The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-01-08

celve communications Senators Kie-
fer, Evans and Dolman We're selected
to wait on the house, and inform that
body that the senate had organized.
Senator Ballentlne made request
that the minority members be given
seats together which was granted by a
motion from Senator Allen.
| On motion the senate adjourned to 3
o'clock
SENATE CAUCUS
for the appoin tment of attaches was
quite an exciting affair last evening.
and it was nearly 3 o'clock a. M. be-
fore the family pow vows was con
cluded. The big fight was on the Sc
lection of the president pro TEN, and
the secretary Billy Pickett, the man
from Moscow, who helped to discover
Little BERTHE French, wanted Eis friend,
j. Brigham, the Latah county rancher,
for president pro tenn, and others were
kindly disposed towards Senator John
4. 1ost OF Kootenai. The battle ragged
long and hard, and was only ended
when Senator Yost for harmony's sake,
withdrew his name and Brigham was
chosen. Several of the senatorial
Commanches then went out after Col
onel Allen Miller of Idaho county, the
candidate for secretary. Colonel Miller
will be recalled as the "Irish wit" who
nominated Ailshie for supreme justice
in two hours speech in the late re-
publican state convention. Miller fin
ally landed the appointment after a
hard tussle.
4 Alex Roberts, an Ada county resi-
dent, was made assistant secretary over
Joseph Perrault, Jr. Young Perrault
had the misfortune of being a son Of Il
great father temporarily out of touch or
sympathy with some of the party
His candidacy was fought by Ada
county.
A. S. Abbott of Cassia county. was
made engrossing clerk, and NJ. Cham
plain of Lincoln, brother-in-law of r.
McCollum, was made assistant engross-
ing clerk.
B. Vanderbeck of Bannock, was made
assistant enrolling clerk. and Douglas
Hix of Fremont county, journal clerk
Rev e. E. Fife of Ada, was chosen
as chaplain, and J. M. Martin of Can
Bear Lake, was appointed general com
mittee clerk, and Sol Turley and Calvin
Cartright of Ada, pages
Washington county got the door
keepership for NJ. Hooper and an Ada
man named Nelly was appointed iani-
tor.
REPUBLICAN HOUSE CAUCUS.
The republicans of the house and
senate caucused last evening at the
Idanha and it was long after midnight
before the tired law makers tucked
themselves in their beds. Ada county
as usual wanted everything, and tht
:, COW county statesmen kicked hard ant
:. long and finally carried their point
: Ada county was given all it was en-
5 titled to and more than it's share 70
that matter, and as usual it was kick
= ing over the fair and magnanimou
T. treatment accorded it by the visitors.
. Representative c. c. Moore of Ere
mont presided over the deliberations o
V the house members and handsom
n Howard r. Mcbride, Barney ONei
a protege from Shoshone county, officiate
ol as secretary.
? In the shake-up, ada county WI
T. awarded the chaplain Rev | T Roaci
~ the journal clerk, Miss Lucretia Sc
n ern, formerly stenographer at republ
=, =, can headquarters, and the assistal
"a enrolling clerk, Miss Elsie Haasehke
" For the position of chief clerk, Ro
re ert McCracken, Judge Standred's L
phew, defeated Leland of Nez PerC
ig and Harry Leonard of Ada McCrac
he en- will be recalled as the indiyidr
IN who so bitterly fought General p,
re- rault after he was removed from