Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-07

spectators, including numerous state
officials and office attaches.
The roll call was a long drawn
out affair, because of the numerous
new names in the list.
House Honors Roosevelt
The House adopted the following
resolution relative to the death OF
Colonel Roosevelt:
Whereas. the entire nation has
been saddened by announcement of
the sudden death of our former Pres
ident, Theodore Roosevelt, and
Whereas, This death has sum-
moned from the service of the natioH
an eX-President, a statesman, Il pa
triot. literary man, a naturalist, a
scientist, a soldier and a father who
offered to his nation his four sons,
one of whom has made the supreme
sacrifice on the field of France, and
Whereas, His indomitable will
made his life one of energy, activity,
courage and steadfastness and
brought 10 him the success in life
equaled by no other citizen of the
nation, and made his life an example
for the citizens CO the nation and of
the world, and an inspiration to pos
tcrity; there be it
Resolved, That in the death of
Theodore Roosevelt the nation and
the world have suffered an irrepar-
able loss.
Resolved, That when the House of
Representatives of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania adjourn this
day, it do so to the memory of Theo-
dore Roosevelt.
Resolved. That these resolutions
be engrossed, be spread upon the
journal of the House and a copy
thereof as an expression of our SYM
pathy be sent to the family
Members Take Oath
Fifteen minutes were required to
administer the oath to the 2O4 mem
bers of the House who were in their
seats. The oaths were administered
by Judge s. ]. M. McCarrell, of the
Dauphin county court The majority
OF the members took oaths on the
Bible and as much as there were not
enough books to go around they join
ed hands and in that way technically
placed hands on the book.
On motion of Mr.. Sproul, of
Washington county, the House pro-
ceeded to the election of a Speaker.
william L. Ramsey, of Delaware, in
an eulogistic speech, nominated Rob-
ert 5. Spangler, of York, whom he
declared to be man who has made
himself what he is by hard and per-
slstent work; a man endowed with a
spirit of fairness" Assem- blyman
Richard Powell, of Luzerne, second
ed the motion.
Assemblyman John NJ. Flynn, of
Elk county, because, he said, it had
peen the custom for years to compli-
ment member of the minority
party by naming him for Speaker.
placed in nomination the name of
Henry e. Lanius, the blind member
from York. This motion was second
ed by Wilson G. Sarig, of BerlSs coun-
ty. Sarig made the first long speech
of the session, commenting at great
length on the qualifications he
thought Speaker should have. Sarig
was the Democratic floor leader last
session.
2n the roll call spangler, of course,
was elected by the solid Republican
vote.
I1anius cast his vote for Spangler
and Spangler returned the compii-
ment by voting for Lanius.
The count was:
Spangler, 1S1.
Isanius, 90.
The oath was administered to
Speaker Spangler by Judge McCar-
felL Assemblymen Lanius and Hess.
of Lancaster, escorted the new
Speaker to the chair.
Spangler thanked the House for
the honor conferred on him.
i think we should congratulate
ourselves upon the harmony which
prevails among u.s." said Spangler,
and shall endeavor to preserve it.
while 1t will not be possible for me
to grant all the requests made of me,
l shall endeavor to be fair and
courteous at all times"
Speaker Spangler asked the mem
bers to fill out cards they would find
in their post office boxes, sighifying
the committee assignments they de-
sired.
Mr.. Hefferman. of Philadelphia,