The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-04
CON CON SHOW
DOWN TO COME
WITHIN WEEK
Trial of League Strength in the
Senate Will Be Made in Next
Few Days
ORGANIZATION MAY HAVE
CARD UP ITS SLEEVES
Insistence Upon Plan To Resolve
Legislature Into Convention
Suspicious

"A real SnOW-uOWn, On Tue COHoLIIu-
tional convention question will come
early next week, was announced last
evening from league headquarters.
The fact that the league has been
unsuccessful in its efforts to organize
the senate, where the lineup Is now
26 to % in favor of independence,
does not seem to have dampened the
ORGANIZATIONS zeal for q constitution.
al convention composed from men,
bers of the state legislature.
The fact that the league, in spite of
apparent probability that it cannot
control the senate, insists upon con-
stitutional convention program which
It knows to be obnoxious to the inde-
pendent majority in the upper house,
indicates to some that the organiza-
ton has up it's sleeve certain cards
which will not be played until the
time comes for the big deal.
The split-if any split occurs-be-
tween leaguers and non-leaguers will
come over this one proposition OF con.
stituting from members elected only
as legislators a convention which Is
to revise the constitution of North
Dakota. The independents contend
they were not named by the people
as delegates to constitutional con-
vention and that they have no right
to usurp the powers of such dele
gates. The league, on the other hand,
asserts that present members of the
house and at least % members of
the senate SO truly represent the
views of their constituents that there
can be no possible objection to a re-
vision by them of the constitution.
The league holds that if an election
were held, involving an expense of
100000 to $150,OO0, the only result
would he to return, these same men.
The suspense will etoyer within a
week, in any event. and a number of
people will be wiser in one way and
another. '''.r' ~ >'''s, r = ''77f
t.. House Aftsrnson Session.
Following prayer by Rev. Chaplin
r. E. Strutz OF Bismarck, the lower
house of North Dakota's law-making
machine buckled down to it's business
session late this afternoon. Five en-
ployes who had not taken the oath OF
Office were sworn in. They were:
Gunder 8. Reishus, clerk appropria'
tions committee; w. B. Mclaughlin,
house proof-reader; Nick Weller, jan
itor; Miss Florence Gobogan. and Miss
Vina Steinmetz as stenographers.
Resolutions of coincidence were Of
fered by John R.. Maddox, of Benson,
for the late Albert J. Liudahl, former
member of the 14th legislative as.
sembly, and by C. H. Olson Of Eddy
county, for the late Hon. w. M. Bart
ley, of Eddy county, and a member of
the thirteenth and fourteenth legisla'
tive assemblies.
Fixes Salaries.
Representative Anthony Walton of
Minot introduced a resolution, which
was adopted, that the house of repre-
sentatives employe one proofreader at
$500 a day; an assistant sargeant-at.
arms at $500 a day; mailing clerk
at $500 a day; a lady attendant at
$500 day, and one calendar clerk at
$500 a day.
Speaker H. r. Wood announced all
committee appointments will be made
tomorrow afternoon. No bills were
presented today.
At o'clock the house took adjourn.
ment until o'clock tomorrow. DR..
Dugan of Grand Forks, an alienist, ad-
dressed the session.
Chief A. E. Bowen met the employees
of the house in the lower chamber this
morning at 10 O'Clock and outlined
their respective duties.