Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-04
Douglas County Man Awarded Clerk
ship of House.
SMITH OF SEWARD WINS, TOO
Is Elected Clerk of Senate as Result
Of Combine.
INSURGENTS ARE BACK IN CAMP
Five of Nine Democrats Off Reserva-
tion in Lower House Return and
Caucus Goes Ahead to Name Slate
Which Goes Through.
cFrom a staff Correspondent

tFrOm q StaiA correspondent
LINCOLN, Jan. a--tSpecial)-The thirty
second Nebraska legislature convened at
noon today. the formal organization con-
suming about two hours. when adjourn
ment was taken until 10 a. m. Wednesday
The democratic caucus states were
adopted in both houses. John Kuhl ot
Cedar being elected speaker OF the house
and J. H. Moorehead OF Falls city presl-
dent pro tenn. of the senate. The only
friction occurred IN the election OF Elder
James Hoff as chaplain in the senate. lie
was opposed because OF his Mormon faith
and Senator Tibbetts nominated Rev. J. B.
Prizes. The vote was 10 TO 10, two senators
being absent Hoff winning by one vote.
Secretary of state Junkin called tho house
| TO order and Gerdes OF Richardson was
selected as temporary chairman, with II.
c. Richmond temporary clerk Rev. Jer-
emiah Nickel OF Lincoln offered the prayer
in the house. but owing to the contest for
chaplain the prayer was dispensed with In
the senate Elder Hoff was formerly
chaplain at the penitentisry and is the
first Mormon to hold ten position in the
! legislature.
The house members were all in their
! seats except three Holdgren, Howard and
Waite, and two senators were absent,
| Talcott being snowbound and Buhrnam
being sick at home.
Reagan OF Douglas distinguished himself
when the senate came to adopt the rules
of 1902 Lieutenant Governor Hopewei
suggested that the rule forbidding smoking
during business sessions be enforced. but
a motion was made to suspend IT, Reagan
spoke for the motion, saying I'VE want
TO be broad-minded gentlemen and do
nothing narrow or small II we cut out
smoking. somebody might want to cut out
chewing. / believe in leaving senators on
their honor But other senator's who
looked at the matter from physical
standpoint. voted to enforce the rule and
allw no smoking.
Representative Gerdes made hit with
his speech accepting the temporary chair
nanship In the house. HIe dwelf upon the
obligation Of carrying out the preferential
vote for senator and the necessity OF re-
districting the state, which other sessions
have left undone.' Senator Morehead. pres
ident pro tenn Of the senate, merely thanked
the senate for its confidence and promised
to serve 1t TO the best OF his powers
Chief Justice Reese OF the supreme court
administered the oath Of office to the sen
ntors, greeting each personally as he came
up to sign the roll
In the house the Republicans went
through the form OF a contest by nominate
ing their caucus men, Evans OF Adams for
speaker and Clyde Barnard OF Table Rock
former clerk. for chief clerk Kuhl, the wet
democratic nominee for speaker, received
"a ovtes to 43 for Evans. three republicans
Nordgren of Hamilton Howard Of Garfield
and Waite OF Sherman, being absent. The
vote on chief clerk was a for Richmond
and l2 for Barnard. The house officers
elected are:
speaker-John Kuhl. Cedar county.
Clcrk-H. c, Richmond, Douglas county.
Sergeant-at-Arms--J. w. Kelly, Furnas
Post1muster-J. p. GAffney Lancaster
county.
Assistant Postmaster-Richatd Sampson.
, Seward.
Chaplain-Rsv jeremiah Nickel. Lancas-
> ter county.
; President pro tem--J. H. Moreheadi Of
seoretary-w. II. Smith Of Seward.
First Assistant Secretary--Ffank Perkins
second Assistant secretary-E. A. Wal
rath Of Polk
, postmaster; T. +. Costello Grand Island,
sergeant-at-Armsi j. w. Hodges, West
Point, assistant sergeant-at-arms J. G. 4.
Hildebrand, Lincoln clerk OF the commit
tee Of the whole; Rev. Mr.. Hough South
Omaha chaplain; II. c. Cox, Brewster
DOOhheSptIs
The senate named this committee on
p committees: Oils. Morehead, Talcott
? Horton Bodinson. Kohl skiles.
The committee on employees is: Banning
y Reagan. Talcott. Piecek, Tibbitts Lee
Z Pickens.
. The committee on rules: Oils. Tibbitts
Albert, Tanner. They reported the rule OF
. 1903 for adoption, excepting that the judic
iary committee be expanded to clever
a members and the report carried
Tanner. Jansen ana Banning wer'
!. named to notify the governor OF the sen
ate's organization and readiness to recelv,
= any communication from him
|, The executive committee OF the repub
!, ncan caucus, Representatives Mockett
!, Taylor Of Merrick and Gustafson. will ac
as the steering committee for the minority
p In the house.
Representative Neir Of Hamilton want
it understood that ne is stln dry and no
lined up with the vets. though he refuse,
to vote for Quackenbush He was one o
the republicans who declined to let count!
1 option make him vote for democrat
Caucus of House Democratic.
Five OF the nine democrats IN the lowe
house who have been holding out cam,
IS back on the reservation this morning an,
J. the caucus proceeded 70 name a slate
" They stated that they had no real interes
y In the election OF Quackenbush and agree,
to become regular" In exchange for
:, promise that the Initiative and referendum
!, bill be placed at the head OF the calenda
and pushed through with all possible dis
patch.
y senate Democrats Organise.
"a The senate democrats completed thei
" organization shortly after o'clock thi
,e morning, The three dry members refusiul
D. TO come in until this hour The principa
ID delay was on selection OF the committe
Of on committees. Senator Oils Of Vale
e | county finally succeeding, leaving Senate
le Tanners name stricken from the sat,
RI The committee as agreed upon consists @
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