Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-06

PROCEEDINGS
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Il ne 1clC THAT IIlS UlcIlDCIS ldu p1dCSu
great responsibility on his shoulders
| He realized that the members of thi:
legislative assembly are charged with
a sacred duty to perform and that thu
people who elected them to represent
their districts in the legislative halls
had reason to expect great things from
them He promised to do all in hi:
power to bring about the enactment Of
such laws as will be of the greatest
good to the greatest number and felt
| sure that he would have the earnest CO.
operation of the members. Mr. Bur
dicks speech brought forth a great deal
of applause and then the house got the
election of chief clerk.
Mr.. Price of Cass county presented
the name of w. D. Austin as fitting
candidate for the place and the nomi-
nation was seconded by Mr.. Sgutt of
Wells county. There being no other
nominations. the roll was called and
Mr.: Austin received 81 votes, four men,
bers being absent and not voting.
The following list of house employees
which was agreed upon in the general
republican caucus, was presented and
upon roll call, they were declared elect
ed and sworn in:
Chief Clerk-W. D. Austin, Cass.
Assistant Chief Clerk-E. GRANDSON
of Walsh.
. Second Assistant Chief Clerk-E. H.
Griffin OF Ramsey.
Voucher Clerk. J. Clary of La
Moure. =
Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk-T.
G. Anderson of Steele
Assistant Engrossing and Enrolling
Clerks-Henry Dence of Ward; E.. H.
Ulsaker of Richland; Miss Bertha Nc
Pherson of Barnes.
Stenographer-Miss Mabel Thorn
burn of Bottineau.
Sergeant at Arm-John Morris of
Benson.
Bill Clerk-Geo. FAIRIES of Stnts-
man. r..
Assistant Bill Clerk. H. Sogen of
Wells
Doorkeepers-Jas. Lynch of Pierce;
A. H. Crawford of Eddy.
Gallery Keeper-Matt Gullickson of
Towner
Clerk Of Judiciary Committee-Frank
Gladstone of Griggs.
Clerk Appropriation Committee
Alex Wright of Dickey.
Clerk Committee on State Affairs
L. H. Patton of Grand Forks.
Messengers-Theo. Helbert of Sar-
gent; M. o. Nelson of Walsh.
Postmaster-Alix Froelich of Morton
Chaplaiil-Rev Louis Magin of Bur-
leigh. .~..y r~~> .y%* =. - -
Pages-Clarence Pierson of Ward !;
John Homer of Burleigh Floyd Paris
of Burleigh; Willie Last of Burleigh;
Charles Couch Of Burleigh; Wesley R.
CochraneE of Burleigh; Curtis Dirlam of
Burleigh; Julius ANDERSON of Burleigh
House Janitors-Hans Thompson of
Barnes; 7. S. Nygard of Grand Forks;
Geo. Fisher of Cavalier; James Flan-
nigan of Morton ~Fa&
Watchnan-James Radford of Cass.
Cloak Room Attendant-Ben Wag-
ness of Traill. S.
Journal Clerk-Charles Greenwood of
Barnes.
Assistant Journal Clerk-T. c. White
of Logan.
Stenographers and Typewriters-Ber-
tina Anderson Of Grand Forks Florence
Connolly of Ramsey: F. E. Packard of
Barnes; Oscar Bredston of Grand
Forks; Geo. Schnepper of Burleigh;
Tess Henry of Barnes; E. r. Coleman
of Stark; Miss Mallough of Cass; Ger
trrde Leonard of Foster.
+ The name of Francis. ]. Murphy of
Ward county was among the list of
pages in the original list agreed upon in
the CAUCUS, but some one called the at
tention OF Mr.. .Sorl;e to the fact that
the gentleman mentioned is lawyer. at
Minot, he brought the attention of the
house to the matter and moved that the
name Of Charles Couch of Bismarck
be substituted. There was considerable
smiling and general merriment among
the members when they realized what
an error had been made, and many of
the gentlemen. were satisfied that the
genial major of Imperial Ward would
have appreciated the honor thus I'M
willingly conferred. d.. Al
Mr. Baker of Cass presented reso-
luton providing for the adoption Of
the rules in use during the session of
the Tenth assembly, for the govern
ment of the present session. The reso-
luton was adopted. ..ss. 49,
h Mr. Streeter Of Enmons offered