The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-07
SUNDbACK HEADS. SENATE; NERLAND. SPEAKER HOUSE.
Reed Elected Senate Secre- tary and Daly Clerk
 of the House. HARMONY PREVAILS
Organization Is Effected in Both Branches With
 out Friction.

Beginning a 60-day session the Fifth Biennial Territorial Legisla- ture convened at noon today in the Garside Building and within one hour and thirty minutes a perman- ena organization had been affected in both Houses. Harmony prevailed in the organization proceedings both in the Senate and House.
 Senator John Sundback, just en- tering his second term in the Sen ate, was unanimously elected as President of that body with Judge T. M. Reed, of Nome for Secretary. The House by unanimous vote elected Andrew Nerland, member of the 1917 House as Speaker. James Daily of Nome was unani- mously elected Clerk of the House.
 Senate Session.
 The Senate was called to order by Territorial Secretary R. J. Som mers at 12 o'clock. Immediately after the assembly was called to order, Rev. A. P. Kashevaroff pro .nounced a short and fitting invoca- tion,, imploring Divine guidance and assistance in the session just be- s ginning. M
 Secretary Sommers certified to the election on November Z, 192o of the following as members of the Territorial Senate: First Division, Forest J. Hunt; Second Division, John Sundback; Third Division, E. E. Chamberlin; Fourth Division, E. B. Collins. The oath of office was administered by U, S. District Court Judge Robert w. Jennings. The holdover members announced by MT Sommers are First Division, Will jam Britt; Second Division, James Frawley; Third Division, Thomas C. Price; Fourth Division, Luther C. Hess. All members were present withthe exception of James Fraw- ley, of Nome, who is expected to arrive from the South in a few days
 Hess Temporary Chairman.
 The matter of temporary organ1- zation was at once accomplished Senator Britt placing in nomina- tion for. Temporary President L. C. Hess. of the Fourth Division, the nomination being seconded by sen ator Hunt. There were no other nominations and Senator Hess was declared eunanimously elected, and wass. escorted to the chair by Sena- tors Britt and Price. Nominated by Senator Price and seconded by Senator Chamberlin, both Of the Third Division, Judge T M. Reed of Nome, was unanimously elected as Temporary Secretary of the Sen ate, unanimous ballot of the body heinz cast for him by Senator John Sundback.
 Governor Accorded Courtesy.
 Before proceeding with the WorK of permanent organization, on mo tion made by Senator Collins and seconded by Senator ,Sundback, Gov. Thonfas Riggs, who awasS present Tn ,the Audience, was accorded the courtesies of the floor and seated on the Presidents platform to the right Inf the Chair. On a motion by Sen ator Britt, seconded by Senator Chamberlin, Mrs, Della B. Chace, was elected unanimously as Tenn norary Assistant Secretary of the Senate,
 ..,.. Sundback Elected.
 Having temporarily organized the Senate proceeded at once to per feet it's permanent organization Senator Collins obtaining the floor placed in nomination for President of the Senate John sundbalk, de- claring him to be fitted by exper- organization and endowed with all fence acquired in two terms in the the qualities necessary to make good presiding officer. The nomina- ton was seconded by Senator Hunt On motion by Senator Chamberlin' Senator Sundback was declared to be unanimously elected President -