The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-06
H 0U5E IS ORGANIZED,
 SIX SHORT
James Nolan Is Chosen Spedker-S Senate Slhed-
 uIed This Afternoon

The House of Representatives, short six members cut able to mus ter a quorum, halfway opened the extraordinary session of the Nine teenth Legislature pr o m ptly on schedule at 10 o'clock this morning but Democratic Senators were con- spieuous by their absence and that body was unable to gather quorum for the opening.
 All eight Republican members of the Senate are in town with the ar rival of Senator William Munz of Nome, but the Democrats were shorthanded by one man, Senator Frank Barr of Fairbanks. A Senate session before Barr's arrival might mean the election of Republican as President of the Senate, hence the absence of the Democrat mem- bers who, ty staying away, prevent quorum for converting the upper Eody
 Senator Barr was expected to ar rive here sometime today from An- nette Island where he landed Tues day night from a Pan American plane which had overloaded Juneau on a flight from Fairbanks. NOLAN IS SPEAKER Representative James Nolan of Wrangell. serving his second term in the House, was unopposed this morning for Speaker of the House. The nomination was made by Rep. Stanley J. McCutcheon of Anchor age, who is said to be in line for the Speakership during the regular
 session which convenes on Janu- ary "A. Rep. Aylmer Rydeen of Nome amended McCutcheons nom- lination to make it for the special session only.
 : Speaker Nolan, thanking the members for their consideration. asked them to forget any differ ences they may have and to work together so that basic tax pro- gram may be enacted. John Hedde, University of Alas lka student, was unanimously elected Clerk of the House this morning. OATHS ADMINISTERED U. S. District Judge George w. Folta administered both the Federal and Territorial oaths of office to I17 members of the House this morn- ing and the 18th member, Rep. Clarence Heating of the Third Di- vision, arrived while the ceremony was being performed.
 OPENED BY WILLIAMS
 Lew M. Williams. Secretary of AL aska. formally opened the extra ordinary session few minutes after 10 o'clock and a prayer was offered by Dean c. E. Rice of Juneau.
 Following the administering of the oaths of office. Rep. James Nolan was elected Temporary Speaker without opposition and Sec retary Williams named Represen- tative Doris Barnes of the First Division, Aylmer Rydeen of the Sec- ond Stanley McCutcheon of the Third, and Frank Angerman of the Fourth to escort him to the Speak CTS Rostrum
 Before turning the gavel over to Rep. Nolan, Secretary Williams an- nounced that Governor Ernest |Gruening will deliver his message to the Legislature at II o'clock tomor- |row morning The message is expect ed to follow the lines of that of two years ago. advocating the pas- sage of basic tax legislation includ- ing property and net income taxes.
 COMMITTEE NAMED A Committee on Committees and la Committee on Help were named lby Speaker Nolan after which the House adjourned until ? pm today. The entire morning proceedings oc- Icupied 35 minutes, including l5- minute recess.
 Reps Doris Barnes. Jack Con- right, Aylmer Rydeen and Essie R. Dale were named to the Committee lon Committees and Reps. William L. Beltz. Andrew Hope, G. E. Alm- quist. Frank Angerman and Ahel Anderson were named members of the Committee on Help. the conn., mittees to choose their own chair men
 House members who were absent during this mornings session were Glen Franklin. George Miscovich and Warren Taylor of the Fourth Division: Percy Ipalook of the Sec ond Division and William Egan and Chester Carlson of the Third Di- vision. They are expected to arrive here as soon as transportation IS ovailablp