The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-04-10
MANY HEAR /.
H. MCCONNELL
SPEAKER EXPLAINS LEGISLA-
TION PASSED AT BISMAFrK
TO LARGE CROWD. State

TION PASSED AT BISMAFrT
TO LARGE CROWD. State T
Lieut.. P. H. Mcconnell, who appear
ed here Friday afternoon and address
ed large audience at the Grand
Theatre on the legislation recently
enacted at Bismarck, was a very in
teresting speaker.
In his opening remarks he told of
how the state Of North Dakota had
gone over the top in the subscription
Of Liberty Loan bonds, and showed
that North Dakota was one of the
most loyal states in the union. After
q few remarks on the League of Ma
tions the speaker took up the league
program in North Dakota.
Lieut.. cCoAnell, who has seen very
nearly two years of army life, was
very emphatic in his praise Of what
the farmer legislature had done for
the soldier boys and said that this
state had done more for the returned
soldiers than any other and that now
several Of the other states were copy
ing the plan made possible in this
state by the Nonpartsan legislature.
The Bank Of North Dakota came
in for lengthy remarks and the speak
er stated that this new banking insti-
tuition was the very backbone Of the
league program and without it every
thing would be complete failure. He
urged the hearty support Of all for
this bank.
The elevator bill was next taken up
and Mr. Mcconnell related how in
former years the farmers would send
someone or go themselves to Bismarck
to try and get the legislature to ap-
propriate money toward the building
Of an elevator and how each time
nothing but promises could ever be
gotten out of the Legislators until the
Nonpartisan league members them
selves passed a terminal elevator bill
which will mean millions of dollars
saving every year to the farmers of
this state. The bonding act was taken
up next and the fact that the state is
bonding for the sum of ST., ,000, 900 was
shown to be very small item when
almost every city within the state is
already bonding and their aggregate
far exceeds the $4,000, 900 which the
state will bond for. The hail insur-
ance bill is another Of the measures
explained by the speaker and in which
league members especially were inter-
ested. Under the plan Of the bill ev-
cry crop is insured by the state from
the start and later on, if anyone SO
desires, withdrawal clause is at
Stached, and if exercised any land
owner may come out from in un-
der the hail insurance law and run
his own risks. This insurance will al
so be given at very low rate Of cost,
in fact it is estimated that the cost
to the farmers will be only about Ia
or 1-3 as much as under the old line
policies.
The Educational bill with the addi-
tional powers given to the Superin-
tendent Of Public instruction was dis
cussed at some length and the speak
er labelled as false the accusations be-
ing made by the Independent Voters
Association that this bill takes all the
powers Of the office away from the
State Superintendent. Under the old
law the State Superintendent was q
member of a board Of nine, while now
she is a member Of board of five.
The speaker referred to the news
paper bill as his favorite and explain
ed that North Dakota ard probably
one or two other states Of the union
were the only states in which there
were three official papers in every
county. TIL newspaper bill provides
for one official newspaper in each
county, which is the system at the
present time in Minnesota. Here the
speaker again referred to the dope
being used by the Independent Voters
Association is their plea that this new
measure will forever do away with the
Independent press Of North Dakota. A
very good sample Of the present Gin
dependent" press Of this state is cited
in the publications now being used
BY the Independent Voters associa-
tion. III
!. III lis closinb remarks, Mr.. McCon-
nell told how the big peckers and the
big men Of the country had made mill
ions out Of the war and how the small
fellow will have to stand the bulk Of
the burden Of our war debt.
Lieut.. Mcconnell is very forceful
speaker and all those who had the
pleasure Of hearing him speak were
well pleased with his address,
War Lecture AT Grand
Tomorrow night friday at $50
b. na. Captain w. r. Simmie Of the
3rd Bn Canadian Army will give .