Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-01-13
Organization Of the Legislature,

The State Legislature was never
hefore organized as quickly or with
the precision of the session just opened.
In fact in Territorial times many days
were sometimes consumed in sense
less wrangle for supremacy of the
respective factions, and never since
our commonwealth has become State
has organization been affected with
less friction in caucus and practically
none in open session.
1t is true that Representative Ma.
lony of Stevens objected to the record
of unanimity for Mr.. Megler, the Re-
publican caucus nominee, and an.
nounced that there would be no una.
nimity on partisan matters long as he
was Representative, and nominated
Mr.. Aver, of Thnrston, who received
his party vote, as perfunctory duty,
that gentleman after voting for the
Democratic nominee, OH principle,
changed his vote to Megler as a trib-
ute to social amenities.
The House was called to order at
noon by Storey Buck. Chief Clerk of
that body last session, who read the
certificate of membership issued by
the Secretary of State, all the men,
bers being present to respond to roll.
call.
Representative Hare, in a few we'll
chosen remarks, announced that the
Republican choice for Speaker had
fallen on the Father of the House, !"
Representative J. G. Megler, OF Wah.
kiakum, and on roll.call he was
elected by strict party vote.
Speaker Megler on assuming the
chair thanked the younger members
who had stepped aside to allow
him to achieve an ambition for which
they would have many more years to
realize. Supreme Justice Hadley adj.
ministered the oath of Office and Rev.
R. M. Hayes delivered an invocation.
The following are the House officers
for the term:
Chief Clerk, Storey Buck, Spokane i;
Assistant Reading Clerk. C.. w. Graham
Snohomish; Minute Clerk, Z. p. Gil.
bert, Spokane; Sergeant-at-Arms, Geo.
Beeston, klickitat; First Assistant, John
Ward, Pierce; Second Assistant, Frank
Williams, Nhatcom; Docket Clerk, S.
P. Carusi, Port Angeles; Desk Clerk, A.
r. Kennedy, King; Journal Clerk, L. F.
Shaw, Clark; Assistant, r. D. Camp
bell, Pierce; Bill Clerk, g. Gregg
Pierce; Assistant. Edward Carruthers,
kittitas; Enrolling Clerk, Grant Cotter-
ell, Lewis; Assistants. Walter Williams,
Pacific, and L. M. Pritchard, King; In
dex Clerk, II. NJ. Green, King; Post.
master, E. J. CARR, Chehalis Assistant.
r. w. Winchell, Snohomish; Doorkeep-
er. J. D: Jones, King; Assistants, H.
Croker, Pierce Grant, Spokane; Case.
Whitman; O. Dunn. Thurston; Tom
sweeny, Jefferson; Waterman, =. G.
Shotwell Chelan; Assistants, William
Raglass, Adams; III. L. burst. King,
and M. holland. Whatcom; Reading
Clerk, M; J. Maloney, Jr:, Stevens; AS
sistants, E. Kirkendall, Garfield, and L.
Q. Megis, Yakima; Assistant Engros-
sing Clerk, @. F. DeGraff, Spokane !;
Janitor, George Crawford, Spokane !;
Assistants, Frank Harris. King, and c.
D: Knapp, Pierce; Messenger, s. B.
kingsbury. King; Pages, John Faxon,
Spokane; Leland Plate and Ostrander,
King; Fart McClurg, Pierce; A. Dryer
and Will Scully, Thurston; Speakers
Page, Nicholas Van Slyke, Thurston.
After the appointment of several
committees incident to organization
the House adjourned to Tuesday at II
A. M.
It will be observed that the number
OF legislative employees has been largely
increased. The per diem of Chief
Clerk is fixed at So; Assistant Clerk
At s.. and all other employees at "a.
The Senate was called 10 order by
DR.. ]. ]. Smith, President of that
body the last session. Justice Wallace
Mount, of the Supaeme Court, admin.
istered the oath Of Office, and . COM
mittee was appointed to escort Lieu.
tenant Governor Coon 70 the chair.
On motion Of Senator Rands, tho
caucus nominees for officers was adopt.
ed, objection being made to the aomi.
nation OF Lewis Todd, of Lincoln, on
charge that he had been . Democrat
in the late election. Senator Palmer's
motion 10 strike him from the list
was, however, defeated by vote Of 80
to s, and the caucus nominations were
ratified, % follows:
Secretary, ]. w. Lysons; Assista mt
Secretary, w. T. Laube; Sergeant.at-
Arms. G. J. Hurley; Assistant Sergeant
alarms, VIM. Conner; Minute Clerk,
John Reese; Journal Clerk, ], T. Math-
ews; Assistant Journal Clerk, Fred.
Duffy; Enrolling Clerk, Geo. Race; As
sistant Enrolling Clerk, ]. E. Dalton:
Expressing Clerk, L. d. Todd; Assistant
EnRrossing Clerk, Frank Kennedy;
Docket Clerk, g. r. Hunt; Calendar
Clerk, j. E. LeCrone; Bill Clerk, Herb
ert Shaw; Assist Bill Clerk. John Her.
ring; Postmaster, John Sheppart; As
sistant Postmaster, Eugene Davis; Gen.
eral Messenger, L. L. Spruce; Stenog-
rapher. w. e. Ostrander; Janitor, F.
Seide; Assistant Janitor, E. H. Holmes !;
Doorkeeper, G. G. Mcmillan; Assistant
Doorkeepers, ]. @. Burr, ]. M. SWEET.
John Barker; Waterman, F. NJ. Burke; ;
Night Watchman, L. O. Wood; Page to
Lieutenant Governor, Webb Hurley
Pages, Chester X. Burrows, John Condra !;
City Messenger, Otis Skinner; Commit
tee Clerks and Stenographers. Roy Blair,
George Taylor. w. v. Tanner, John
Dobbs, ]. z. Wilson, H. R. Crozier, F.
A. Hall, Joseph Steiner, r. 8. Crowl, w.
M. Olive, J. F. Kelly, Marvin Arnold.
After adoption Of resolutions Of re-
spect 10 the late Senator Edward s.
Hamilton, deceased, and minor reso.
lutions relating 10 organixatio Senate
adjourned 10 10 A. NJ Tuesday.