Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-01-12
Placed in Nomination by Chief
Opponent, Douglas.
MUST MAKE GOOD RECORD
Sentiment OF Members Is that Good
Work Must be Done and All
Corrupting Influences
Carefully Avoided.

Lincoln: Not a hand was raised
against the agreement prepared the
night before when the Twenty
session of Nebraska legislature con-
vened at noon Tuesday. Rouse, the
candidate for speaker, and Jennings,
the caucus nominee for president pro
TEN of the senate, with the remainder
of the chosen officers and employees,
were indicted into office.
THE peoples slogan has triumphed'
shouted a little group of members who
had determined that the legislators and
not the railroads would do the work
this time of organizing the Legislature.
Mr.. Douglas, who made such a strong
fight for the speakership and was only
defeated at the last by the indiscreet
management of some of his supporters
Instead OF seeking to extend his inter
csts into the councils of the house, was
the man who placed in nomination for
speaker George l.. Rouse, whom the
Rouse Perry Wilson caucus of fifty-two
members had the night before nomin-
ated and Perry seconded the nomina-
ton. Mr.. Douglas was loudly cheered
by his colleagues as he took his seat
after performing this graceful work.
Manfestly both house and senate are
well pleased with the selection of their
presiding officers and the remainder of
the corps, and the feeling and dispo-
sitiOn is that this session shall be an
example Of economy and business ad-
ADMINISTRATION.
Between the conditions attending the
converting of this and the legislature
of two years ago there is a noticeable
difference. Two years ago it was ad-
mitted on every hand that the corpora
ton lobby exercised a potent influence
jn the organizations, and it was a fact
that the lobby was more in evidence
t the converting of the session. This
time it is a significant fact that a
most powerful lobby-the Northwestern
Union Pacifc-met the worst defeat it
could have sustained in the fight for
organization, and few if any profession
nj lobbyists paraded themselves in
either house or senate when the two
bodies came together.
The machinery of neither house nor
senate was ready for work Tuesday.
the postofices, committee rooms and
other such departments being in dis
order. but as they are not needed Just
yet it made no serious difference.
The Twenty ninth Nebraska legisla
ture convened at noon Tuesday. Lieu
tenant Governor McGilton called the
senate to order at II o'clock and Secre-
tary Of State Marsh, the house at 12:v2.
Rev. J. III. Presson, in the senate, and
DR. Jones of st. PauGs Methodist
church Of lincoln, in the house, deliv-
cred the respective invocations as soon
as the rolls were called. Practically
the entire membership was present i'll
each branch and in the house the gal
Ieries were literally sprinkled with
spectators and the Hobbies and Railways
were even better filled but the senate
"aleries were vacant.
ON motion of Wilson of Pawrce.
Windham of Cass was chosen speaker
pro tom of the house and was escorted
TO the chair by Douglas of Rock, Cas-
sell Of 0toe and Juvenat Of Boone. On
motion OF McClay Of Lancaster, John
Wall was made temporary chief clerk.
Warmer of Lancaster, Douglas of
Rock, Doran of Garfield, Howe of Ne
maha and Clarke of Douglas form the
house committee on credentials, and
Behtoid OF Lancaster, Saunders, Of
Douglas and Jackson Of Gage
the senate committee. The for
mality of declaring the members duly
seated was done on report Of the com
mittees Wilson of Pawnee. Jackson
of Antelope and Gerdes of Richardson
were appointed by the speaker pro tenn
10 wait on Chief Justice Holcomb and
Associate Justice Barnes and Sedg-
wick of the supreme court and escort
them to the hous~ for the administra
ton of the oath of OIIro-.a which func
ton WAS performed by Chief Justice
Hoicomb. The members then signed
the oath.
Wall of Sherman, Thomas Of Doug
las and Jones of Otoe were appointed
in the senate to escort the supreme
court justices to the chamber, where
the administration and signing of oath
were gone through with as in the house
In the permanent organization of the
house, Douglas Of Rock, nominated
Rouse OF Hall and Perry of Furnas,
seconded this nomination. Gerdes Of
Richardson nominated Hunker of Cum
ing as the fusion candidate, and the
vote was on party lines, 81 to 8, ex
cept Hupkes and Rouse exchanged
votes. On Hunker's motion, Rouse's
election was made unanimous.
Jennings Of Thayer was unanimously
elected president of the senate, and then
the perrraaent organizations of both
branches were formally carried out.