Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-01-09

Gillis, had the seats, II desks and other
matters ii conf for BE shape for the
members aud tile press gang was not
forgotten Il ss8 4fss 5i
There were quite a number of ladies
present. S,3 u ;55 8 s5i +.
Ss IT was 12::o55 p. ii. when ex- Chief Clerk
Lavay yea; raped the house to order. 4 s:t
I, Rev. Guernsey Of Bismarck invoked
the divine blessing, after which Mr..
Lavayea called the roll as furnished by
the secretary Of state, All the members
were III their seats. I s5 s$ss :.s n. IA.
a The oath was then administered BY
Judge Wincheste "a, s$s.s .:sS ~ n a
Nomin ATOMS for a speaker being iii
order Mr.. Gassell of Steele ID neat
speech eulogizing his candidate, placed
r. Nc. Pollock Of Cass in r,ominat ton.
The nomination was seconded by Mr..
Hare Of Burleigh There being no
further nominations Mr.. Pollock re-
ceived every vote except his own, which
he cast for J. D. Bacon. d. ". @S 4 81
Messrs. Leech, Bacon and Tufte were
appointed g committee to escort Mr.:
Pollock to the chair. ,' .aS 5sss '% Il.
Aftor being sworn in by Judge Win.
chester, Speaker Pollock said he highly
esteemed the honor conferred on his
county and himself, that there we're
others more worthy but none more
anxious to honestly and fairly administer
the duties of the office. He asked the
support Of the members and predicted an
harmonious session. 5S ii !$:.$ +. IF s3t
5f$ Mr.. Bacon then nominated Joseph
Scanlan for chief clerk, seconded by Mr..
Tufte, and the election was made unani-
nous. After the new clerk had been
sworn, Senator e Layayea gracefully
turned the office over to the new man,
and congratulating the speaker On his
lelection and thanking the house for its
courtesy, took his seat in the senate.
Mr.. Chacey nominated sW.sD. Austin
lof the Tenth district for assistant clerk,
| Austin was unanimously elected.
al ; Mr. !. Hill moved and Represen ntative
4 Tubbs seconded the nominat tion Of w
p. Clark for chief enrolling and engross
ing clerk, and as were all those succeed
ing him, he#Was unanimously elected.
/ Mr.. Young placed E. q. Ellis Of Barnes
in nomination for bill clerk, and Mr..
Tubbs seconded. Elected. .s:$sf. # E..= 4 7. y
4 Is..f.
Mr.. Hare nomina ted Miss Bessie Wag-
Fgoner for stenographer. Seconded by
Mr.. Reade and elected, .5 ST: S.:& $.sE ~ 7
Mr.. Wilson nominated Thos. Harrri-
son of Trail for rgeant-at-arms. Sec
Ionded by Mr.. Leech, and he was elected.
James Flanagan Of Morton was nom
mated for doorkeeper and elected. ss$
Mr.; Keeler nominated Burton L.Weld
Of Stutsman. Seconded by Mr.. Reade
and elected. n MIA II: :z.5e5 4 s = ! 5@
Rev. r. Z: Guernsey was nominated by
Mr. sReade. Seconded by Mr. Johnson
and elected ~ u s|@ Y y + 5.5s n
/ Cassius Lisk was nominated by Mr.
Thomas for postmaster seconded by
IInofdarSOn and elected. t;5-#@#f" sss G4-.7
s Kirk Noyesof Mandan, Arthur Mason h
/ Lester e Eckstrom, and Leo Horner of
Bismarck Bis n were elected pages. y: K h
I$5 At this point q committee from the
senate announced that body organized
and ready for business. n .IEs$ ts@s .5 III
John Clark and G..s D i Rogers were
elected janitors on motion Of M. Reade.
Mr. Michels nominated Hans %. Bic
gan for 'Watc Imam, and he went thrro ugh
like The rest 4. 4. lt & NJ: 81 Y ~
Mr.. Il WinsloW Of Steele named a. Nc.
/ Baldwin sor clerk Of Y the Judiciary com
smllaittee. nit and and heWas fort thwith elected. n
Mr.. Restemay yer5 presented the name 1le OF
i Wm. Wm fsurerus of Pembina for journal
clerk and he was elected. 5s 4. !: 4
# The elective force was then sworn b,y 81,
the speaker, after which a recess was
taken to 4 :35. :3355 81; 5f{ 5
pom recon Vening Mr.. TuttIe deliver
Led a message from the senate, announc-
ing the names Of its off icers, and thatsit
was ready for business ss. :5'15
MI. Hare moved to elect as u, pages Al
thu thur O'esonnor and Roy Jos1y off Bis
lmare ma, d Mr::s Yade5 nominated Henry
Freide Of Burleigh and Mr. q ufte nom ,
mated mat Axel a nd derson Of B
Nj. Hare said tie naming of pages
had ss been nceded to Bulrleig II county
and the members from that ounty ia
lsisted upon naming them, otherwise lie
lchoiice Of pages should go to other coun- In
ties.
Is Ar. Bacon and Micheis Thought four
pages sufficient at present. lhacey
lagresd with MI. Bacon
ade said The gree men only aps
piled tos the naming Of four u;
Mr. Reads ind dorsed Hare's motion.
albraith raored tto reeonsid der tho
Esote by which II u ~ agreed to elect two
more pages sarried. sSisss
The speaker aI ntsd Messrs. lsron-