The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-08
18TH ASSEMBLY
READY TO GET
DOWN TO WORK
Organization of Both Houses
Completed Before Adjourn.
ment on Tuesday
GOVERNOR SPEAKS TODAY
Inaugural Message Will BE De.
livered at 2:3O This After.
noon in the House

hvered at 2:3O This After.
noon in the House
When the Sixteenth general rs.
sembly met for the second day of the
session at 1880 this afternoon it was
fully organized and in good running
order. All preliminary details per-
tanning to organization, except the
appointment Of, committees, was COM
Dleted prior TO-, adjournment Tuesday
afternoon. ,t ,.,3s tfs2
The governor, announced this morn
Ing that. he expects to begin the de.
livery OF his inaugural address at 2: go
this afternoon. No inkling has reach.
ed the public as to what the govern
ors message will contain, although
newspapers have made conjecture in
a general way as to what the govern.
or may be expected to say.
1t seems taken for granted that the
league will before the end of this week
precipitate action on the ratification
of the amendments submitted to the
waters at the last general election, and
all of which received majority Of
the votes cast severaly for and against
each proposition. Only two of the
seven amendments, however, received
majority of all the legal votes cast
at the general election, which the III.
itiative amendment to the constitu-
tiOn declares necessary to the ap.
proval of an. amendment initiated by
the people. The supreme court will
hear the state canvassing board next
Tuesday in defens of It's ruling to the
effect that majority of all the votes
cast for and against. these constitu-
tional amendments is all that Is re-
Quired for their adoption. $ys VI
A eague legislator Is authority for
the statement that the assembly will
ont await action from the supreme
court. but that It will1raify he league
Amendments within the next three
days. The supreme court has issued
no writ Of prohibition or Injunction.
and 20 long rs the canvassing board
certifies these amendmen to- the as
sembly as approved. - the legislature
is no legally presumed to have any
knowledge to the contrary. Ie ',r
Austin Here Again. "
W. u. Austin of Fargo, secretary of
4 merchants mutual insurance COM
pany at the Gate City and former dep
uty insurance commissioner, seems to
have monopoly Of the privileges of
calling the lower house to order for
the opening of the assembly. He SO
officiated with the 18th general as
sembly, having been chief clerk of the
14th. During the special session in
1918, Austin was made chief clerk,
and this gave his authority to call the
roll yesterday, when A. Il. Bowen, the
chief clerk of the last regular ses-
sion, was absent. Had not Mr.. Aus
tin been available for the service, the
duty would have devolved on Secre-
tary of State Hall. Mr.. Austin winds
up his work today, turns Cover his
place to George A. Totten, Jr., OF Far
60. son of the Rev. George A. Totten
Of the state board of regents and
head of the league newspaper bureau,
and departs this evening for the gate
city, leaving the Legislature to the
tender mercy of strangers.
Defeated Leaeusrs Back.
Three league members of the last
house who failed to- secure reelection
are back in this assembly In other
capacities. M. A. 'Hoghaug, q poPu.
lar member of the 18TH assembly from
Ramsey county, will be enrolling and
enErossing clerk in the house. o. K.
Legeson of Grand Forks returns as
sergeant at arms in the senate. An.
~ rA 3o q
member of the state budget board
and he will act in general advisory
capacity in connections with the league
caucus.
Organizing League Women. =
Miss Aldythe Ward, secretary of the
public welfare commission, has or
ganized among the wives OF Nonpart-
isan office-holders at the capital q
league wOmen's club with herself as
president and chairman of the legts-
&tive committed which will work
among the wives of Nonpartisan legis.
lators for the session. One of Miss
Wards first undertakings will be a
tea for Mrs. Walter Thomas Mills
next Wednesday. Mrs. John 3.
Brown, wife of the secretary of the
council of defense; Mrs. o. B. ,Lund,
wife of the deputy state auditor. and
Mrs, John N. Hagan, whose husband
is commissioner Of agriculture and
labor, complete the personnel OF Miss
Wards Nonpartisan WOmens club.
House Employees.
House employees sworn In Tuesday
are:
er Stair.
Steve Terhorst.
Desk stenoglapher-Myrtle Lind
bergh.
M. A. Hoghaug.
Assistant Enrolling and Engrossing
Clerk. l.. Doherty.
Doorkeeper-H. A. Ball.
Gallery DoorkeeperRobt. kee.
Bin Clerk-Olaf Ribb.
Bill Room Clerk-Mr. Hammer.
Mailing Clerk-M. T. O'Connell.
Messenger and P0stthaster-Peter
Ro0oaas. -
CAeplains Bismarck Ministers.
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