Arizona republican., 1905-01-17

iued the certificates of the eleven members therein named. and found
 them entitled to seats .n the council.
 The report was promptly accepted and
 the committee discharged, whereuDon
 the members assembled in semi-cir-
 cle in front of Chief Justice Kent, who
 had ascended the dais. and were sworn
 in en. bloc. MT Nugent announced
 that the election of the president of
 the council was in order. NIT. Roemer
 in few complimentary words placed
 MT. Hunt in nomination. assuring the
 council that MT. Hunt would be i'm
 partial and treat the minority the
 same as he treated the majority. Mir
 Page of Coconino placed MT. Cutting
 in nomination on behalf of the repub-
 licans. The first roll-can of the coun-
 cil of the Twenty-third legislature then ensued. When Mir. Cuttings name
 was called he voted for Hunt. and
 a moment later MT. Hunt returned the
 compliment and voted for Cutting. \
 strictly party vote being cast other wise, the result was: Hunt-6: Cut
 ting-5. MT. Cutting placidly accepted
 his honOrs as leader of the minority.
 and upon the announcement of the vote and the appointment of himself
 and Mir. Rice to escort President Hunt to the chair. he took Mr Hunts arm with great cOrdiality.
 Upon assuming the gaveI President Hunt spoke for a couple of minutes
 and renewed the promise just made by Mir. Roemer. He pledged himself
 to treat the minority and each mem
 Der fairly, and especially thanked the council for the great honor it had con ferred upon the county Of SiIa. in ! Fasa mi 4l,,
 from that council for president The formal election of MT. Maclay as chief clerk and J. IT. Thompson Of 1 Gila county as ergeant-at-arns then quickly followed.
 At this point Representative Pickreu from the house appeared and announc- ed that he had been authorized 10 inform the council that the housa had perfected its organization. President ! Hunt caused a litter by suggestinC that the house should send it's com municatiOn in writing
 P- J. Farley of Yavapai was then elected enrolling clerk. The Rev. Dr. Lewis Halsey of Phoenix was elected chaplain, and Charles Lorraine of Phoenix was made a page. Sencr Pe- dro Pellon of Pinal county landed the job of watchman, and forthwith pro-
 coeded to watch.
 The chair appointed MT. Nugent and
 MT Cutting a committee to inform the house that the council had perfected it's organization, and they proceeded to the house. MT. Rice of Graham
 and J. E. Perry of Afohave were ap-
 pointed to notify the governor that the council was ready for business The chair appointed a special com
 mittee on contested seats, ccmuOsed Of l A.On Page, republican.
 The council then took a recess until 2:S0, when, it was announced. there would be a joint assemblage in the 1 house for the purpose of hearing the governors message.
 THE HOUSE.
 The members of the house were call
 ed to order by F. F. Collins of Va
 vapai A prayer was offered by Rev.
 Hedgepeth. J. P. Dillon was elected temporary chief clerk. A committee
 on credentials. composed of J. R. Pat terSon of Apache and M. A. Stanford l Of Maricopa, democrats. and LeROy Anderson, republican. of Yavapai. was | appoihted. This committee speedily performed it's function and reported the house membership. announcing the
 absence of Barker of PinaI and Wilscn
 of Pima.
 Chief Justice Kent then administered
 the oath of office 10 the assembled members.
 MT Collins announced that the cleo ton of speaker was in order. and nom
 nations were made. There was con siderable oratCry, and it was not so bad. either.
 w. F. Timmons of Yuma. the dis appointed aspirant for the speaker ship, nominated w. T. Webb of Gra-
 ham in felicitous speech. The noni-
 nation was seconded by Lamar Cobb of Graham, who also said some nice. i things of MT. Webb. LeROy Ander-
 son, of Yavapad, on behalf of the
 minority, placed Watson PickreII Of Maricopa in nomination. Webb and PiclIreH did the courteous thing in voting for each other, and otherwise the result showed the party vote NIT. | Pickrell showed no more excitement
 over being made the leader of the Continued on Page {.