The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-01-05
STATE LEGISLATURE
III. III. Dunn of Albert Lea is Elected
Speaker of the House ny
Y Comfortable Majority.
George H. Deans of ForestOn Chosen
Sergeant-at-Arms of House
Eberhart's rlessage.

EUeInaFIS lleSSaXe.
e The thirty seventh session of the
Minnesota legislature began at noon
on Tuesday with the formal organiza-
lion OF both houses, after which CON-
naittees we're appointed from each
body to notify the governor that the
legislature was in session and ready
TO receive his message. The senate
was called to order by Lieutenant
/ Governor Sam Y. Gordon and, with
Senator Collier as secretary pro tenn,
i. proceeded to the election of the fol-
lowing officers: .
Secretary, George W. Peachey,
Owatonna; first assistant secretary,
y w. A. Simonton, Glenwood; second
: assistant secretary, G. A. Anderson;
'engrossing clerk, S. G. L. Roberts,
Pine City; enrolling clerk, Carl
Anderson, St. Paul; sergeant-at-
arms, J. q. Eye, Minneapolis; assis-
tant sergeant-at-arms, A. A. Chris
tianson. Tracy; chaplain, Rev.
Andrew D. Stowe, Minneapolis; secre-
tary to lieutenant governor, j. S.
krnesOn.
The house was called to order by
Julius A. Schmahl, secretary of state,
and the first business announced was
the election of speaker. George Me-
Kenzie of Gaylord nominated Howard
Fl. Dunn of Albert Lea, who, he de-
elared, would bring peace and pros
perity to the legislative session.
=. E. L. Kelley, on behalf of the demo-
+ Gratis, offered Albert Pfaender of
New Ulm, and Rufus P. Morton of
7Brickton named G. L. Solerud on be-
. rhalf of the prohibitionists.
The vote was announced by Mr..
Schmahl as follows: Dunn, 80;
Pfaender, %; Solerud, 3.
Following is list of the officers of
the house:
Speaker b. 81. Dunn, Albert Lea:
chief clerk, Oscar Arneson, Herman;
first assistant, G. o. Hage, Crooks
S5on; second assistant, Jerome Rice,
Minneapolis. enrolling clerk, J. G.
Thoreen, Saltwater; engrossing clerk,
Crawford Sheldon, Little Falls;
sergeant-at-arms, George h. Deans,
Foreston; assistant sergeant-at-arms,
Barney Seiz, Red Wing: chaplain,
3 Rev. Moses E. Maxwell, st. Paul.
nj
: in as governor of Minnesota, at II
O'Clock yesterday by Chief Justice
Chas. M. Start in the presence of the
legislature, state officials and large
number of people who attended for
Surlosity's sake. The inaugural cere-
monies were plain, as they should be,
and occupied but few minutes.
Directly after an Introduction by
Speaker 81. q. Dunn the governor
commenced the reading from a printed
pamphlet of his address, which
strung out to $4,000 words, and
e touched upon almost every matter OF
legislative import which could pos.
sibly be conceived by the mind of a
g great statesman. twenty-five thous-
and words is more than the Union
can conveniently handle this late ia
the week, and to give a mere synopsis
OF the governors numerous recon-
mendations would be to do him an
injustice. The governor, however,
deemed of minor Importance the one
mill road tax, the county option law.
the amendment of the corrupt prac-
tices act and a few other matters. At
? any rate he omitted to mention
y bhem.
The republican members of the
louise OF representatives eight
absent-held their caucus on Monday
evening and arranged matters for the
following day s organization. R. c..
Dunn was chosen chairman of the as
. semblage and Andrew Davis of Elk
River kept the minutes. Little time
was wasted in preliminary tactics and
the meeting had no sooner been called
to order than nominations for speaker