Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-14
THE LEGISLATURE
Proceedings OF North Dakota Law
makers.

Bismarck, N. d., Jan. mo trains
' have come in here to-day. All state,
officers-elect, who are in the city, DUAL
filed this morning. the oath of office
being administered by Judge Winchcs
ter. Frank A. Briggs took the oath as
governor, J. M. Devine as lieutenant
governor, Fred B. Fancher as insur
ance commissioner, H. u. Thomas ms
i commissioner of agriculture, G. II.
| Keycs and j.. l.. Walton as railroad
commissioners. The other otficers-elect
are absent.
The senate convened ut noon, Lieut..
Gov. Devine presiding. Senator's elect
Mansfield, McGillivray, Little, La
Moure, Marshall, Hanna, Levang and
Hanford were sworn. The hold-over
senators present are Strom, Ringer,
Benedict, Hanscom, Romkle, Clark,
Valentine and Brown. Lieut.. Gov. De
vine appointed as the committee on
rules Senators La Moure, White, Lit
tie, Strom, Arnold, Wishek, McCarter:
rs committee on elections and privi-
leges, Arnold, Hanna, Marshall, Wi
shell, La Moure, Mccain. McCarter.
! This committee will Immediately con-
slider the contests of Fuller VS.. San
ford and Chase VS.. Little. The sen
ate then adjourned.
At noon the house convened and pro-
ceeded to organize. The roll call
showed forty out of sixty-two members
present. e. A. Williams was the only
! name presented for speaker, HI. D.
Hurley making the nomination, which
was seconded by many counties. Will
Jams received 35 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 ON 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 oM-
ing to the absence Of members who
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 i'll feeling on the part of mem
bers 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 condemn;ng this
action. terming it 4 gross discourtesy.
In the senatorial contest Hansbrough
has had everything his own way thus
far. No other candidates are here, and
it is currently runlored, and with every
Indication Of correctness. that leaders
of the opposition to Hansbrough have
made a 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 conference With
HanSbr0ugh while there and all diff
ferences existing between them were
settled. The fact of the matter is that
the opposition to Hansbrough has APP
parently surrendered. This is the ex-
stSG oAIuitloA Az IL IppCulS lO-usbSp UuI
the arrival Of the lobby and delayed
members may change matters ma
terially.
The inaugural ball has been indeti-
nitely postponed owing to the death of
Gov. Briggs daughter in MinneaDolis.
Bismarck, n. D., Jan. 9.-The legis-
lature has so far trc nsacted very little
business. 1t has been delayed awaiting
the arrival Of absent members and an
nouncemcnt 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
committee on rules as Messrs. Hawk,
Colby, Sharpe. Hurley, Francis. Hank
inson, dickson, Wits and Brotnov.
BILLS MISUNDERSTANDING, for bounty
on killing notwithstanding animals:
LandstrOm, amending section 1897 Of
the Code relating to the payment of
taxes; Powers, prescribing Il mode Of
assessment and levy and collection Of
taxes; Porter, amending sections 1856
to 100, liking time for the sale Of real
estate for taxes.
The election of Hansbrough to the
senate from this state is practically ac-
complished. His supporters have the
pledges Of majority of the Republic
an members Of the legislature, and un-
less these pledges are broken Hans
Droush will win OH the first ballot
Col. RobinsOn sale this morning: Il
am emphatically 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. I don't be-
ileVe 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 I'LL the advantage by the de-
lay"
Later Robinson issued statement
IN which he said that opposition to
Hanshrough could not be combined
and that he would abide by the decis-
ion OF the cauclIS Saturday evening