The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, February 1, 1917, Page 13

} i i i House Passes Bill “44” (Continued from page 6) the same form only changing what he termed “the limit” to $3,000,000. In every instance this motion was defeat- €d by a large majority, but it was re- newed again by Mr. Blanchard who substituted the figures $5,000,000, and by Mr. Divet, who substituted $10,000,- 000, after Mr. Blanchard’s motion had been defeated. They were offering a flock of amendments to hamper the farmers’ majority in its work. E. E. Cole of Fargo, not a League member, took part in the debate, de- claring that there was no danger that the people would ever impose upon themselves a debt that would be’ bur- dening. COLE ANSWERS THE ORPOSITION “You would at no time be trusting to anyone but your own representa- tives,” said Mr. Cole. “Is there any- thing in this section that says these bonds could be issued or guaranteed by the governor or the treasurer or by anyone else? No, it is to he submitted to the legislature. We are willing to 80 you one better and submit it to the people. I believe the people have con- fidence in their legislature, and sense enought to treat their own selves right, and they can get any act passed by the legislature referred to them for a refer- endum on only a 10 per cent petition.” What might have continued as an endless process of offering amendments was shut off by a motion that the com- mittee of the whole rise. Only one other amendment of importance was offered by the opposition on the first day in committee of the whole, Tuesday— one by Mr. Divet changing the age limit in section 194 of the printed bill from 14 to 16 years, which would make it unlawful for any boy or girl under 16 to work in any shop, mine or factory in this state. The amendment was not adopted. Another brief fight was next day di- rected against section 141 of the print- ed bill, which comes under the head of “education” in the constitution. This section reads as follows: “In all schools instruction shall be given as far as practicable in those branches of knowledge that tend to im- press upon the mind the vital import- ance of truthfulness, temperance, purity, public spirit and respect for honest labor of every kind.” DIVET'S GRANDSTAND PLAY LAUGHABLE Mr. Divet moved as an amendment that right after the word “truthful- ness,” the words “patriotism” and “morality” be inserted, and declared that he knew these two words had been designedly left out. In the course of & bitingly sarcastic address he scored those, who, he said, had purposely and “maliciously” omitted these words, concluding with this sentence: “I say this change in this section was made designedly, and I can not pass it by without making the state- ment that to my mind those changes represent the malicious cut of a poi- soned dagger of treason, and licentious- ness held in the secret hand of dis- loyalty and hate; that the hand that penned those lines and deliberately made that change, would put poison in the wells in the front of the country’'s armies, or would lead a little sister to the brothel.” This kind of sensationalism got no- where. The charge against the League majority brought a response from Church of Benson county, & member of ° the state affairs committee, which re-- That Mr. Church was | with difficulty restraining his anger : ported the bill. ‘was apparent from the reporters’ desks, but he spoke calmly, referring Mr. Divet to the old constitution, section 149. $ “The gentleman is mistaken,” said Mr. Church. “Nothing has been omit- ted from this section. It is exactly word for word the same as it was in the old constitution. There is 2 dif- ference in the number. Secticn 141 of the house bill is section 149 of the * old constitution,” and he proceeded to read the old section, proving that the words” “patriotism” and “morality” did not occur there, and had not been omitted in House Bill 44. At this point Mr. Divet attempted to drop the matter, saying that the words “patriotism” and “morality” did occur in section 147 of the old constitution, but Representative R. L. Fraser of Mc- Henry county declined to let it be dis- missed thus-easily. “I believe that the words ‘public spirit’ cover patriotism - pretty well,” he said, “and that the word ‘purity’ means ‘morality’ I do not belisve there would be any improvement in the sense if the sectiern as it stood in the old constitution should be amend- ed, and these extra words be inserted.” These were the only points that at- tracted debate during the two days of consideration® in committes of the whole, but some important changes were adopted by the majority, without the minority voting upon them, strengthening features of the bill as printed. These included a provision that the property of the United States, state, county, municipal, religious and charitable institutions should not be taxed, which had inadvertently been left out; providing specifically for state hail insurance on an acreage basis; providing that In the case of issuing or guaranteeing bonds no sub-division could do so without submitting it to popular vote and getting a majority of the electors of such sub-division; and providing that within 10 days after the election on the new constitution pro- vided for by the bill, the governor shall make public proclamation of the re- sults of the election, which would be the signal for the constitution to go into effect. Most of the amendments passed in committee of the whole re- lated to spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors. The limitation upon political sub- divisions, declaring they must not issue or guarantee bonds without a major- ity vote, was proposed by Maddock of Mountrail to meet one of Mr. Divet's objections, and Mr. Divet seconded the amendment. Essentially the amend- ments did not change the document. ALL SIGN PETITION Kintyre, N. D., Jan. 19. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: Yesterday I started a petition in favor of H. B. 44. Every business man in Kintyre signed it except two, one a banker and the other a railroad agent. JOHN A. BEAL. CROP OF ALFALFA I { SHOW A PROFITABLERETU ALFALFA Every farm should have a field of Alfalfa, " It doesn’t need to be a big field but do not delay nor hesitate in putting gay 5% of your farm acreage into Alfalfa. Grow it for hay and market it in the form of live stock, dairy and peultry products, Use a portion as a hog pasture. 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