The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-01-16
TWO GOVERNORS
BURKE AND HANNA BOTH SEND
A MESSAGE TO THE STATE
LEGISLATURE.
BURKE FOR CABINET JOB
Assembly Goes on Record by Saying
That Retiring Governor Would
Make Coed Cabinet Timber
for President Wilson.

Bismarck, n. D.-The house
ed promptly at 1870 Wednesday after
noon and after adopting resolutionss
lamenting the death of Hon. Jacob
Nelson, member of the eleventh and
twelfth sessions of the house, and A.
0. Anderson. member of the last ses-
sion, adjourned to convene at 2 o'clock.
A committee, consisting of Hanson
Of Barnes, Weis of Richland and Ha-
den Of Walsh, was named to inVesti-
gate the list of necessary positions and
appointments remaining untitled.
There was considerable argument
over concurring i'll the resolution for
adjournment until next Tuesday, but
the house finally conceded the senate's
plan.
In Joint Session.
The house and senate then convened
in joint session and at the suggestion
of Senator Talcott committees were
named to wait upon the governors, SUI
preme court and elective officers and
escort them to the stand. The house
chamber was filled to capacity and the
audience included several hundred
school children.
1t was 4:3O o'clock when the retir-
ing governor concluded his farewell
message which was very lengthy.
The oaths of office was then admin
istered to the several elective officers,
and Immediately after taking the oath,
the new governor proceeded with his
initial message to the legislature.
Burke's Recommendations.
Here are a few of the recommended
lions made by the retiring governor.
John Burke:
More speed in legislation early in the
session.
Avoidance of leaving appropriation
bills to the last.
Economy in legislative expenses.
Revision of states tax laws.
Passage of blue sky law.
Building Of another insane asylum.
Advancement of good o plans.
Appropriation for the state fair.
Enactment of employers liability
laws.
That partisan feeling is not rampant
at this session is evidenced by the fact
that both houses of the legislature
manifested interest in the retiring gov
errors future by unanimously adopt
ing a joint resolution offered by Sena-
tor Mcdowell of LaMoure county, COM
mending Mr.. Burke to the president of
the United States as "eminently efic-
lent and worthy to be in his cabinet
family" In his act the legislature es-
tablished a precedent as it is believed
to be the first Of it's kind where an as
sembly with a strong majority of re-
publican members prcdominating en-
dorsed a member of another party for
such a high Office.
Hanna's Message.
The message of Governor Hanna was
delivered shortly after he had taken
the oath of office. Among the features
recommended by him were the follow
ing:
Care by legislature in creating new
state offices or commissions putting all
on business foG1dation.
Consolidated rt.rai schools.
Uniform text book system in schools
Of state.
Convict labor for road building in
North Dakota.
SO-called blue sky law.
Money to further briquettinS Of li@-
mite coal.
Fair treatment for corporations.
Travellers voting any place in state.
Provision for a deputy in the office OF
commissioner Of agriculture n labor
to have charge Of the labor interests OF
the state.
Creation of office of fire marshal.
Lower rates on loans to armers
Changes necessary in oil inspection
law.
Encouragement of dairy industry.
Governor Hanna argued for q bust
ness agent for the state whose duty it
would be to bring manufacturing and
other enterprises to the state-workin2
for all parts of the state and no part
at the expense of the others.