The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-23
QUESTION OF
SESSION CALL
Is SETTLED
Governors Announcement Sets
at Rest All Rumor That Call
Would Not Be Made
FOLLOWS CONFERENCE
Ideas TO Be Presented to Legis.
lature Will Be Developed
in Message
FOLLOWS s CONFERENCE

Although no additional state.
ments were Forthcoming from Gov
ernor A. G. Sorlie today with re-
gard to the special session Of the
North Dakota legislature, called for
January 10, it was made plain at
the executive office that all the
ideas which he plans to present for
legislative consideration will be
developed at length in his message.
The proclamation, issued Tuesday,
followed q conference between the
governor, Thorestein H. Thoresen,
state tax commissioner, H. A.
Bronson Of Grand Forks, attorney
for the state mill and elevator as
sociation, and l.. ]. Siljan, the gov
ernor's secretary. This discussion,
it was learned, centered about the
form which the proclamation calling
the special session should take and
the language used in setting forth
the reasons for the call. These, the
governor insisted, should be listed
as briefly as possible.
Reasons Given Briefly
AS a result the reasons for the
call were listed in four short SEN
tences, including one usually at
tached to such proclamations which
says "and to enact such other Ieg-
islation as may be deemed neces-
sary."
Some of the governors advisers
are known to have speculated as to
whether the last sentence might not
better ne left out but it was pointed
out that the legislature will consid-
err whatever business it chooses,
anyhow. In addition Governor Sor-
lie indicated that he might present
some matters not listed in the call.
The proclamation did at least one
thing. That was to set at rest all
doubts as to whether the special
session actually will be called and
the time for holding it. The gov
ernor previously had indicated that
he might issue the call for Decem-
Der IL or thereabouts.
Would Abandon Monthly Reports
It Is expected here that one Of
the recommendations which the
governor will make regarding the
mill and elevator is that the present
practice of issuing monthly reports
Of the mills operations be abandon.
ed. The present law requires the
state industrial commission to make
public reports on the enterprise.
In recent statement the COVER
nor alleged that frequent reports on
the milPs operations only served to
keep it! constantly before the pub
lie as political matter. ~'If the
mill is to succeed it will have to be
taken out Of politics as much az
possible" the governor said at that
time, and contended that he had
tried to eliminate all political con-
siderations and give the mill . bus
mess management.
The other effect Of the frequent
mill reports, the governor said, is
to acquaint the mills competitors
with what it is doing, thus imposing
an additional handicap upon its sue
cessful operation. It is believed
here that the governor will suggest
= plan to eliminate the monthly mill
reports, substituting therefor an
other reporting system which will
keep the legislature informed Of its
operations at less frequent inter.
walls.
He has not yet begun work on his
message to the Legislature, the gov.
ernor said today, but expects te
begin the task in the near future SO
- to have it ready in plenty oi
time.