The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-01
SUTHERLAND AND COLLINS PRESIDE IN
 SENATE AND HOUSE


 Wish Senator Daniel A. Sutherland Of Rnby welding the gavel of author ity ln the Senate. and Earnest B. Col ans Of Fox reelected as Speaker Of tSe House. the Second Territorial Leg islaturc went Into scssien this after noon. carried out its program ot or. ganization nc agreed unon ia caCcuses this morning. passed resolutions de- ploTing tho death oi Senator EIwood BTuner CT None and adjourned out CT rcspec; 10 Mr. Bsr1cr's memory. As the Senate aud House stand organized the adhesents of James Wickersham. Alaskas Delesato to Congress. arc in coztroi Of tho Organizations. Tho g. story 6eiis5eip block. on the third floor ol which are tbe legislative chambers, foated four hrge American flags fron its stars while the law makers orsanizcd ic- business.
 Arranged at caecuses.
 Caucuscs were aeid at 70 o'clock. ssr. Collins was re-clec cte1 as one of the frs, details. tho vote Handing ten for tae former Speakor and five for Arthur c. Shoup. and one Sor William T. Busns. Barry Kcowu ot Nome was reelected cnic, clerk oi thc Rouse. E. L Hunter ol Valdez eas chosen 9erselnt-atarns and Frank Pierre Of Thane vas named as messenger. As compliment Co Representative Shogo. he ssss uuap.rloasiy named teur7rery -posker. The Rev. Father Andrew ?. I(asaevero1 was dcsiSnatcd as Chaplain li ihe House
 Dan Sutherland Ni-r.
 Senator DaaIei A Sutherland cf Ruby was elected President Of the Serate alter Senasor Frank A. Aid. rich ot Noma Ind swung his support to Senator Sutherland Alfred F. Malt. by ot Iditaroo. who Was defeated for a place in .he House by Chester K. Snow of Ruby was electc,l chief clerk m tho Scvatc. af-cr Q contest which showed Cassius F. Check and Harry F. Morton Of Juneau Co have had cou- certed support Mss Agnes 2. VIII iams of Juncau VIII be assistan. clerk os thc Senate and J. C. Dieringer Of. Valdez was elected sergcans-st arms.
 Three assistant clerks in each house ,gi0 no: te nancd fos two or tiree days Competent stcnographcrs will. te ehosen. and it is said that the Misses Celia and Eleanor Fahey. of Portland. and Miss Elizabeth Held. of Jureau. have secured positions Com mittees from each chamber will ar. nouncf tho appointments. both bod. ies os the legislature having agreed upon this course.
 The voting :n both caucuses vas by. secret ballot
 Judge Adriiaissers osths-
 The Senate met shortly oolore ! ?. m.. with Secretary Charles Es Da- vidson In the char. The Rev. J. 2. Stevens. pastor of iho Nortf ern Light Presbyterian Church. pronounced tae invocation. paying tribute 10 the Pres ident of the United States, Co his ~carefrlncss and viesdom in the pres crvatioa Of peace" and referred tc the Nation as @ Hand of plenty" He Invoked the aid os the Prince of Peace il bringing about a cessation Of tse European war and his refertnce to the absent member from Nome was g. tribute 70 Senator Bruner's memory.
 After Secretary Davidson had ccrti. fed tc tho ciect.on Of the new Sena. tors. Judge Robert W. Jennings. of the Usitod States district court. admin isserea tho oaihs og office to Senators GansiSd. SulzeT. Hubbard and Aldrich.
 ST. Aidrlch nominated Mr. MiIlard aF president ot tho Senate. pro tenn poce. Nir. Hubbard secondod. eGlogiz. ing bis co'lcasue from the Third d. vhioa. He was elected by a vive voce vote. and was escorted 60 the chsar by Senators Sulrer and Gaustad.
 Mal,by Chic Clerk.
 Alfrcd E. Maitby of idltarod was nominated temporary chief clerk, by Ni-. Gauztad. He was elected by ac- ciamation
 Senator causiad nominated Senator Sutherland for President Of the Ser. rte declaring tAat ,a his belief no man could be named for the honor "who wcrd be iairer. moro impartial. or moro progressive
 Alter his uneaimous eicc,s6a Ssna. tor Srttcr,and szid Seaa<ors. ! ssara you sor the honor shss you have
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