Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-21


! Senator Mudgett of Valley City has re-
| ceived word that he is the father Of a
fine baby girl, born the night Of the in
auguration ball. Both the mother and
the baby daughter are doing nicely and
! the senator has even a happier smile
than usual. The telephone company will
| declare an extra dividend soon as it Is
stated the senator is keeping the wires
| warm getting bulletins on the baby's
progress. Rr
Many people who are not familiar with
| the workings of a session of the legisla-
! ture might get an LEA from reading re-
| ports of the two houses being In session
only for half an hour to an hour and a
| half each day that a member has an
| easy time while in the capital city, but
| such is not the case. Committee meet
| ings are held during the mornings and
evenings and the member who is look
ing after the interests Of his constitu-
cnts has a great deal Of reading and re-
search on his hands in order to familiar
ize himself with the legislation that Is
being proposed. In . short time there
will be morning and evening sessions in
addition to the afternoon meeting and
from that time on 1t will be one grand
rush for the members. The work of a
member Of the legislature is much hard
or than is thought by those on the out
side.
Representative Blakemore of Fargo
left for his home last evening, where he
will remain for Il short time under the
care Of a physician. The Cass county
man has been under the weather for the
past few days and decided a short rest
would help him out more than anything
else. He will probably return the latter
part of the week.
I There is one of the new members OF
the senate who did not care to mix in
the political puddle, but sue pressure
w3s brought to bear upon him by his
hest of friends in the Gate City and the
county Of Cass that he finally decided
to enter the race for a seat in the sem
.rte at almost the eleventh hour. TIL
gentleman referred TO is none other thar
Senator w. p. Porterfield or Fargo. He
!as been a lifelong democrat and in a
n1strict which is a republican strong
hold, the democrats beng outnumbered
g to l, he was elected by a handsome
majority. Mr.. Porterierd refused the
nomination., but his frien Is filed his pc
't.tion and the race was on from the day
the petitions were field. Senator Porter
field has been resident of Cass county
fer 30 years and of the city of Fargo
20. Ee has. one of the best equipped
drug stores in the state and is interested
in legislation that will come up at this
session which will benefit his profession.
Hon. w. v. O'Connor OF Grand Forks
is serving his second session as a MEM
her of the house and enjoys the conf
dence and respect of his colleagues. He
has resided in, the city Of Grand Forks
for 20 years. having come there with his
parents When q child. He IS engaged in
the real estateiand loan business; inter-
,ested in the Farmers and Mechanics Saw
ings bank Of }C;rand Forks. and finds
time to devote TO- a farm Of 1900 acres
belonging to himself and his brothers.
There is but eight democrats in the
house, but O'Connor received the unani-
NOUS vote Of his party for speaker. the
nomination being made by Hon. J.. f.
Campbell of Mandan. When the roll was
being called on Col. Frame fcc the speak
ership, Mr.. O'Connor injected some hui
mo- In the proceedings by making the
statement that the, vote might be close
and in order to avoid a deadlock and
save time he would make a motion that
Col. Frame be made the unanimous
choice of the house for speaker.
Among the legislative visitors Monday
was Hon. L. D.. McGahan, editor of the
Minot Democrat. No a in North Da-
kota is probably better posted on affairs
of the state than McGahan. He has pub
lished newspapers in North Dakota for
nearly thirty years., n long ago he was
chief journal clerk o Sthe house when he
had a force Of about 70 people. Later
he moved to Bismarck and was q men,
Der of the house. and he has kept close
track Of legislative proceedings ever
since, and always enjoys visiting the
capital city. His paper at Minot is a
paying proposition.
Among those extended the courtesies
of the floor in the legislative chambers
Monday was J.. p. Edwards, who for
years was editor of the check book on
the Fargo Forum, which was edited by
his father in the good old days long gone
by. When the Forum changed hands