SERGEANT-AT-ARMS. This officer is the executive officer of the house of representatives, and to his charge is committed all police regulations. He shall see to the furnishing, warming, ventilating and lighting of the house and auxiliary rooms, serve the subpoenas and warrants of the house, announce messages from the governor or senate, receive from the secretary of state necessary stationery, documents, etc., for the use of the house, and distribute the same to the representatives and officers entitled thereto. He shall report all derelictions of duty on the part of his subordinates to the speaker of the house. He is to organize his department with such system that each of his subordinates shall know his precise duties, and he is to see that each performs his duty promptly, thoroughly and courteously. He is required to keep the chamber open from 8 o'clock a. m. to 10 o'clock p. m. There shall be on duty in his department at all times a sergeant-at-arms, doorkeeper, janitor and two pages. He shall see that all printed matter received from the public printer is delivered to the custodian of bills and blanks, and shall preserve order in the house and galleries. THE ASSISTANT SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Shall aid and assist his principal generally in the discharge of his duties, and take his place when he is absent. THE MESSENGERS Shall deliver such messages as may be required of them by the speaker and chief clerk, attend to the receipt and distribution of the mails in such a manner as the sergeant-at-arms may direct, and perform such other duties as may be required of them. THE DOORKEEPERS. The doorkeepers shall attend to the principal door, open and close it for the entry and exit of all persons entitled to seats inside of the bar of the house; shall relieve the watchman from his duties at 7 o'clock a. m.; maintain order in the lobby; and see that visitors are seated, and that the regulations of the house in their department are strictly enforced. THE JANITORS. The janitors shall attend to the cleaning of the rooms of the house at such hours as may be fixed by the sergeant-at-arms; see that the gas and heating apparatus is in order; attend to the cloak room, and generally do all things required of them by the sergeant-at-arms. They shall leave no rubbish in or about the room that may cause destruction by fire, and shall have the house in order at 8 o'clock every morning. THE CUSTODIAN OF BLANKS AND BILLS. It shall be his duty to receive all blanks, bills and documents printed for the use of the house, and arrange them in a convenient manner or form for distribution by direction of the sergeant-at-arms and chief clerk. He shall allow no person not connected with the house to remove any blanks, bills or documents from his custody, and must be in attendance during all the sessions of the house. The watchman shall report for duty to the sergeant-at-arms at 9 p. m. each night, and shall be placed in charge of the hall of the house of representatives, and all auxiliary rooms, until 7 a. m. He shall see that all doors are fastened; that all lights are extinguished, not required by officers of the house, and that no person is admitted to the hall or rooms unless upon the order of the chief officer of the house; shall see that no papers, books or documents are removed except by known representatives or officers; shall report all violations of the rules to the sergeant-at-arms. THE DUTIES OF PAGES. To be in attendance from 8 o'clock a. m. to 9 o'clock p. m. every day, whether the house is in session or not; to receive from the custodian of bills and blanks the printed bills, and arrange them on file of each representative; distribute such documents, papers and mail matter as may come to the house, under the direction of the sergeant-at-arms; not to leave the house during the session, or absent themselves except upon duty or leave of the sergeant-atarms; to take the positions assigned to them by the chief clerk, and, standing up so as to see and be seen, hold themselves in readiness to bring all bills, resolutions, etc., from the several representatives to the chief clerk, when presented; to answer promptly any call, and render assistance to any representative requiring it. STANDING COMMITTEES. Agriculture and Irrigation-Watson, Church, Van Horn, Breckenridge, Warner, Gobin, Madrid, Sanchez, Smith, Haskins, Marron, McKinzie, Munson. Appropriations and Expenditures-Breckenridge, Whinnery, Watson, Aitken, Church, Cook, Van Horn, Stubbs, Kelley, McDougal, Belford. Banking and Insurance-Riley, Watson, Aitken, Breckenridge, McLeod, Stephen, Dinkel, Moler, Harris. Counties and County Lines-Frewen, Ryan, Kimball, Stephen, Kinsey, Garman, Pace, Aguilar, Lyttle. Constitutional Amendments-Stephen, Dolph, Jones, Van Horn, Garcia, Whinnery, Belford, Munson, McDougal. Corporations and Railroads-Garcia, Breckenridge, Whinnery, Dolph, Riley, Whyte, Aitken, Watson, Church, Stubbs, Traxler, Kelley, Murto. Education-Madrid, Meiklejohn, Dolph, Richmond, Van Horn, Shireman, Smith, McDougal, Ruble. Enrollment-Cooper, Frewen, Kinsey, Ruble, Lyttle. Federal Relations-Kinsey, Gobin, Messerve, Warner, Dulin, Tompkins, Traxler, Morris, Weir. Fees and Salaries-McLeod, Davis, Keen, Cook, Slawson, Richmond, Hilliard, Delaney, Moore. Engrossment-Aitken, Stephen, Kimball, Moler, Ruble. Finance, Ways and Means-Aitken, Watson, Kimball, Cooper, McLeod, Moore, Dinkel, Morris, Murto. Fish, Forestry and Game-Cooper, Davis, Whyte, Meiklejohn, Hoyt, Keen, Smith, McDougal, Pace. Labor-Slawson, Kinsey, Stephen, Cook, Whyte, Garman, Smith, Tompkins. Mercantile and Manufacturing Interests-Sanchez, Davis, Shireman, Kinsey, McLeod, Ryan, Moore, Murto, Haskins. Mines and Mining-Kimball, Breckenridge, Aitken, Cooper, McLeod, Fleming, Riley, Whinnery, McKinzie, Kneisel, Delaney, Paul, Whyte. Indian and Military Affairs-Hoyt, Ryan, Keen, Whinnery, Richmond, Lyttle, Taylor, White, Smith. Judiciary-Dolph, Jones, Whinnery, Van Horn, Garcia, Kimball, Madrid, Stubbs, McDougal, Belford, Traxler. Public Lands-Messerve, Davis, Church, Ryan, Madrid, Marron, Hilliard, Kneisel, Taylor. Penitentiary-Cook, Garcia, Keen, Hoyt, Richmond, Cooper, Ruble, Gar man, Moore. Public Buildings-Shireman, Slawson, Stephen, Jones, Davis, Marron, Hilliard, Weir. Printing-Whyte, Dolph, Cook, Madrid, Cooper, Kelley, Mulqueen, Lyttle, Garman. Rules-Dolph, Cooper, Watson, Dinkel, Moore. Roads and Bridges-Sanchez, Davis, Gobin, Frewen, McDougal, Haskins, Pace, McKinzie. Revision and Constitution-Cook, Gobin, Jones, Whyte, Church, Meiklejohn, Traxler, Lyttle, Pace. State Institutions-Whinnery, Shireman, Messerve, Cook, Church, Davis, Madrid, Whyte, Watson, McDougal, Ruble, Tompkins, Moore. State Affairs and Reapportionments-Slawson, Kinsey, Kimball, Hoyt, Fleming, Davis, Marron, Delaney, Paul. State Canal and Reservoir-Church, Watson, Fleming, Gobin, Dulin, Richmond, Haskins, Morris, Pace. Stock-Ryan, Warner, Gobin, Church, Keen, Tompkins, McArthur, Marron, Weir. Temperance, Medical Affairs and Public Health-Sanchez, Dolph, Watson, Meiklejohn, Richmond, Aitken, Moler. Towns and Cities-Shireman, Gobin, Van Horn, Hoyt, Davis, Garcia, Haskins, Madden, Belford. House Expenses-Van Horn, Whinnery, Whyte (Lake), Warner, Cook, Ruble, Garman, Aguilar, Paul. |