Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-11-16
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THE NEXT LEGISLATURE.

THE NEXT LEGISLATURE.
In some personal gossip of the next
legislature, the Grand Forks Herald
observes that the senate will stand
IS republicans to democrats, but one
democratic senator being elected at
the recent election-E. K. Spoonheim
of Grand Forks county. Four Of tne
hold-over senators are democrats-J.
L. Cashel. Grafton; D. H. Macarthur,
Bottineau; H. o. Hagen, Barnes coun-
ty, and c. w. Plain, Milton. The Her.
aid fails to mention that Hagen is
now classed as a republican. Eight
old members of the senate were elect
ed last Tuesday, twelve new men be-
ing elected. Of these several are
graduates from the house-E. A. Nov
JUS, Richland county; G. I. F. Wagner,
Rolette county; A. T. Kraabel, Trail
county, and Geo. M. Young, Valley
City. Among the former leaders in
the senate who have been returned
are Senator LaMoure, Senator Simp-
son, Senator Taylor, Senator Little,
Senator Talcott and Senator Regan.
Col. w. H. Robinson, Trail county,
who was for a number of years a
prominent and capable member of the
upper house, failed of a nomination,
and A. T. Kraabel was elected to sue
coed him.
The Herald says two democratic
representatives were elected-T. D.
Casey, the popular city attorney of
Grafton, and Ralph Hall, of Caring
ton, a former Indian agent and a man
of much popularity in his home dis
trict-but the figures seem to show
that Rue, republican, was elected and
not Hall. OF the 100 members elected
to the house of representatives. 81
are men who were members of the
last legislature, several of them hav-
ing been in the legislature a number
of years previous to the last session.
F. N; Chaffee of Foster, who intro
duced the board of control bill two
years ago, was not a candidate for re-
election. M. B. Cassell, who was a
member Of the house several terms,
from Steele county, was not a candi-
date for reelection. G. H. Shells of
LaMoure, the father of the druggist
permit law, was reelected. George
w. H. Davis of Evanston. who has
been in the house a dozen years or
more, was reelected from Ramsey
county. In this same connection it
may be stated that the next house OF
representatives will meet in the hall
in the new wing now being completed
at the state capitol. This chamber
is pronounced by Contractor Butler
to be one Of the finest assembly
chambers in the county, so far as
light, acoustics, ventilation and arts
tic effect are concerned. It will be
amply commodious for the large body
Of men who will hold their sessions
therein, and there is a gallery hall
surrounding the auditorium, which
will afford ample room for spectators
The new house chamber will no doubt
be the envy of the grave and reverend
senators who will hold their sessions
in the senate chamber in the south
wing, a pleasant and airy apartment
mil %1,1
house chamber. Light is admitted to
the house chamber by means Of i'm
mense windows, SO placed that there
will be no direct glare into the eyes
of members as in the old house. The
old timers who come back to the
legislature will find the old hall Of
the house converted into the new Law
library and supreme court rooms. This
Is splendid library room. with Of
fees for the judges, clerk Of the su
preme court, an attorneys study and
other conyeniences The books ARK
distributed on new shelving, and the
arrangement is such that study ani
reference is made easy 40 possible
Surrounding the main floor Is gal
. Iery, rectangular in shape and extend
y ing entirely about the room. This
u will be made use Of eventually for the
display Of the miscellaneous volumes
& OF reference In the possession of the
state. The great length of the room
Fl relieved with oak columns and
arches, and the gallery relieves III
height 80 that the whole appearance
Is pleasing and enthusiastically artistic
Wish the trolley ear To take legfsla
tors III comfort 70 the capitol, and With
4 s.i<h pleasant surroundings ii TIL
1 remcdeled building. Including com