The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-01-23
Law Makers Convene at
Carson and Immediate
ly Get Down to
Real Business.
LEM ALLEN BEATEN
Defeated foTSVeakeT Of the Assembly By Cifin Of
Nye---l Lincoln County Gets Few Minor Offices
---GoVsnOT's Message Read Tuesday -Htc-
tOp Of United States Senator viii Result IN
Return Of h6Kian&.

The Nevada legislature is in
session at Carson City. 1t con-
vened last Monday when Cover
nor Dickerson presided temper
arily in the senate and Secretary
of State Douglas in the as
sembly. A permanent organ
ization was effected promptly
with George D. Pyne of Esmer-
aida county for president pro
tenn for the senate and James M.
Griffin Of Nye county as speaker
of the assembly. Pyne was the
unanimous choice of the demo-
Gratis of the upper house to pre-
side over that body; but Lem
Allen of Churchill had some sup
porters in the democratic caucus
against Giffen for speaker; the
latter receiving % votes, against
10 for Allen. Walter L. Grimes
of Tonopah won the chief clerk
ship Of the senate and Harry ].
Coogan of Goldfield, the CORE
spending position in the assem-
bly,.
The other officers of the senate
are. Secretary, w. L. Grimes,
of Nye; assistant secretary, Rob-
ert Bunker of Lincoln; sergeant
at arms, Frank Root, White
Pine; assistant sergeant at arms,
John Robb, Washoe; minute
clerk, B. D. Bennett of Nye; as
sistant, Miss M, Mahoney,
Storey; journal clerk, Miss F.
Rogers, Elko; assistant, Miss
Mabel Steart, Humboldt; en-
crossing. clerk, Miss Margaret
Day, Churchill; assistant; E. L.
Wightman, Humboldt; enrolling
clerk, Miss C. Roberts, Ormsby
assistant, Miss Alice Langwith,
Humboldt; copying clerk, Miss
H. Clark; committee clerks
James Ritche, Humboldt; Miss
Rodgers, Elko; Miss H. Hatton
Storey; George w. Keith, Elko
messenger, Henry Bray, Was
hoe; pages, H. Frank Grove
Ormsby; Frank Raycraft, Orms
4 by; porter, Clarence Sadler
!. Ornisby.
The officers and clerks of thu
assembly are: Speaker pro tenn
Leslie SMALL, Ormsby; chic
!. clerk, Harry Coogan, Esmeralda
assistant chief clerk. Frank L
e Riber, Elko; sergean at arms
S Ed Ryan, Esmeralda; assistan
sergeant at arms, F. Sawyer
:, Washoe; minutes clerk, Inman
/ Ormsby; assistant clerk, Nc
, Nicholas, White Pine; journs
:. clerk, Miss HI. McMullen, Elko
assistant journal clerk, Miss SUI
|. livan, Storey; enrolling clerk
[. Miss Brown, Humboldt; enrol
4, ing clerk, Miss J. Mapes
TX Churchill; engrossing clerk, Mrs
ar Deveny, Storey; assistant er
D. crossing clerk, F. S. McCafferty
,. Humboldt; copying clerk, Mis-
h, Mcnamara, Nye; assistant copy
y, ing clerk, M. F. Jordon, Washo'
r committee clerks Miss Jack
h. Elko; G. c. Corkhill, Lincoll
Miss Smithlin, Lander; page
=, E. Hunter, Esmeralda; w. I
tt, Carter, Ormsby; porter. M. Fa
it., rell, Ormsby; assistant porte
N. Harriss, Lincoln; messenge
'er A. w. Smith, Nye; copying cler
Miss Mccarthy, Elko; commi
G. tee clerk, Ridal Merrick, Dou
B. las; assistant enrolling cler
o. Cornella, Lyon.
The message of Governor Die
R. erson was read Tuesday. The
H. has been some talk of springil
A. a dark horse to defeat the /
IS, election of Newlands to t
United States senate, but it
G. not taken seriously, as it W
L. the will of a majority of t.
A. voters at the last general ele
ton that he be returned
er, Washington.