Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-01-18
Organization OF the Legislature

detail, having been settled III caucus
OF thu prevailing party sunday after
noon. the conscience oi the party OF
great moral idea- being elastic enough
t" admit oi hutton-holing and log
rolling OK the day ol rest
E.i- Morrison ui King county, was
elected speaker. after the member,
had been sworn 10y Ch.ci Justice Dan
tear. "u a,tGti!icd li>t oi members.
elect from the Office oi Secretary OF
state, that officer being the returning
board under modern usage. The Dem
ocratIc member. voted for DR.. Bi.gs. OF
Whatcom, and the Popuii=ts for Cline,
oi the same county. f. c. %inch, oi
Aberdeen, Chchalis county, was then
elected Chief Clerk, F. l.. Alexander,
oil Spokane, Assistant Clerk, and ID.
q. Lowell, OF Pierce, Sergeant at
Arms.
: After the appointment Of COM
nttcc on rules, and one to notify the
Senate and the Executive OF the or
ganiHation OF the House. that body
adjourned to 10 O'clock Tuesday.
The officers OF the Senate were like
wise decided by caucus. At high noon
Lieutenant Governor Luce called that
body to order. Secretary Price then
appeared and read the credentials
from his office OF the members, and
they were sworn into Office 10y Judge
Hoyt. The rules of the last Senate
were adopted temporarily and b. c.
Van Houten OF Spokane. was unani-
mously chosen President, pro tenn.
The remaining officers elected were
T. G. Nicklin, of Whatcom, Secretary
a. b. Cowles, Of Thurston, Assistant
Jos. Mitchell, OF Pierce, Sergeant-at-
Arms; John Inkster, of Lincoln, AS.
sistant and Doorkeeper; Mrs. Sparks,
of Clarke, Minute Clerk; Mrs. Minnie
Pontius, OF King, Bill Clerk; Miss
Minnie Tannant, Enrolling Clerk; P.
X. Helm, of Klickitat, Engrossing
Clerk; Carroll Hendron, of Columbia,
Postmaster and Messenger; Willie
Skinner, of Olympia and Ernest Range
of King, Pages; Jerry Flowers, of
Spokane, Janitor, and Isaac Carson,
Of Pierce, Waterman.
Committees to notify the House of
the organization of the Senate and to
wait upon the Governor were APP
pointed.
Senator Dorr, OF Whatcom, intro
duced a joint resolution for the ap-
pointment of Senate and House
committee, to examine into and re-.
port upon the methods of transacting
the business OF the State Land Com
mission and to report as to whether or
not the service of the members and
the several county boards OF tide land
appraisers have been efficient and sat-
isfactory or not and as to whether or
not any or all of these several officers
should be abolished, consolidated or
continued. The resolution was unan-
imously adopted.
On Tuesday the House convened
promptly at the stated hour.
Milroy of Yakima introduced Joint
resolution for committee to investi-
gate into and report upon The methods
of transacting the business of the
State Land Commission and to report
as to whether or not the service of the
members and the several county
boards of tide land appraisers have
been efficient and satisfactory or not
and as to whether or not any or all Of
these several officers should be abol-
ished, consolidated or continued. The
resolution was adopted.
A resolution OF Mr.. Lille, of Jefferson,
providing for additional officers, was
adopted and the following persons elect
ed thereto: Reading Clerk, Harry Car:
roll, OF Seattle; Docket Clerk, Fannie
E. Dorr. of Dayton; Journal Clerk, P.
L. Garrett, of Everett; Assistant Jour
nal Clerk, c. T. Hall, of Winlock |;
Enrolling Clerk, Dan X. Proud, Pull
man; Assistant Enrolling Clerk, Miss
Chisholm, of King county; Engross-
ing Clerk, Miss Bacon, Spokane; As
sistant Enrolling Clerk, E. w. Porter,
of Waterville; Assistant Sergeant-at-
Arms, Joe Thatcher, of Whatcom
county; Day Waterman. Mr.. Peter
son, of Clallam county; Night Watch.
man, Joe Hagan, (colored). of Spo-
kane; Postmaster, A. ]. Bigham, Of
Vancouver; Assistant Postmaster and
Messenger, w. w. Swing, of Jefferson
county; Doorkeeper, Mr.. Seigfried, of
Skagit; Assistant Doorkeeper, w. l..
Sapp, of Thurston county; Pages,
Wilburt McQuarrie, Ralph Mcdonald
and Ray Bodecker; Page to Speaker,
Roy Smith.
Wednesday afternoon both houses
met in joint convention to receive the
Governors message, the reading of
which, by the Executive, occupied an
hour and twenty minutes. The Gov
errors friends were enthusiastic in
their praise of the document, and are
making dilligent efforts to make it the
stepping-stone to advance that gen.
tlemen's dark-horse aspirations for
the U. S. Senate.
Washburn, OF King, enthusiastically
declared as he left the Representatives
hall, THAT message shows who ought
to be sent to the Senate
The Senate, yesterday, resolved
itself into committee OF the whole to
consider Senator Browns (of Kitsap)
bill for appropriation of $4,000 for
Legislative expenses. This evidence
of an economical spirit certainly re-
fleets the will OF the people and the
eytravapant axneuIituro Of 41 0OO NOS