The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-07

Lieutenant-G Governor Walter Mad
dock was in the presiding Officers
chair after the two bodies gathered
in the one chamber. American flags
formed the chief decorations in the
big assembly hall. After the roll
call. Senator Carey moved that
committee be appointed to wait on
the supreme court and escort men,
bers to the rostrum. Representative
Burkhart moved the appointment Of
a committee to invite state officers
to the rostrum, and to escort them,
and Representative Lynch then NOV
ed committee of three to invite
r. A. Nestos, retiring Governor, and
A. G. Sorlie, new Governor, to tho
house chamber.
After music, Governor Nestos de-
livered his message to the legisla-
ture, which was chiefly in the na-
ture of resume of the three years
he had been in office, with some rec
concentrations based on experience
in office. The entire audience join
ed in the singing of America" be-
fore the administration of the oath
to Governor Sorlie and new state
officers, by Chief Justice A. n.
Christianson of the supreme court.
Governor Sorlie's message follow
ed, after which musical numbers and
an informal reception were held.
Rev. Alfred Terry Cory, pastor
of the Presbyterian church of Edge
ley, was the chaplain Of the day.
Vocal solos were rendered by
Mrs. Minnie Craig and Mrs. Herman
Scheffer.
Governor Sorlie does not favor
further experiments in state owner
ship of industries at this time, he
told the legislature. He considers
the state-owned mill and elevator
valuable asset" to the state, and if
given a "free hand" in controlling
the business management of the
state industry he can make it "pay
satisfactory cash dividends" he said.
If terminal market is establish
ed in North Dakota for North Da-
kota wheat, and the new chief exec
utive believes this possible, the
"great cash premium" will be paid to
the men who grow the wheat in
stead of to "middlemen living in the
present wheat terminals" Such
project can be effected "if properly
handled" is Governor Sorlie's opin-
ion.
In speaking of the Bank of North
Dakota, the new governor said that
it should be used as an aid to the
state banks of North Dakota with
out interfering with the State Guar
anty fund.
The new chief executive opened
his address to the legislature with
plea for economy in the administra-
tion of the affairs of the state and
closed the speech with a suggestion
to the legislative body that political
funds and all disagreements be for
gotten in wave of cooperation to
perfect North Dakota.
A considerable part of his adj
dress was detailed to an outline of
the material richness of North Da-
kota and to reasons why North Da-
kotans should be proud of their
state.
Wants Economy
Taxation, he said, has increased
one. two and sometimes three hun
dred per cent, so that 1.-The unmarked
line between legitimate taxation and
unwarranted confiscation of our
properties has at least been ap-
preached"
Each tax levying agency, he said
has added to the burden, "excusing
itself, perhaps, with the thought
that while it may have exceeded its
just proportion, yet it's share was SO
small as compared with the whole
amount of taxes levied as to be al
most negligible"
1T is time to call a halt" he con-
tinued, and suggested that the leg
islature members conduct the AZ
fairs of the state in AS business like
manner as they would their own af-
fairs.
He suggested that the legislatars
"remedy the procedure" Of enacting
the appropriation and budget nexs-;
ures during the last moments e3
the session, BY spending the sfifst
twenty days Of the session Ia con-
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