The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-10
House and senate convene at 2. !
House completes organization.
Senate considers bills.
FORMER IOWA
GOVERNOR TO !.
SPEAK HERE
w. L. Harding, Leading Ad-
vocate of Waterway Plan, to
Address Legislature

w. l.. Harding, former governor of
Iowa and one of the leading advocates
of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence canal
probablySwill address joint session
of the house and senate on January
~. Three members were named on
the joint committee to invite him to
come here at that time and talk to
the legislature. Action was taken on
motion of r. r. Trubshaw, Barnes
county, who expressed the view that
the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence water
way will relieve the Northwest from
the, burden Of high freight rates
which it is now hearing. Speaker
Carr said he heard Harding speak
last summer and that he was sure
the house would hear an interesting
presentation of the subject.
Tho joint committee on printing of
the journals recommended that 5000
copies of each days journal and 1000
copies Of each bill be printed. Each
member of the house and senate will
be permitted to have copies sent
to each of 10 persons or firms in his
district. Copies also will be sent to
state institutions, state historical
society, public libraries, high schools.
consolidated rural schools, county
judges, county auditors, the auditors
of incorporated cities, presidents Of
village councils or Incorporated vii
lagos, newspapers, farmers or COM
mercial clubs and women's clubs.
No provision was made for sending
copies to women's clubs in the report
Of the committee and it was added in
the house on motion Of Mrs. Craig.
ItNSwas determined to print 500
copies Of the permanent journals.
Each member of the house and SEN
ate will receive copy and the re-
mainder will be distributed by the
secretary Of state as provided. by law.
Little Opposition on First Bill
The first Bill introduced IN the
house is expected to meet little op-
position. 1t was offered by C. F..
Stretch, Bottineau county, Nonparti-
san, and J. Ehr, Ward county, Inde-
pendent, and authorises the governor
to appoint United States senators in
the event of q vacancy. Such ap-
poinment would hold only until the
next general or primary election at
which the people would have an pp-
portunity to select q senator by vote.
Passage Of such measure was rec
commended by Governor AZ G. Sorlie
in his message.
The house Saturday showed inter-
est in the operation Of the state hail
insurance department. workmen's
compensation bureau, highway COM
mission and guaranty. fund depart-
ments when it decided to appoint q
committee Of five to examine the
audits Of those departments and de-
termine what, If anything, contained
in them should be printed.
Minnie d. Craig, Nonpartisan. said
that official copies of the audits are
available in three different depart
ments but it was agreed that a COM
mite should examine them and re-
port to save the other members
trouble. l.. L. Twichell, majority
floor leader. pointed out that the
committees report should be valuable
in considering legislation with regard
to those departments. Motion for
the committee was made by William
Watts, Cass county. The committee
members are G. L. Elkin, Traill
county: E. F. Johnson, Foster coun-
ty; Minnie D. Craig. Benson county;
!. w. Standley, Steele county, and r.
C. Montgomery, Wells county.
On motion Of r. =. Swendseid,
Mountrail county, the name Of "A. r.
Swendseid was added tp@ those Of
other deceased sprmer members in
memorial resolutions p96sed by the
house.