Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-01-08

tistic manner and the effect is very
fine. In the senate new furniture had
been placed and the old members ex-
pressed satisfaction over the change.
The house was called to order by
Joe Scanlan, chief clerk Of the last
session, at exactly 1905 and Rev.
Julsrud of Bismarck made a short
prayer. The roll was called by Mr..
Scanlan and the oath of office was ad-
ministered by Judge Winchester.
Hon. Geo. M. Young, of Barnes,
nominated Thomas Baker, Jr., of
Fargo, for speaker and paid high
tribute to the qualifications of the
latter. There were numerous seconds
to the nomination and motion pre-
vailed that nominations be closed.
On roll call Mr.. Baker received the
votes of all present, and Represen-
tatives Young, Cassell and Lish were
appointed as committee to escort
the speaker to the chair.
In brief speech, Mr.. Baker
thanked the members for the honor
conferred on him. He expressed the
hope that members would enact the
legislation required by constituents.
The oath of Office was administered
to Mr.. Baker, and next in order was
the election of chief clerk and other
officers of the house. The slate as
already published in the Alert went
through without change. No selec-
tion for the Office of stenographer had
been made at the caucus and this,
and number of other places were
filled.
In the senate Rev. Hayes offered
prayer.
The senate got down to business
and ratified the officers selected at the
caucus of Monday in short order. In
the organization of the senate there
were some changes of minor kind
made from the caucus program as
published yesterday. Jas. Twombley
of Grand Forks was chosen assistant
secretary, W. E. Clark chief enrolling
and engrossing clerk, I. J. Moe, bill
clerk, Edward LaMoure stenographer,
D. B. Wellman, Of Eddy county, door.
keeper, Theo Johnson, messenger, M
J. Freeman, postmaster, J. M. Stew.
art, proof reader, Rev. Hayes, chap.
lain, e. K. Lamson, doorkeeper, John
Young, watchman, J. W Foley, clerk
appropriations committee, Miss Cole.
man, journal clerk, and Mrs. J. NJ
Brown assistant. A number of JAM.
tors, gallery and cloak room assistants
were employed. A resolution appro,
priating mileage and per diem for Joe
Scanlan for his trip to open the house
was unanimously adopted. The rail
road commissioner met in the
Northwest and organized, with James
Shea Of Richland as president, anG
C. G. Hammond of Mcintosh as sec
retary. Andy Schatz, the genial com
| missioner from Wells county, was
present at the meeting. He is much
| interested in the work of the legisla
ture and things in general.
The termination of the NJ. n
Johnson senatorial boom has rather
sad features although that depends
largely on the point of view. To have
twenty-five members pledged and
then to have seventeen OF them de
clare against you, is not the most
| pleasant thing in the world, and it is
not at all surprising that Johnson
feeling that the iron had indeed
entered his soul and that he cared nc
longer to suffer humiliation, took the
first train leaving the city. There
was no one to see him off and the
general opinion here is that his last
political race has been run. The mer
who advocated his candidacy cOulG
see no hope for him, however, against
Senator Hansbough, and their action
was taken after considerable deliber.