Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-01-11
DEMOCRATS HOLD Whip HAND IN
LEGISLATURE CONVENED MONDAY

tie attaches decided upon i
were installed in office and ra GSoeus
down. voted
Tonight the finishing touches to -.
inaugural were being added az an ~
ioHnai reception and dance in the ma
Die interior OF the new state eanita,
music being furnished by two benSl'
the Second Idaho Regiment and ~,
Boise Municipal. The event w vae
thrown open to the public and wa as
largely attended. was
First Day Of 14th Session
The first official act of the bopsa :.
representatives was to pass house Nh
No. j, appropriating, 1888 50 from AN
general funds of the treasury 70 ' he
used to pay the officers and enlistoS
men OF the Second Idaho regiment tba
money the state owes them. Timotbn
Regain, Boise citizen, advanced * oo6
for this purpose and to it the governs,
added $500 more, but owing Ia tba
difficulty over the way in which fund0
not appropriated by the lepislatuso
should be paid to the troops II wa9
decided not to use this money but 10
wait until the legislature convened and
appropriate state money. The senats
will pass the bill tomorrow and il will
Immediately receive the governor on
proval. The troops will then be paid
There was not enough money in tba
treasury to pay them before.
The second official act of the two
houses was to notify the governor both
were organized, ready to transact the
state business and receive such mas.
sages as he wished to transmit. The
governor replied that he would read his
message at O'Clock Tuesday after.
noon, and a joint concurrent resolution
was adopted converting the houses in
joint session at that hour.
The opening preliminaries were with.
out serious conflict. The democratic
majority asserted its power from the
start and after the first test votes
found them with SO votes to 30 in the
house and 81 to 16 in the senate a
margin of control that was amply safe
The gavel was dropped in the senate
by Herman II. Taylor, former lieuten
ant-governor, promptly at ~ O'Clock
noon. Senators Mitchell and Randall
were instructed to notify the chief
justice the senate was ready to take
the oath of office. At 1910 the oath
was administered.
Senator George f. Hill, democrat
then placed Senator Mitchell in nom.
nation for president pro tenn The re.
publicans through Senator Whitcomb
nominated Senator Randall. Senator
Mitchell was elected on a straight
party vote. The democrats then elected
their attaches. Committees were ap-
pointed as follows: Senators Thomas
and Hill to notify to house the senate
was organized; Senators Hill, Whit
comb and Curtis to serve the same
notice on the governors; Senators
Mitchell, Randall and Stevens, com.
mittee on rules; Senators Wedgewood,
Briggs and Rockwell, joint committee
on rules.
David Burrel, former chief clerk of
the house, raped the house to order
at noon and the oath of office was
shortly afterward administered. The
election of speaker followed, together
with the naming of democratic at,
taches, after which the regimental oil
was passed.
The following were the house COM
mittees to notify the senate the house
was organized: Representatives Bates,
Newport and Monson; to notify the
governor the house was organized,
Representatives Lewis, Shearer, La
forest and Bates; to notify the chief
justice the house was ready to take the
oath of office, Representatives Storey,
Moody and Anderson.
Committee on mileage, Representa-
tives Lehrbas, Goehry and Kent.
Committee on rules, Representatives
Jones, Seamore, Johnson, MCGOWAN and
the speaker.
Speaker Alfred brought forth roar
ing applause when upon taking the post
of speaker following his election, he
said:
~ am not under obligations to any
man, set Of men or clique on the face
of the earth. The only obligations |
have are to my God, to fellow men and
to democracy
Harry Day the Messenger.
Boise, Jan. Sat the meeting to-
day of the Idaho presidential electors,
Harry L. Day, well known Occur
d Alene mining man, and who is one
of the principal owners of the Her.
cules mine, was unanimously elected
to carry the four votes to Washington
to be cast for Wilson for president and
Marshall for vice-president.
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