The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-01

At high noon tomorrow, the Fif.
teenth general assembly, the first in
the history of North Dakota and per-
haps in the world SO completely con-
trolled by the tiller of the soil, will
convene for a session upon which the
eyes of the nation are centered.
Never before in the history of any
state has a movement so radical gain
cd such momentum and swept it's
sponsors into so general domination
Of every branch of the state govern
ment, the legislature and the judiciary.
The men who are to carry out the pro-
gram adopted by $4,000 farmer mem
bers of the Non-Partisan league as.
semble tomorrow to receive their
Oaths Of Office and to select the Off
GERS who will serve them during the
ensuing 60 days. There promises to
be little in the way of fuss and feath-
ers. The legiOns who have been gath
ering here for the past week are SER
ious, simple, sincere men who have
come here with a purpose.
b After the opening prayer BY the
chaplain, the senate will be called to
order by M. G.. George, secretary for
the Fourteenth assembly, and the
). house by w. d. Austin, clerk of the
last session. A member of the su-
kADreme -Gourt will administer natbs y,
f7rhe house will then proceed with The
election OF i ,spsaker and the appoint
ment OF clerk and other officials,
while the senate will name its secre-
tary, clerks, sergeants.at-arm, and 9th
er employees. /.
Roll Call and Organization.
Chief Clerk; A. sE. Bowen in the
house and probably w. j.. Prater in
the senate then will, call the roll, in
lcluding all newly appointed employees
\ as well as members, after which each
4 house will convey to the other a mes
4 sage advising that 1t has organized
and containing full list Of the mem
bers.
Messages also will be transmitted to
the governor, advising the chief exc
cutive that the assembly has organic
ed and that it is ready to receive any
communications which he may desire
to submit. This usually is followed
by advice from the governor that he
will be glad to meet with the senate
and the house in joint session in the
house chamber at o'clock the fol-
lowing day. Both houses then ad-
journ until 2-oclock Wednesday after
noon. A.5'Hn
ExauqufaI and inaugural.
At this hour, the retiring governor,
who ordinarily holds over until that
time, delivers his exaugural address.
The incoming governor and the other
new state officers, who occupy the ros-
trum with him, are then sworn in by
the chief justice of the supreme court,
and the new governor delivers his in
augural address.
There has been nothing to indicate
to date that this established form OF
procedure will not be followed tomor-
row and Wednesday.
The League Program.
The league program provides first OF
all for the complete revision OF the
state constitution. The. first and by
farAthc+rIest important matter which
the Fifteenth assembly has to consid-
er is whether the constitution shall be
revised, when and by whom it shall
be revised. The entire success of the
league movement rests upon its abil
ity to revise the constitution as it be-
lieves it should be revised.
Things League Stands For.
The league stands for state-owned (
packing plants, terminal elevators,
-four mills and other utilities; it i
stands for better roads and state
system of highway building; it stands
for the exemption of farm improve
ments from taxation; for general re-
vision of the presnt system OF taxa
tion. T.