▁vote ▁to ▁Lloyd ▁D ux bury , ▁accepting ▁the ▁majority ▁leader ▁position ▁in ▁compens ation . ▁He ▁later ▁succeeded ▁D ux bury ▁as ▁Spe aker ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁officially ▁non part isan ▁Spe aker . ▁He ▁had ▁occasion ▁to ▁pres ide ▁over ▁the ▁longest ▁special ▁session ▁in ▁state ▁history ▁( 1 5 9 ▁calendar ▁days ) ▁that ▁same ▁year ▁after ▁Governor ▁Wend ell ▁Anderson ▁called ▁the ▁Legisl ature ▁back ▁to ▁Saint ▁Paul . ▁After ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁meet ings ▁with ▁the ▁governor ▁and ▁Senate ▁Major ity ▁Le ader ▁Stanley ▁Hol m qu ist , ▁they ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁craft ▁the ▁" M inn esota ▁Mi racle ," ▁which ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁pattern ▁in ▁the ▁state ' s ▁finan cing ▁of ▁education . ▁ ▁D irl am ▁served ▁as ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Agricult ure ▁Committee ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 9 – 1 9 5 5 , ▁and ▁as ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁R ules ▁Committee ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 3 – 1 9 7 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Education , ▁Government al ▁Oper ations , ▁R ules ▁and ▁Legisl ative ▁Administration , ▁and ▁Tax es ▁comm itte es . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁later ▁years ▁Born ▁in ▁Pan ora , ▁Iowa , ▁D irl am ▁moved ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁the ▁Red wood ▁F alls , ▁Minnesota ▁area ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁where ▁they ▁far med . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁being ▁a ▁lif el ong ▁gra in ▁and ▁liv