Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-07
MISS NELSON'S :.
POWER LIMITED
Bill, Believed Inspired by
Macdonald. Passed
Yesterday
(By Staff Correspondent

Bismarck, N. D.. Feb. 6.-After SEN
sational% charges had been made
against c. w. Finwall, assistant sup
~erintendent of the enforcement league.
the house this afternoon finally passed
Representative Hoare's moonshino
bill, which makes it unlawful to pos
sess liquor.
The house also passed House Bill
81. commonly believed to AVE been
inspired by Mel c. Macdonald, the
man whom Miss Nelson, in spite Of
his having the leagues endorsement.
defeated by more than 5000 votes last
fall.
League forces were surprised when
Representative Harris of Mercer, one
of their strongest members, voted with
h minority. He declared that h
bill was nothing more than an attack
upon Miss Nelson and an attempt to
legislate her powers away. A few
other leaguers Joined Mr.. Harris.
There was very little debate on the
bill, which definitely removes from
the jurisdiction of the superintendent
of public instruction the certificate of
teachers n gives h state board Of
education a very elastic control over
the fixing Of teachers qualifications.
Representative Burl Carr Of Barnes,
n Of the minority members, also
spoke against the bill. He said that
it was an attempt to legislate Miss
NELSON out OF office.
Albert Would Gust Finwall
Previous to the vote on House Bill
&C, the law enforcement leagues
moonshine measure, Representative
Albert introduced resolutions that al
legged that on February 4, Finwall APP
preached J. J. ALBERT, John Nathan
and Henry Nathan, members of the
assembly. to whom he did then and
there say that it, "a their duty to
support and vote fora house bill &c.
instead of opposing it and voting
against: it as they had:idone, and that
he had threatened them with exposure
to&!the scorn of their constituents If
they did not do as he directed. There
fore, the resolution %recites. said Fin
wall did in the grossest and
language violate the provisions of
Section 1887 of the Compiled Laws of
North Dakota for 1913, using undue,
warranted and illegal methods to in
fuence the action and vote Of these
said members upon House Bill No. 66.'
Therefore the house is asked to re-
solve that "the sergeant at arms to be
instructed II directed to eject the
said Finwall from this house cham.
Der; that the board Of control OF
North Dakota be requested to instruct
building to eject said Finwall from
said building at any time that he may
appear in either place during the re.
nqinder of this legislative session anC
that h attorney general Of the state
is hereby instructed to file a crimina
complaint against said Finwall, as pei
Section 1898 Of the Compiled Laws o.
North Dakota, for 1913, on thu
charges preferred in this resolution
this in order to protect the member.
of-this house from being harassed
slandered, maligned and intimidatee
and from such corrupt practices a:
has been perpetrated on the member
OF said house by said Finwall, and o,
order that thermembers may proceed
in an orderly ann to carry GU
their W and their constituent
wishes. The resolution was referred
to the committee on state affairs O
which Walter J. Maddox of Noun
trail is chairman.
Disfranchisement Claimed
While a member of the majorit,
prevented the reading of a protes
from Sargent county citizens agains
the unseating Of Peter Weber in favo
of~Frank Riba, the communication
will appear in the house journal TO
the thirty-first day.
The resolutions declared that tn
. house by its action in this contest dis
franchised 125 voters CT FOREMAN
that suck action was unfair and Who'll
: IT unsupported by facts, condition
and evidence in. the matter; that til
majority report of the elections com
mittee vas an uncalled for and un
. warranted attack upon the honest
and integrity of the election board G
the Forman precinct; that the geners
y election of November S was fairly an
honestly conducted in Forman pre-
cinct and that a fair canvass was ha
and that the votes were honestly an
correctly counted by said electio
board.
The communication expresses TIL
belief that the hodse by its action ha
unjustifable infrjnged upon the right
of American citizens. has wrongful
II DISTINGUISHED 1875 voters and withor
cause and reason has overriden tn