Gunnison news-champion., 1923-01-12


- nS& acting as chaplain.
offered prayer. and
~ the Twenty fourth
started on Its way. under the gold
tinted dome Of the Capitol building.
EEery member elect was In his seat :
here were DO cOnIesis The names Of
,hs meinberselect. as certified by the
,ecretary Of state, and approved BY
The credentials committee, were an
bounced The House then proceeded
io elect a speaker. both Democrats
and Republicans had their candi dates,
the Democrats presenting the name OF
\. T. Headlee OF Monte Vista. and the
Republicans offering Charles c. Sack
mun Of Denver; Mr.. Sackman receiy.
iEg his party vote Of thiriy.three, and
Ar- Hcadlee receiving the thirty-two
Democrat votes Mr.. Sackmann was
declared elected Mr.. Sackmlnn ac-
Cept.d the gayei with appropriate re-
marks: the House rIles of the last
session were adopted. committees
We're appointed 10 arrange for the in
uG-urItiun OF Governor Sweet, and
several routine matters: IL was ar.
ranged for Governor ShOup to address
both Houses. in joint session, Friday
morning: IL was his swan song.
uIier four years OF service TO the state.
Heretofore. the Senate has at
tractcd the larger amount OF attention.
but this year the House is going to
take the center Of the stage. This is
true because the two parties are So
evenly divided. that there promises to
be something doing every minute Of
the time, and hair pulling experiences
viii be many, no doubt.
Governor William T.. Sweet took
charge on the 9th. and II he succeeds
n putting over his program, us many
believe that he will, II Is u foresone
conclusion that Colorado will have
more progressive Legislation enacted
this winter than for the last twenty
years of her history. Thus far. In Or
sanizing the Assembly, the Democrats
have allowed the Republicans to have
their way. and there does not seem 10
be any disposition to thwart Mr.
Sweets program on the surface. II
the Democrats succeed, they will be on
the defensive In the next campaign;
II the Republicans oppose. they will
have to assume the responsibility.
While this WIS going on In the
House, much the same proceedings
were gong on In the Senate. Senator
Goiding Fairfield of Denver was
chosen president. and the usual com.
mittees were appointed. and an unus-
ually large number Of House employees
were engaged. Politically, all this pa.
tronage belonged to the Republicans
In both houses: morally. the Demo
Gratis might have been considered
more favorably.
Within the next few days many
bills will be introduced, some Of them
freaks, Of course; then the Assembly
Will get down TO business. Already
sponsors for various measures are
busy seeking to make friends for their
cause. This is an evil, everywhere
present, but Ii cannot be avoided; II
also has Its good side. II you visit the
Legislature some day. you will wit
ness contests, political and parliament
tary, among some of the brainest men
OF the state, where millions are at
stake or the good OF some institution
involved.
The personnel of the Assembly is
good. and fairly divided, between
youth and age. homeiiness and beauty,
Democrats and Republicans. Glancin,
over the body in joint session, we see
farmers. teachers, lawyers. doctors. in.
surance men, workmen In the crafts.
as well as women, for there are three
of them Colorado was one OF the
first states that recognized that WON.
en- had certain inaIienable rights
and gave them the ballot. Politicians
do not represent, necessarily, the "sur-
vivaI of the fittest," but rather the
survival Of. politically. the strongest.
Darwin's theory Inay be right, but Il
does not always work in politics.
In the House. men like Headlee,
Sweinhert. Lacy. and others. are lead
ers; in the Senate. BILLY" Adams,
though small In stature, is the "B,.
Bertha" of that body in influence;
and. for the first session, Senator
Eaton is the big noise. There may be
some humorisis, but II SO. that fact
has not yet developed However.
some Of these fellows look rather
FUNNY. Some of them look green"
but green things are usually growing
things. and SO we have hopes.