The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-09

place and could not honorably ac-
cept. The following were chosen
in addition to these named origi-
nally:
Assistant secretary, j. L. Adkin
son of Idaho; Assistant engross-
ing clerk, Mrs. w. M. Stockslager
Of Boise; assistant enrolling clerk,
Miss Lillian Hanson of Lincoln;
journal clerk, Miss Ruth Sallee of
Oneida.
House Opens With a Fight.
Before it was organized the hous
started a fight, and from the
course of events the indications
are the lighting will continue all
through the session. The caucus
slate o speakers and attaches went
through without hitch, but when
the selection of three additional
employees was reached trouble be-
gan.
Thirty minutes of fighting and
working at cross purposes were
required for the. election of a
journal clerk and 30 minutes NOR
for the election of am assistant. e.
V. Beck of Nez Perez county was
finally elected journal clerk when
it was discovered that John F.
Baird, the Ada county candidate,
was not qualified for the position.
What was evidently taken as
an attempt to circumvent the
action of the caucus in depriving
Speaker French of the power to
appoint his committees was made
by Story of Ada, but was check
ed by Conner of Bonner, the de-
feated candidate for speaker.
Story moved that the rules
which governed the eleventh SEES
sion of the house be declared in
force until other rules could be
adopted. Conner was ON his feet
in an instant and offered as al
amendment that the twelfth SEES
sion rule which allowed the speak
er to appoint the committees be
modified to give that power to 6
committee ON committees. Story
then withdrew his motion. 1t i.
not thought it was intended to
circumvent the action of the eau
Gus but Conner evidently so in
terpreted it.
The committee that waited OF
the governor to notify him thai
the house was organized and read
to transact business or receive
messages reported that the govern
or would present his message a.
2 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
But little effort was made by
the democrats to gain recognition
today. They nominated w. HI
O'Brien of Lemhi county as a can
didate for assistant journal clerk
lie got one vote in addition tC
those of the four democrats il
the house. The speaker did moi
recognize the minority on any OF
the committees he appointed
Bull Moosers in Control.
The house committee on com
mittees met tonight and selected
the more important craftsmanship
1t developed that, whereas it was
supposed to be a freefor-all, 16 Of
the members had met during thu
afternoon and made the selec
tions practically all of which, wer
put through. This will likely pre-
cipitate a fight on the floor to
morrow. The most notable Incl
dent was the defeat of Peter G
Johnston of Bingham, for year
chairman of the state affairs com
mittee and who had been decided
ON to succeed himself, by Colone
Ferguson of Bannock, a progress
i've. The northern counties vii
get the following chairmanships j
the caucus list goes through: Min
ing, Jones of Shoshone; educa
ton, Elliot of Latah; federal re
lations, Norton of Kootenai; rev
enue and taxation, Oversmith o
!, Latah. The chairmanships, wit
the exception of that ON state al
fairs, was, as charged, steam-roll
ed through by the 16, some pre-
gressives and others said to b
avowed Bull .Moosers.