The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-04
new JUSTICES QUALIFY
Oaths of Office Presented at Sec
retary of States Office EARLY
! Today
WILL DEMAND SEATS ON
SUPREME BENCH TUESDAY
Trust Retiring Members will
Not Endeavor to Over-rule
Constitution \

1--WE have not been served with tho
order issued by the provisional SUI.
preme court Saturday evening and we
do NOT expect that any bluff Of that
kind will be pulled upon u.s." said Jus.
tice.elect James e. Robinson in Secre.
tary of State Tom Halls office this
| morning.
And just at that moment Sheriff j.
P. French stepped in, served the Or
ders, and stepped out again.
Justice-elect Robinson grinned as he
accepted service.
Files Oath Of Office.
Justices-elect Robinson and r. H.
Grace arrived on No. last night.
They took the first car to the capitol
this morning, and at 3 o'clock they
filed their oaths of Office in the secre.
tary of states office. BirdZell did not
appear in person, but sert his oath
through Robinson.
Robinson Interviewed.
Interviewed in the secretary Of
states private office few minutes lat.
er, Justice.elect Robinson said:
I'VE have all qualified, and We ex-
pect that the retiring justices will give
us our Office tomorrow, when we pre-
sent certificates Of election duly sub
scribed by the state canvassing board.
No, we have not been served with the
|Order of the provisional court. and we
do not expect that any bluff of that
kind will be pulled upon us. Mr.. Bird.
zell will be here Tuesday to take his
seat with us!
No Court Has Jurisdiction.
!! "No court has any jurisdiction in
this matter above that vested by the
constitution. We are proceeding un.
der the constitution, and we expect
the judges to have enough good sense
and dignity not to attempt to overrule
the constitution"
Grace Has Objection. ....
At this point, Grace interrupted
with a suggestion that the proper time
for giving out interviews as to the ex-
pectations of the justices-elect had
not arrived.
vii, Not Discuss Injunction.
Grace was particularly insistent
that there be no discussion of the pos
sibility of the state auditors being en-
Joined against paying December sal
aries to the retiring justices. The
Courier-News yesterday after an in.
terview with DobinsOn, suggested that
this would be done. Robinson, evi
IDENTIFY, was willing to say more this
morning. but after Grace's caution he
withdrew into himself.
Nothing Doing Until Tuesday.
While Grace later admitted that
something might break today, Robin
son seemed very confident early this
mc:ning that there would be nothing
doing until tomorrow, when the JUS
tices.elect may descend upon the su'
preme court, properly armed with Ger
tificates of election. Both Robinson
and Grace are making arrangements
for residence in Bismarck from this
date on, and it is understood they ex'
pect to be on the job every day after
tuesday. Birdzell will come in tomor'
row to qualify, but will return to
Grand Forks to complete his service
with the university, which will not ex'
pire until January L..
Direct Order to Six.
| The order of the provisional su'
!nreme court which is causing all this
commotion was issued late Saturday
evening after several hours session
which continued until the lights went
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