Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-08
FIRST ACT OF THE
LEGISLATURE
Continued From Page One.)
country last July were compensated
for their services to the state
ORGANIZATION OF SENATE.

Promptly at ~ o'clock, noon, Her.
man II. Taylor, former lieutenant gov
ernor. dropped the gave1 In the SEN
ate. The senators present were sworn
in by Chief Justice Alfred Bulge at
1918, when Mr.. Taylor gave way to
Lieutenant Governor Ernest l.. Par
ker. Of Cottonwood. Prayer was Of
fered by Chaplain McLain w. Davis.
In brief address and with well
chosen words Lieutenant Governor
Parker. president of the senate, stated
that he proposed to rule the upper
house impartially and to see that every
senator on the floor, irrespective of
politics is given an opportunity to rep
resent his constituents.
The following committees were ap-
pointed and performed their respective
duties:
To wait upon the chief justice and
inform him the senate was ready to
receive the oath OF office-Senators
Mitchell and Randall.
To notify the house that the senate
was NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Thomas and
Hill.
To notify the governor the senate
was organized and ready to receive
any ihtSshBto LII him.
Whitcomb and Curtis.
MITCHELL PRESIDENT PRO TEN.
The Democratic majority caucus pro-
gram went through without hitch
in the election of Senator Perry w.
| Mitchell as president pro tenn. He was
placed in nomination by Senator
George E. Hill. The minority present
ed the name Of Senator F. S. Randall,
thro,toI far no
same position, as a substitute motion.
On q strict party vote. the substitute
was lost, 10 to 16, and two not voting,
Senators Mitchell and Randall being
excused The original motion carried
by vote of 80 to and Senator Mitch
ell became president pro tenn.
| The attaches as decided upon by the
Democratic caucus were later nomin-
ated and sworn in. Senator Whit
comb raised the point of order on nom
| mating for assistant sergeant lat arms,
as the office did not exist. and it was
thereupon created by a vote of 36 to 1.
I Senator Pincock was absent part OF
! the session to attend the meeting of
the presidential electors at noon.
The rules governing the last session
Of the senate were adopted pending the
drafting of the new rules. The COM
mittee on rules named Is composed Of
OF Senators Mitchell. Randall and
Stevenson. committee Of three to
confer with the house committee on
joint rules was named as Senators
Wedgewood. briggs and Rockwell.
Senators Grant. Proctor and Hill were
named as committee on mileage.
Senators were allowed to select their
seats and recess taken at o'clock
after the attaches were sworn in.
HOUSE ORGANIZED.
The gavel was dropped in the house
promptly at noon by David Burrell
former chief clerk. Immediately there
after he read the official certificate OF
election issued by the secretary OF
state and called for the appointment
OF committee to notify the chief jus
tice that the house was prepared To
take the oath OF office.
The following committees were ap-
pointed during the house session to-
day:
To notify the senate the house was
organized. = Representatives Bates
Newport and Monsoon of Franklin.
To notify the governor the house
was organized and ready to receive
any messages from him.-Representa
tives Lewis. Shearer, LaForest, Bates
Committee on rules and order OF
business.-Jones. Seamore, Johnston
MCGOWAN and the speaker
Committee to notify the chief JUS
tice.--Representati Storey, Mood,
and Anderson.
Mileage committee. Representa-
tives Lehrbas, Goehry and Kent.
The oath of office was administer