Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-01-15
THE LEGISLATURE.
ORGANIZATION EFFECTED ON
FIRST DAY OF SESSION.
Their N-Ot.c q. Election -RIar-
m0ny Of lhc ..a.ti in I,0XKrr.

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he fNth bl"nnlaI Session OF the
state Legislature convened Monday,
NJ noon. in .hn old r,,,;tnI hrillinr
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Luce rarr'd I" order ami requested
Secretary Price to read the certified
roll Of members. The roll-call showed
all ~. ,,o,,hor. =, l., ,,r..o,+
'.' -,
'lici Ju>'''t Ii"E' administered 'he
oath "f office to the newly elected
members.
Lieutenant Governor Daniels occu-
pied II seat with Gov. Luce on the
Presidents platform.
The rules of the previous session of
the Senate were adopted for temporary
use.
4 resolution was introduced by VIII
son, OF Clallam. for committee to
suggest the names of clerks and other
employees of the Senate. 1t was voted
down, 20 to Ii, as Il slate had al
ready been prepared hv the majority
PARTY, and tvpe-written lists had been
furnished the members.
Keith. of Pierce. who seemed to be
spokesman for the caucus, moved the
election of the caucus nominees, but
subsequently, withdrew il and placed
in nomination Dudley Eshclman, of
Pierce, for Secretary of the Senate. who
was elected by strict party vote.
Il. W. Haywood. of Clarke. was then
chosen Assistant Secretary; Ethan
Allen, OF spokane, Sergeant at-Arms,
and I. f. Skaggs, OF Snohomish, Min
ute Clerk, by the same vote.
y diversion here ensued and a motion
to adjourn was lost. An attempt was
made to take up the resolution Of
Wilson for a committee to suggest
names of employees, which was also
lost.
Wilson then placed Senator Easter
day in nomination for President pro
tenn, who is presiding officer when the
Lieutenant Governor is incapacitated,
from any cause to WELD the gavel, but
the Senator declined to allow his name
to be used as possible clog to the
programme.
A proposition was then read from
Postmaster Wisncr to supply the SER
vices of an extra government carrier,
to act as Postmaster for both houses,
provided the State would pay him
$3.50 per day. As the " slate" provid-
ed for the election of Postmaster, the
resolution was tabled.
The Senate then tooL = rocos. ill 2
Pm
On reassonblinc Miss G. A Nor.
pan Of Whitman wos eIoctod R;ll
Clerk. ! d Uonncran of Whatcom.
Journal clerk. Miss Wunson of pierce
Assistant Jonrnol ClerL W r Con,
way. of Lincoln Engrossing ClerL
Della smith of WaIja W,lJa Assist,
ant Engrossing CLERK. = ID Peoslev
of Thurston Enrollinq clerk. Della
Knox. az Thnrston and GolJ;o Conner
of p;oroo Ass;sto't Enroll;ne, Clorl,e
r. / TAYLOR of Mason postmastcr
and Nosscnonr. NJ l. Robor az Donu-
las Docket CIerL . Oscar Ingbam of
Walla Walla Stenocranherc w II
Tucker. or Thurston' Waterman. l.
r Tornov of LOWS Ior;tor .,,d PAL
Never and Willis skinner Of Thurs.
ton pages
nation w,s corr;od that tho n,,
of clerks should not commence until
they had sometime IN do
4 hill was introduced onnronr;ot;po
$40 GOO for salaries and nxnenses ni
the Fifth state Legislature
After the officers had been sworn
Lieutenant Governor Jucc called on
Senator Van Patton who il a minister
to omen the session with nr,ver
Senator Rinehort of Whatcnm oh.
;ected He said il was nonscnse 70
have nravers in spch a boJv at will
do mn GOOD no oxcia;r,oJ mto nra,
for us If is n farce If these neonle
desire nrover Let them nrov for them.
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