftr'rtr
Klder. After prayer tti r;"I c-Jl. a
message was reoeivti from Coventor
Hnvil In Kla.itnn tn,V' n! "I
for the relief of the 'western suTsrsTi. -
Journal read-and approved
The chanlaln asked Mrmla- ?on to use
the representative hail for diylne ser
vice February 15, which was granted.
committee ouiuaictary recommenasa
that H. R. 95, 148, 20, 69, 87 59,
. J am . f. l . 1 a M
ana ia, do luaeaniieiy postponeu.
11. k. 00 was auo lnaeuniteiy post-
poned. .i..-'-: ;.v; , .
u. K. yju to amend a. t. zo was in
definitely postponed. -
H. K. 104 was recommended to pass.
H. R. 283 was recommended to pass.
H. R. 144 was Indefinitely postponed.
H. R 185 was recommended to pass.
H. R. 5 was indefinitely postponed.
H. R. 227 was recommended for passage.--
:'.-';..;
H. R. 52 was recommended for pass
age.- v ' '
White ot Cass and Gale of Brown
were appointed to inform the senate
that the house awaited their presence
in joint convention for the purpose of
listening to Gov. Boyd's message. The
committee were instructed to act at
once, which they did, and the senate
was announced. , The president of the
senate presided, and the joint conven
was called to order. '
. After roil call, Mr. Switzler, Mr.
Gale and Mr. White were appointed a
committee to wait on Governor Boyd
and inform him that the joint conven
tion was ready to listen to his first mes
sage. .
Governor Boyd was then introduced
by Mr, Switzler, and delivered his
message. It was short and printed.
Hs was loudly applauded at the close.
After the senate had retired the house
was called to order.
A motion was made and ' carried to
order 10,000 copies of the message
printed.
Adjourned until JO o'clock Tuesday,
t ebtuary iu,
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YESTERDAY MORNING'S SESSION.
Roll call, followed as usual by prayer'
by the chaplain. .
Reading of journal followed, to which
there were no corrections.
Reports of standing committees being
called, the aommittee on banks and
finance made a report, also the com
mittee on schools and universities.
Report of engrossing committee
adopted.
Mr. Switzler moved that his resolu
tion be adopted, . .
Tho resolution, which is in reference
to strys on mortgages was them read
and adopted.
A committee from the house was then
received, who stated that the house was
ready to receive the senate in joint ses
sion for the purpose of listeniug to the
inaugural address of Governor James
E Boyd.
The senate accordingly adjourned to
the hall of representatives. ' .
After reconvening in the senate cham
ber a motion was made and carried to
adjourn till 2 p. m. a
... AFTERNOON SESSION.
As per , adjournment senate met and
after roii call, adjoatned till 2 p. m.
Tuesday, Feb. 10th.. .