Show IDAHO LEGISLATURE 1 auJ It Meets and the House and Senate Organize SOME SENATORIAL CANDIDATES I They are Very Quiet but Very Anxious Shoups Chances not so Good I Dubois Pretty Sure I 1 Boisn Crrr Idaho Dec S rSoecial telegram tel-egram to THE HIUALDJ me nrst state senate and bouse of representatives went into session here today at noon In the house the proclamation was read and the L1 called by the exclerk of the last territorial terri-torial house and the members were administered admin-istered oath by Judge Martin The Rev L W Gowan offered a prayor thank ingthe Lord for his blessing and goodness andhsking a continuance of favors for the new stat and her officers After this the speaker pro tern made a few brief remarks and called for nominations for speaker Erank A Fenn Republican of Idaho county was nominated and elected by a good majority the Republicansjvoting in a body for him Upon the announcement of bis election Mr Fenn was escorted to the platform and after Judge Martin had administered ad-ministered the oath he took the chair Tho members applauded and the speaker responded re-sponded with a short speech thanking them for the honor conferred upon him and asking ask-ing them to adopt a policy of charity and order The next in order of business was the election of a chief clerk This office was secured to Mr Charles H Reed of Ada county by a small majority The house then adjourned for one hour At the afternoon session of the house the business of the day was continued and the following house officers elected Sergeant atrarms John Hunter of Ada county assistant as-sistant chief clerk Miss Carrie Sweet of Ada connty doorkeeper Wesley Jackson of Bingham county enrolling clerk W S Duneway of Custer assistant enrolling clerk Miss Florence Hunt of Alturas county engrossing clerk Teresa OFarrell of Ada county assistant enrolling clerk Williams of Ada Mas 1IayViiams county page llas tcr Tompkins messenger Master Shell worth This closed the business of the day and the house adjourned In the senate LieutenantGovernor Villey took the chair tho proclamation and certificates of election were read and a secretary pro tem elected The opening open-ing prayer was offered by Rev Mr Skid more who in a brief but eloquent manner asked the blessing of the Father on the senate its officers and members after which they adjourned till 280 At the afternoon session the senate appointed ap-pointed two committees one on organization organiza-tion and the other on rules after which they adjourned for the day The senatorial fight continues to be four cornered and is about as badly mixed as possible It is claimed by his friends that Dubois will poll 21 votes on the first ballot but the majority of the people do not give Win more thai 17 and all but 4 of those are in the house In the senate Shoup is the favorite and will poll enough votes t make a deadlock between him and Freddy The talk continues t be all for McConnell from tho north and it is pretty generally allowed that he will be elected from the north in pretty short order Still with everything so mixed and dark horses continually coming in it is almost an impossibility im-possibility for any one to secure the necessary neces-sary 2 votes In the house today the officers elected were all Republican the six Democrats being unable to do much more than pay a compliment to their friends The house can congratulate itself most heartily on its officers and very especially on the young ladies who are not only very pretty but have damonstrated their ability to fill tho RRveral nositions |