Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-01-20
THE LAWMAKERS IN LEAGUE.
OR0ANE2ATIOH or THE 1STH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.

6txSNxCkGAL A00xEM NJ II .
Mr.. George n. Walsh Elected Pfosl
dent Of the Council and Mr.. jack.
son Speaker OF the House, Brief
Histories Of the Two Gentlonen..-!
Routine Business. o
GETTING TO BUSINESS.
At noon of the 18th the lawmakers Of
the Territory assembled at Yankton and
perfected their organization. Beyond this
and receiving the governors message no
business was transacted, but the wheels Of
legislation were properly creased for com.
ing forty days and forty nights of pilgrim.
age among the wilderness of statuary pro
vision.
THE COUNCIL
was called to order by Mr.. j. r. Hanson,
secretary of last council, and the following
named gentlemen answered the roll call:
First District, Ira Ellis, Silas Rohr.
Second district Nelson Miner; third dis
trict, Newton Edmunds, H. B. Wynn;
fourth district, NJ. H. Day; fifth district,
VIM. Nj. Cuppett, O. B. Valentine; sixth
district, r. F. Pcttigrew; seventh district
S. G. Roberts ighth district, G n. Walsh:
ninth district, r. Macnider; thirteenth
district, w L. Kuykendall.
Mr.. Edmunds was elected temporary
chairman, and Mr.. Cuppett temporary sec
retary. After brief address by hr. Ed
munds, the motion of Mr.. Roberts, that the
body organize permanently was carried.
and after the members had been sworn IN
bv Justice Shannon, MIR. Geo. II. Walsh
was
ELECTED PRESIDENT.
The following named gentlemen were
chosen to fill the Offices mentioned:
Chief clerk, O. A. Hubbard, of Lincoln
county: enrolling and engrossing CLERK,
A. w. He'll, of Union county; sergeant at
arms and door keeper, Jacob Brauch, =
Yankton county: messenger, N. Q. Lyons
Of Minnehaha county; watchman, Thomas
B. Buchanan, of Turner county; chaplain,
Rev. J. a, Potter of Y Yankt on county.
After some discussions. an assistant
clerk for each branch Of the Legislature
was provided for at salary of four dollars
per day.
THE HOUSE.
Mr.. T. A. Klngsberry, clerk of the last
House, called the House to order, and
the following named gentlemen answered
y Messrs' a ~ Brown, Burbank, Cross, Flick,
F,rkler> Gamble, Gray. Gunderson, Hell.
Wig, Hover, Hoslboc, johnson, Langness,
Mauxsch, Peterson, Shelly, Simonson, Ste.
vens, Stewart, Trygstad, Walton, Webber,
Weeks, Whitfield The only absentee was
Mr.. Hoyt, of Union county. After the adj
ministrution of the oath, and prayer by
the Rey j. P Cotfman, the House proceed.
ed to effect permanent organization. elect
ing MIR. jackson, of Minnehaha county,
speaker, and Mr.. T, A. Kingsberry CLERK.
Mr. Cotfman was elected chaplain, and the
clerical farce chosen. Some little routine
business was transacted, and after the read
ing ef the Governors message, both
adjourned
The Press and Dah;otaiau gives the fol-
lowing facts concerning the gentlemen
elected to preside:,
MR.. WALSH
Hon. VcO. II. WALSH, VI WlltA Aseo o1>.>
conferred the honorable position Of presi.
dent Of the council, halls from Grand
Forks county, ON the Red River OF the
North. Mr.. Walsh has been identified
with the interests of Northern Dakota Tor
several years, first as Journalist. in which
avocation he was pioneerof that section,
and subsequently, as a lawyer. His en-
dorsement by the council is an approprE
ate second to the almost unanimous vote
which was accorded him by the people OF
his county on the occasion Of his election
to represent them He is a gentleman of :
liberal views an earnest friend of the ter
ritorv, and abundantly, competent to dis
charge. the important duties OF presiding
officer of the council.
MR.. JACKSON.
Mr.. jackson, the speaker of the house. is. +.
a resident of Valley Springs, in Minneh4hat
county and has been a permanent inhablt
ant OF Dakota for two years. He is engaged
in the lumber business ut Valley Sprlnsa
and. we are happy to state, Is ds'ing well IN
a business way. He came to Dakota from
New York, where he was . neighbor and
intimate acquaintance Of Vice President
Wheeler. Mr.. jackson is gentleman of
fine personal appearance. with sufficient
sprinkling Of gray in his beard to indicate
that he il ON the down hill side of life. He
is a good parliamentarian and presides
with dignity over the house proceedings.
u;o alo.,tion 70 Ah;a imnOrtant DOSition