The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-03-03

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false or slandeo even unfair when they condemned the
League program as soealiste that it win tend to the
public schools he contention of Burtness of Grant
Forks in resentng on behalf of the minority the charges made
Because this Of the most important Of
the session. the senate record of the proceedings given
: - BuRTNEss 4REPLYs q
BURTNESS: Inasmuch the Resolution has passed
comply with wishes House. minutes
oe but he that not
obtain It from the desk and desire the unanimous consent
(oejection rased> win not destroy it. viii hand
safely want to it while make remarks want every
raper and printed the Journal In view Of the statements just
ey us "s s oppon he THING w% he
for that we should do, wish to make this statement again
cause desired the motion passed to adopt it. to look it
over to keep it in my hands while talk on it. in order to
asst handed to that time for that priv
proceed to talk on the matter as the Resolution
from the reading thereof few minutes ago. But would
the extreme and privilege of this House. hold that
resolution in my hands while am making my remarks
or the Clerk else r Burtness here handed
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tributed throughout the state the official stationery of
voters North Dakota charging that the intent
purpose Of this legislative assembly: :.
To plunge the state into debt that will require the col
lection annually of more than twice as large general tax
To ruin the states credit; 49,. ~ d. :''.. ~ .-.@-
TO appropriate $2ooooooo for importing at the states
l. W. VS. and their sympahizers in such numbers
that they vote the property of citizens
To take it by means Of boycott or other mob rule"
want to say this that believe that there is being Dis
with the copy made part hereof but want 70 BRAND
that it is being distributed throughout tue State on the
t alton Y the House. will pass the next
cause want to consider first the statements made in the
~ Mo 10 aandoro
tend to impair the good and of
ASSEMBLY,
are false and apparently made for the purpose
ana Of this
signed endorsed by following members this legs
''''ys 's S ts d tR''sT t9s
these stat ne isa ana sanderoa
that they are resolution then reces: whereas
he members the whose . appear
false That provision must Be divided into two classes
esafye assembly whose names appear thereon have Been
s. made there they have been associated with u.s. pre-
sumo eans that these members have been associated with
And have no doubt was in tie mind Of the State
Affairs Committee that has introduced this resolution was
that while the members of the minority least those whose
names appear on the resolution given their certificates
not in fact members Of the Legislative Assembly because
they did the card which allowed them to enter
the recesses Of know
that there going broadcast throughout
the State in the official journal of this House. positive state
nent to the effect that these whose upon
tie referred Of the Legislative
Assembly. thought ut least given the honor OF
being members of this famous body. We have drawn
mileage and diem but in the last day and what
presume the closing this Legislative Assembly
told black white by this resolution adopted by
this House that have not been members but have simply
been "assocating with u.s. whoever they may be
to the last clause in that paragraph think can show
little later that from point of view have
knowledge that the statements contained the statement
that has distributed untrue but that actually
believe that they are true '', 'f"~s E+ 81.
though have become rather call0used
though become rather throughout the
last fy.fve days. there things that still hurt
There things that do that still hurt the
feelings of some of We get caoused say when
gentlemen the floor of this House and charge the
members of the minority with being organized sent
here big here by the Chamber of Commerce.
poute despo of the State Of North Dakota
calloused when hear remarks from different
parts of the House charging with dishonesty and
ruptiOn charging with being here
willing anything for filthy ucre And If the gentlemen
the floor of this House have
believed them blame them in the closing hours
of this session to offer and to this paragraph
it further resolved that the members of this legislative
assembly whose names said statement be at
forded opportunity at This time of dtsclamng af
frng their approval and acceptance of the statements
therein made; Er.z-ee .-az4e<4s
It further resolved that condemn unworthy q
public confidence member of this Legislative
assembly approves false libelous and
poisonous statement" .assaa-s. EFss
Several of the members this House already
knWedEed that they signed the statement that they affirm
you gentlemen solemn upon this roll call have
each of them unworthy of public trust and
fdence: And l. for going to tell you that
signed you condemned
6O knOv yUhof tho nth