The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-08
.SHAFER INAUGURAL
SPEECH SCHEDULED
AT WEDNESDAY
Edwin Traynor, Starkweather,
Elected House Speaker
Result of Caucus
SENATE CHOOSES TUNNEL
Very ls Unanimously Named
House Chief Clerk; Ache.
son Senate Assistant i
SENATE CHOOSES TUNNEL

House Chief Clerk; Ache.
son Senate Assistant !
North Dakota's 2lst legislative ses-
sion opened 1T noon today with the
business Of organization paramount.
The formal inaugural Of Governor
George F. 6hafer and other state Off.
cials elected last November Is sched-
uled for 2:30 p. m. tomorrow.
Edwin ]. Traynor. Ramsey county,
was elected speaker Of the house Of
representatives.
Fred Tunnel. former treasurer and
register Of deeds. Of Renvtlle county,
was chosen secretary Of the senate.
Traynor won the speakership over
J. H. Burkhart. Ward county, Nom
partisan league candidate, by q vote
Of So to IS. Three members were alb
sent while Traynor and Burkhart
passed their votes.
Traynor was placed in nomination
BY v. =. Freeman, Grand Forks coun.
ty. Burkhart was nominated BY
Minnie D. Craig, Benson county.
Numerous speeches for both candi-
dates were made.
Senate Session Opens
In the absence Of G. w. Austin.
secretary Of the senate at the last
session. it was called to order by r. J.
Murphy. Walsh county, senior senator
In point OF service.
On motion Of Senator'S d. n. Ham
ilton. McHenry and D. Patterson.
Renville. Senator Murphy appointed !
committee to escort Lieutenant Gov.
ernor John w. Carr and Chief Justice
John Burke to the rostrum.
Burke then administered the cath
Of office to Lieutenant Governor Corr.
Mr.. Carr made . very brief address.
which was followed by prayer By thu
chaplain, Rev. Frederic q. Norris.
Mandan.
Following the prayer, the regular
routine Of the senate went tsgWafd
with the swearing IN of the new
members Of the body.
The senate recessed at las D. m.
today until l:30 p. m. tomorrow after
completing the routine OF organiza-
tion and appointing Rev. Norris.
chaplain.
Rev. Paul s. Wright, pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church Of Bis
marck. opened the house session with
prayer and Very called the roll.
John Halcrow, Pembina county, and
Aaron Levin, Walsh county, were ap-
pointed committee to escort Chief
Justice W. L. Nuessle Of the supreme
court to the house roster where he
administered the oath of office.
House Officials Named
In the house full list Of officials
and employees was named recom-
mended by the Independent commits
tee on employment.
Their names and the counties from
which they were appointed follow:
chief clerk. c. r. Very, Ward coun-
ty; first assistant clerk, L. B. Most.
dahl. Pierce: second assistant. q. H
Movius. Richland: sergeant-at-arms,
2. J. Kelsch. Dickey: enrolling and
engrosstng clerk. +. H Cooley, Grand
Forks: assistant, Robina Moses, Bur-
leigh: doorkeeper and assistant ser.
geant-at-arms, K. G.. Gronhoyd.
Cavalier: bill clerk. Mrs. w. <. WI
liams, Mclean; bill room clerk. John
tucker. Ramsey: mailing clerk, g. A.
Rust, Burleigh; assistant, w. B.
Young, Ward, and Christ Geissler.
Logan; postmaster, e. j. Kuutson.
Adams: desk reporter, Barbara Free
man, Grand Forks; proofreader, .latt
johnson, Bottineau: janitors. Peter
senate. Burleigh. and Jacob 9chaaf.
Morton; bill messenger. Peter Rud-
ser. Divide. and committee room at-
tendant, J. II. Stewart, Cass.
AT the Independent caucus Monday
nlgnt only two names were put for.
ward TOR the speakership. They
were those Of Mr.. Traynor, and D. ..
PeterS OF Pierce county. G. Vernon
Freeman Of Grand Forks presented
MI. Traynor's name and John Hal
crow OF Pemhina presented that az
Mr. Peters. Tr1ynor Is said To hava
won by = majority Of eight votes.
Nonpartisans Organise
The Nonpartisans this morning had
definitely determined to organise thu
senate from the floor. A COMMITTEES
on committees viii b appointed to
take care Of this work. On the onm-
mittee VIII be three Nouportieans nnd
Two Independents, one Of Vhom Nm
g Lieutenant Governor John ~
Carr. This was the method used ~
the last session when tho Indenoua-
ents had the majority ana tn Mr.
tenant governor was Z Nonportieon.
6otn p. u. Hamilton, llcI3nnrys
county. and A. 8. Narshall. plckey
county. were hAinR rsa1usti6e,6.e ~. N