The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-09
SENATE AND HOUSE MEET IN
NEW CAPITOL.
ORGANIZE WITHOUT HITCH
Senate Will Name Men to Serve on
Committees in That
Body.

o'clock Secretary of State George M.
Hays struck the gavel and brought
the house to order.
ALI the members were in their seats
and the house began business.
Addressing the members, Secretary
Hays SAT-:
"Members-elect of the house of rep
%resentatives, as the roll is called by
tificates of election at the clerks
desk"
Then followed the roll call, Chief
Clerk-elect Nathan Godfrey and Jas
A. Shoemaker receiving and record
ing the certificates from each mem
Der.
only member who did not have his
certificate, but will present the same
later.
AT the completion of roll call JUS
tice William IL. Holloway asked all
the members to stand and receive the
oath, which he repeated to them. Fol
was called to the desk to sign the
oath of Office.
Secretary Hays called w. R. Allen
of Deer Lodge to the chair as temper
airy speaker, and the election of Off
GERS proceeded.
MacGinniss of Silver Bow moved
that the vote on speaker be consider
ed the vote on all caucus nominees.
which was adopted.
Aaron Conner of Ravalli nominated
B. F. White of Beaverhead as the re-
publican caucus nominee for speaker,
and G. F. Word nominated James e..
Martin, democrat, of Gallatin. Fred
labor, of Deer Lodge.
The vote which carried with it all
caucus nominees resulted as follows:
White 43, Martin 8. Schwend 16,
Word / and Pelletier l.
This vote carried with it the follow
ing elections:
Speaker-B. F. White, Beaverhead.
Speaker pro tem-Aaron Conner,
Ravalli.
Chief clerk = Nathan Godfrey,
Meakher.
Assistant chief clerk. A. Shce-
maker, Lewis and Clark.
Observation-Disclosures Race, Cas-
cade.
Assistant Sergeant-at-arms-J. H.
Mcfarland, Lewis and Clark.
Enrolling clerk-Miss Alice Melon
aid, Jefferson.
Journal clerk. R. Eardley, Deer
Lodge.
Engrossing clerk-Mrs. j. S. Keerl,
Lewis and Clark.
Doorkeeper-Mike Leahy. Missoula.
Assistant doorkeeper-D. Keenan,,
Lewis and Clark.
Janitor-Oliver Annette, Lewis and
Clark.
Day Watchman-N. c. Kinney, Mad
ison.
Night watchman-B. F. Hooper,
Lewis and Clark.
Chaplain-A. D. Raleigh, Lewis and
Clark.
Speaker White in taking the chair
made a little speech thanking mem
bers for the honor accorded hin.
He said he would try to conduct the
session in an impartial manner and
satisfactorily to all. Mr.. White trust
ed the social relation of members
would be pleasant and that the re-
suit of their labors would meet with
hearty Endorsement of their const-
tuents.
Governor White named a committee
to notify the senate that the house
was in session and ready for business.
This committee was composed OF
Lanstrum, Lewis and Clark; Hillman,
Flathead, and MacGinniss, Silver
Bow. At 1:15 p. m. the house ad-
journed until IL o'clock tomorrow.
Senate.
Lieutenant Governor Higgins called
the senate to. order, all members be-
ing present except Murray of Beaver
head.
X. K. Stout was appointed by Hig-
gins secretary pro TEN, following
which Chief Justice Brantley admin
istered the oath of Office to the newly
elected members, who formed a semi
circle around the rostrum.
Lieutenant Governor Higgins then
declared the senate organized for