The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-01-17
orACE MARKS
OPENING OF
LEGISLATURE
s.,.te in Control of Group
0surd srIssded by Metcalf;; Young
,lsr Chosen for Leadership
IN House.
Rv Richard Hamilton

uashington's 2lst iegisla.ure
.,sd Monday, the first legisla-
eps.t - convene in the new $1,000
que sa0 .anitol ~ and a spirit of political
W. ~ s1 and business prevailed in the
..ste and house of representa-
ns' s For the most part, the legis-
a '..eys were inclined to mark time
D sa the submission of the execu-
s,s'. W. message of Governor Hartley,
n s:.s was Slated for delivery We'd
Ida .ssdav night. In other words, the
ns;s ;sIstors. whether friendly or un-
ssa!sndlv toward Mr.. Hartley, are
ladinc l off to give the governor
~ av srst chance. Consequently, the
soI;t;eal II temper of the legislature
ipS;ll be dormant until after Mr..
usrtley's u recommendations are di-
sssted and considered.
Senate Unfriendly
Once again the senate is in con-
mi Of the group headed by Sena-
~ ~ Metcalf, Tacoma, which has
sseu i, conflict with the governor.
Rnt the organization is weaker
than in 1927, being able to muster
onlv % votes, one more than a ma,
;ority. instead of from 25 to 27 as
Il the session of two years ago.
That means, of course, that Mr..
Hartley is stronger in the senate.
In organizing, the senate elect
ID Senator Hastings, Seattle, as
! president pro tenn, turning down
Senator Reba Hurn of Spokane.
Miss Hurn fought until the last,
hut fell short when three of her
home county SENATOR'S u t n,
Phipps and True failed to support
her.
The senate organization held a
tight rein while forming the rules
committee. No place was given to
any member of the minority which
supported Governor Hartley. Con-
sequenly, it is certain that Lieu
tenant Governor Gellatly will find
himself unpopular with the Hart
ley people, which will place him
in the same class with the retiring
Lieutenant Governor, Lon Johnson
Hartley Has House
Friends Of the Hartley admins
tration took charge of the organ,
ization of the house, which was
featured by a sudden rise of young
men. In fact, young men are now
in control of the house, with Rep
resentative Ed Sims and Mark
Reed, leaders since 1915, volun-
tarily stepping to the sidelines so
far as floor operations are con-
cerned. The young men chosen for
leadership, who are trained to sue
ceed Mr.. Sims and Mr.. Reed, are
representative Floyd Danskin of
Spokane and Ralph Knapp of Sc
attic, both of whom are former
speakers. Mr.. Danskin is parlia-
mentarian and floor leader, with
MI. Knapp as the co-worker. Mr..
Sims and Mr.. Reed said they in
tended to retire with this session
and urged the selection of young
men for future leadership.
Speaker Davis, Dayton, who was
chosen by acclamation, is also of
the young order. Moreover, he
made one change that put young
men in the majority on the rules
committee. He made room for Rep
iesentative Templeton, Everett, by
dropping Representative Pliny AL
zen, Seattle, a veteran of many
sessions.
Un the whole, the house is the
young mans stamping ground, be-
ing dotted with members under 40
years of age and several between
.ae ages of 21 and 80. 1t is dis
@etlvely the beginning of a new
order in the house.
Women Peeved
). women of the legislature are
us ,ualscontented and are mumuring.
MSS Hurn, whose election as pres
! Ient pro tenn was urged by Mrs.
= =. Hughes, Yakima, republican
aauonal committeewoman, felt that
ler defeat was a rebuke to women
y tne party. In the house, Rep