Show Party Inter-Party Cooperation Urged As Utah Legi Legislature i slature Opens ens Solons Hear Plea for l lt 4 i f t F und Fund Care CareBy ate i f B By Will ill Jarvis and Joe Fitzpatrick Full cooperation between Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- and Republicans with purely partisan interest pushed Into the background and use uso of care in authorizing spending o of state funds were urged upon members members members mem mem- I bers of the Utah when the biennial session was opened at noon Monday Rep Ed J. J D. D Summit Summit Summit Sum Sum- mit was elected speaker of the house and Sen Alonzo F F. Hopkin D. D Rich Summit Was Wasatch Daggett Dag Dag- Daggett gett Morgan was named president president dent of the senate both by ac ac- ac- ac Speaker and President Hopkin called for cooperation between the parties parties' in their acceptance acceptance acceptance ac ac- speeches Speaker said I will I I try to be as impartial as possible Nodding toward the Republican minority he said get consideration consideration consideration con con- from the speakers speaker's chair Critical Time President Hopkin said There I never was a more critical time in which the senators must work for forthe forthe forthe the interests of ot the state as a a. whole and push partisan feeling into the background He also asked the senators to be careful in appropriating state funds The house and senate will meet in joint session at 10 am a.m. Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day to hear Gov J J. J Bracken Lees Lee's message Secretary of State Heber Bennion Bennion Bennion Ben- Ben nion Jr called the senate to order at noon Rt Rev Arthur W. W Moulton Moulton Moulton Moul- Moul ton retired Episcopal bishop of Utah asked the invocation Supreme Court Justice George W. W Latimer administered the oath of office to senators Names Incumbent Sen J J. J Francis Fowles D. D Weber nominated Sen Hopkin the incumbent for reelection as president of the senate and Sen Mitchell R R. Emery San SanJuan SanJuan SanJuan Juan Grand moved the rules be suspended and Sen Hopkin elected by acclamation after he praised previous work of the senate dent The motion was adopted Chief Justice Eu Eugene ene E E. E Pratt of the state supreme court gaveled the house of representatives to order at noon After invocation See Seo Pa Page e 2 Column 4 1 I 4 l lA A 4 A Rep Ed EtI J. J Wields I gavel as Utah house speaker Sen Alonzo F. F Hopkin Remains Remains Re Re- mains president of 0 the senate I Majority Party Elects Utah Session Chiefs I Continued from Page Pago One had lad been asked by Dr John A. A Widtsoe member of the council of twelve apostles Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints the oath of office was administered to o representatives by Justice Lester Lester Les Les- ter A. A Wade Rep Albert J J. J Cope D. D Salt Lake nominated Rep as speaker and he was seconded by Rep E E. E K Olson D. D Carbon Rep Clifton G. G M. M Kerr R. R Box BoxElder BoxElder I Elder then moved the rules be I suspended and Rep be elected by acclamation This was done Fast Session The house organization was complete In 22 minutes Speaker named Rep Maurice Anderson D. D Utah Rep Barlo Barbo T. T Luke D. D Piute and Rep E. E Ray Luman R R. Iron members of the house rules committee and to confer with the senate on joint rules H. H H H. Crouch was named a member member mem mem- I ber of the house by Gov Lee to i 1 fill the term of Joseph E E. Rees Morgan county Republican who died Jan 8 I Rep Mrs Louie C. C Mitchell D. D Salt Lake Rep Albert J. J Cope CopeD D D. Salt Lake Rep M M. Phyl Poulson D. D Salt Lake Rep Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward C. C Larsen D. D Weber Rep Joseph F F. Nielsen D D. Cache Rep Frank Bonacci D. D Carbon Rep ep Edwin Q Cannon R R. Salt Lake and Rep Lawrence B. B Johnson Johnson John John- son R. R Rich were named to the house louse patronage and employment committee G GOP o 0 P Selection Republican legislators chose Sen Mitchell R. R Emery Grand San Juan senate minority leader and Rep Clifton G. G M. M Kerr R. R Box Elder minority leader in the house Sen Orrice C. C McShane R R. Beaver Millard was named Republican Republican Re Re- publican senate whip and Rep Merrill Keith Davis R R. Salt Lake was named assistant minority leader Members of the legislature were to be feted at a dinner given by Salt Lake Chamber of ot Commerce Utah Manufacturers and other business groups at 6 30 pm p.m. Monday in Hotel Newhouse W. W P. P Dunn chamber president said the dinner Is being held to give business and industrial leaders leaders lead lead- ers an opportunity to become acquainted acquainted ac ac- ac with the legislators Senate Committees Committees appointed in the senate and their chairmen included in included Included In- In Rules Rules Sen L L. Rulon Jenkins D. D Weber Joint rules rules Sen Lorenzo E E. Elggren D. D Salt Lake Patronage Patronage Sen T Taylor a y l lor o r P P. Brockbank D. D Salt Lake To notify house senate is ready for business business Sen P. P S. S S Marthakis D. D Salt Lake To notify governor the senate is ready for business business Sen Mitchell R R. Grand Emery Following a short recess Sen reported that Gov Lee was pleased that the senate was ready for business and would deliver his message to a joint session of the senate and house Tuesday morning morn morn- ing Submits Report Sen Brockbank submitted a patronage report of ot some 25 senate senate senate sen sen- sen- sen ate which was confirmed by the body James McMurrin Salt Lake City was named clerk of the senate senate sen sen- ate and C. C Clarence Salt I Lake City was named chaplain Of the 25 confirmed two were Republicans There arc are four committee clerks yet to be named of which two arc expected to be R Republicans publicans The senate adopted the joint rules of the session for temporary temporary temporary tem tem- use A Asks Is Name Tame List Senate President Hopkin asked I Ifor for the senators to their names for committee appoint appoint- ments Wives Vives mothers and sisters o othe of f the senators who were present fo for forthe r the opening were given Iven recognItion recognition recognition tion by tse senate Mrs J. J J Bracken Lee the governors governor's wife was also i introduced Grant McFarlane state Demo Demo- chairman and president o othe of f the 1943 session of the senate was wa s asked to say a few words in which he struck the note of cooperation n again The senate adjourned for the da day y at 1 20 pm p.m. The house met at 2 pm p.m. after an hour for lunch at which tima time tim timea e a resolution offering condolence to the family of the late Rep Joseph Joseph Jo Jo- seph E E. Rees R. R Morgan who died Saturday of ot a heart ailment was to be acted upon Principal task facing the legislators legislators legislators legisla legisla- tors is balancing of the state budget It would only require a competent competent com com- accountant to add up the revenue and appropriate it to the various departments and services according to the ratio they are arenow arenow arenow now expending money But the answer wont won't be obtained obtained ob ob- that easily Because nearly every legislator like his constituents constituents constituents has some pet project he thinks is more deserving money than another Giant Task Determining which are the more deserving deserving and and how to obtain the revenue for necessary expenditures Is a giant task Opening the session of the legislature in the senate was Secy of State Heber Bennion Jr and andIn andin andin In the house of representatives Chief Justice Eugene E. E Pratt The two houses immediately got under way on the job of selectIng selectIng selecting select- select Ing legislative officers patronage committees and other special com com- Gov J J. J Bracken Lee is not slated to deliver his message to the joint session of the tho house and senate until Tuesday at noon His message is expected to contain con can tain tam n emphasis on governmental economy and suggested reorganization reorganization reorganization of various state depart depart- ments |