Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-01-26
'IDRH0 S0L0NS
TAKE RECESS
- Pay Last Respect to Adams
CSunty Senator as Body Lay in
State at Capitol. Regular SEES
sions Resumed Thursday.

Death from heart trouble came TO
u ~. Van Hoesen, senator from Al
nnns county in the sixteenth and sew
euteenth legislatures, while he was
ooated in a chair in his room at the
Cwyhee Monday afternoon at o'clock.
Apparently asleep but holding pa
- a his hand he was found by his
wff1 when she returned from shopping
m3when he did not arouse to his
re calls, Drs. Ralph Falk and
6es Stewart were called. They pro-
8 nnced heart trouble as the cause Of
1eath.
While Senator Van Hoesen attended
ME morning session of the senate on
Monday as usual and appeared to be
rs well as ever, even engaging in a
short debate, it was stated by his sec
ee.ary, Mrs. Lillian Petit, that he
said in the morning he was not feel
ing well He did not consider his con-
dition serious, however, and went
about his duties. He has been suf-
4ering from heart trouble for the past
nix months.
Lying in state in the rotunda of the
idaho capitol, the remains of the late
Senator D. w. Van Hoesen of Adams
county were viewed by hundreds OF
people during the two hours from l
TO 8 o'clock. The body as it rested
under the dome of the stately build
ing, was guarded by a military es-
cort which remained with it until it
vas removed to the senate chamber
for the services.
Under an honor guard consisting of
six senator's and six representatives
with Senator Frank Harris at their
head, the casket was removed from the
undertaking parlors to the rotunda
before the hour at which it was to lie
n strte. Shortly after o'clock the
body of the deceased solon was taken
to the senate chamber where but two
days since he had participated in de-
bate. At A o'clock the services were
begun.
The honorary ballbears were Gov
ernor c. C. Moore, former Governor
ID. w. Davis, Senator L. R. Thomas,
Senator D. L. Evans, Representative
y. B. Redwell of Adams county and
Joel L. Priest.
The active pallbearers were Brad
ley Sheppard of Boise, Harry Mills,
Charles Fry, A. E. Bates and Harry
Soulen of Mesa, and l.. A. Bunk of
Weiser.
THE body was shipped to Cortland,
N. Y, Senator Van Hoesen's former
home, for burial.
Out of profound respect to the
memory of the late Senator D. w.
(, Van Hoesen of Adams county, both
houses of the seventeenth Idaho legis-
laturd held brief sessions Tuesday,
passing resolutions eulogizing the de-
parted member and adjourned until
Thursday morning.
At Mondays session the senate's
plan for merging the committees of
both houses on appropriation meas
ures was killed in the house by vote
of 81 to 43. The resolution from the
start was understood to be an admin
is-ration move to expedite action on
appropriations and it's prompt death
WAS due to reluctance Of the house to
forfeit it's traditional and constitu-
tional right of first action on the rev.
enue and appropriation measures.
Democrats of the house and senate
crossed wires Thursday morning in
the introduct'o on of emergency meas
ures providing for appointment of
successor to the late Senator D. w.
s Van Hoesen. without the special cleo
ton now called for by the statutes.
With Gov. C. c. Moore, Republican,
pledged to appoint Democrat, if
new law is passed, giving him the pow
er, senate bill sponsored by David
G. Games, Democrat, of Franklin, and
Solon b Clark, Democrat of Custer,
was introduced giving the right of
appointment to the board of county
commissioners of the county in which
the vacancy occurs.
The measure occasioned surprise. in
view of the promise made by Gov.
Moore to j. B. Bedwell. representative
from Adams county. home Of the late
senator. that hAwould appoint Dem
ocrat Of the party's choice.
Mr.. Bedwe.l intro luced measure
IN the house irving the governor pow
er to make the appointment, and al
rninistration leaders freely predicted
that the Bedwe'l measure, If found
by the judiciary comm ttee Of the
house, TO be in proper form, would be
passed, and the senate measure be put
On the discard.
An amendment 20 the state eonstitu-
fiop, giving voters the rlght 10 initiate
laws and amendments, 10 proposed IN
Senate joni RESOLUTION No. 3, intro
dqeed BY Senator Warthe, Progressive
OF Canyon county A campaign meas
pre, also presented b. Senator wvrthe,
u Joint Resolution 30, q, which pro-