Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-21
r. L. BaCa. of Santa Fe. ChOs-
en- Speaker Of the House
of Representatives.
". f. MARTIN AND
F. STAPl|N CHIEF CLERKS
Lonesome Democrats Had No
Candidates For Offices --Repub-
liCans Will Caucus Tonight.
Special to The Evening citizen.

Special to The Evening Citizen.
Santa Fe. ~ M. Jan 21.-Both
houses of the thirty-seventh iegisla
tive assembly were organized at noon
today, Territorial Secretary j. w.
Reynolds administering the oath of
office to the members-clect.
Prayer was offered in the council
by Rev. E. c. Anderson. and in the
house by Rev Adrian Rabayrolle.
After calling the council to order,
every member being present, Secre-
tary Reynolds called for nominations
for president.
Councilman Dalies. of Torrance
county, made an eloquent speech
nominating Councilman Charles A.
Spiess. ''the black eagle" of San Mi
guel county, for that honor. Amidst
great applause the motion was car
ried and the oath administered to
Mr.. Speiss. who was conducted to the
chair.
Secretary Reynolds then retired.
BY unanimous vote VIM. f. Mar
tin. of socorro county was elected
clerk.
The council then adjourned until
2:30 o'clock this afternoon.
The House.
The members of the house of rep
resentatives were all present except
f. w. Denniston, of San Miguel
county, who could not reach Santa
Fe on account of the wreck of
freight train on which he was run
ming as engineer.
After Secretary Reynolds had
sworn in the members, nominations
Co.
sentative Abbott of Santa Fe county,
nominated Representative X. L..
Baca. of Santa Fe, for that position.
Representative Holt, of Dona Ana.
seconded the nomination, which was
ratified by the house by unanimous
vote.
Secretary Reynolds then admins
tered the oath of office to the new
speaker, who was escorted to his
chair.
Frank Staplin. of San Juan county,
was elected chief clerk, and Leandro
Baca, of Socorro county, sergeant-at-
arms.
The speaker then appointed COM
mittee to inform the council that the
house was organized and ready for
business and to inform the governor
of the same facts. The house then
adjourned until 8 o'clock.
Make Speeches.
President Spiess delivered a short
but effective and eloquent address
upon taking the chair. He declared
himself in favor of progressive and
good legislation and dwelt especially
upon the necessity of enacting a
law for the suppression of gambling
in the Sunshine territory. His speech,
while short was full of good meat
and evidently pleased the audience,
which was very large. and the mem
bers of the council, as he was fire.
quently ana loudly applauded during
its delivery.
Mr.. Baca's speech to the house of
representatives and to the assembly,
which was also large and fashionable,
many ladies being noted, was con-
else, but held the attention of all
present to the very last word. He
declared himself strongly in favor of
the best possible legislation, promised
to do his duty to the best of his abil-
ity, and could attest to the fact that
he was very much favored and highly
honored to fill the position as speaker
Of the house occupied by his late
lamented father, twenty-six years
ago. Mr.. Baca's address was very
well received and evidently struck the
right chord.
Governors Message Tomorrow,
The governors message will likely
be delivered at 10:30 o'clock tomor-
row forenoon, TO the joint session Of
the council and the house of repre-
sentatives.
Caucuses will be held tonight by
republican members of the council
and house for the purpose of deciding
upon the full list of employees for the
session.
The nomination of President Spiess
was seconded on behalf of the demo-
cratic party by Councilman Cameron
the lone democrat in the council, and
the nomination of Speaker Baca by
Representative Hudspeth, on behalf
of the democratic minority in the
house, which consists of three mem
bers. Every member, regardless Of
politics, in both houses voted for re-
publican caucus nominees.
OFFICIAL ROSTER OF
THE LEGISLATURE
Hon. j. W. Reynolds. secretary Of
the territory, sWore in the members