The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-01-19
|S0L0NS OF TWO
STATES ORGANIZE
legislatures of Oregon and Washing
ton Prepare for Business.


Salem, Or, JAN 15.--Organized by
the election on the first ballot in each
house Of f. w. Haines, Of Washington
county, for president OF the senate. and
Of Frank Davey, Of Marion, for speaker
Of the house, the Oregon legislature
made itself ready yesterday for law
making. Committees will be announc-
cd Wednesday or Tbursdav.
Haines was elected over Hodson. Of
mnlrnonah, by vote Of ~ to ?. four
Democrats, Caldwell, YamhilI: smith
umatilla; Hedges, Clackamas. and
Multi, Jackson, joined the 13 snpnort-
err OF Haines, and Haines voted for
bowerman, one OF his followers. Hod-
son voted for Bailey, and Miller. Of
Linn, voted for coshaw, and Coshaw for
Smith, Of Umatilla.
In the house, Dayey received 50 votes
and Rothschild, the lone Democrat ~ |
tha' body, who nominated himself. re-
ceived one, each voting for the other
IN inc Republican nominating caucus.
Davey, bad A votes, one of his support.
ers, Reynolds, being absent. and Vaw-
yer, ~ There was no contest and the
voting was perfunctory, all knowing
what the result would be.
HaInes was elected at 2:30 O'Clock
and Dayey few minutes later.
george II. Chamberlain second in
'ngural as governor will be held at sol
?. m. today. The two houses will meet
- JOINT convention to canvas the vote
or governor, and as soon as the vote |,
ias been announced the oath OF Office
sii' DE administered by one of the JUS
Ices OF the Supreme court. Governor
Jhamberlain will then read his mes !.
age.
ihere Will be no ballot on United !,
'tates senator until Tuesday Jan. %
'hen the formal election of i. w. Null :,
10y Tor the short term and Jonathan
'ourne for the long term will take
lace. 1t was thought that the election =
Mulkey would take place Immediate T.
y ior me reason that the appointment !
1earin was only until the next
'eeiing OF the legislature" but an in =
estigation shows that even in filling =
achncy he election must be held on the -
'cond Tuesday after organization. II :,
olympia, Wash, Jan. l5.-Washinp- n
N tenth Legislature spent about go st
hnutes In organizing yesterday and VI
zen TOOK rest until this morning. W
the senate proceedings were ont NJ IN
le ordinary for the most part. Thus ci
ichols OF Seattle nominated Jesse s pt
mes OF Tacoma for president pro tenn,
20 Jones, new member here, for the al
~ Time was selected by reclamation co
position which heretofore has al We
iys gone by seniority j. viii Lvsons We
- named for secretary, which was a IN
hcession TO the desires OF President nc
ION, who wanted Lysons chosen again OIL
cause OF his experience as secretarv fr
the past two sessions. w. 4. Iaube. cal
seattle, was nominated for assistant
'feury' and Billy Conner for SER "A
ant at arms. Both were elected by ="
animous vote.
The house session ended almost as Sc
IN as 1t began. A. j. Falconer was
cited speaker by reclamation Reid ,
Tacoma making the nomination and pul
oman OF Dayton Offering a motion on rep
iaif OF the Democrats that il he tim
inlmous l.. @. Meigs of North the
kima for chief clerk and Glenn Cot mel
III Tor sergeant at arms were elected Der
reclamation. ~
Joint committee of the house and bill
ate called the governor and arranged all
the message be read in Joint SEES can
at 2 O'Clock today. and
'ach house provided for special II
'"'t,'ee on employees, the senate linn Sen,
: : uiv NUMBER TO SS and the house an a
., all at salaries based upon ordi- that
pay, which will cut the gross EN- from
'es payroll to less than half of that coun
ast session.