Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-07
OALBEY OF CAGE
Wins IN FIGHT
/ FOR SPEAKER
Beatrice Man Leads on First
Ballot and Chosen; Bushee
for President of
Senate.

tomorrow, these nominations will be
ratified formally and the officers
will take their positions.
When it came to naming chief
clerk for the house an unexpected
diversion occurred. A. H. Miller OF
Washington county placed in nomi-
nation Arthur Howard, former as
sistant clerk of the house. Some one
inquired Towards politics and final
ly he was called upon to state his
party affiliation. Howard told the
caucus he was rated as an independ-
ent, but finally admitted he was
registered democrat.
Want Only Republicans.
AT this junction Representative G.
w. Maurer, OF Beatrice, interrupted
to say that this was a time when
red blooded, wool-dyed republicans
were needed and the democrats were
not to be trusted. Some one made
a motion to suspend the rules and
name Will Israel OF Havelock,
county chairman of Lancaster, first
assistant clerk. This carried with
out a fight
H. c, Whitfield Of Fairbury was
chosen second assistant clerk of
the house, ]. o. Moore of Eagle,
sergeant-at-arms; J. D. Standard,
chaplain.
H. W. Lang OF Litchheld. a nom
partisan league member, provided
some amusement by turning up for
the caucus. He innocently inquired
why his name had not been called
and was informed that it was not
on the list as republican but was
a democrat.
But | voted for Jerry Howard
he protested Then he tumbled he
was in the wrong pew but it had
not prevented him from casting one
vote.
Representative T. T. Good, Of
Peru, was elected by reclamation
temporary speaker until the formal
organization of the house is COM
pleted.
The committee on committees in
cludes besides Representative Hos
teller of Buffalo county:
First dstrict-J. Reid Green Of
Lincoln and w. K. Frantz OF
Eagle.
Second district-Robert Druese-
dow and John Larsen, Omaha
Third district-Henry Behrens of
Madison and F. II. Gerhard of
Newman Grove.
Fourth district. A. Axtell of
Fairbury and NJ, NJ, Wildman OF
York.
Fifth district-J w. Fultz of
Beaver City and H, J. Mclaughlin
Of Doniphan.
Sixth district. f. Harris Of
Amherst and G. c. Snow of Chad
ron.
d. S. Hardin of Alma, Florian
Jacobs of Broken Bow, Barton
Green of Lincoln, H. J. Mclaughlin
of Donipan and George Dyball of
Omaha were named on a committee
to draft resolutions on the death OF
Colonel Roosevelt
In the democratic house caucus,
Theo. Osterman of Central City,
Arthur Birdsall of Alexandria and
Leonard Pardy of Norfolk were
named on the committee of COM
mittees. Osterman was selected
floor leader.
Will Expedite Business.
The senate committee on commit
tees named included W, V. Hoag-
land Of North Platte, at large as
chairman, and the following:
First District-C. Petrus Peter
son of Lincoln.
Second DISTRICT. w. Robbins OF
Omaha.
Third District-B. J. Ainley of AL
bion.
Fourth District-Perry Reed OF
York,
Fifth District, H. Hammond of
Cambridge.
Sixth District-Dennis Cronin of
O'Neill.
Rev. A. A. Gresham of Crete was
named chaplain.
Before adjourning the senate
adopted a resolution calling upon
the mouse and senate to appoint
joint committees to expedite bust
ness by sitting bills to prevent
duplication. c. Petrus Peterson
presented the matter to the house
where it also received unanimous
approval.
John GlaSsman of Omaha was
named as one assistant sergeant-at-
arms.
The sergeantat-arms of the
senate will be A. D. Ravens of
Atkinson, Holt county, and assis-
tant sergeant-at-arm will be lanes
Howell OF Albion.
A senate committee to draft reso-
buttons on the death of Colonel
Roosevelt is composed of Cordial of
Red Willow, Roberts of Douglas
and Cronin Of Holt
Postmaster of the senate will be
P. H. Wintersteen of Fremont.
Other senate employees will be
referred to the committee on en-
ployes when this committee is ap-
pointed. This committee will be
composed OF one member from each
congressional district, of which
Senator Hoagland OF North Platte
will be chairman.
The senate caucus was presid vi
over by Lieutenant-G Governor P. A.
Barrows.