The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-08
TUNELL ELECTED AS
Chief CLERK AFTER
SENATE COMPROMISE
Divided Rule in General Assem-.
bly, Apparent as Session
Gets Under Way
ASK NOODLE CASE RULING
Recess Taken After Completing
Organization and Assign
ment Of Seats

Divided rule in the North Dakota
general assembly was apparent Tues
day as the house and senate organ
lied for the twenty-fourth legislative
session.
In the senate coalition Of Nom
partisans, Independents and Demo-
Gratis appeared to hold the whip hand,
electing Fred Tunell, an anti-Langer-
lite, as chief clerk. Committee chair
manships were divided among the
various factions.
Rep. william Crockett Of Cavalier
was the choice Of house Nonparti-
sans for speaker, those opposed to
LANCER joining with those supporting
him in the choice under . caucus
agreement. His opponent was George
Aljets Of Wells county. chairman Of
the state affairs committee ct the
last session. who was advanced oy q
coalition Of Democrats, WAS and
Olson Nonpartisans. The vote was
IS to ~ with three members net vot-
ing and one absent.
Preliminary organization was COM
pleted in the house with the election
Of Walter Martin, Fessenden, q chief
clerk: James Bothne, New Rockford.
as stenographer and A. M. Peterson
Of Bisbee as sergeant-at-arms.
Miss Marie MINIS, who held that
post at the last session. was named
stenographer in the senate.
Committees Compeomioed
Assignment Of committee chair
| manships under q 00-called compro-
mise agreement, dictated by the sen.
ators who were on the fence, indi-
Gated the situation In the senate. Un-
der this agreement G. w. Fine be-
comes chairman Of the committee on
banks and banking. He Is an Olson
Nonpartisan. J. p. Cain. an IVA. will
head the judiciary committee; ]. K.
Brostuen, an anti-IAnger Nonparti-
| san. will head the committee on
taxes and tax laws and A. T. Bonner,
Jr., tentatively identified as . Langer-
tie, will be chairman Of the state If.
fairs committee.
Both houses recessed at 2:30 p. ne
after completing their organization
and going through the routine Of get.
ting started. such - the assignment
Of seats.
Whether or not . Joint session
would be held Wednesday to receive
the inaugural message of Governor
Thomas H. Noodle remained uncer.
tain as the Nonpartisan majority in
the house took tentative steps to put
into operation q plan to adjourn that
body until the question Of Noodles
eligibility is cleared up.
At their caucus Monday night they
prepared a resolution asking the su-
preme court to determine this issue
as quickly as possible. It was adopted
by the house Tuesday on motion Of
w. j. Goodwin, Nonpartisan floor
leader. without protest. Whether or
not the proposal to delay action would
win enough support to carry re-
manned to be seen.
House Resolution
The resolution reads:
The house of representatives. of
the state Of North Dakota having, on
this eighth day Of January, 1885, or
gained for the purpose Of perform
ing its legislative duties, and it ap-
pearing that the question Of the right
of Thomas Noodle to hold the office
Of governor Of the state Of North
Dakota is In litigation, and the fact
that his right to such office is in
/ issue and undetermined, causes con-
fusion and creates q condition Of un-
certainty that hampers orderly pro-
; cedure and efficiency in carrying on
; the legislative functions,
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