The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-10
THE THIRD LEGISLATURE
OF UTAH STATE ORGANIZED

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the secretary of state be accepted as
prima facie evidence of the right of
the persons named TO seats in the
house. The motion prevailed.
1t was then suggested by Mr..
Shepard that the members be sworn in,
but Mr.. Bennion proposed that the roll
be called first. The latter suggestion
was adopted.
To the roll call every one Of the
forty-five members answered Here"
LIST OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The membership and personnel in
the house are as follows:
Beaver County-John r. Murdoch
Rep.).
Box Elder County-John P. Holmgren
(Rep.).
Cache County-Aaron F. Farr, jr.,
Oem.), Charles u. Harris (Rep0, Al
bert A. Law (Rep.).
Carbon County-Reuben G.. Miller
(Rep.).
Davis County-John Fisher Oem.).
Emery County-Jasper Robertson
Dem.).
Garfield County-Jesse w. Crosby.
jr. (Rep.).
Grand County-Lester Taylor (Rep9.
Iron County-John Parry (Dem.).
Juab County-Claude V. Wheeler
(Dem.). -
Kane County-Joseph E. Robinson
(Rep.).
Willard County-Thomas C. Callister
Rep.).
Morgan County-Charles A. WEIGH
(Rep).
Piute County-John H Fullmer
(Dem.).
Rich County-David S. Cook (Dem.).
Salt Lake County-Heber Bennion,
Joseph G.. Bywater, Horace Cummings,
Albert W. Forman, John E. Hansen,
Alice M. Horne, Charles M. Jackson,
Benjamin T. Lloyd, Richard B. Shep-
ard and Samuel w. Stewart, all Demo-
Gratis.
San Juan County,. H. Redd
Dem.).
Sanpete County-Parley Christensen
and c. w. Sorenson, both Republicans.
Sewer County-Barnard H. Green
wood (Dem.).
Summit County-James Ivers (RepO.
Tooele County-George F. Richards
(Rep.).
Uintah County = William O'Neil
(Dem.).
Utah County-John E. Belts, Marinus
Larsen, Joseph Lapish and William NJ.
Roylance, all Democrats.
Wasatch County-James w. Clyde
Oem.).
Washington County-John G.. Me-
Quarrie Oem.).
Wayne County-M. w. Mansfield
Dem.).
Weber County-George w. Bramwell
(Dem.), Nathan ]. Harris (Rep.), Till
man D. Johnson (Dem.), Sherman S.
Smith Pop). The last four are all
Cannon fusionists.
Associate Justice James A. Miner of
the supreme court then administered
the constitutional oath of office to the
members collectively.
ROYLANCE ELECTED SPEAKER.
The election of a speaker was next
in order.
Mr.. Jackson arose and said: 'T now
renew my motion, probably hasty, but
we'll intended, nevertheless. In obedi-
ence to the expressed wish of the
representatives, L have pleasure in
nominating William NJ. Roylance for
the office of speaker
Mr.. Robinson nominated John r.
Murdoch, the Republican caucus nomi-
nee for the speakership.
A roll call vote was taken, resulting
in thirty votes for Mr.. Roylance and
fourteen for Mr.. Murdoch. The latter
voted for himself and received the full
support of his party, while Mr.
Roylanee medestly refrained from vot-
ing.
Representatives Jackson and Muir
dock were appointed to escort Mr..
Roylance to the speakers rostrum.
Secretary of. State Hammond pre-
scented Speaker Roylance to the house.
The gentleman was greeted with ap-
plause. 3
In response Speaker Roylance said:
L thank you for this honor, but beg
to assure you that / am not an expert
parliamentarian, although / have had
SOME experience in deliberative bodies
Of this kind. If by chance 1 misjudge
or make any mistakes, it will be unin-
territorial on my part. My aim will be
to be fair in all my rulings. 1 will
do my part TO expedite business and
to hurry unimportant matters through
so there will be ample time to consider
what is important. Again I thank you
and will call for the further pleasure
Of the house."
Mr.. Jackson then took the floor to
read list of names agreed upon in
the Democratic caucus for officers of
the house, but Mr.. Robinson sprung
the point of order that the offices to be
filed had not yet been created. I'm
he offered motion to create
the offices of clerks, messengers, SER
doorkeeper, Waterman
and chaplain.
these offices were created by statute,
and called for the reading of section
,055 of the revised statutes to verify
mis- plea.
In the opinion of Mr. Shepard the
section was a temporary enactment of
the previous legislature and should not
De construed to arbitrarily bind this
legislative session at the start.
The speaker concurred with Shep-
ard and Robinson, and the latter re-
lewed his motion, which was amended
by Mr. Jackson to include the creation
If the Office of page
Mr.. Hansen deemed it unnecessary
1t this early stage to create a pages
position or any other messengership,
,or that is what the amendment signi-
led, he said.
The amendment was lost and Mr.
Robinson's motion to create the offices
@ be filed, carried.
FRUITLESS EFFORTS.
Mr.. Robinson proceeded to rattle off
list of his party's caucus nominations-l
or the places. So.fast was his reading
hat the speaker suggested, Take
your time
IF 1 thought we could get them in
would was the Republican leaders |
effort.
1t was moved by Mr.. Jackson to lay |
Mr.. Robinson's list of nominations on
he table.
What is the object of that motion;
o prevent the Republicans from voting
IN the offices?" asked Mr. Shepard.
The speaker is unable to answer |
hat ,, came from the rnsfrlIrn