The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-08
By George Davr..

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. S.-The house
was called to order at 12 m. by Chief
Clerk Saugstad of the last house.
This was followed by prayer by Rev.
Stanton. Roll call showed Brodie,
Wedge, Schlenker and Mathews abb
sent. The members were sworn in by
Justice Morgan of the supreme court
Representative T%itchell was nomin-
ated for speaker by Piper of Cass
county, seconded by John Sorley.
Representative johnson of Ward coun-
ty, was nominated by Chapman,
regular, seconded by Streeter, Buttz
and others. The vote was Twitchell
7S, Johnson %. The committee to es-
cort the speaker to the chair was COM
posed of Representatives Tufte, Treat
and Duncan, the rest of the slate was
elected, and the oath administered to
the speaker by Justice Morgan.
The senate was called to order by
Lieut.. Gov. Bartlett. This was fol-
lowed by prayer by Rev. Jones. The
oath of Office was administered to
Lieut.. Gov. Lewis and the senator's
elect ly Justice Morgan. Mr.. Lewis
was conducted to the chair. The slate
given elsewhere was thereupon elected.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. S.-The fol-
lowing was agreed upon last night as
the senate slate:
President Pro TEN, j. Austin Regan,
Wells. secretary of senate, James Fo-
ley, Bismarck; first assistant, F. w.
Camp, Kuhn; second assistant, George
Weatherhead, Hillsboro; chief enrol
ling and engrossing clerk, w. P.
Thurston; bill clerk, Louis Estabrooks,
Darlington, sergeant-at-arms, w. H.
Brown, Grand Forks; assistant SER
geant-at-arms, Ever Wagness, RAM
sey; doorkeeper, John o., Rinlahl
Trail; postmaster, John Kechnie, Cav
alier; assistant, E. R. Steinbrook,
Mandan; Journal clerk, Miss Coleman,
Dickinson; assistant, John Swenson,
Nelson; stenographer, Ara E. Wagon
er, Burleigh; messenger, A. Glarvick,
Sargent; chaplain, o. F. Jones, Bis
marck; proofreader, ]. S. Buttree,
Barnes; bill-room clerk, f. Chapman,
Cass.
Officers Of the House.
Speaker, Treadwell Twichell, Cass;
chief clerk, P. D. Norton, Ramsey;
assistants, w. D. Austin, Cass; Otto
Saugstad, Trail; enrolling and EN-
crossing clerk, NJ. o. Gullickson,
Walsh; bill clerk, o. 7. Juamme, Nell
son. sergeant-at-arms, o. X. Hovet,
Traill; doorkeeper, I. A. Mcdonald,
Cavalier, David Maddo: messenger,
|. J. Percy, Cass; postmaster, Hans
Fosser, Pierce: chaplain, Rev. F. w.
Stanton, Burleigh; house stenogra-
pher, Laura Connor, Burleigh mem-
bers' stenographer, Mabel Thorberg,
Bottineau; bill room clerks, c. l..
Jones, Walsh and Thomas Radliff,
Richland; clerk of judiciary commit
tee, Edwin Mason, Barnes; journal
clerk, T. G. Anderson, Steele; assist
ant journal clerk, VIM. Hennessey,
Grand Forks; janitors, J. L. Smith,
Burleigh and George Fisher, Cavalier.
Adjutant- nt-General, H. NJ. Creel ten
dered his resignation to Governor
Sarles last night and Thomas Poole of
jamestown was appointed to fill the
| vacancy.
Bismarck, Jan. S.-The hotel lobbies
which at other times are the property
of the travelling men exclusively, are
not the places in which the destiny of
the state is being made. if as some
people suppose, the destiny of state
depends upon the determination OF
, certain political policies. Heretofore
the Northwest has been the political
center of the state during the sessions
of the legislature largely because it
has been the only one. Now it seems
to be otherwise. The Pacific has been
remodeled and is now completely mo-