The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-05
OFFICERS ARE
SWORN IN AT s-s
JOINT SESSION
(Continued from yacs one)

Continued from yaCe one)
sontativesS A. w. Fowler, Fargo, and
o. c. Martin. Slope.
joseph McGauvren, Cavalier coun-
ty, John Guam, Bowman county and
j. NJ. Thompson, aBuvleigh county,
were named on a temporary mileage
committee in the house.
NJ. H. Lynch, Richland county; Min.
ME d. Craig, Benson county, and
John +. Zimmerman, Stark county,
were named as a temporary commit
tee on correction and revision of the
journal.
A joint committee to draw fitting
resolutions for deceased members Of
the house and senate, appointed at
the joint session, consisted of Sena-
tors Murphy, Grafton; Baird, Dick
inson, and Wog, Belfield, and Repre-
sentatives Mus, Minot; Levin,
Walsh; and McCay, Hettinger county.
Legislators who have died since the
close Of the last session are: Sena-
tors Simpson, Cashel ana Martin and
Representative Frank.
Mike Halsey, Sioux county, was
added TO the list Of employees rec
commended by the house job COM
mittee.
Intention to use their one-vote
margin of control to the fullest was
evidenced by the senate in its
preliminary organization steps.
Senate Committees Named from
Floor
Committees were named from the
floor, taking away from Lieutenant
Governor Maddox, the presiding Of
ficer, all semblance OfTauthOrity in
this respect. Maddox said that so
far as he knows it was the first time
such action, had been taken in the
history of the. state senate. He said
he will announce to the senate that
he will accept no responsibility for
the work of any committees 80 long
as he has no part in naming them.
Some comment resulted. from what
was alleged TO be near failure on
the part of senators to attend the
joint session at. which the governor
and other officials were finaugurated.
The senate adjourned yesterday at
o'clock without having made any
provision for joint session. The
motion to adjourn called for resump-
tion of senate, activities at 1880
O'clock today.
When a committee from the house
arrived to ask the senate to take
part in the joint. session only Lieuten-
ant Governor Maddox and few SEN
ators were on hand to receive them.
At first it appeared that it would be
impossible to hold a joint session and
in any event. it was declared, it could
not be made official.
Difficulty Overcome
Since the inauguration was a
ceremony, rather than an official act,
however, the governor and other Of
ficers having filed their oaths Mon
day, it was agreed to have Maddox
preside at the joint session in &C
cordance with custom and to. have
the senators merely file in and take
their seats.
The procedure at the joint ses-
sion was strictly according to form
however, and all senate members an
swered to the joint session roll call
| A move to have the joint session
according to precedent was blocked
by Senator David Hamilton, McHenry
7: county (Nonpartisan) who moved to
appoint a committee to confer with
a house committee relative to joint
session. He was appointed on the
committee together with Senator
Ployhar, Valley City and w. S. Whit
man, Grand Forks. Immediately after
appointment of this committee
Hamilton moved for adjournment fol
the day. For time it appeared a:
though he had blocked senate partici
patton in the joint session which hat
been scheduled by agreement for
| o'clock. t