The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-10

progress. He expressed the hope tnat
the same harmony and good g,S %ilt ha ahn mani. se
fest during this session that prevailed
during the last session, He said he
% ate would iii iii their positions with the
same honor to themselves and credit to
the state that had been tho record OF
dent Gardner said that he had great faith
In tho future destiny OF Utah and Its
people and In the representatives that
the people OF the state had chosen. lie
said he was proud or the fact that no
stain of dishonor or discredit had ever
fallen on the members OF the senate. IN
conclusion President % Go Gardner said tnaI 9sir
deal for every citizen Of tho state ana
would endeavor to see to IT that this
was In kebSq me ssnatg reduced
senate resolution No. /. naming the eau
Gus nominees for officers Of the senate
as Officers S OF ths b1Gs ane lst a
the addition OF the name of John Saxey
OF Utah county. selected by Senator A.
l.. Booth OF Provo for committee work.
Senate oHlcers.
President-Henry Gardner, Utah
Secretary. a. Edwards. Salt Lake.
Minute Clerk-C. R. Jones. Summit.
Docket Clerk-Beu Baehman. Utah:
Engrossing Clerk-Archlbald Living
ston, Salt Lake.
Chaplain-Rev Francis Burgette Short.
Salt Lake.
w. Parker Pratt, Salt Lake; Stella Whit
ing. Salt Lake. John Saxey. Utah.
Mailing Clerk-Ethel Orth. Weber,
Sergeant at Arms-Andrew Morris,
Assistant Sergeant at Arms-walter
Cottrell, Davis.
Messengcrs-A:., ". Hague, Juab,
stenosrapher-Pear Jorgenson, Sewer.
Doorkeepers-O. C. Jensen, Box Elder;
William Irvine. Salt Lake,
Watchmen-John f, Hill, Salt Lake /;
Thomas Smith, Salt Lake
Janitor-James McAdams, Salt Lake.
AS n substitute for j. A. Edwards as
secretary, Senator Funk, the Democratic
member from Cache county. named Fred
j. Marshall OF Logan. On the vote on
this substitution, Funk and Olsen voted
for Marshall and all OF the other senators
for Edwards.
''To Victor Belong Spoils.''
Olsen, Democratic senator from Sanpete
county. nominated as an additional door
keeper l.. p. Nelson of Mount Pleasant
Olsen said that he had been told that It
would be useless to ask for the naming
OF any appointees, because the Republican
senators wanted to choose them all, He
ing on the theory that "to the victors be-
long the spois," He called their at
tention TO the fact that the victory in
the Ninth district was won by the Demo-
Republicans were proceeding on. he
that the people OF the Ninth district
were intelligent people. and that ii the
strayed from the Republican fold. the
Republicans were using a poor method
of getting them back IL they persisted
in snubbing them and their representa-
tive. The speech Of the Democratic sem
ator amused but did not convince the
Republicans, and Mr., Nelson received
only the two Democratic votes for door :
keeper.
The nominees Of the Republican caucus
were then elected with only the persist
ing opposing votes OF the two Democrats.
They were Immediately sworn in by Chief
Justice Frick.
Routine Business Begins.
Rev, Francis Burgette Short. chaplain
OF the senate, then invoked the blessing.
bespeaking the divine guidance for the
enactIng the laws to govern the state.
On motion OF Badger, the president ap
10 wait on the house and inform 1t that
the senate was organized and ready for
business, The president named on this
committee Badger OF Salt Lake. Stookey
The senate decided. on motion OF VIII!
son Of Wasatch, that until the committee
on rules had reported. the rules OF the
last session Of the senate be made the
A committee consisting Of Smith OF
Salt Lake. Horsley of Box Elder and
Olsen OF Sanpete was appointed to wait
on Governor Spry and inform him of the
orEa anization OF the senate. This com
mittee reported that the governor had
extended his best wishes to the senate.
and had announced that he would meet
with the sepate and house in joint ses-
sion at 80 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
to deliver his annual message.
The First Bill.
Badger OF Salt Lake then introduced
the first bill Of the session. IT was the
usual bill to provide $4,000 for the regu-
lar and contingent expenses of the state
legislature. Under a suspension OF the
rules the bill was Immediately placed
on its final passage, and on a roll call
was passed unanimously. The bill will
probab bly, pass the house today.
Williams of Salt Lake introduced a
concurrent resolution providing that all
bills may be engrossed either with pen
and ink or typewritinG The resolution