The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, February 8, 1917, Page 24

e e e e et e et .,1 printed in English. KENMARE, N. D, Jan. 30.—(Spe- cial) — A mass meeting of over 400 farmers here this afternoon with the temperature 20 degrees below zero was addressed by A. C. Townley, president of the Nonpartisan League, and J. 'W. Brinton, The opposition was represented by Attorney Perry Clark, who spoke a half hour against House Bill 44, He was followed by Mr. Brinton, who in- troduced Mr. Townley for the main address. President Townley spoke for nearly two hours and was interrupted con- tinually by wild applause. The inter- changes between the speaker and At- torney Clark arcused the audience to a high pitch of interest. Clark con- tinually interrapied, to the amusement of both the speaker and the audience, The meeting was the most enthusi- astic held in the state. Many came long distances. One party of 12 came 49 miles by sled with the temperature during part of the trip 30 below. Resolutions indorsing House Bill 44 were adopted by a standing vote, there being no vote against them. Following the adoption volunteers were asked to sign the document as a committee and over 200 farmers attached their signa- tures to the resolutions. The original was sent to Governor Frazier. The farmers demanded action for the re- moval of Senator J. A. Englund, who was not present at the meeting. ~ BACKS BILL 44 IN STRONG WORDS The resolutions read: ? Whereas, there is pending in the North Dakota senate a bill known as House Bill 44, which would submit to the pebple (f North Dakota a new con- stitution for their rejection or ap- proval, which if approved by the voters ,,m;{ gl Ffifl S peh | 3 | m gfi!&d &Evz Q—b;\/ @) ?@; g Asfi"i h‘é:me mfm at Kenmare § i A S R Gl it B R SN W= | of the séate would allow.the Nonpar- tisan League program to be enacted into law, and Whereas, said bill has passed the touse of representatives by a vote of 81 to,28 and must be passed by the senate body before it can be submitted to the people for ‘their rejection or approval, and 2 ‘Whereas, this new constitution is necessary in order that our legislative assembly may carry out the: League program, and establish state owned terminal elevatcrs, flour mills, packing plants, rural credit banks and to ex- empt farm improvements from taxa- tion; therefore A Be it resolved, that we, the farmers here assembled in mass convention at Kenmare, North Dakota, do hereby unanimously indorse and approve House Bill 44, and ask and demand that same be passed by the senate and submitted to the people at a special election as provided in said bill; and PRAISE THE HOUSE FOR PASSING BiLL Be it further resolved, that: we com- mend and approve the vote of the 81 representatives in the house who voted in favor of this new constitution, and we especially commend and extend a vote of thanks to our representative, J. H. Stnclair, for his vote and effort in getting this new: constitution through the house and for his stand in favor of the farmers and citizens of this state in building up North Da- kota; and Be it further resolved, that we re- sent the action of the few business men who held a meeting in Kenmare for the express purpose of Continuing present conditions, high interest rates and the further exploiting of the peo- ple who are heavily burdened with A Picture of Fargo Taken in, the 'Eighties taxes, high interest. and hampered by unjust marketing conditions; and, further, that we condemn those busi- ness men who took action at said meeting against. the will of a great majority of the residents of this dis- trict; and ; Be it further resolved, that it has been brought to our attention that J. A. Englund, now sitting as senator in the senate body from this district, has violated our constitution in accepting, holding and drawing pay as a deputy bank examiner, and that he has held this office illegally, as the constitution of North Dakota prohibits state senators from holding such po- sitions; and ASK MR. ENGLUND TO RESIGN AT ONCE Be ‘it further resolved, that we com- mend the new state bank examiner, J. R. Waters, for suspending the ser- vices of said J. A. Englund as deputy bank examiner and discontmuing his salary; and Be it further resolved, tha.t we, the farmers of the Second legislative dis- trict of North Dakota, do hereby ask, request and demand that the said J. A. Englund immediately resign from the senate and allow his seat to be filled by the proper constituflona} procedure and Be it further resolved that in case the said J. A. Englund refuses to yield to this request, we demand that the senate take the pecessary constitu- tional procedure to declare his seat vacant; and . - Be it further resolved, that a copy of these resolutions be sent to Gov- ernor Frazier, = Attorney General Langer, the gecretary of the senate, and also to the said J. A. Englund; and, further, that a committee be This is a photograph taken at the intersection .of Broadway and Front street, Fargo, in.the-old" ploneer days. It doesn’t look much like this busy corner of North Dakotas metropolls today. GRAND FORKS, Jan. 30.—(Special) —“House Bill 44 should pass,” says the Normanden, the Norwegian newspaper here, today in a first-page editorial The Nor;nanden_ was one of Usher L. Burdick’s strong- est supporters and bitterly, opposed the League program during the primary fight, but argues now in favor of sub- mitting the proposed constitution to the people. “The concurrent resolution propos- ing to change the constitution, best known as House Bill 44, and passed by an overwhelming majority by the lower house, should be passed by the ‘senate. In that way, and in that way only. can the issue be brouzht sauarely -fil\ before the people,’i says. the Norman- den. “A great many opponents of the bill - are mow opposing it on the ground that it is unconstitutional. That may be possible and indeed very likely, but the fact remains; nevertheless, that the gentlemen of the legal profession are . : by no.means unanimous on thispoint. “However, the question of constitu- tionality is a matter for the courts t> decide, rather than for -the legisla- ture.” : ‘The paper then goes on to say that while it is strongly opposed to certain features in the proposed constitution, - it can see no reason why it should not. be submitted to the people 2t an elec- tion to be held next November. aper-is i ffiwe P’m@ mm e e e S Thealdal e LR i + It 'points out tha.t if the proposed A - constitution is defeated by the senate it will ‘only precipitate -another bitter campaign for. the purpose of electing ‘men to offices, and the merits or de- merits of the .neasure will be lost sight of. : "Only one change should be made in the resatition,” says the Norman- - .-den; “the elegtion on adopting or re- 'j'ecting the new constitution should be held in November this year instead of in° June. The time specified in the resolution is too. short for intelligent discussion. The extension uniil No- vember would give everybody a chance to make up his mind. Pass House Bill 44 and give the people a chance to have their say.” - TWENTY-FOUR — proper including the local Kenmare " the first 20 days of the session by the g &'E}fig" MINOT, N. D., Jan. 31.—(Special)— X =T'wo hundred farmers who braved a selected at this mass meeting to sign these resolutions and to request the publication of the same in the Farge Forum, Fargo Courier-News, the Non= partisan Leader, the Minot Daily News, the Devils Lake Journal and such other publications as may be deemed papers. Paragraphs from Bismarck Two photograph galleries in Bis= marck are in competition to photo- graph every legislator and make the customary group that will hang in the L] “halls of the capitol for posterity. After three weeks of communication to both houses, telephone calls, and personal so- licitation, Speaker ‘Wood appointed Maddock of Mountrail to head a com- mittee to solve the riddle and report to the house the best avenue of escape. * s e One thousand dollars was saved in economies put in practice by the Non- partisan League house of ripresenta- tives, a~cording to a report of Chair- man Anthony Walton of the house committee on employment. The present house has 50 employes, that of the last session had 61. The saving for the session will be $3000 if no further help is found necessary. 3 *t * % “As a private citizen of North Da= kota, I request a copy of your opinion. Charles Brewer.” This.was the amend- ed form of a formal demand by the board of regents upon Assistant Attor- - ney Brennan for a copy of his opinion relative to the tenure of office of mem- bers of the board of control.. The first demand was on the stationery of the- board of regents (which the attorne* general’'s office holds does not now exist) and was signed “Charles Brewer, secretary.” Not to be caught giving even inadvertent recognition to a non- existent board, the demand was sent back. “Private Citizen” Brewer, how- ever, got the opinion at once. e 3 & - A system for checking up on parts of the body removed by a surgeon is . provided in House Bill 68 introduced by Oksendahl of Pierce county. Under its provisions every.surgeon who re- * moves an appendix or a tapeworm o¥ anything else, must seal it up in a tight tube and send it to the medical school at the state university for a re- count.. The victim is to receive direct from the university a certified report "to assist him in auditing the surgeon'‘s account. Physicians . and surgeons must also keep prominently posted a list of all their charges and fees. AP RO The series of resolutions . assed hy the Tri-State Grain Growers conven- -tion in Fargo reached the senate and - house of representatives last week and were printed in the journal, calling for passage of House Bill 44, the ziection of Dr. Worst president emeritus of the: Agricultural college, as a vindication of his administration; the eradication of . the barberry bush as a menace to = wheat fields; appreciation of Dr. E. F\ - Ladd, and a demand that he be re= tained and assisted .fo continue his wheat investigations; and for an ap- propriation to help members of the- , national guard who may be out of em= ployment after their return. WANT HOUSE BILL 44 temperature of 30 degrees below zero and drove long distances to attend a mass meetlng ‘here today adopted reso- lutions favoring House Bill 44, the pro= posed new state constitution. 'The resolutions call upon the senate to pass the bfll, notwithstanding its hay- ing been indéfinitely’ postponed yes- terday. Members of the legislature who supported: the bill are praised for their fidelity to the interests of the people, © “Be it furfher resolved ” read the 2 resolutions, “that we have confidence- in"the people and believe in ‘their sov= ereign right to adopt a new constitu- .tion, and that they should be given i their sovereign right to vote, reject or approve said constitution as provlded by House Bill 44.” 5 The resolutions were adopted with- out a dissenting vote. The meeting was addressed by A. C. Towrley, presi- dent of the Nonpartisan League, and by J. W. Brinton. The spea.kcu lefi - for Fargo this evening.