Show O D 8 lP p 8 p 8 D 8 O O If Utah Uta h L g i s lat u r C on v e lle s s. s 57 I i i GA NJ ll AT J. J W. W Funk President of Senate C. C C. C Rich Richards Ele Elected ted Speaker Over I Croft of Morgan 0 r g a n nIU N NIi ri oft of iF ni o U UNANIMITY opinion n oc oz IU public matters and political harmony seemed seemed d to prevail at the i 1 opening of tile the thirteenth session of the Utah legislature Both houses were called to order at noon and speeded up the formalities nece necessary necea- necea sary before getting down to law- law making Harden Bennion secretary of of state I called the senate to order He lie called caned canedI for the qualifications of ot m members an annine and nine new senators were sworn in b by I Chief Justice E E. E E. n. n Ail All members of the senate were present I The senate is solidly Democratic The ceremonies took place without t os I Perfunctory business and anc I formalities were rushed to allow the senate to get at the important work I of the session FUNK IS ELECTED Senator J. J W. W Funk Cache county I was elected president of the senate by unanimous vote after being nominated nom nom- mated by Senator George II IL Dern Bern I Mrs Elizabeth Hayward the only woman senator seconded the nomina nomina- tion Senator Culbert L. L Olson of I Salt Lake presented the list of names of of clerks stenographers and und other officers of the senate The following persons were named attaches of the senate Secretary Adam L. L Peterson Ogden minute clerk cerk Edwin Felt Salt Lake docket clerk lerk Charles J. J Hart Salt Lake LaC sergeant at Jed Willey Bountiful Bount ful rul chaplain George Smith Heber City mail mall clerk Mrs Anna Meyer Salt Lake stenographer Amber Hanson Hanson Han Uan- son Brigham City committee clerks Otto L L. Adamson Richmond Clara ClaraBele Belle Bello Williams Provo Rose Pes Passes es Salt Lake Lae and D D. II H. Roberts Jr Salt Lake engrossing clerk to be selected d from Salt Lal Lake e county doorkeepers John Kimble Ogden and Amos BradI Bradley Bradley Brad Brad- ley Moroni watchmen R. R H. H Evans Nephi and one man tobe to be selected from Utah county messengers A A. M. M Lawson Lawson Law Law- I son Richfield and W W. B. B Levi Lev St. St George GOVERNORS GOVERNOR'S MESSENGER Immediately after the opening ceremonies cere cere- monies s of the senate had been performed performed performed per per- formed a concurrent res resolution n war adopted authorizing the appointment by Governor Simon Bamberger of-a of of a iJ messenger to carry suggestions or messages from the the governor to the th senate The resolution was Introduced by Senator Olson lson of Salt LaJ Lake e. e The rules of the of-the the senate an and order of ot business busIness business busi busI- ness for the first day dar were then adopted A committee of three was was appointed to notify the house that the senate had organized r and was rea y 5 for fOJ business A similar committee war wae appointed to inform Gov Governor Dam Dam- berger Members did r lf expect the govern governor r to deliver his Y ge unto tomorrow 4 I. HOUSE IN SESSION I The house was called order i at al 1205 p. p m. m by Gerald R R. Letcher deputy deputy deputy dep dep- uty secretary of state Wilford Da of Iron county was elected temporary chairman George GeorgeV W. W Timpson of Salt Lake offered the opening prayer He Invoked divine aid In combating influenza and thanked God for the end of the war Chief Justice S. S R. R Thurman administered the oaths to the members Following the opening ceremonies the house proceeded to elect a C C. C. C Richards of Salt Lake who was a indorsed at the caucus was as nominated by Arthur Welling Vellin It was mentioned In n connection with the nomination of 01 Mr 11 Richards that thirty-one thirty years eara ago Continued on page page page 3 LAWMAKERS i- i Continued from page 1 fie he e took the oath of office at the terna terrItorIal terrI tern a atonal tonal legislature He lIe was acting govI governor governor gov gov- I of Utah when It was admitted 1 to io statehood in 1896 1696 His Ills nomination I was seconded by R. R H. H Masters and andA i iJ A J J. J E. E Cardon of Cache county and William Wil WIl- liam ONeil O'Neil of Duchesne count county I I P. P M. M Croft of Morgan county was 4 nominated by C. C G. G Adney of Boxelder pou fOu Bounty ty RICHARDS ELECTED Mr lIr Richards obtained 34 votes and andr f JJr lr r Croft obtained 8 Mr Richards I e M escorted to the chair by Mrs DeWilkins De- De Wilkins Blakely Anna Il es md 4 Mrs Grace Stratton all embers bembera bers of the legislature Positions of chief clerk clerks stenographers stenographers ste ste- ste- ste I doorkeepers and watchMen watch watch- lt men were filled Hugo B. B Anderson of it t Salt Bait Lake was appointed chief clerk of ot the house The Th other positions Colto follow fol- fol low Jow Minute clerk Gunner Rasmus- Rasmus I sen en Utah county docket clerk M M. l. l J. J NI lon Cache county engrossing Nerk lerk Albert T. T Smith Summit county r. r Chaplain George Timpson Salt Lake LakeI I County sergeant at Samuel T. T J Weber county I I at arms Joseph Willey Davis county messengers Nell Neil Francis Frandis ls Utah county and Ross Roes ONeil O'Neil Duehesne Du- Du ehe county doorkeepers Joseph Joaeph I Wilson Cache county and H. H M. M Edwards Edwards Edwards Ed Ed- wards Sanpete county watchman W. W It IL Robinson Sevier county Five Fhe returned soldiers were given en positions Among them was wag Hugo Br B. B r r Anderson formerly Justice of the 5 pea who was wal appointed chief t clerk |