The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-22
ECAN NAMED SPEAKER ON
 OPENING DAY
Mrs. Margaret Grisham Is Chief CIerk-Commit-
 tees Are Selected

The House of Representative of the 20th Territorial Legislature was l convened at 10:12 am. today and quickly organized by electing Will liam A. Egan as Speaker and Mrs. Margaret Grisham of Juneau as Chief Clerk.
 Called to order by Secretary of Alaska Lew M Williams, g of the 24 Representatives responded to the roll call Absent were Rep. Stanley l McCutcheon of Anchorage, now en- route here from Washington, DC, and Rep. Frank G. Johnson of Rake, 1 delayed by weather
 Following an invocation by the Rev Fred McGinnis. pastor of the Methodist church, District Judge George w. Folta administered the oath of office.
 l Nominated by Rep. Wendell Kay of Anchorage and with opposition, Rep. Egan was first seated as Tenn porary Speaker He was escorted to the chair by Reps. Wendell Kay of the Third Division, Glen D. Frank lin of the Fourth, Waino Hendrick- son of the First and Frank Degnan of the Second.
 Egan and Barnes Nominated :; Rep. Egan was nominated for Permanent Speaker by Rep. Frank | lin and Rep. George Miscovich of the Fourth Division nominated Rep Doris M. Barnes of the First. Divi- sion.
 | This is believed to be the first time a woman has been candidate ] for Speaker.
 A roll call on Egan's name gar nered him 13 votes, all the Demo- cratic votes present, the Republi- cans voting solidly No" When it l became obvious, however, that the Republican candidate did not hrI'e chance, motion to accept Rep. Egan as Speaker was adopted with out objection.
 Mrs. Grisham was nominated by Rep. Jack Conright of Anchorage as , Chief Clerk. Rep. Amelia Gunder- !, sen of Ketchikan seconded the nomination and Mrs. Grisham was {, elected without opposition. | Wahto is Elected Douglas Wahto of Douglas was | ,,o,,,;,,otad for Coroaonf at A ry,,c hv Rep. c. c. Carlson of Cordova and elected to the office. House Chaplain for the session will be the Rev. Samuel McPhetres, rector of the Church of the Holy !. Trinity, Episcopal, Juneau.
 Following a suspension of the rules by another party-line vote, !; Speaker Egan named Reps. Doris M. Barnes, Amelia Gundersen and Andrew Hope of the First Division, George Madsen of the Second Divi- sion, c. c. Carlson and Jack Con- fright of the Third Division and Glen D. Franklin of the Fourth Division as the Committee on Committees.
 Rep Franklin headed the con-
 mittee, which reported back after a short recess. recommending the committee appointments listed be- low. The report of the Committee on Committees was unanimously adop- ted.
 l House Committees
 The following are the House Com-
 mittee memberships, as recom- mended by the Committee on Con-
 mittees. the first named on each committee being temporary chair man. Each committee will elect it's own chairman. The division from
 which each member comes is indi- cated by figures.
 Agriculture-Pollard (3O, Gasser (4), Degnan CD, MacKinnon' CD.
 Banks, Banking and Corporations l-Locken CD, McCutcheon (3). Step- ovich (4), Conright (3), Madsen CD.
 Education = Scavenius (3). Met calfe CD. Gundersen CD. Wilbur (4), Laws @.
 Elections. Election Laws and Mile { age-Conright (3), Carlsen (3), Hope
 CD. Hendrickson CD. Gasser (4.
 Engrossment and Enrolment - Hendrickson CD, Pollard (3, Wells CD, Gasser (4. MacKinnon CD, Degnan CD.
 Fisheries, Fish and Game - Carl
 son (3), Hope CD, Scavenius t0,
 Locken CD, Johnson CD. Pollard
 (3). Wells CD.
 judiciary and Federal Relatioss Kay (0, McCutcheon (3o. Locken rs,.x.