| Show THET WO LEGRU TURES A fraternal Frat einal spirit prevails ow aver the dual session receives a unique present the third thira house of idaho sends messages fron the state Oa Capita pital 1 As monday aas was birthday therefore a legal holiday no ao business was wa transacted by the utah legislature but a joint session of the utah and idaho legislatures was hold held at which many compliments were exchanged and some hilarious fun indulged in I 1 irom rom the tribune we glean an account of portions of the the proceedings it says save the idaho legislative party left for boise monday evening at 7 0 clock before their departure they gave gave every voial vocal evidence of having enjoyed tile the three days spent in zion an enjoyment shared by salt lakers who never had tho the pleasure of entertaining a more appreciative gathering there was a double bill provided yesterday the morning was spent at saltair and the afternoon in jei joint r t session of the legislatures ef utah and idaho tile the session being devoted to speech making and fun probably the most interesting incident of the day occurred when Pres president dent rich of the idaho senate invested president of the utah senate enate with the order of the striped stocking tig a decoration that few living men enjoy the senate met at 2 members of the idaho senate taking tn seats seat beside the utah solons 0 after ft er the roll of the utan senate had bad been called president directed the calling of the ruil roil of the idaho senate this was done bv the lary tary of that body who reported ported r e a quorum present chaplain pratt of the utah senate then thed offered a prayer in which he begged divine blessings on both visitors and visited and asked that the stay of the idaho legislators in utah might prove a pleasant experience president announced that the joint resolution providing for a bes bession siou of the legislature on birthday has bag been enrolled oled and presented to the governor for his signature ig nature and that the day being a legal holiday no formal proceedings 0 s could be had he therefore directed the clerk to make the i journal burnal show that a motion moi mei to join the bouc c in joint assemble would be in order the ir motion notion was made by a utah senator and seconded by senator davis of idaho it carried unanimously and the two senators marched up stairs together toge thet to the hall of the house JOINT SESSION speaker perkins called the ahouee me to order a few minutes after 2 liasides lie sides the utah lep impre er senta tives the members of the idaho house were present atthe at the time immediately afterward the united senates of the two states were announced mrs 1 rebecca mitchell the chaplain of the idalio idaho house offered the opening prayer after which president Prep ident of the senate welco welcomed mod the visitors briefly speaker alford of the idaho louse house followed with a i happy speech in which he assured his hearers bearers that theline the line separating the states of utah and idaho was ineffectual to divide the interests of the two commonwealths wc iltis he spoke of the benefits to be derived from the interchange of ideas when two legislatures met as yesterday and concluded by expressing ug the thanks of the legisla ure and citi ci tieng ens of idaho for their rec reception eltion and for the ki kindly adly courtesy shown them senator rich president pro teni tem of the idaho senate was introduced as aa formerly our joe now joe lie ile said he be believed it was the first occasion in the count rys history when two legislatures idt met in joint assembly our visit has been one round of pleasure and surprise lie he said you people have the reputation of being peculiar but judge our surprise when upon our acceptance accept anco of an invitation to services it the Ta barnacle the presidency of the mormon church selected one of our number to entertain us on a christian topic no one ever dreamed before that there wa any religion about that man the speaker continued while a shout of laub laughter 0 ter went up senator rich then to the varied entertainment that bad been provided lie ile said that he desired to correct the rumor that the idaho visitors were dissatisfied because the utah legislature had gore gone to logan lobanon on saturday there is the best of feeling on our part he cont continued inked and if they bad hren here they could have added nothing to our entertainment an and p pleasure I 1 ea sure except the tha pleasure of tile meeting eting them a day before we ire did meet them QUIL IL GETS A aresen r ile he discus discussed bed the idaho senater ial fight then went on 1 I i understand that my cay honorable friend senator came within thirty one votes of election As a token of our friendship for him I 1 desire to present this to him senator rich held aloft what is known as a trilby purse puree a long yellow and black striped woman s stocking with a clasp at the upper end roar koar after roar of laughter arose when the unusual gift was displayed to the spectators senator usually superior to demoralization moralization dp in any form blushed until he displayed a typical dru store complexion but abou though 6 h color clor modestly mantled his brow his heart was stout and lie he arose like a little man in response to senator kich eich s nod 1 I 1 now DOW present you the idahoan continued with the most effecting effect ell actie iN a argument that can be ba used in a senatorial campaign there were more cheers at this and the laugh ter and aid merriment were wera redoubled when rich pinned the long iong blocking 1 in over s sho shoulder uller I 1 mr eb ekers s response I 1 was brief 1 I vas within thirty one votes oi of ebs said lie and I 1 desire to add if had been more members wearing emblems such as this I 1 would have been elected of one thing I 1 am particularly proud it is that I 1 received tile the first vote ever cast by a woman for united states senator ibis was followed by speeches from representative perkins of idaho senator cannon of utah Se senators natora nison nelson and callantine Callant Ballant irie ioe and representative elder of idaho senator joe rich of idaho was recognized to read a lot ot of telegrams which ho he said had just been received from boise city ile he explained that up in idaho they bad an organization known as the third house which legislates upon matters omitted by the tha regular Legisla c the lead head of the third house was wag J T C leonard who is known as the governor of the third house all the telegrams which were inere dated yesterday at boise were big assigned ned by hi him in senator kich then read tile the to telegrams e ot of which the fell following 0 win are fair samples earn pies I 1 hereby return to you without my approval senate bill as 1 to provide for fol tile the reul regulation tion of or sheep and quark quack doctors said bill is am ambiguous and does not state anell when the shearing of the sheep or doctors shall take place and says nothing about the tariff on oil wool |
