Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-01-04
Legislature Organized

Organization of the senate an
house Of representatives Of tn
Eighteenth Legislative assembly wa
effected at noon Monday by the elec
ton, without discordant note, o
the states selected at the republican
caucuses Sunday evening.
All members Of the senate wer
present when Lieut. Gov. Nelson
Story, Jr., called that body to order
while in the house, which was con
vened by Secretary of State Charle
Stewart sh7ew wxzass7 iEx m
sent, John Q. zuck of Roosevelt coun
ty Frank Baker Of Liberty county
and Walter Smethurst of Musselshel
county. 1t was announced that Rep
resentative Zuck was Ill in a Helen.
hospital. Representative Smethurs'
arrived in the house shortly befor,
adjournment.
Representative F. B. Gillette, re
publican, of Valley county, whose res
ignation from the house had been ru
mored for several days, came into thu
house shortly after II had convened
and took his seat. Mr.. Gillette had
been given the appointment as post
master at Hinsdale with the require
ment that he take office at once
which led to the belief that his resig-
nation would be forthcoming. but sub
sequently an arrangement was made
whereby the postoffice appointment
was made effective at later date, 10
that he will be sabse to ssrws nut his
period of service In the present ses-
sion of the legislature.
Representative Zuck was excused
from attendance In the house until he
shall recover from his illness and
Representatives Cullidge, Hanson
and Duffy were named a committee
to look after his welfare during his
illness.
The proceedings were opened by
prayer by Rev. Francis E. Ball OF
East Helena, who was later elected
chaplain of the house, and the oath
was administered to the members by
Associate Justice w. L. Holloway.
Floor Leader C. r. Swift nominated
Calvin Crumbaker, republican for
speaker Of the house while Edward
Scharnikow, democrat, WAS placed in
nomination by Joseph Oker. The vote,
on roll call, Crumbaker So to Al for
Scharnikow, with three absent and
not voting.
Upon motion Of Floor Leader Swift
the rules, joint rules and order Of
business Of the Seventeenth assembly
were accepted as the rules for the
present. session until the committee on
rules could be appointed and report.
Floor Leader Swift then read the
list Of the. republican caucus nomi-
nees for offices and attaches, while
Representative Oker presented the
democratic list. Upon motion Of Rep
resentative Gullidge the clerk was di-
rected, without an opposing vote, to
cast So ballots for the republican
nominees and ID for the democratic
nominees.
Representatives Bosley and Pilger-
am Of Cascade county, who had de-
clined to enter the democratic caucus
Sunday evening, voted with the demo-
cratic side for the party nominee for
speaker.
The speaker appointed to the COM
mittee on rules, Of which he is an ex-
officio member, Representatives Bu-l
ell, Swift, Gulhdge and Scharnikow,
and upon the committee on employees,
Boorman, hcAfee,
Hanson, Stoner and Brandjord.
To this latter committee was re-
ferred the proposal Of Marvin g.
public stenographers of
Bozeman, to do all the stenographic
and clerical work below that Of the
chief clerk and his assistant, for
81. $50 so. which. il was set forth In
the proposal, would mean saving OF
about s5,0s0 under the cost of the
work during the last regular session.
This same proposal had been taken
ID before the democratic house eau
.us Sunday evening, at which time It
was explained that such an arrange
nent could not be entered into with
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