ELECTION OF STATE PRINTER.
The House message recited above was taken up-
Mr. CRAVENS. I find there is no provision in law how this election shall be made. Now, as there is no method, I would submit to Senators whether it is not more appropriate to make this election by concurrent vote. The same difficulty that met us in relation to the election of United States Senator meets us here, and I think the manner we obviated the difficulty in that case would give us a clue as to how we can do it now. In order to have it done legally and constitutionally, I would move that the election be by concurrent vote.
Mr. NEWCOMB. Two years ago the State Printer was elected by joint ballot, and I think we have a law regulating the election in that way. I think it was a dangerous precedent to depart from that practice. If we go in joint convention for the election, we have the law on our side.
Mr. CRAVENS. I am willing to withdraw my motion.
The invitation for a joint convention was accepted. And then-
On motion the Senate took a recess till two o'clock.
