The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-04
CARR ELECTED
HOUSE SPEAKER
IN PARTY VOTE
c. r. Very, Senate Secretary
Last Year, Elected Chief
Clerk Of House
GOVERNOR TALKS AT 4
Committees Confer With Elk.
ecutive and Avoid Split
Over Time of Speech
GOVERNOR TALKS AT 4


North Dakota's twentieth legisla-
day.
The house was convened at noon by
J. c. Miller, Bottineau, clerk Mt the
last session, and proceeded i'm
mediately to the work Of organization
which was merely confirmation. Of
the work done at house caucuses last
night and this morning.
J. w. Carr, Jamestown, was elected
speaker over j.. H. Burkhart, Ber-
thold, Nonpartisan candidate. The
vote was on party lines, the Indepen-
dents mastering SO for Carr to 81
for Burkhart. Burkhart will be the
minority leader.
C. r. Very, Minot, was elected
chief clerk of the house and w. H..
Pray, Barnes county, was named first
assistant chief clerk.
In the meantime the senate was
convened by Very, secretary at the
last session. w. d. Austin, Fargo.
was named secretary. C. B. Thomas,
Hettinger county, was elected as
sistant secretary.
Many Seek Jobs
The principal details of organiza-
tion consisted s>f the appointment of
various employees on recommends
tions of the job committees Of the
senate and house, respectively. Both
committees worked until late last
night and were at work again this
morning. The house committee has
200 applicants for rs jobs and the
senate had about 100 for Is jobs.
Although fight loomed yesterday
on the time at which Governor A. G.
Sorlie was to address joint session
of the legislature, TIE difficulty was
adjusted last night and both house
and senate agreed to arrange their
business so that they could hear the
executives message at 4 o'clock, The
committee in charge of the governors 5
inaugural had scheduled the mes
sage for delivery at 2 o'clock but rep
resentatives- of both. houses insisted
that they could not be ready by that
time. An open split was avoided at
a conference between the governor
and committees appointed by the
independent organizations In the two
houses.
Organization Takes Time
Indications are that It will be late
this week or the first Of next before
the legislature settles down to work
on the flood of bills which will
start this week.
It may be Monday before he has
completed his list Of committee ap-
uointments. Carr said following the
pendent candidate for speaker.
Members Of the independent house
lob committee which had charge Of
the detailed work Of organisation are
N. w. Kelley, Logan county, chair
man: J. A. Jardine, Fargo, Fargo;
Herman Rabe, Stark county; Einar
Mus, Ward county: Joseph NC
Gauvren, Cavalier county; Carl john
son, Traill county, and Gordon Cox
The Job committee appointed by the
independent organisation in the SEN
ate Is composed Of G. w. Cary, Rich
land county; I. r. Baird. Stark coun-
ty. and s. J. Atkins, Towncr county.
One Member Absent
Rev. F. H. Davenport, Bismarck, de-
livered the opening prayer in the
house. The roll call showed only one
member. Joseph McGauvren, Cavalier
county, absent. He was sick.
In administering the oath to house
members, Chief Justice Christianson
pointed out that It Is necessary TO
sign an oath 40 we'll ~ take the oath
\ and some delay resulted while the
forms Of oath were distributed.
Ed. Traynor, Ramsey county. plac-
ed Carr's name in nomination tor
speaker. Seconding speeches were
made by G. Vernon Fteeman: Grand
Forks county. !; :. Oi.ttson' .t. Psmo'na
ID. c. Martin, Slope county, nomin-
atcd ]. H. Buckhart, Berthold, ~
Nonpartisan candidate and another
flood Of seconding speeches follow
ed. the first by Herbert +. SWEET,
Carr 50. Bsrkhart 81
No other names were placed An
nomination and the house proceeded
to its first roll call on 2 vote. The
result was Carr, 50; Duvkhart, 81. On
motion by Burkhart the vote Was
made unanimous.
ina brief talk Carr said he hoped
E0 be not j speaker Of the majority
hut Of the whole house and solicited
the cooperation Of his Nonpartisan
opponents. promising them 2 fair
deal. He has made no promises Of
committee or other Aasisnments, ne
Carr said he believes the people
want the legislators to approach the
work OF the session IN IAlIs OP~3
, minded way that they may ACCOM-
plish something for the. good Of the
state. In making appropriations and
all other matters, particular atten.
tion should be given the financial
condition Of the state and the tnter-
ests of all its people. he said.
Talk heard in pre-caucus naeettngs
that he was the favored candidate Of
any group or section Of the state is
without foundation, he declared. =
j. Very was named chief clerk with
out opposition.
The Independent slate Of the house
appointments was elected without OPP
senate Orsanises !
Rev. w. p Water. Bismarck, gaye
the opening prayer Of the. senate
l,session after Very had called thu
! roll. Mons: ef the senators wa']
ssns.ors Waltsr Bond. Minot. !. =
Stevens. Devils Lake. and David
Hamilton, Ecltmen esco1eed Heot.
Gov. EeitsI Maideek' r. tths chair.
justies Z. E LII SSsil cf the supeeme
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