The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-01-01
Gather
For Session
THREE in CONTEST FOR SPEAKERSHIp
Many Important Measures To Come Up---LObby-
ISIS Already On Hand

vanguard of the 1915 legislature
has begun To arrive i'm this city i'm
preparation for The opening of the
thirteenth session on Jan. A..
The Whirl of politics and lawmak-
ing will not be launched this ses-
sion as it has been i'm the past un-
der the auspices of brilliant in
augural ball, for the governor
elect early showed his disapprov-
al of the biennial hop, especially
at this Time when half the world
is engaged i'm bitter warfare and
suffering is intense i'm Europe.
for he believes the money that it
would cost could be better spent
for the sake of sweet charity.
simultaneously with the open
ing of the session of the lcgisIa-
ture a grand jury will start its
grind into the affairs of the state
treasury and probably extend in
i0 other departments of state To
ascertain what is wrong and who
j.. responsible for the wrong do
ing. The legislature may assert
its right to make an investiga-
tion on behalf of the people with
The result that the opening ses-
sion promises To be full of life.
excitement and entirely lively.
II is not at all improbable that
instead of a legislative invesli-
cation in addition to the grand
jury probe the two houses of the
assembly will confer the power
backed by a sufficient appropria-
ton with the governor-elect or
some designated persons, who
are as responsible TO carry the
investigation TO The very bottom.
With practically the entire state
house under a cloud of suspicion
that can only be removed or prov
en- after the most thorough in
vestigaiion in the history of the
state, it is said ON very good au-
thority that nothing will be left
undone to either clear out these
officials or to ferret out the guilty
ones and hold them responsible.
During The week opening today
the organization of both houses
of the legislature will be perfected
through caucus agreement on
speaker of the house of repre-
sentatives and president pro-tem
and whip" of the senate. That
Senator John Hart, of Menan. one
of the Republican party wheel
horses, can again have the pres
idency of the senate if he so de-
sires i'm conceded by members
elect. Within his party, which
is in control of the senate. he
Twill not meet with opposition.
The combined strength of the
Democrats, progressives and So
cialists is not sufficient i'm the
senate TO prevent Republican con-
troll. It was stated last night
by those who claim to be on the
inside i'm the organization of the
senate that Senator Hart will step
aside and permit another to be
elected president pro-tem of the
senate as he held the honor at the
/ last session and i'm previous ses-
sions has been The whip" Nath-
an Ricks of Madison county. a
/ member of the new senate and a
former senator, is spoken Of as
the successor TO the presidency il
Senator Hart does not care to
handle the majority wing of tho
senate.
Lieutenant Governor Herman
il Taylor, reelected, who presid.
ed over the last senate. viii
swing The gavel as presiding Of
hcer in the new one. He is ex.
pected to arrive early ON On,
scene TO prepare for his 60 day.
of labor in handling the 33 sen.
ators who will take seats, tn
greatest number in the history O
the senate.
I'm the house IN interesting
fight for the speakership will b
waged but it is not believed it vii
reach the floor of the assembly
Il WILL IL is predicted, be settle