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Show LEGISLATURE OF 1 IDAHO INSESSION j Boise, Idaho. .Ian 8 The four-Iteenth four-Iteenth Idaho legislature danced at lis jown inauguration here tonight .'round the marble column of the new state Capitol, lo the music of the Second i Idaho Regiment and Boise vlunicipaJ I bands. Inaugurated at noon and following preliminary organization of both houses, the assembly recessed to tomorrow to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, when it will reconvene in joint session to hear the message of Governor Alexander. Alex-ander. The Informal reception ar.d dartre tonight is the only social event planned in the inaugural and was In. formal. The Democratic majority which mans both houses carried Ita 'aucuT agreements out to the letter hrourh the election of Representative B Haved Aldred of Blackfoot. speaker of the house, and Senator Fenv W Mit-enell, Mit-enell, president of the senate Itepie-Bentatlve Itepie-Bentatlve C. s. .Moody was made floor leader of the majoritv, with f'epiesent-ative f'epiesent-ative C. S Moody was made ;;nr leader lead-er of the majority, with Representative Representa-tive Ernest Anderson of 3anyon his assistant. Representative D. R, Hub bard, the Republican minority nomi-l nomi-l nee for speaker, was voted down, together to-gether with all attaches offered bv the j Republicans, and those of the Democrats Demo-crats were installed. Representative McGowan is minority floor leader in the house and Senator V S. Randall of Lewlston floor leader in the senate. Thief Justice Budge swore In both houses. Bill to Pay Guard. The first official act of the house of representatives was to pass house hill No L, appropriating $7383.50 rom the general funds of the treasury to be used to pay the officers and enlisted en-listed men of the Second idaao regiment regi-ment the money the state 0W03 them. Timothy Regan a Boiso citizen, advanced ad-vanced $,",(11111 for the purpose and to it the governor added $1500 more, but owing to the difficulty over the way in which funds not appropriated by the legislature could be paid to the troops it was decided not ;o use this money, but if) wait until the legislature legisla-ture convened and appropriate 1 state money The senate will pass the same bill tomorrow and it will immediate receive re-ceive the governor s appro , al The troops will then be paid Ther? was not enough money in the treasury to pa them before The second official act of 'he two I houses was to nonf the governor both were organized, ready to transact I the state s business and recele such messages as he wished to transmit, Th governor replied that he would read his message at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and a Joint concurrent reso lution was adopted convening the houses in joint session at thai hour |