The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-01-16
SESSION NOW ON
BOTH BRANCHES OF STATE LEG.
lSLATURE ORGANIZED VERY
PROMPTLY TUESDAY,
ELECTED SPEAKER
Business Of First Day Proceeded Very
Quietly and Quickly With no
fractional Feeline-Senate
in Executive Session.

b1S1lldlCh N. b.-1ue muse MEM
bers of the thirteenth legislative as
sembly were called to order at noon
Tuesday by Chief Clerk Griffith and
after prayer by Rev. Mr.. Otstun, roll
was called and all but two resp dcd.
George A. Tucker of Stutsman yunty
was called east this morning by the
serious illness of a relative. Louis a.
Leu of Wells failed to respond to the
roll call.
for a minute when it was discovered
that no one had made arrangements
to have a judge Of the supreme court
present to swear in the members
elect but Judge Fisk was on the floor
of the house m was invited to per-
form the ceremony which he did by
taking the members from each district
and swearing them in at the same
time.
Chief Clerk Griffith, announcing
that nominations for speaker were
in order, Mr.. Williams of Burleigh
county placed the name of Col. j.
+. Frame Of Walsh county in
nomination. There were about forty
seconds to the domination and then
Hon. James Campbell Of Morton
county offered the name of w. V.
O'Connor of Grand Forks as the
democratic nominee and every demo-
cratic member seconded the nominal
ton.
When the votes We're counted
Frame was declared elected and on
motion of O'Connor the election way
declared unanimous.
The speaker was escorted to his
seat by Members Sorlie. Anderson INC
Streeter. ali defeated candidates for
the republican nomination.
The Senate Organization.
When the senate convened ST noon
Tuesday it was called to order by Il
former senator, George Welch of Bis
marcl, with James w. Foley, secretary
of the senate for the past six years,
calling the roll and in charge of the
senate desk.
a committee consisting of Senators
Elkin, Gilbert n Duncan escorted
Lieutenant G~overnor-elect Kraabel to
the chair and he Vas given the oath
by Chief Justice Spalding, who also
administered the oath to the senator's
elect. Senator Mcdowell Of LaMoure
presented the presiding officer with a
gavel made by the scholars at the in
dustrial school at 1%Iliendale INC he
lieutenant governor conveyed the
thanks Of the senate to the school,.
When the senate proceeded to elect
its officers, Senator Gilbert OF Cass
county. was unanimously chosen as
president pro TEN on the first ballot.
On motion Of Senator Steel Of Suits
man a committee consisting of Sena-
and Jacobson We're named to recon-
mend the election of & secretary and
the balance of the officers.
A recess was taEen TO give the COM
rnittee opportunity to prepare report.
An executive session Of the senate
was held and the appointment of Of
ticers as named by the presiding officer
JroC onnr0Enl and rho 1IiI6ntn1pnf re
made On the board of control ard vari-
Gus other positions by Governor Burke
were also approved.
House Appointments.
Following is a list Of q few of the
principal ones of the rouse appoint
ments, which were made by Speaker
Frame.
! Chief clerk was not appointed.
Assistant clerk. W. f. Rhea. Ward
county.
Voucher clerk and bookkeeper. T. f.
Metcalf, Nelson county.
Chief enrolling and engrossina
clerks, Q. S: Hedahl. Walsh county;
county, w. C. Wharton. Pierce county;
VIM. H%utsinpiller, DicEey county.
Sergeant at arms, E. D.. Ash. EN-
mons county.
Bill clerk, w. H. Taylor. Sargent
county.
Assistant bill clerk. A. F.. Scarce
Williams county.
D%oorkeeper, John Hogan, Cavalier
county.
Clerk appropriations committee
John C. Patten. Mountrail county.
Clerk state affairs, Frank Currier
Mclean county.
Messengers, otto Hall. Burke coun.
a.. o.l NJ Crort D0+tinooI1 county
Postmaster, Walter Sterling, Bill
lings county.
Chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Danforth, Bur
Waterman, O. Frisvoid, Richlan6
county.
Journal clerk, o. S. Wing, Ramse!
county.
Assistant journal clerks, Thoma:
Petit, Logan county; A Doe, Steele
county.
Proofreader, T. w. McDonough
Renville county.
The Senate Appointments.
The senate organization was com
pleted shortly after the body rcet ant
Is Il part as follows:
President pro TEN. ~. f. Gilbert
Cass county.
Secretary Of the senate, w. D. Aus
tin. Burleigh county.
First assistant, w. J. Prater. Bur
leigh.
Second assistant. A. Wacker. Nc
Lean.
Chief enrolling and engrossini
clerk. ]. M. Stewart, Trail.
First assistant. H. Quambeck. Mel
son.
Second assistant, J. R. Younf
Walsh.
Third assistant, NJ. Peterson, Penn
bnia.
Bill clerk, S. L. Casey, Williams.
Assistant bill clerk. F.. j. Morrf
Walsh.
Sergeant at arms, w. L. Gill, Cas-:
Assistant, VIM. ezekiel, Sheridan.
Waterman, George Fisher. Cavalier
Doorkeeper, w. P. Mills, ToWner.
Postmaster, ]. o. Ouamme, Gran
Forks.
Journal clerk. Robert G. Patterson
Cass.
Assistant journal clerk. Peter Reit
Cavalier.
Chaplain, Rev. B. E. Jackson. Bul
Voucher clerk and bookkeeper. o.
Ronglie, Benson.
Proof reader. ]. T. charmley. He
Clerk Of judiciary committee, E. I
Mason, Barnes.
Clerk Of appropriation committe
Harry E. McFail, Ward.
State affairs. ] E.. Williams. Wells
Ways and Means, Rudolph Maso
Barnes.