Willmar tribune., 1909-01-13
LEGISLATURE BEGINS
MINNESOTA SOLONS MEET IN
THlRTY-SIxTH SESSION.

MINNESOTA SOLONS MEET IN
THIRTY-sIxTH SESSION.
Both Branches Organize. Rockne /.
Elected Speaker. Gov. John
son Delivers Message.
Speaker-A. J. Rockne, Zumbrota.
Chief Clerk-A. H. Vernon, st. Paul
First Assistant-O Oscar Arneson
Herman.
Second Assistant-F. L. Austin
Enrolling Clerk-Crawford Sheldon
Little Falls.
Engrossing Clerk-Wm. A. Gulick
Minneapolis.
Sergeant-at-Arms-B. F. Seiz, Red
Wing.
Assistant-Geo. H. Deans, Foreston
Postmaster-Sidney j. Huntley
Spring Valley.
Assistant-N. o. Erdahl, Blue Earth
Chaplain-C. w. B. Ellis, Hawley.
st. Paul, Minn., Jan. 5.-The repub
lican members of the Minnesota legis.
lative house met in party caucus at
the capitol last evening and decided
upon the above list of officers to fill
the elective positions in the house,
The slate had been fixed up at meet.
Ing In the afternoon of the steering
committee, consisting of three from
each legislative district, and accord.
ingly the work of the caucus went
along as If oiled, every vote being
unanimous. DR.. A. J. Gates presided.
Mr.. Rockne in response to demands
for speech" made a brief response.
This is all SO sudden, so unexpected
daughter and applause) that 1 have
no set speech prepared" said Rockne.
Il pledge, however, to give my best
endeavor to you one and all, and to
the state of Minnesota. will doubt.
less make some mistakes. All speak
ers have. But these mistakes will be
unintentional, assure you, and in ev.
cry instance without malice. appre-
ciate the honor you have conferred
upon me, and will do my best to
merit it."
Today both house and senate con-
vene at noon and will pass their pre-
llm1nary resolutions for organization
for the session. Tomorrow both houses
will listen to the governors message.
st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 5.-The twenty.
sixth session of the Minnesota legis.
!ature convened at the new capitol at
noon today and formally organized. In
the senate, Lieut.. Gov. A. o. Eberhart
was first sworn in by the chief jus.
tlce, Charles NJ. Start. George r.
French, elected from Winona to sue.
ceed the late Senator P. Fitzpatrick.
then took the oath. Adoption of the
general slate of officers of the senate
followed, secretary of the senate. for.
mer Senator George w. Peachey: as.
sistants, w. H. Simonton, I. l.. Ingbrit.
sen, j. H. Mitchell and E. v. Nyquist;
secretary to the lieutenant governor.
A. D. Brown Chairman state repub.
llcan committee); sergeant-at-arms.
James H. Ege; assistant, Ira Padden;
enrolling clerk, Geo. NJ. Landon; en-.
crossing clerk, E. A. Nelson; chaplain,
Rev. B. B. Jonsson. Then followed
the usual lengthy list of committee
clerks. The chair was also authorized
to appoint seven pages. The resolu.
t1on naming the various committee
clerks was presented by Senator Lay.
bourn of Duluth.
temporary committees were named
on rules, mileage, and to wait on the
governor and notify him the senate
was organized
In the house, the representatives
were called to order by Secretary of
State Julius Schmahl. George Nc.
kenzie nominated A. J. Rockne of
Zumbrota for speaker. T. J. Brady
nominated James Handlan of st. Paul
as candidate of the democratic minor.
ity. The voting was on strictly party
lines, 90 for Rockne, and 21 for Hand
Ian. Mr.. RocEne made a brief speech
OF thanks, in which he pledged his
best endeavor toward fairness and the
good of the state. The rest of the
slate went through as arranged. al
though there was some contest on the
chaplaincy. The vote on chaplain re.
suited as follows: G. w. Ellis, C5:
o. E. Phillips, 2S; w. R. Kesie, T..
Other slated officers went in by unan-
'mous votes, as follows: Chief clerk.
A. II. Vernon; assistants, Oscar Arne.
son and F. l.. Austin; sergeant.at,
arms, B. F. Seiz; assistant, G. H.
Deans; postmaster, S. J. Huntley: as
sistant, N. o. Erdahl; enrolling clerk,
c. Sheldon; engrossing clerk, w. A.
Gulick.
Both houses will meet in joint ses-
sion tomorrow to listen to the mes.
sage of the governor, John A. John
son.
st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 6.-Gov. John
A. Johnson today took his oath of
office for a third term as governor.
and delivered his biennial message to
the members Of both houses of the
legislature assembled in the represen-
tatives' chamber. The galleries were
packed with hundreds of visitors-a
large portion being 1adies-who de-
sired to hear and witness the event
The oath of Office was administered by
Chief Justice Charles NJ. Start of the
st. Paul.-Dr. A. w. Miller, coroner
of Ramsey county, has completed his
annual report for 1908, which shows