The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-12-30
Many Senators and Repre-
sentatives Are Rolling Into
City for the Session-Rush
Of Bills Is Expected as
Soon as Legislature Gets
Under Way-Session Opens
AT Noon Tuesday

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At Noon Tuesday
The clans began to gather for the
18th legislative session today.
Nearly score of members of the
senate and the house had arrived in
Bismarck on trains last night or to-
day, and steady stream is expected
to flow toward the state capital to-
morrow and Monday. By Monday
night everybody is expected to be
here.
The speakership fight, if there is
one, is the subject of interest among
the early arrivals. There are as vet
no announced candidates for the DO
sition, but here and there are men,
bers of the Legislature and others
who are plugging hard for some cam
di date. The names which continue to
be most prominently mentioned are
Ray johnson Of Cass county; John
Carr Of jamestown, C. H. Starke of
Dickinson, and William Watt, Cass
county. A. B. Jackson of Devils
Lake has been mentioned.
1t is expected that both the inde-
pendents and nonpartisans will hold
get-together meetings Monday night.
,, The independents will have dinner
in Legion hall, and it is probable
the speakership matter so far as 4
caucus settles it, will be settled
there. A. C. Townley, William Lemke
and other leaguers are expected to
be here to help start the proceedings.
President Everson and Secretary
Theodore Nelson of the Independent
Voters association were among the
arrivals. L. L. Twichell, speaker at
the last session, Senator Stevens, OF
Ramsey county, Representative Sa-
gen and others were around the lob
bies. ...
Rush of Bills + =
Though the session has not yet
started it appears that there will be-
rush of bills in the first week.
Many legislators coming here to seek
the repeal of some measure. Sena-
tor Stevens is Of the opinion that the
conciliation law passed at the last
session of the legislature has proved
farce in actual operation.
| Most of the members of the legis-
lature on the independent side who
! have arrived are expressing hopes for
a peaceful session, and declare that
, there isn't any reason why it should
not be peaceful. They deny that
there is any plan for wholesale re-
peal of laws passed in the last few
years.
Because of the closely divided con-
troll of the two houses-the inde-
pendents counting margin of three
in the senate and house-it will not
be- possible for repeal or change of
any initiated laws without breaking
down factional differences, since o
two-t thirds vote is required to change
an initiated law.
To Ask Cooperation
The attitude to be taken by Gov
ernor Nestos in his message to the
legislature probably will be that Of
urging program on which members
of the legislature can act without re-
gard to their party affiliations
Among the most important recon-
mendation are expected to be tn
appointment Of non-political boart
to run the Grand Forks mill and t
provide several hundred thousane
dollars capital stock for the enter
prise, and to change in some respect:
the rural credits law of the Bank .
North Dakota and eliminate the pri
vate depository feature, leaving th'
bank as custodian of state fund
and of the funds of such local sub
divisions as desire to put their mon
ey in the bank.
The legislature will convcn
promptly at noon Tuesday, Januar,
|2. The house will be called to orde
by "Dad" Dawson, chief clerk in tn
last session. If the house organize
promptly Governor Nestos probabl.
will deliver his message about
o'clock Tuesday afternoon; if not
the next day.
Few Changes Imminent
Few changes will take place in thu
capitol offices, since most Of the of
ficials were returned in the elec
tion. R. H. Grace and ]. E. Robinson
will retire from the supreme court
Judge Grace will open a law office
in Bismarck and Judge Robinson
will remain here for some time com
pleting a book of essays he is to have
published. The supreme court ha
been working at top speed for tw'
weeks, trying to complete work OF
all the cases before them befor'
Attorney General Sveinbjorn Johr
son and w. L. Nuessle go on tn
bench. Otherwise re-arguments will
be necessary in the cases. Man,
opinions were expected late today.
! George F. Shafer, assistant attor
ney general, will become attorne:
general. Fay Harding of Emmon
county will go on the railroad com
mission. W. H. Stutsman will re
tire. That body, too, was trying t
complete much important busines
on hand before Mr.. Stutsman retire;
Judge Nuessle is doing the same il
district court.
NO ARRESTS MADE