The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-10
JOHN ". CARR
IS. REELECTED
HOUSE SPEAKER
House Has Two New Mem
bers, C. d. Dickerson Of Nor.
ma, Chas. Keidel, Mandan
COMMITTEES UNCHANGED
Lieut.. Gov. Maddox Protests
Against Exceptional Or.
ganization' in Senate

Peace and harmony marked The
opening Of the lower branch Of the
North Dakota legislature here to-
day.
After being called to order BY C.
r. Very. Minot, clerk 1t the last
session, c. D. Dickerson, Norms,
and Charles Keidel, Mandan, were
sworn in as new members. They
were elected at special elections re-
Gently in place Of representatives
who died since the last general
election. Chief Justice w. L. Nues-
sic Of the state supreme court ad-
ministered the oath.
Representative E. Traynor
Ramsey county, nominated John w.
Carr. jamestown, for speaker, and
after several seconding speeches
Representative Charles Stretch
Bottineau county, Nonpartisan
moved that the nominations be
closed.
Vote II Unanimous
The roll cali gave Carr . unani.
nous vote.
The house then went on to re.
elect the same officers and EN-.
ployes who served at the last ses.
sion.
Rev. Walter E. Water Of the Nc.
Cabe Methodist Episcopal church
gave the invocation at the opening
Of the session.
Independent committee appoint
ments Of the 1927 session werc re.
affirmed by the senate with little
argument after Nonpartisans had
declared themselves not in favor o.
the adoption of the committee ap.
pointments but had pointed out that
the Independents held the majority.
The vote on the, question was a
ayes, two nays, three absent, ono
passed.
HAMILTON Passes : :
Senator Dave Hamilton, McHenry
county, passed, being paired with
ty, who is i'll. Senator w. E. Mar
tin Of Morton county, Nonparti-
san, was absent as was Senator
Walter Schlosser Of Grand Forks
county.
Senator j. E. Stevens Of Ramsey
county made the motion that the
committees Of the last session be
continued.
Lieut.. Gov. Walter Maddox pro-
tested against the exceptional or
ganization" but said that inasmuch
as the independents held the ma
jority there would be no effort ia
controvert them.
The opening Of the session was
taken up with employment matters
and it was agreed that the rules Of
the 1927 session be continued.
All employees named by the house
were elected by unanimous vote.
Standing Committees Retained
It was decided to retain the
standing committees appointed al
the last regular session and to
adopt the last sessions rules.
At 1923 p. M, the house had com.
pleted its organization and, after
appointing . committee to arrange
with the senate for . joint session
beginning 1T 2 o'clock, recessed an-
til that time.
The joint session was slow in
convening and it was 2:26 p. M,
before Lieut.. Gov. Walter Maddox
called it to order and committees
were appointed to notify the gov
ernor that the legislature was ready
to receive his message.
Session IN Important One
"In my estimation this Is the
most important session Of the state
legislature this state has ever held"
said Governor A. G. Sorlie when he
appeared before the joint session Of
the senate and house. "You are
called together to do something for
the people Of this state and ! earn
estly request that you give serious
consideration to the proposals
which l will now present to YOU"
Sorlie pointed out that there are
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