The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-09
IDAHO LEGISLATURE.
Conyenes in Boise Last Mon
day. Democrats and Silver
Republicans Unite.
Pops Shut Out.

The Fourth session OF the Idaho legis- |
lature met at noon last Monday and the |
organization Of both houses was effected |
without hitch.
For days tie excitement among poll
ticians had been intense over the mat
ter Of organization, but those who ex-
pected u enjoy period of excitement
which is in ;idert to long drawn out
battle among the members over the
election OF officers were doomed to dissa
ceeded with in such matter-of-fact
manner as would lead an outsider to
believe that the whole matter had been
arranged for weeks.
The democrats ard populists, who had
entered into some sort Of an agreement
at the state convention last summer TO
stand by each other in matters political,
found it impossible to do so when it
came to dividing the legislative plums,
aud after week Of wrangling, and eau
cusing. and counter caucusing, and
more wrangling they found themselves
even more hopeIessly estranged than
they were at the beginning OF the negoti-
ations, and an hour before the legislature
was TO meet. the democrats-w claim
ed that their allies OF the late campaign
not only wanted the earth but wanted 1t
r fenced and the fence painted-made
overtures to the silver republicans, the
result being that the strength o: the two
parties was united and when the first
ballot was taken the result shove 81
democrats and silver republicans to II
popuIists. in the house. and Is to 6 in
' the senate. The democrats made a
! clean sweep Of the positions in both
r houses, from speaker to page, the silver
= republicans voting with them on every
A proposition.
The officers elected for the two house.
S are as follows:
House-Speaker, A. II. Afford, o.
Nez Perce; chief clerk. W. n b. Shep
> herd. of Bear Lake; assistant chief clerk
: l.. r. Leeds. or Ada; journal clerk, Mis-
NJ. b. Sweetman, of Latah; enrolling
= clerk r. J. Hardy, of Oneida; engross
, ing clerk, Miss Mollie Galloway, Of Can
yon; chaplain, Mrs Rebecca Mitchell
of Bingham; sergeant-at- arms, w. b
,e Stanton, OF Nez Perce; doorkeeper
,e L. Clawson. Of Blaine; pages, II.
II Foltham and Clarence Morgan.
g Senate-President pro TEN, Joseph c
D. Rich. OF Bear Lake; secretary, swai
70 Beatty, OF Canyon, assistant secretary
W. b. Helfrch, Of Elmore: engrossin
clerk, Hyrum Ricks, of Fremont; en-
q, rolling clerk. Miss Emma Coughanour
j. OF Canyon; journal clerk. Harry P. En-
n- sign. Of Blaine; chaplain Rev. d. NJ
d. McReynolds, OF Ada; sergeaut-at-arm
Of Jesse Pollard. OF Ada; page, Charlie
At McCarty, Of Ada; doorkeepel, Z. J
III Nordyke, Of Blain.
The house did itself the honor Of cleo
ing a worthy member Of the newspap'
ne fraternity as its speaker, and the men
n. b..rs are almost sure to find their choic
ne TO have been a wise one
81 Canyon county came in for her shai
ne of patronage, Swain Beatty and Mis-
~ Mollie Galloway, Of Caldwell. and Mi
u Emma Coughanour, Of Payette, secu
u ing positions.
r.
The silver republicans did not wal
c. anything, did not ask for ANYTHING. an
ed Of course did not get anything in q
d. organization Of the legislature, but it
in generally believed by those in a positiC
"a TO know, that they expect to have the
n innings when it comes TO the election
mt United States senator.