Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-01-19
MCCUMbER FORMALLY Elected
In Joint Session the Action Of the Two Houses
Some Lively Discussion Of Measures LiVens Up the Pro
Ceedings Of the House

and numerous resolutions, more work
being done than at any single session of
the body SO far this session.
A joint session of the house and SEN
ate was convened in the house chamber
at II o'clock, President Bartlett presid-
ing. 49,.
The journal of the senate and the jour
nal Of the house, both of the day before,
at which time vote was taken on Uni
ted States senator, was read. =.
The journal OF the senate showed that
thirty mine Of the forty members Of the
senate had voted for Porter J. McCum-
Der to succeed himself as United States
senator, Senator Macarthur being absent
and not voting.
The journal of the house showed that
ninety-four of the 100 members voted
for Mr.. McCumber, Representative
Casey being excused from voting, and
five members being absent.
The formality OF reading the journal
completed, President Bartlett formally
declared that Porter J. .McCumber had
been elected to succeed himself as Uni
ted States senator for term of six years,
beginning March 4, 1905.
The joint session was Immediately
dissolved, on motion of Senator Simp-
son.
Scrap Over Clerks.
At the forenoon session of the house
the greatest amount OF discussion came
up over resolution offered by Repre-
sentative Treat, Cass county, providing
for the appointment of five additional
| clerks, inasmuch as in the judgment Of
the house that number were necessary
to properly take care of the work. The
resolution provided that the clerks
should be assigned by the speaker.
Representative Stevens wanted to
know who by and how it had been
learned that more clerks we're needed,
and he registered opposition to the reso-
luton. Mr.. Treat urged the adoption
of the resolution and Representative
Buttz thought that it should be sent to
committee of three. Representative
Davis moved that it be made a special
order for $50 in the-afternoon and the
motion prevailed.
When the resolution was brought up
in the afternoon, Representative Stevens
of Burleigh withdrew his opposition to
the same, claiming that since the morn
ing session he had been advised that
five additional clerks were necessary.
Representative johnson, of Richland,
asked for roll call, and sufficient mem
bers seconded the motion and roll call
was taken, after johnson of Richland
had declined to withdraw his opposition
at the request of Representative Buttz.
immediately at the close Of the vote,
Representative Briden changed his vote
from no to yes, and Representative
johnson of Ward made similar change.
The vote stood 48 yeas to 45 nays, Z
not voting. Speaker pro tenn Sweet an
nounced the loss Of the resolution, and a
parliamentary scrap followed that re-
suited in changing his ruling to one
carrying with it the adoption of the reso.
luton, and one Of the wordy controver-
sizes of the house session was over.
Marking Of Desks.
Representative White offered resolu-
ton providing for the proper marking
with fame and county Of the several
seats of the members and it was adopted.
publication of Calendar.
Representative Buttz offered a resolu-
ton providing for the publication of q
daily calendar, and it was also adopted.
Against Tariff Reduction.
One OF the important introductions of
the afternoon came in concurrent reso-
luton from Representative Phelan, op-
posing the reduction of the tariff on seed
wheat or grains and farm produce Of any
kind. Mr.. Phelan spoke Of the great
damage that had been done to the slope
section Of this state in the reduction Of
the tariff on wool, and commended that
Ave years were required to gain what
was lost in one year Of the operation Of
the low tariff.
Stevens Of Burleigh spoke in favor Of
the resolution, claiming that the people
Of North Dakota were stand patters
when It came to the tariff. Representa-
tive Davis also spoke in favor Of the
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