The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-13

i A1OnllnQeQ from rage l.
but the people. and having their inter
| est and welfare in mind we shout
/ labor faithfully to that end Having
4 discharged our duty TO the best Of our
ability and with fidelity and dispatch,
. we can return to our constituents AID
4 receive their Diaudits for the fait. fu!
( performance of a sacred trust I sae
{ the honOra bic chief justice is here, and
l am ready 20 be sworn"
Officers of the Senate.
After having declared he would dis
charge the duties of his Office with
fidelity and impartiality, President Al
/ iSon recognized Senate George y.
Lawrence, who introduced senate reso-
luton No l. which provided for the
appointment of the officers of the SEN
ate The names given We're Of those
selected for the various positions by
the Republican caucus. On behalf Of
/ the Democratic caucus, Senator Harden
/ Bennion presented his substitute list
! which was promptly voted down and
the Republican officers We're Installed
and sworn in
Secretary-A w. Jensen of Sanpete.
Lake.
Docket Clerk-B. Bachmann of Utah
Engrossing Clerk-F. ]. Henderson,
J of Weber.
Mailing Clerk-Miss Priscilla Smith
of Salt Lake.
/ Committee Clerks-ColoneI f. w.
Tatlock of Salt Lake, Walter L. Wild
: ing of Salt Lake and George H. Cros-
by of Sewer.
Sergeant at-Arms-Charles E. Layne
] of Weber.
/ Chaplain-A. W. Sproul of Washing
/ ton.
observation-disclosures B. Jones of
! Utah and G. NJ. Beebe of Pitue.
/ Doorkeeper-W- L. White, ST.. Of Box
/ Elder.
Stenographer-Miss Carrie Keate of
watchman-Hans Christophersen Of
/ Salt Lake.
Women Take the Oath.
/ Two of the haIf-dozen women in the
room stepped up 10 be sworn They
We're Miss Priscilla Smith. chosen for
mailing clerk, and Miss Carrie Keate,
selected for stenOgrapher. Both re-
sponded with firm 4 do when the
oath was administered. Other women
present were Mrs. Simon Bamberger.
! Mrs. William y. Williams. Mrs D. c.
Mclaughlin and Mrs. Alice Merrill
! Horne, The last named was formerly
member of the legisla ture.
Before the senate employees advanced
to take their places, the senate cham
Der looked as if there was a consider
able crowd gathered to witness the
opening session of the upper house. [
The ranks of the spectators were deci- !
mated by the resolution No. l. and less +
than half a dozen plain citizens re-
NAMED outside the railing to view their /!
lawmakers in action.
Senators Lawrence. Mckay and Ben 4
Mon were appointed a committee to 1
notify the governor that the senate had ]
completed its organization and was
ready for its message. The house OF 1
representatives had to be satisfied (
with having one of the messengers in /
form it that the superior lawmaking /
body was transacting business in |
legislative chamber in comparison to
which the house hall looked like an
Overtaxed alfalfa barn.
To Hear From Governor.
1t wasn't long before Senator Law
renee returned with his committee and |
to meet both houses in joint session
at O'Clock this afternoon to hear his
message.
Senators BOX Elder" Larsen Cwho
has been nicknamed after his home 4
county, Hoyt Sherman and j. r. Muir
dock were appointed a committee on
rules, and, pending the report of that
committee, the senate decided 10 try
and work along under the old, wealth
er-beaten, time-worn Democratic rules
or the last senate.
One of the important duties of the
rules committee is to specify what
committees shall be named by the pre-
siding officer and how many senators
shall be appointed on each. The COM
mittee is expected to be ready to re-
port Wednesday. and by Thursday or
Friday Senator Allison hopes 30 an
nounce his appointments. He mas
asked the senators to signify their pref
erences and his intention to abiia y
them so far as is practicable.
Omission in Prayer.
It was at this point that President
Allison discovered the senate had Ecen
getting along without having been
prayed for.
1T is row time that 1 should call
upon the chaplain for prayer" he an
nounced, and Chaplain SprouI raised
his hand and voice in invocation
One of the features of the cha plains
prayer that was remarked was the cir
cumstance that he did not directly
mention the president of the United
States. The omission evoked the 5}n-
ment that the Reed Smoot incident had
placed President Roosevelt somewhat
under the ban. The phrase employed
by the chaplain in the portion of his
prayer wherein he was asking the
blessing of the Almighty upon the Of
ficers of state was: BLESS the people
of this great and glorious nation and
the officers who preside over it,
Secretary Jensen's famed voice was
first heard in the reading of the mes
sage from the house in which the latter