The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-01-12
Legislature
In Session
State Officers sworn In. Hurt
sIscted Speaker under whip
Of party lash. Governors
Message In briei.

Last Monday the new state officers,
the district judges, we're sworn
into office, and two years more Uf repn''-
Iican state rule began. The Ninth leg -
Iature met promptly at noon and begrn
its Iabors Bowing to the demands "f
the Mormons and the republican n.a-
chine, j. Frank Hunt OF Bannock coun-
ty was elected speaker of the house of
representatives by solid vote Of the re-
publican members. The democratic
candidate for speaker was A. l. Free
haier, OF Washington county, who will
b.. the floor leader of the minority dur
ing the session. G.. II. Nagent vi Idaho
county was chosen as president pro tenn.
uf the senate while Rslvenai Macbeth
h.comes the democratic leader Of the
senate. The attaches of each branch
the legislature are as follows:-
President pro tenn. of the senate-c-
Il. Nugent, Idaho county.
Private secretary to the president of
the senate--E.ina Hice, Ada county.
Assistant secretary of the senate
Nellie Irrton, Ada county.
Engrossing cIerk-sophia Schmidt,
ida county.
Assistant engrossing cIerk-Gertru'ie
Berry, CassiA county
Enrolling clerk-Belle Lockman, IL
more county.
Assistant enrolling clerk-Nrs- Dris-
coll, Ada county.
Journal cIerk-F. A. Shaw. Canyon
county.
ChspIain-Dean Edwin A. Kinks, Ada
county.
seargeant-at-arms-w. W Dunham,
Fremont county
Doorkeeper-Geo. w Seaver, Ban
mock county.
Messenger-R. A. Mason, Ada coun-
ty.
Pages-A. Jensen, Oneida county; r.
waldrip. Nez Perce county.
Jsnitor-C. W. Dayley, Cassia coun-
ty.
speaker-J. Frank Hunt of Bannock
county.
Chief clerk-Avery C. Moore of Wash
ington county
Assistant chief clerk-James II. Wal
lis of Fremont county.
Chapl.in-Dr. Russell A Mckinley
of Boise.
Journal clerk-Msuds 8. Stowe of
Nez rerre county.
Searxeant- at at-arms-Rudolph Miles of
Kootensi county.
Engrossing clerk-Mrs. Marie VIII
liams of Ada county.
Assistant engrossing elerk-Ethel
Cramer Of Ada county.
Enrolling clerk-Mrs. Grace Fifer of
Ada county.
Assistant enrolling clerk-Miss Helen
Daft of Blaine county
Doorkeeper-Rodney Drury of Latah
county.
Messengers-George h. Fogg of Ere
mont county, Joseph Merrill of Bing-
ham cosnty.
Pages-CorIiss c. Mcseley of Asa
county, John b. Hannifin. of Ada couu-
ty, Ernest Rammelmeyer Of Ada county.
Gov. GOoding's message was read
Tues lay. 1t is an interesting article
canning az 1t does from 4 republican
snlrrp, II endorses almost the entire
democratic platform oi the late cam
,,aig'h ami makes recommendations
along those lines. Gov. GoOding re-
views the conditions Of the state insiitu-
ton, udvocItes 4 direct primary, anti
pass, antitrust, ami eight hour laws.
and sidesteps local option. large por-
ton OF the the message is taken up in
advos attn the creation of Railroad
commission and reviewing the Stennen-
berg case. He advocates the re-enact-
rnent OF the test oath rs follows:-
81 No greater obligation rests ON the
= people Al the protection OF the elective
franchise. livery safeguard should IL
thrown about the exercise OF this privi-
lege. Legislation on this subject Should
not be local in its character, but should
lie made to reach all classes OF crimes
alike. In the last two campaigns we
u have hear. great oeai about the neces
Sly ior the rc-enaetmentt, feel thai
such crimes as adultery, iornicaticn ane
= all other offenses against the hofa'