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Senators Baker, Boord, Cranor, Crumpacker, Gilman, Hobson, Loveland, McCutcheon, McManus, Newby, Thayer, Vail, Wishard, Yaryan. Total, 14.

Senator Boyd was excused from voting.

The Chair announced that Senator F. M. Griffith was duly elected President pro tem. of the Senate.

Senator Magee moved that, whereas, Lieutenant-Governor Mortimer C. Nye, being present, that he be extended the courtesy of the Senate, with a seat upon the rostrum.

The motion prevailed.

Senator Magee moved that the Senate excuse Senator Kennedy on account of sickness in his family.

Motion carried.

The President of the Senate announced that the Senate was ready to proceed to the election of officers of the Senate.

Senator Holland presented the name of George S. Pleasants, of Switzerland County, for the position of Principal Secretary of the Senate.

Senator Boord presented the name of George W. Boyd, of Fountain County, for the office of Principal Secretary of the Senate.

The roll being called by Auditor of State Henderson, resulted as follows:

Those voting for Mr. Pleasants were:

Senators Akin, Barnes, Beck, Bingham, Bird, Chandler, Ellison, French, Fulk, Gifford, Griffith, Holcomb, Holland, Kern, Kopelke, Leyden, Lynn, Magee, McDonald, McGregor, McHugh of Marion, McHugh of Tippecanoe, McKelvey, McLean, Moore, Morgan, Parker, Seller, Smith, Stuart, Sweeney, Thompson, Wiggs, Wray. Total, 34.

Those voting for Mr. Boyd were:

Senators Baker, Boord, Boyd, Cranor, Crumpacker, Gilman, Hobson, Loveland, McCutcheon, McManus, Newby, Thayer, Vail, Wishard, Yaryan. Total, 15.

Mr. Pleasants, having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Principal Secretary of the Senate.

Senator Sweeney presented the name of Joseph Friedman, of Dubois County, for the office of Assistant Secretary.

Senator McCutcheon presented the name of Marcus Sontag, of Vanderburgh County, for Assistant Secretary.

The roll being called by Auditor of State Henderson, resulted as follows:

Those voting for Mr. Friedman were:

Those voting for Mr. Sontag were:

Senators Baker, Boord, Boyd, Cranor, Crumpacker, Gilman, Hobson, Loveland, McCutcheon, McManus, Newby, Thayer, Vail, Wishard, Yaryan. Total, 15.

Mr. Friedman, having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Assistant Secretary of the Senate.

Senator Morgan presented the name of William T. Mannix, of Allen County, for the office of Doorkeeper of the Senate.

Senator Boyd presented the name of William A. Dubois, of Hamilton County, for Doorkeeper of the Senate.

The roll being called, resulted as follows:

Those voting for Mr. Mannix were:

Those voting for Mr. Dubois were:

Senators Baker, Boord, Boyd, Cranor, Crumpacker, Gilman, Hobson, Loveland, McCutcheon, McManus, Newby, Thayer, Vail, Wishard, Yaryan. Total, 15.

Mr. Mannix, having received a majority of all the votes cast, was duly elected Doorkeeper of the Senate.

The officers elected then advanced to the front of the President's desk and took the oath of their respective offices as administered by the Hon. Timothy E. Howard, Judge of the Supreme Court of the State of Indiana.

Senator McHugh of Tippecanoe offered the following resolution, which was adopted:

Resolved, That the rules of the Senate of the Fifty-seventh General Assembly of the State of Indiana be the rules of the Senate until otherwise ordered by the Senate, except rule 8, and that a committee of five be appointed by the Senate to report at their earliest convenience rules for the government of the Senate. That said rule 8 be amended so as to read as follows:

Thirty-six standing committees, not to exceed seven members each, except as herein otherwise stated, shall be appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor as soon as practicable after the organization of the Senate:

1st, on Elections; 2d, on Finance; 3d, on Judiciary; 4th, on Organization of Courts; 5th, on Education; 6th, on Corporations; 7th, on Roads; 8th, on Benevolent and Reformatory Institutions; 9th, on Agriculture; 10th, on Banks; 11th, on Public Printing; 12th, on Public Buildings and State Library; 13th, on State Prisons; 14th, on Swamp Lands and Drains; 15th, on Fees and Salaries, to consist of one Senator from each Congressional District; 16th, on Claims and Expenditures; 17th, on Military Affairs; 18th, on Phraseology, Arrangement of Bills, and Unfinished Business; 19th, on Federal Relations and Rights and Privileges of the Inhabitants of the State; 20th, on Temperance; 21st, on County and Township Business; 22d, on Public Health, Vital and Other Statistics; 23d, on Insurance; 24th, on Railroads; 25th, on Mines, Mining and Man

ufactures; 26th, on Congressional Apportionment, to consist of one member from each Congressional District; 27th, on Legislative Apportionment, to consist of one member from each Congressional District; 28th, on Supervision and Inspection of the Journal of the Senate; 29th, on Executive Appointments; 30th, on Cities; 31st, on Labor and Labor Statistics; 32d, on Rules; 33d, on Natural Gas Legislation; 34th, on Constitutional Revision; 35th, on World's Fair or Columbian Exposition; 36th, on the Affairs of the City of Indianapolis.

The Chair appointed Senators McHugh of Tippecanoe, Newby, Kern, Leyden and Loveland on said committee.

Senator Boyd offered the following resolution.

Which was adopted, and made a special order for January 10 at 3 o'clock P. M.

WHEREAS, Alvin P. Hovey, late Governor and Chief Magistrate of the State of Indiana, in the providence of God, has been removed by death from amongst us since the last session of the Legislature; therefore, be it

Resolved, That the President of the Indiana State Senate appoint a committee of three, and that a like committee of three be appointed by the Speaker of the House to confer together and prepare suitable memorial and resolutions touching the life, character and public service of our late lamented Governor, and report the same on the 10th day of January, 1893. The following named Senators were appointed on said committee:

Senators Boyd, Lynn and Smith.

Senator Akin offered the following resolution.

Which was adopted :

Resolved, That a committee of two be appointed to inform the House that the Senate has organized, having elected the Hon. Francis M. Griffith, President pro tempore, and George S. Pleasants, Principal Secretary; Joseph F. Friedman, Assistant Secretary, and William T. Mannix, Doorkeeper, and that the Senate of the Fifty-Eighth General Assembly of Indiana is now ready to proceed with legislative business.

Senators Akin and Wishard were appointed a committee to transmit said message to the House.

Senator Fulk offered the following resolution.

Which was adopted:

Resolved, That the principal Secretary of the Senate shall make requisition upon the Bureau of Public Printing, Binding and Stationery for all supplies ordered or needed for use of the Senate and any printing, binding or stationery procured elsewhere is unauthorized and hereby prohibited.

The committee appointed to inform the House that the Senate was organized and ready for legislative business reported that they discharged the duty assigned them.

Senator McGregor offered the following concurrent resolution.

Which was adopted.

Resolved, That there be appointed a committee of three on the part of the Senate to act in connection with a like committee from the House to wait upon the Governor and inform him of the organization of both Houses of the General Assembly and that both are now ready for the transaction of public business. The President appointed the following Senators on said committee: Senators McGregor, Wray and McCutcheon

Senator Smith offered the following resolution.

Which was adopted:

Resolved, That the President appoint a committee on mileage of three members. The President appointed on said committee Senators Smith, Crumpacker and Stuart.

Senator Kopelke offered the following resolution.

Which was adopted:

Resolved, That Leo Lefkovits be appointed one of the pages of this Senate.

The President of the Senate appointed the following pages for the Senate:

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