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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1961)
PACE It HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls. Ore, Tuesday, Jaaiury 10, 9M1 FRESHMAN tegislatert George Flitcraft and Car rol Hewa fry on their new desks and 'chairs for size. With Mr. Howe is Mrs. Howe and an unidentified page, who was in the pro cess of obtaining vital sta tistics from Howe regard ing his driver's license and car license number. Park ing is a problem at the capitol, and legislators have reserved areas in which only their vehicles are permitted. (TO George C. riilcraft t"- 4 ' ,r I f- " i -IT 4 - r" UMiUlntrtillii iirft'lir'nf- tin-' "-m-f 1 k-J 1, l .' x ' .. , . o nwi 5M hmi L$0ktiwB MBinhmy BAMILIAR SIGHTS at aach session are shewn in these four photos. Top shows Capi- 1 7 George DarUnd, it, saiem. Lobbyists Walter Turner, Railway Conduc- Jnd Brahmen. J"V R'9. Aa representative of the B of RT, both of v :?.n T, e.ti. an hand for the opening session Monday. Third oictur shows KImJn.. .Ju-y. sessions that wre so numerous Sunday night. Bottom photo shows ThSUSm T Mr. Ada Boardman, left, takfng a Monday rfbrni 'tlTOhMri.EII)Sw..tUnd, Klamath F.ll.. THESI GENERAL views show both houses of the legislature as they convened Mon day morning. Sen. Harry Boivin is shown just after he was formally named President of the Senate, and House Leader h B. Duncan, Medford, is shown at the House podium. ORGANIZING the 51st Oregon Legislative Assembly was no easy job. And Klamath Basin legislators found themselves right in the middle of the activity preliminary to that organization Sunday night and Monday morning. Attending caucuses, committee meetings and joint sessions were Representatives Carrol Howe and George Plitcraft. and Sen. Harry Boivin. The sessions lasted until the late hours Sunday night, and re sumed at early hours Monday morning. Herald and News publisher W. B. Sweetland was on hand to record some or the activity of the legislators for this page of pictures. Boivin's election as President of the Senate Monday morning climaxed an in tense fight between him and Sen. Alfred Corbett of Portland for the top legislative post. Boivin, in his position, also serves as the state's lieutenant-governor, taking over reins of that office whenever the governor leaves the state. Sen. Boivin is the first Democrat ever to preside over both houses. He was House speaker in 1937. UNDOUBTEDLY, the most tense and frustrating drama of the entire pre-session ma neuvering came in the battle for President of the Senate. Klamath County's Senator Harry Boivin was confident that he had the votes to get the job, and the final vote proved he was right. But there were plenty of planning and strategy that wont into the final round Sunday night. Here, Senator Boivin (background) completes a stra tegy meeting with some of his closest advisers. They include Mrs. Boivin (chief-adviser), seated, Sen. Anthony Yturri, Senate minority leader; Sen Thomas R. Mahoney, and Mrs. Yturri. , 7 7 if1 MONDAY MORNING found that Sen. Boivin had all but clinched the job as President of the Senate, but there was not formal concession from his opponent, Sen. Alfred H. Corbett of Portland. So, cleaning up plans for the Monday morning final session were Sen. Boyd Overhulse, Madras, and Sen. Walter Pearson, Portland, retiring presi dent. They met in the office of the president, which Sen. Boivin had by this time ta ken over. SAjl - XV -k-p k; pry t!:H $ p SENATOR JEAN LEWIS of Portland was elected president pro tern of the Senate. Shown here at her desk with mother is daughter Judy, 12, who has acted as Senator Lewis's first-day secretary since she was six years old. Mrs. Lewis was elected first to the House in 1955, and to the Senate in 1957. She is the only woman to have served on the Ways and Means Committee and the Emergency Board.
