The Colorado statesman., 1909-01-09
LAWMAKERS
OF COLORADO
SIXTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
BEGINS ITS SESSION IN
DENVER
l.UBERS MADE SPEAKER
w. n. ADAMS ELECTED PRESl-
DENT PRO TEN. OF. THE
SENATE.

Denver.-Promptly at 12 o'clock,
noon, Wednesday, W. C. Blair, chief
clerk of the House of the Sixteenth
General Assembly, raped on the
speakers desk, to call to order the
house of the Seventeenth General AS
sembly. Mr.. Garman of Denver
named NJ. d. Bowen, who was to be
the regular clerk, for temporary clerk,
and he was selected.
Mr. Walker named Ebert Greenman
of Boulder county for temporary
speaker, and no one else wishing any
honors in connection with the brief
honor, it was accorded to the nominee
without division.
"For this signal, if momentary,
honor, l thank you," said Mr.. Green
man. During the last campaign one
of the slogans was, Shall the people
rule?' We shall demonstrate that in
the next ninety days, of which this
morning augurs well. | await your
pleasure"
Rev A. H. Fish, assistant pastor of
the Central Presbyterian church, de-
livered short and touching prayer
of hope for the business of the ses'
sion.
Messrs. Garman of Denver, Lehrrit'
ter of Gunnison, Wilder of Conejos,
Doyle of Fl Paso and Walbridge of Rio
Blanco were named a committee on
credentials. They reported the list
presented by T. E. O'Connor, secretary
of state.
Justice Campbell of the Supreme
Court administered the oath to all the
members, they rising at their seats.
Mr. Foley of Denver then named
Harry l.. Lubers of Bent county for
speaker, the nomination being second
ed by Mr.. McCaskill.
Mr. Teller of Weld named Amos N.
Parrish of Las Animas, this nomina-
tion being seconded by Mr.. Hayden OF
Costilla.
The vote was strictly by parties,
save that neither of the candidates
voted. Mr. Lubers received fifty-two
votes and Mr.. Parrish eleven.
Messrs. Strickland, Hicks and Par
rish weru named the committee to es-
cort the speaker to his chair, from
which place he was introduced to the
House by Mr.. Brennan as his last
act of that period of extremely brief
authority. Judge Campbell admins
tered the oath.
Mr.. Lubers began his brief remarks
by thanking the gentlemen for the
honor conferred upon, and appealed to
all members to aid him in conducting
the business of the House.
1t was exactly noon when Lieut..
Gov. e. R. Harper raped for order in
the Senate chamber, and the Seven
teenth General Assembly was in ses.
sion.
l.. B. Straight, clerk of the Sixteenth
General Assembly, occupied the clerks S
desk, while Harry Ruffner, clerk in
the sheriff's office, and Mrs. Williams,
secretary of the State Board of Par
dons, acted as his assistants.
Lieutenant Governor Harper intro
duced the Rev Jacob A. RAIDER of Den
yer, who offered prayer.
Upon the reading of communica-
ton from the secretary of state, GER
tifying the election of those members
who were elected last fall, Lieutenant
Governor Harper appointed a commit
tee on credentials to examine the COM
munication, upon motion of Sen. John
]. Tobin of Montrose. The committee,
which consisted of Senators Tobin, K
]. Bardwell of Denver and Dan 5.
Jones of Saguache, reported the com
munication back with its approval and
| II was adopted by the full body.
Chief Justice Robert w. Steele and
Justice w. H. Gabbert, in judicial
robes. were escorted into the chamber
tremendously and took places on
either side of the president. The new
members were called forward, and
while the Senate stood in ceremony,
the oath of office was administered.
Sen. J. S. Irby was chosen to place
in nomination Senator William ii. Ad'
ans of Conejos for president pro TEN.
| Then Sen. James c. Burger, on behail
of the minority, nominated Sen. John
B. Stephen of Ell Paso for the honorary
Republican nominee. The vote stood
divided, just as the Senate is divided
between the two parties, Senator Ad'
ans twenty, Senator Stephen fifteen
Senator Adams was then sworn in
by Chief Justice Steele. Sen. Frank
lin e. Carringer, chairman of the ap
portionment of patronage committee
offered the list of senatorial appoint
ments approved by the committee and
the motion to confirm was adopted
unanimously.
Word was received from the gov
ernor'5 office that his message would
not be ready for delivery until Friiay