Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-01-07
Legislative Tangle.

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the republicans and populists the senate
The senate matter had not been arranged
when that body met. An attempt wa:
made to organize, but all three partie.
stood pat. There was an interesting i'll
cident i'll connection with this effort
The old secretary, who was acting hand
ed up the vote 10 to 10 on president pre-
tenn and the lieutenant governor decided
the supposed tie by voting for Senator
! Watts, the democratic silver republican
nominee, and he was declared elected
The fact was that the vote was Watts
10; Gooding, s, and Easton, ,. A vote
was then taken OH secretary, the figures
were the same, but the secretary handed
it up the same way and and an election
was just about to be declared when some
body Weakened up and the proceedings
stopped. The election of Watts was re-
considered and the senate adjourned uii-
til afternoon, by which time the republ-
cans and populists had arranged to divide
Yin PotiohaSS, nan
The principal officers are as follows:
Senate anizatior--President pro TEN,
Frank R. Cooling of Lincoln, republi
can; secretary, o. " Badly, of Ada, pop
ulist; assistant secretary, Walter Hoge of
Bear Lake, republican; journal clerk, +.
A. INLAND, Bannock, republican; door
keeper, J. A. McGinty, of Ada, republi-
cam engrossing clerk, w. H. Leland, of
Nez Perez, republican; assistant engross-
ing clerk, Miss Laura Wilson, of Latah,
republican; enrolling clerk, Miss Bertha
Bruner, of Blaine, populist; assistant en-
rolling clerk, Miss Havey Fisher, of Lin
coin, populist; chaplain, Rev C. F.. Duel
of Ada; sergeant at arms, Charles Shee-
han of Shoshone county, populist.
1t is understood that Bailey is to re-
sign as secretary and give place to a man
named Day of Shoshone county.
The officers of the house: Speaker,
David l.. Evans of Oneida, democrat;
chief clerk, James A. Keat, of Kootenai,
silver republican; assistant chief clerk
l.. R. Leeds, of Ada, democrat; enrolling
clerk, c. A. Broxam, of Canyon, demo-
crat; assistant enrolling clerk Miss Mol
lie Sidebotham, of Ada, silver republican;
engrossing clerk, Miss Fay Leonard, of
Blaine, silver republican; assistant ell
crossing clerk, Douglass Hicks, of Bear
Lake, democrat; chaplain, Mrs. Rebecca
Mitchell, of Bingham, prohibitionist; ser
geant at arms, Joseph Spracher, of FIRE.
mont, democrat; door keeper, George A.
Manning. of Nez Perez, silver republican;
journal clerk, Miss May Sweetman, of
Latah silver republican.
Up to the evening of January sth ther e
was little more than routine business in
the legislature. The two houses met to-
gether to listen to the reading of the gov
ernor's message, This occupied long
time as the message is voluininous. 1t
deals with great number of state ques-
tons, and number of important recon-
mendations are made. The governor
asks for the adoption of the plan for put
ting life into the laws enacted since Idaho
became state, such large proportion Of
them being subject to attack on the lines
of the fee bill decision. The reading was
listened to with great interest. 1t is not
yet known what action will be taken in
the senate respecting the organization of
the committees. 1t is assumed the re-
publicans and populists will cooperate
in electing the committees. 1t is thought
the populists are asking more than the
republicans are willing to grant. There
are only two populists i'll the body, and
if they get on many committees they will
have to divide themselves into sections
in order to attend to the duties.
THE HOUSE.
Temporary Speaker Valentine raped
the house to order promptly at 10 o'clock.
Representative Murray of Canyon, who
was called to Iowa by the death of his
father, was granted ten days leave of abb
sence.
Temporary Speaker Valentine an
nounced the next business was the organ
ization of the house and that the first
thing in order would be the election of
speaker
Hess Of Fremont nominated the choice
ofthe Observation-Disclosures, Rep
resentative David l.. Evans. of Oneida
county, whose ability for the position he
highly extolled.
Kingsley of Ada, presented the name
of Thomas o. Hanlon, as the republican
choice. In doing so he referred to the
fact that in the last house the republicans
had but one representative. The inner
ent modesty Of the republican party re-
strained him from nominating and voting
for himself. Now, with IA republicans
in the body, the republicans felt they
should present candidate for the i'm
portant position.
Jones ofBoise county, presented on be-
half of the populists, the name Of Mrs.
Maya. Wright of Kooteuai comfy, pay
ing the woman representative neat
compliment in so doing, The roll was
called and Mr.. Evans was elected. The
vote was as follows. Evans 30; Hanlon IL; ;
Wright 9.
Mr.. Evans voted for Mrs. Wright and
the other candidates RETAINED from vot-
ing