The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16
THE LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of North Dakota Law
makers.

have come in here to-day. All state
ofticerS-elect. who are in the city. quail
flied this morning, the oath OF office
being administered by Judge Winchcs-
ter. Frank A. Briggs took the oath as
governor, j. NJ. Devine as lieutenant
governor, Fred b. l'ancher as insur-
ance commissioner, III. u. Thomas as
commissioner Of agriculture. G. IL.
Keyes and L.. l.. Walton as railroad
commissioners. The other officcrs-elect
are absent.
The senate convened at noon, Lieut..
Gov. Devinc presiding. SeDators-elcct
Mansfield. McGillivray, Little, La
Moure, Marshall, Hanna. Lcvang and
IIanford were sworn. The hOld-Ovcr
senators present are Strom, Engcr.
Benedict. Hanscom, Romkle, Clark,
Valentine and Brown. Lieut.. Gov. De
vine appointed as the committee on
rules Senators La MOurc. White. Lit
tic. Strom. Arnold, Wishek, McCartcr;
as committee on elections and privi-
leges. Arnold, Hanna, Marshall. Wi
Shek. La Mourc. Mccain. McCarter.
This committee will Immediately con-
slider the contests of Fuller VS.. San
ford and Chase VS.. Little. The sen
ate then adjourned.
ceeded to organize The roll call
showed forty out of sixty-two members
present. f. A. Williams was the only
name presented for speaker, II. ID.
Hurley making the nomination, which
was seconded by many counties. Will
Jams received 30 votes, BrotnOv, But
terwick. Cryan and Towle declining to
vote on the ground that organization
should be postponed until the many
absent members arrived. Williams
voted for Hurley. Organization was
completed by the election of all the
Republican caucus nominees.
The inaugural address of Gov.
Briggs and message of Gov. Allin will
not be read until tomorrow. Tidings
of the death of Gov. Briggs daughter,
Miss Stella Briggs, at the Hampshire
Arms. Minneapolis, was received as
the governor was taking the oath of
office. Gov. Briggs will start OH the
first train for Minneapolis. In respect
of the governor the senate and house
both adjourned without transacting
any business.
Bismarck. N. D., Jan. S-Both houses
of the legislature met and adjourned
without tranSacting any business OW-
We're snowDound and unable to reach
here. The first train from the east
since Sunday arrived to-day, bringing
large numbers of SOlonS, and it is prob
able that by tomorrow morning every
member will be here. There seems to
be much ill feeling on the part of mem
hers who were delayed by the storm
over the organization and election of
officers in their absence and with only
q bare quorum present. Some of them
were outspoken in condemning this
action, terming it gross discourtesy.
In the senatorial contest HansbrOugh
has had everythin" his own way thus
far. No other candidates are here, and
it is currently rIlnlOred, and with every
Indication Of correctness. that leaders
of the opposition to Hansbrough have
made deal with the latter and will
no longer make any fight. Col. Rob
inson was in st. Paul last week, and it
is said that he had Il conference wish
Hansbrough while there and all diff
fcrences existing between them were
settled. The fact of the matter is that
the opposition to Hansbrough has ap-
parently surrendered. This is the eN-
act situation as it appears to-day. but
the arrival of the lobby and delayed
lheinDcIS udS CudASc AlaleSAs Al"
terially.
The inaugural ball has been indeti-
nitely postponed owing to the death of
Gov. Briggs daughter in Minneapolis.
Bismarck. n. D., Jan. 9.-Thc legis-
lature has so far tt: nsacted very little
business. 1t has been delayed awaiting
the arrival of absent members and an
nouncement of committees, and on ac-
count of the death of Miss Briggs. In
the senate Lieut.. Gov. Devine has
named the following committee to
draft resolutions of coincidence and
sympathy with Gov. Briggs and fam
lily: Senators Rourke, Marshall, Little,
Greene and Levang. In the house
Speaker Williams has announced the
on rules as Messrs. Hawk.
Colby, Sharpe. Hurley. Francis. Hank
inson. Hickson. Whits and Brotnov.
Bills Murphy, for bounty
on killing notwithstanding animals;
Landstrom. amending section 1887 of
the Code relating to the payment of
taxes; Powers. prescribing mode of
assessment and levy and collection Of
taxes; Porter amending sections 1856
to 1853. fixing time for the sale of real
estate for taxes.
The election of HansbrOugh to the
senate from this state is practically ac-
conplished. His supporters have the
pledges of majority of the Republic
an members of the legislature, and un-
less these pledges are broken Hans
brOugh will win on the first ballot.
Col. Robinson sale, this morning: II
ain elnpllatically in favor of caucus,
and when that caucus has made it's
choice have done. will assist Hans
brough to election rather than see any
other party get the place. l don't be-
lieve that Senator Hansbrough has
enough Republican votes pledged to
nominate him. l know of twenty-five
votes pledged and surely against him.
do not believe he has more than
twenty votes, and the remainder are
unpledged. The Hansbrough men
have had all the advantage by the de-
lay"
Later Robinson issued statement
in which he said that opposition to
Hansbrough could not be combined
and that he would abide by the decis-
ion of the caucus Saturday evening.
This means that Hansbrough will be
reelected.
Fourth Day: Bills introduced in the
senate: BY Senator Haggert, prohibit
ing contract in the penitentiary or sale
of goods made by convicts to individu-
ais, rms or corporations; also, confin-
ing crop liens to next maturing crop,
except where land is sold on crop pay