The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-05
EXACT PURPOSE
OF. CALL IS NOT
YET ANNOUNCED
Executive Promises to Make
Everything Clear in Mes.
sage to legislators
SESSION MAY BE BRIEF
Governor Figures All Neces-
sary Business Can Be Cem-
pleted in 10 Days


Only five days remain before the
opening Of the special session OF
the state legislature called by Gov
ernor A. G.. Sorlie, but the exact
purpose for which it was called and
the detailed matters which will be
presented for consideration by the
lawmakers are as much Of mys-
terry Is ever.
Outside Of the four brief reasons
given by Governor Sorlie In his call
for the special sest ION, nothing defi-
mite has been available here. The
governor has practically completed
his message to the special session,
however, and promises TO make
everything clear in that document.
He has given It considerable time
and attention and It is known here
that he hopes to make it the out
standing official document Of his
four years in the gubernatorial
chair.
Knowing smiles, sly grins and
wry grins greet mention OF the
special session at the state capitol.
Some office holders look forward
to the special session with apparent
pleasure while others are not 20
cheerful. The latter say they can
see no good coming from the spe-
cial session, but they await the gov
ernor's message with interest, hop
ing that everything will then be
made clear.
The governor himself has main
tanned an air OF quiet confidence
and complete good humor-and has
kept his mouth shut about the con-
text Of his special message.
Clerks Will be Few
Although nothing can be forecast
until the legislators meet, il is cx-
pected that the business Of the spe-
cial session will be transacted with
only . skeleton organization. The
governor expects the session to hast
only 10 days and no one, apparently,
believes It will be an extended af-
fair. The impression here. there
fore, is that the galaxy Of clerks,
stenographers and minor officials
which usually is named for regu-
lar session will be missing. One or
two clerks and one or two stenOg-
raphers in each branch is expected
to constitute the roster Of legisla-
tive aids.
Since the special session will
have the same legal status as any
regular session, each house will
have an opportunity to change its
organisation from that in effect
when the regular session closed
last March. They are not expected
to take advantage Of the opportun-
ity, however, and the expectation
here is that the same organization
and committee assignments which
prevailed at the regular session
again will be made effective. John
w. Carr Of Jamestown again is ex-
pected to WELD the gayel as speak
or Of the house and Senator Walter
Bond is expected to be president
pro tenn Of the senate.
Only Z Formally
G. r. Very, Minot, probably will
resume work where he left off .
chief clerk in the house and w. D.
Austin, Fargo, is expected to re-
assume the duties Of secretary Of
the senate. As Is the custom at the
opening Of regular sessions, the
chief clerk and secretary, respec-
lively, viii call the two houses to
order and there will Be the formal
ity Of organization. In this case,
however, It Is expected to be wholly
q formality.
Nominally, ct least, the Inde-
pendents will again control both
houses, although the majority in
the house has been reduced from
eight to seven by reason Of the elec-
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