The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-07
S0RLIE FINDS
SATISFACTION
IN AGREEMENT
New Governor Elated Over
Compromise Agreement in
North Dakota Senate
MAKING COMMITTEES
Lists of Bodies to Handle
Bills For 10Th Session Are
Now Being Made

The North Dakota legislative as.
sembly. having gotten away to har-
monious start on its opening day
still was engaged in the preliminar-
les of the session today, with pros
pect that they would be completed
and real legislative consideration
under way before the end of the
present week.
Messages of Governor A. G.. Sorlie
and r. A. Nestos, retiring Governor,
together with Inauguration ceremon-
les, constituted the chief business on
the legislative calendar today. Nam
ing of additional employees in the
Senate and appointment of commit
tees in both houses were among the
preliminary problems to be dis
posed of.
The placid embarkation of the leg
islative ship yesterday brought plea
sure to some and was disappoint-
ment to others, who either saw in il
bad political strategy or believed
that 1t was unwise to sacrifice their
views in order to win little har-
mOny OF action.
Governor Happy
Governor A. G. Sorlie plainly was
elated over the action of the legis.
lature, particularly that of the SEN
ate. He was among those who sought
compromise in that body, in which
three contests threatened to delay
proceedings for several days. In the
compromise the Nonpartisans gave
up the threatened contests of seats,
and test vote showed the Indepen-
dents had majority of one. The di-
vision Of committees apparently did
not cause distress to many Senator's,
although the division of jobs left
some expectant job-seekers disap-
pointed.
Early introduction of appropriation
bills is planned. Bills covering vir-
tually all appropriations recommend
ed by the state budget committee
have been prepared and probably will
be dumped into the legislative hop
per before the week is over. The
budget committees printed report is
expected to be available on January
10, now being in the hands of a
printer at Fargo, and the appropria-
ton committees will begin their
hearings. An early consideration of
appropriations is expected.
Planning. Committee Membership
Senate committees will be named
by a committee on committees and
Lieutenant Governor Walter Mad
dock, this being part of the COM
promise plan on which the organiza-
tion of the Senate was affected. The
committee on committees is compos-
ed of Senators Ployhar and Murphy,
Independents, and Ettestad and Ben
son. Nonpartisans. 1t is probable
that the list of committees will not
be completed before Thursday or
Friday. Senator Paul Kretschmar,
Ventura, probably will be chairman
of the committee on appropriations.
He was member of the state budget
board and held this committee
Craftsmanship in the last session.
Senator l.. R. Baird likely will head
the judiciary committee, with Sena-
tor Storstad head of the committee
on tax and tax laws.
In the House Speaker Larkin, as
sisted by League leaders, will name
the committees. j. H. Burkhart of
Berthold, George H. Hoople of Hoo
pie, Mrs. Minnie d. Craig, Herbert
SWEET, Elmer w. Cart and F. A. Vo-
gel, who is floor leader, are among
those mentioned for. committee
chairmanships.
A memorial will be held in the
Senate for the late Senator'S B. F.
Baker, and P. o. Thorson. Members
of committee named to draw up re.
solutions are Senators Whitman,
Patterson and Murphy.