The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-15
Roll OF the House.

Davis. ~, Eldredse.
Emery-Cnrl II. Larsen.
Garield-Iohn II Henrie.
Grand-J. p. Miller
Iron-John Parry (Den.)
Junb-T3raXton Barnett
ISnne-Heber j Meeks (Dem).
Millerd-Orvil L. Thompson.
Morgan-C. NJ Croft.
Piute-James Long, Jr-
Rich-Samuel Weston.
Salt Lake-Harry S. Joseph: Harry y,s J,
9ras paniel 'rfSiili Mcmillan. John O crtchlow
Daniel McEae. Nephi Jensen u,
San Juan--Robert P. Holt SDem2n; nn,n,e
Sanpete-P. II. DyreRS, {. Is Doriuss
Sevier-Martin Jensen.
Summit-W. u, Sutton.
Tooele-Andrew G.. Benson,
Uintah-John y. Davis
Utah-C T. westphaL j. J. Jackson
Wasatch-John T Giles (Dem,)
Washington - Thomas P Cottam
Wayne-Seth Taft (Dem.).
Weber-Rudolph Kuchler A tuI-
Ter, George s. Dean. Harvey p. Randall
Speaker Is Chosen.
Then the presiding officer called for
nominations for Speaker or the House,
and Mr.. Kuchler of Weber, in few
brief remarks, presented the church
Republican caucus nominee. representa-
tive Harry Joseph OF Salt Lake county.
The nomination of Mr.. Joseph was
seconded by Mr.. Robinson and Mr..
Clegp of Salt Lake county
Pending a motion to make the nom.
inatlon by acclamation, Mr.. Taft OF
Wayne was recognized and he intlmated
In few remarks that there were elght
members who were a minority, but that
they had a slate fixed up. He then
presented the name of Representative
Tolton of Beaver county for Speaker.
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cd by Taft of Wayne.
Then Marks of Salt Lake and
Maughan of Cache were designated as
tcllers and the roll call was ordered
There were eight votes cast for Tolton,
including that of Mr., Joseph of Salt
Lake, who said he could set aside his
partisanship for once and vote for his
opponent. Thirty:five votes were cast
for Mr.. Joseph and he was declared the
nominee for Speaker.
Marks and Tolton were designated as
a committee to escort the Speaker: elect
TO the chair. Arriving at the Speaker S
stand Mr.. Joseph was greeted by Jus
ticc Straup, and then he raised his right
hand while the iurist of the supreme
Court administered the oath of oifice.,
Speaker Joseph then took the eavel and
delivered a brief address. as follows:
Sneaker Joseph s Address.
Fellow members of the Seventh Lesis-
lature al thank you for the honor YOU
have SO graciously bestowed upon me
as your presiding ofticer. and l trust l
may by my acts. rulings and conduct
as such merit the trust YOU have re-
posed in me Ny motto shall be a square
deal for all without a show OF partisan
ship and equality OF treatment for each
and every one OF you-you who represent
the diversified interests OF the state;
II will be your duty TO so leglslate
as 10 remedy any existing evils suffered
BY the people OF our State, remembering
al the same time that ill-advised or lily
satisfy your constituency or the demands
OF the people. The question with you
should be as stated by Gov. Hughes of
New York, not quantity OF legislation
dence in the integrity, honesty and good
judgment OF all of you members that you
VIII not allow personal motives 10 over
ride your calm Judgment.
Ii / make any mistake, and In passing
l desire TO state l shall endeavor 20. in
all my rulings. be as impartial as in my
power. ] assure you II VIII be from the
I trust the spirit of good fellowship
and feeling OF good will toward all and
malice toward none will prevail in your
deliberations
Again thanking You. we will proceed to
the further business of this session
What is your pleasure?
A motion by Thompson of Millard
was effectively made to elect the eau
Gus nominees for officials of the House
as a whole, and not vote on each as
individuals Mr. Kuchler. who was
chairman of the church Republican eau
Gus, then submitted the names of the
nominees, as follows:
Republican Nominees.
Chief Clcrk-Alexander Buchanan of
Salt Lake county,
Minute Clerk-Elijah Hawkins OF Utah
county.
Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk-El-
wood Orth of Weber county.
Docket Clerk-A J.. Toone of Weber
Sergeant -et-Arms-Wiliam r. Thomp-
son OF Mllard county,
. G.. Rowberry OF Tooele county.
Watchman-AleXander Spence of Cache
county.
Messengers-william Archibald Of Sum
NIT, Peter Mortensen Of Sanpete county,
Chaplain-David Hess OF Davis county.
Doorkeepers-William l.. White OF Box
Committee Clerks-Miss June Pack OF
Uintah. Miss Sadie Cassiday OF Utah,
Miss Florence Hill Of Salt Lake county
Janitor-Robert Huston of Salt Lake
county.
Mr.. Parry Of Iron county submitted
the nominees of the church Democts tic
caucus held Monday morning. These
nominees follow:
Church Democratic Nominees.
Chief Clerk-John z. Clark, secretary
Of the Democratic State committee, oi
Salt Lake.
Minute Clerk-Frank Little OF Kane.
Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk-George
A. Adams OF San Juan.
Docket Clerk-M, w Mansfield
Sergeant nt-at-Arms-Reuben Brazier o
Emery.
Chaplain--S. D. Underwood OF Beaver
Doorkeeper-Alex G. Mattheson o
Iron.
Messenger-Amos Holt OF Washington
A vote on the two tickets resulted il
the church Republican nominees being
elected. All came forward then excep
Miss Sadie Cassiday of Utah and Mis-
June Pack of Uintah, committee clerks
who were not present, and took the oatl
Of office.
The house having thus been organ
lied, the newly-elected chaplain. Davit
Hess, delivered an impressive invoca
tion, and thus all the wheels of tn
lower house were started.
The rules of the Sixth Assembly wer
adopted, pending a report from tn
Committee on Rules, which would b
submitted later This committee, whic
on motion of Marks is constituted O
seven members and Of whsch the Speak
is eY-officJo chairman wno ord oval