The Glenwood post., 1907-01-05
The LAWMAKERS,
COLORADO LEGISLATURE CON.
VENES AT DENVER.
employees ARE SELECTED
Harmonious Organization Effected in
Both Houses-Adjournm in
Honor of the Late Senator Bowen.

| DenVeT.-lHe SOlOFduO IenerAl AS
sembly met Wednesday morning The
House was called to order by Il. R.
Harper, clerk of the last House, on
whom the duty is placed by law. Mr..
Harper introduced Rev. Fred Wilman,
who pronounced the opening prayer.
w C. Blair was made temporary clerk
and Wilbur F. Cannon of Denver TEN
porary speaker.
Representative Kelly of Denver
named R. G. Breckenridge of Rio
Grande county as the candidate of the
Republican members for speaker. Mr..
Hurd of Pueblo named Bernard J.
O'Connell of Clear Creek as the Dem
ocratic candidate
In the balloting Mr. O'Connell voted
for Mr.. Breckenridge, and the latter
voted for Mr. O'Connell, but before he
could declare the election, Mr.. Fall OF
| the Democrats moved the selection o n
Mr.. Breckenridge be made unanimous
The resolution embodying list of
i House employees was adopted on an
aye and nay vote, without dissent the
complete roster following:
| Chief Clerk-W. C. Blair, Mineral
| county.
Assistant Chief Clerk-Hy Luther,
Weld county.
| Reading Clerk. L. Frazer, Denver.
| Bill Clerk-G. H. Wilson, Conejos
| Docket Clerk-Irwin Van Keuren,
Boulder
Sergeant-a t-at-Arms A. r. Young,
Denver
Assistant ant-at-Arms-Wesley
Nethers, Ell PasO county: c. B. Kimbel,
Weld county; Charles S. Lumley, Ea-
| gle county.
Chaplaln-Rev. Fred Welman, Den.
yer.
| Chief Enrolling Clerk-Ethel Allen.
| El Paso county.
| Assistant Enrolling Clerk-Carolyn
Wright, San Miguel county.
Chief Printing Clerk-John WeIlman
of Boulder
| Assistant Printing Clerk-Charles
Hanford, Denver.
Messengers Chase and Damon
M. Howell.
Doorkeeper-P O'Connen, Lake
county.
| Assistant Doorkeeper-M. R. Ger
agility and j. J. Jennings
Janitors-H. B. Fox, A. Muenz and
Arthur Clayson.
Telephone Messenger-Nathan Burn
stine.
Night Watchman-D. Cognevich.
Matron-Mrs. r. E. England
Pages-H. Leuders and W. II.
| Young.
\
I Frances J. Krauss.
Assignable Clerks-Roy C. Parr,
Pearl Aspey, Alice Murray, Minnie
| White. Lillian Lake, Carrie RoescA
A B. Gray, Bessie Moulton and J. r.
| Stevens.
Shortly after 70 o'clock Lieut.. Gov.
Fred Parks called the Senate to order
Rev. James ID. Rankin delivered the
! invocation.
| Eighteen hold-over senators re-
sponded to roll call and a few minutes
| later the new senators were sworn in
by members of the Supreme Court
Twenty-one assignable clerks brought
| to Denver by the various senators
were left out in the cold because of
the provision in the law regulating en-
ployes of the Legislature, which re-
Quires that assignable clerks shall be
stenographers also. The twenty one
unfortunates could not qualify.
Senator M. E. Lewis was elected
president of the Senate pro TEN. Sen
ator Dexter Sapp was the minority
candidate.
The Senate then adjourned until
! l: 80 Thursday afternoon out of defer
ence to the memory of the late Thomas
NJ. Bowen.
1t was arranged that Governor Nc
|
joint meeting to be held at 2:3o p. III.
| Thursday.
Following is list of the officers
and employees selected by the Sen
ate
President Pro TENN E. Lewis.
Fremont.
Chaplain-Rev. J-cob r. RAIDER.
Denver.
Secretary-Lewis B. Straight, Pu-
eblo.
Assistant Secretary-Harry Ruffner,
| Denver. A
Docket Clerk-Thomas S. MitchelN)
Judiciary Clerk-De S. De Lappe. u
Matron Woman's Gallery-MargarN
J. Coley.
Doorkeeper-Hyman Olcovich, Trim
idad
Revision Clerk-James H Semple,
Denver.
Messengers-John Engle, Denver;
C. A Smith, Denver.
| Janitor of Chamber-William o.
Jackson.
Janitor of Committee Rooms-M. L.
Wooster.
Clerk Revision-Winfred McKinnon,
| Denver.
Bill Clerk. r. Lussky.
Chief Printing Clerk-A c. Van Du-
sen, Boulder.
Assignable Clerk-Josephine Upson,
Denver.
| Revision Clerk-C. H Montgomery.
| Reading Clerk-R. j. Dabell, Ell
Paso
Pages-Bunton Davis. Lafayette;
Walter Reed; Stanley Stokes.
Enrolling Clerk-Myron Padfeld,
Lafayette.
| Assistant nt-at-Arms-Henry
Carne.
| Janitor of Cloakroom-Manuel Sena.
| Night Watchman-J. M Nests.
Assistant Doorkeeper-E. C. Adams,
Saguache.