The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05
~, Mr.. Sweetser sale in part:

the last senate will give me credit
for fairness and impartiality, and it
shall be my desire to pursue the
same policy in this session. Every
senator shall have full and fair
hearing. There will be no smotherin;
of legislation in committees. No ad-
vantage will be given one senator
over another except such as is fair
and legitimate under the rules of the
senate and parliamentary law
This little speech met with general
favor. At it's close Senator Fred w.
Gooding moved that a committee be
appointed to- wait upon Chief Justice
George H. Stewart and inform him
that the senators were ready to be
sworn in. The chair appointed Sem
ators Gooding and Kerns. Chief JUS
tice Stewart administered the cath Of
office to the senators standing. He
reminded them that the oath they
had just taken differed from the oath
taken by the state officials, in that
1t placed no obligation upon them to
support the laws Of the state and no
obligation as to the Almighty.
First Test Of Party Strength.
In the election CT a president pro
tenn, the real test of party strength
in the senate was taken. Senator B.
P. Shawhan placed Senator Fred w.
Gooding in nomination, and Senator
A. L. Freehafer performed like
service for Senator Ravenal Macbeth
The roll call as announced showed Is
votes for Senator Goodirg and for
Senator Macbeth. The Democrats de-
m2 nded a verification and this re-
suited in a division, IA ard g. Sen
atOr Pugmire, it is understood, would
have voted for Senator Macbeth had
he been present.
Senator Gooding thanked the sena-
tors for the honor and trusted he
might perform the duties of his office
uSSCPCoO1y- III CAc NOCS k0SudCUIS
Gooding and Macbeth exchanged cour
tesies by voting for each other After
expressing his thanks Senator Good
ing read a list of the senate employees
as agreed upon in the Republican
caucus, and moved that these be the
senate attaches. Senator Macbeth sub
mitte'd' list agreed upon in the SEN
ate caucus and moved to substitute
this for the Republican list. By a
strict party vote the Republicans won
and the men and women presented BY
them were elected and sworn in by
Lieutenant Governor Sweetser.
Quick Action In the House
Following the installation of state
officials into office in the house of
repres entatives, the members of that
body gathered at IL o'clock to per-
manently organize. At 1:25 the organ
ization had been perfected and the
house adjoined to 10. o'clock this
morning. The most important action
for permanent organization is the sell
ecrion of a speaker, and the eleventh
our pan of the house minority aided
an'' abetted by Senator Day of Latah,
having failed to materialize, Repre-
sentative Storey of Ada, the choice
of The Republican, caucus, was chosen
| A committee was named to advise
Chief Justice Stewart that the legis-
lators we're ready to accept the oath
OF cificC and the chief justice res
| pondsc at once. Standing before their
seats, with right hands upheld, men,
brrs of the lower house of the
Eleventh Idaho legislature, promise d
to upheld the constitution of the
United States, the laws of the state
of Idaho and to perform their duties
to the lest of their ability
Storey Named Speaker.
Nominations for speaker were
called for by Clerk Wallis and Bell
Of I-aLah ramed Storey of Ada, the
choice CT the majority caucus; Kerby
of Idaho named Morgan of tLatah as
the minority candidate
The speaker gave a brief talk, say
ing: 81 must say l am exceedingly
grateful for the honor you have give
me. I appreciate the situation and
the duties that l will be called upon
to perform. can only say that 1
will endeavor to perform these duties
to the best Of my ability and act at
all times in fSir, impartial man
ner"
James H. Wallis was named, in ac-
cordance with the decision of the ma
Jority caucus, as chief clerk. The
minority presented the name of Mar.
tin Cathcart, Jr., Of Boise county.
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