The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-26
SINCERITY. Of
EARLY SPEECH
IS QUESTIONED
Merits of A Under Fire-P0ssibil-
ity of Evening Session Seen
This Afternoon
MACKOFF DECLARES BILL
IS "GRANDsTAND Play
League Approves Act for Per
manent Location Of State
Fair at Fargo

AAoN0AV oOVoUAVA VI 0t0t0
Fair at Fargo
Challenging Governor Erazier's hon
esty, Representative Divet Of Rich
land, late this afternoon in speech
before crowded house, declared that
the chief executive had gone before
the peopl and urged an orderly re.
vision of the constitution, according
to the terms of the present constitll-
tion.
He read from campaign speech
made by Governor Frazier September
18, 1916, in which the governor is re-
ported to have said: 81 expect in the
1917 legislature to consider bills for
the submission of constitutional
amendments, but they must be first
submitted to the people; not handled
hurriedly; we must move cautiously;
take them up one by one candidly. II
endorsed by the people, they must
pass second time
Representative Divet in closing his
address said:
"Since he has garnered the votes
has he become drunk with his own
power? And has he for. .1Ntrn his
campaign pledges to the people? This
house. awaits his answer, the senate
across the hall awaitshis answer, and
three-quarters Of a million people Of
this state await his answer"
Preceding Representative Divet, Re
preventative Blanchard made brief
address, attacking house bill A.
Not Introducing Lemons.
Representative Stair Of Bottineau
county proved the orator4of the day
for the league, in the discussion Of
marks by saying:
81 know my grammar is not good,
but my prinpilles are right. We were
not sent down. here to introduce a
bunch of lemons. If old ABE" Lin
coin were ,here6 today, he would say
go to it, boys Some men have crit
icized us for leaving the words patrio-
tism and morality out of our proposed
constitution. They declare that that
own armies and leave his daughters
to the brOthel.
1.-The man who will support a sys-
tenn that will force girls to life Of
shame,-weii, as for him-I have more
respect for Benedict Arnold than for
him. We desire to make this the
most democratic government in the
world, in spite OF all lawyers between
here and hades and we are going to
put this bill through before we quit"
Representative OF Mercer county,
also spoke for the league. He said
that III the farmers were to leave
their legislation to the minority in the
house, they would not get relief until
voters.
Thursday afternoons session of
the house came to a close at IL: 35
o'clock this noon with House Bill "A
still under consideration. On the re-
convenirg at g o'clock, the bill was
made a special order 1t is very prob
able that an evening session will be
held in order to dispose of it today.
Representative Tenneson continued
his discussion and was followed by
Representatives Miller, Mees, Mac
koff, lMoen and Rice. Representative
IMackoff declared that A was the
greatest fraud and most colossal piece
Of grandstand play ever perpetrated
on the public and that its author had
no confidence in the bill and did not
expect it to pass. Blanchard had
taken the floor when the motion for
adjournment until o'clock was made.
Representative. B. G. Tenneson of Far
go, second minority member to op-
pose the passage of the bill, declared
that instead of Lynn J. Frazier being
governor of North Dakota he would
be the head of an employment bureau
of more than 1000 officers. He stat
ed that the bill, if passed, would place
more power in the hands of the gov.
ernor than is entrusted to the car
of Russia, and asked why all thisi
power be given to a single man.
House ELL Al steamed into the
house after the engrossing and en-
rolling clerks had worked on the
measure all Wednesday night and up
to a half hour before the house con-
vened yesterday afternoon. It was
given the full right of way, side-track-
ing such temperance measures as 81
and 80 and Bill 45, relating to the
appointment of state board of re-
gents, which were on the calendar for
their final reading.
Doubt was expressed by both the
majority and the minority leaders
this morning whether the bill would
be voted on today. 1t is certain that
the majority members intend to give
the opposition all privileges of the
floor. League members, it was said
by Attorney William Lemke, will
have few words to say in defense of
the bill. ..s --
Permanent location of the North Da- |
kota State fair in Fargo has been ap-
proved by Non-partisan league eau
Gus and Representative Stair, Botti- |
neau county, said today he would in
trOduce a bill within day or two
with that object in view. The state.l
fair issue was considered In a caucus
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