White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
WHEELS Of LEGISLATIVE MILL
BEGIN To TURN At CARSON
FIRST WEEK OF ASSEMBLY ENDS WITH QUITE A
BUNCH OF BUSINESS LINED UP. WHITE PINE
DELEGATION IN ROLE OF BILL INTRODUCERS.
WOMANS SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT PASSES.

The twenty-sixth Legislature of the
state of Nevada, opened at Carson
City, at noon. Monday, Secretary of
State Grodigan calling the assembly
40 order at two minutes past twelve
o'clock All were present at the
opening session excepting Fernald of
Elko county, who was later granted
a temporary leave of absence. An
drew Burke was chosen permanent
sergant at arms, by reclamation, and
Assemblyman Harris clerk. In the
organization proceedings. Gardiner of
Washoe county, was chosen temporary
speaker, and Justice p. A. McCarran
of the supreme court was asked to
administer the oath of Office.
In the permanent organization, 7.
A. Brandon of Winnemucca, was ell
ected speaker. Brandon was the eau
Gus candidate, and had the support
of four Democrats from Washoe
county who had been claimed for
Cole. On the vote, Assemblyman
Ferguson, the minority representa-
tive, voted for Brandon after the
latter had passed. Ferguson then
moved that the election be unani-
nous, and it was SO recorded. Coles
record as an independence Lacquer
was his undoing in the speakership
contest, and his defeat was an assur-
ed fact from the start, despite the
efforts of the Dickerson faction in
his behalf.
Speaker Brandon was escorted To
the chair by a special committee
composed of members of both parties
and in his speech on assuming the
gayel. stated that it was his intention
TO be the speaker of the whole house,
and that in his official conduct he
would forget partisan lines and that
he was a Democrat. He said that he
felt that all the petty differences had
been settled at home. and that in
the session all were working for the
good of the state
The list of assembly attaches is as
follows.
Chief clerk, W L. Hacker of Wa
shoe; assistant chief clerk, Frank
julian of Washoe; journal clerk,
Rhule Lathrop; assistant journal
clerk. Amy Treyathan of Lander;
minute clerk, Harry Brown; assis-
tant minute clerk, Clarence Sadler of
White Pine, engrossing clerk. Kate
Hill, of Humboldt: assistant engross-
ing clerk, Miss Winslow. sergeant
at arms, NJ. Burke; assistant SER
geant-at-arms. George Bryson of Wa
shoe; copy clerk, Maggie Jack; COM
mittee clerks, Misses Kerns, Letter,
Dorsey and Bowman and Leslie Hun
ter. stenographer. William Ken
meth; messenger, Matt Farrell. pages,
Cecil Green and James Regan; por-
ters, Dick Savage and Mike Horn.
The senate organized by choosing
Senator IL. II. Coryell of Elko. as
president pro tenn and the following
attaches were selected:
Secretary, George c. Sawyer of
Lincoln; assistant secretary, Sol Hilp
of Washoe; sergeant-at-arms, \. b.
Gray of Elko; assistant sergeant-at-
arms, d. O'Meara, of Nye; minute
clerk, Mabel Stewart of Ormsby.
journal clerk, Mrs. Abbie Hammond
of Churchill; assistant journal
clerk J. w Connella of Wa
shoe; engrossing clerk Miss 10
Staunton of Humboldt; enrolling
clerk, Marvin Arnold of Esmeralda;
assistant enrolling clerk, Mrs. e. NJ.
Wightman of Humboldt; stenogra-
pher, Mrs. Alma Smith of Washoe,
Roy J. Cunningham of Wa
shoe; committee clerk, Florence Rog-
ers of Elko; committee clerk, Will
liam Swick of Eureka; porter, Mike
Farrell of Ormsby; pages, Edgar
Dale of Ormsby; Lyman Smith of
Ormsby; bill clerk, Vernon Delameter
of Clark.
The message from Governor
Oddie was received at $3.50, Monday,
and after the reading of the lengthy
document adjournment was made
until ten O'Clock, Tuesday morning
The organization IN the senate
proceeded more quickly. thot body
containing fewer members. Lieu
tenant Governor Gilbert Ross, called
the members to order at noon and
Justice Talbot administered the oath
of Office to the new members. SEN
ator Coryell was nominated for