Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-01-09
Both Branches Organize, Elect OFF,
GERS and Get Ready to Trans
act Business.
In the House the Parties Named by
q the Republican Caucus
We're Elected.
N. P. Pinkham of Fargo Elected
President Pro TEN. Of
the Senate.
FIRST DAT.
The Senate,

The Senate.
Considerable interest was manifested in
the outcome in the senate-much more
than in the house. The latter body had
held a regular republican caucus, with men,
bers of the press present, and it was known
that an agreement binding upon the party
majority had been reached. The proceed
ings in the house would not change the
action of the caucus. Unlike the house,
the senate republicans had not come to-
gether as a whole and agreed to act as a
unit. True, there had been caucuses and
caucuses of the senators, if the gathering
of factions in knots to discuss the situation
can be termed caucuses, but that was all
1t was anybody's fight. The two factions
had been supposed to be nearly even di-
vided, and it was hoped and believed that
the proceedings in the senate might inter-
ject a little life and spice into the dizziness
which had characterized the canvass But
those who had so hoped were doomed to
disappointment, for everything in the
upper body was put through with a one
two-three" vigor not excelled in the body
supposed to be nearer the people," The
august senators-a majority at least-re-
membered Flanagan of Texas, knew What
they were there for, and went to work
with a will along the lines that to the
victor belong the spoils.
The senate was called to order at noon
by C. G. Bowsfeld, the secretary of the last
senate. He introduced Lieutenant Gov
ernor Roger Allin. Mr.. Allin made a few
appropriate remarks and invited the Rev.
S. E. Ryan to offer prayer. After prayer,
Judge Lauder administrated the oath to
the senators, and the election Of officers
was then proceeded with.
MI. CASHEL nominated N. i. Pink
ham for president pro tenn.
Mr.. LITTLE nominated j.. H. Worst.
Mr.. Little said that while he desired to
bow to the combination, he felt that the
position OF president pro TEN. should be
left out of the combination. 1t is a univer-
sal custom in senatorial bodies for that
Office 20 be given to one of the old mem
bers, and On behalf OF the old members he
desired to place in nomination a maj well
known, at least by reputation, to every
senator on the floor-a man who deserves
much at the hands of the republicans of
the .state-a man who in the last campaign
went throughout the state, using his own
resources, working for the success of the
ticket. He (Mr. Little) believed that Mr..
Worst was entitled to the support Of every
republican senator in the house.
The vote showed 10 for Pinkham and 10
for Worst and Mr.. Pinkham was declared
J. elected.
The other officers were elected as fol.
lows.
Secretary, c. C. Bowsfeld.
Assistant Secretary, Fred Falley.
Engrossing and enrolling clerk, L. D.
McGahan.
! Assistant engrossing and enrolling
BiIi' clerk, W. D. McClintock.
Stenographer, r. NJ. futile.
Sergeant-at-arns. A. P. Haugen.
D%Oorkeeper, J. w. Scott.
Messenger, Lyman Brant.
Postmaster, J. D. Smith.
Chaplain. Rev. 5. E. Ryan.
Janitor, John Little.
Waterman, E. Bache.
Clerk of Judiciary committee, D. s.
Dodds.
Journal clerk, VIM. A. Nelson,
Pages, Paine, Mccormack, Anderson and
Lewis.
On motion a committee was appointed by
the lieutenant governor to wait on Cover
nor Miller and on the house with the infor-
nation that the senate is prepared to re-
ceive any communication.
Messrs. PINKHAM, KINTER and
WORST were appointed as such com
mittee, and they subsequently, re-
ported that the governor would be
ready IT, deliver his message on the
following day at 8 p. m. They also
reported that the house wa not yet pre-.
pared to receive any communication.
On motion the lieutenant governor ap-
pointed a committee on rules as follows:
Messrs. lux, Cashel, johnson, OF Trail;
Weiser, Kuhn, johnson, Of Ward, and
Nelson.
On motion of Mr.. Little the senate ad.
jOurned to 2 p. m. Wednesday.
The House.