Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-06

10 notify the senate that the house was
ready to do business.
Taylor OF Hitchcock, Howard Of Douglas
and Raper OF Pawnee composed the com
mittee on supplies and store rooms. This
committee was empowered to secure sup
plies necessary for the immediate use OF
the members and to check over the store
room.
senate Gets Under Way.
Six spectators in the gallery and probably
fifty persons leaning over the lobby rail
watched the beginning OF proceedings in
the senate as Lieutenant Governor Hope
well called the members TO order three
minutes after II O'Clock today. A sudden
drop in temperature frosted the window
panes OF the senate chamber, but there
was no chill within the room. not even in
the mlen Of the minority Of republicans,
who accepted their fate with cheerful coun-
tenances and were by no means less alert
than In the many previous sessions, when
they controlled the organization.
Even at this It fell to the lot of a re-
publican senator to make the first motion
OF the session, after prayer by Elder G,
w. Martin of Lincoln. After the presiding
officer had called the members to order
with F. d. Corrick. reading clerk OF the
last session, at the clerks desk, the chair
announced the appointment of a committee
on credentials in order. A pause followed,
when wiltse Of Cedar moved the selection
OF the three members needed. This was
seconded by Kstchum OF Thayer and car
ried by reclamation. Messrs. wiltse, Howell
OF Douglas and Henry OF COlfsx consti-
tuted the personnel.
Eleven, members Of the senate had for
gotten their credentials. according to the
report OF he committee submitted after a
brief recess. They were Majors of Ne
maha, Ransom and Howell of Douglas,
Thompson of Cunning, Hatfield Of Antelope,
Donohoe of Holt, Miller of Lancaster.
Bartos of Saline, eKtchum Of Thayer, Besse
of Webster and Gammll Of Frontier.
The recommendation of the committee
was that the entire membership be seated,
there being no contests and the fact of
the election being apparent. To this Ran
dali of Madison demurred, claiming the
stenographer had made an error in his
case and that his credentials were in with
the rest. Without further correction of the
list, however, on suggestion OF Mr.. Wiltse,
the report of the committee was adopted
| and the thirty-three senators were seated.
The democrats were alive to their duty
following the coup Of Senator Wiltse and
Ransom of Douglas began making a series
of resolutions that did not cease util the
senate was duly organized.
A committee consisitn gof Ransom Of
Douglas, Majors of Nemaha and Besse
Of Webster was named to call upon the SUI
preme court and invite one OF the justices
to administer the oath. Chief Justice r. ese
responded and the senator's, standing with
uplifted hands, went through the consti-
tutional form, signing the written oath
| 49, 49, xr1rhol f,-Va hnH hAAn fol=on
Henry OF Colfax moved that a committed
of three on rules be appointed consisting
Of Ransom of Douglas, Bartos OF Saline
and Donohue OF Holt, which was agreed to,
following which Chairman Ransom of the
committee proposed the adoption of the
rules Of the last session of the senate with
the provision that an additional committee
OF five members be named on drainage.
The rules. 1t was specified. shall be ef-
~fective until further order OF the senate
Mr.. Ransom followed with a motion for
the appointment OF a committee on stand
ing committees comprising Tanner of Doug
las, Buck of Otoe, Tibbets OF Adams, volpp
of Washington, Diers of York, Bartos of
Saline and Buhrman of Hall. This went
through as scheduled, as did the appoint
ment Of a committee on employees consisting
of Howell of Douglas, Klein Of Gage. Ban
ming of Cass, Besse of Webster. Fuller Of
Seward and Henry OF oClfax.
The caucus nominees for employees were
elected and sworn in as follows:
w. Fl. Smith. secretary; II. NJ. Davis,
assistant secretary: E. A. Walrath, assist
ant secretary; J. A. Welton, sergeant-at-
arms; w. H. Cash., assistant sergeant-at-
arms; Rev. II. II. Harmon. chaplain; Will
liam Holm, postmaster; Lew Griffin, mail
carrier; j. G. Hildebrand, clerk committee
OF the whole; Henry Ryan, chief engrossing
clerk.
A motion by Ransom, which was adopted,
gave the president of the senate authority
to appoint a page for his own use, after
which Mr.. Ransom nominated Senator G.
w. Tibbetts OF Adams president pro tenn,
the election following.
The republican senator's. having decided
not to present candidates for the place,
Senator Cain OF Richardson (rep.), follow
ing the nomination of Senator Tibbetts,
moved the selection be made unanimous,
which was done.
The house was notified OF the organiza-
ton, as was also the governor. the latter
replying he would communicate to the
legislature in joint session, in the con-
stltutional way.
Senator Tanner of Douglas remem-
bered the newspaper men with a motion
that each reporters desk be supplied with
the statutes and reports Of state re-
porter's desk be supplied with the stat
ues and reports OF state officers as is done
in the casn of the members and the sem
ate agreed.
A slight misunderstanding resulted over
supplies, the procedure of last session be.
ing followed I'm a motion that the secre-
tary of the senate buy what is needed.
Upon the lieutenant governor calling at
tention to the laws in force, placing this
duty upon the secretary OF state and also
upan the Board of Public Lands and
buildings, the motion was changed order
ing the secretary to make the purchases
through the secretary OF state and the
state board, which was agreeable.
The senate will meet tomorrow at 10
o'clock a. m.