St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20
Members Of the House Squeleh
the Life Out Of Henry
Georges Pet Theories.
The st. Louis Representatives
Exchange Polite Parlia-
mentary PleaSantr.es.
KeyeS' Bill for a Constitu-
tional Convention a Hard
Nut to Crack.
An Economic Spasm Saizes a
Few Legislators and Gre
ateS a Flare.

Work was uppermoSt in the minds of
the members of the house yesterday,
and large number Of bills were taken
uD and advanced stage or finally dis
posed of. The days session was the
longest yet held by the house, opening
at 10 O'Clock ard, with an hour and
half recess tor dinner, concluding at
6:30. The only discussions of note were
those raised in the committee of the
whole upon the bills providing for 4
constitutional convention and the sub
mission to the people OF an amendment
whereby villages, towns. cities or coun-
ties can adopt the single tax system.
The discussion on the latter measure
was the most diversified, and upon 1t
there is strong following on either
side of the question.
The West Duluth Fight.
The bill for the incorporation of West
Duluth received another airing in the
house yesterday. The bill had ben re-
ported back by the committee Oh towns
and counties, and.On its second reading,
Mr.. BOyd,o st. Louis, proposed 10 have
it made special order for this III ,rnng
Immediately after the rcadlnS of the
journal. Mr.. Kendall AMI MIR. Kinney,
also of st. Louis, opposed. They
wanted the bill to taAe its regular
course oil general orders. Mr.. Kendall
got in his usual dig at his colleague. Mr..
Boyd, referring TO him as the gentle
man from the tail end of Duluth. who
came there TO miSrepreSent his cOnStitu-
ents."
Mr.. Kinney deprecated these person.
alities. Mr.. Boyd has conducted him
self as gentleman, and what he (Mc-
Kinney wanted was thorough discus
sion of the bill upon its merits.
Mr.. Boyd made manly replYsto Mr..
Kendall. He did not come from the
"tail end of Duluth" but from West
Duluth; aud while he might stand with
the minority, right and justice was Oh
his side. The insiluatiOns of Mr.. Ken
dali were unfair, ungentlemaniy and
dlscourteous. He did not want 10 make
this bill personal issue. but he did ask
that it should be disposed Of upon its
merits. The people OF West Duluth
asked for Incorporation; it was for the
msmbers of the house to say whether
their petitions be given any weight, or
the matter disposed OF according to the
wish of outsiders.
The motion of Mr.. Boyd was carried:
80 yeas, 80 NAYS. The speaker then
found tnat before the motion could be
carried the rules should have been sus-
pended. AT the suggestion OF several
members MIR. Bovd withdrew his mo-
ton. and the bill will go upon general
orders in the usual course.
Covers tlae Levee.
Mr.. Walsh. r. A., of Ramsey, intro
duced bill which provides that where
a municipal or other corporation ac-
quires property rights in, for or upon a
street, levee, lane, boulevard. etc, by
deed, condemnation or otherwise. and
thereafter abandons it or uses it for any
other purpose than that for which it
was so acquired, 1t thereby fOrfeits its
title and the former owner may bring
eJectment against the occupant.
An Economic Spasm.
A few members of the house had an
opportunity to air their economic pro-
cliVties in the disbursement of the
states money. Owing to the mass Of
work done by the judiciary committee
stenographer was considered neceS-
sary. A resolution was proposed au-
thoriZing the appointment of stenog-
rapher, but this was opposed by MIR.
could we'll do the work of the COM
mittee. Mr.. Stockwell also placed him
self inOppOslton to the appointment, re-
marking that number OF idle clerks
sitting around the house might he re-
Quired to do the work. Mr.. Bdttley took
issue with Mr. StockWelI, and the two
exchanged pleasantrieS, when MIR. Kin
ney got IN a little of his irony: MIR.
Speaker, careful calculation, based on
mathematical progression, shows that
enough time has now been consumed
by the house TO fully compensate the
needed stenographer and leave bal
ance OF $76.4O." This was greeted with
laughter. and vote was at once taken
Yeas 78, nays 10. MessrS. Bjorge,
Capser. Gildea, Gilmore. Hadlund, Hol-
Ter, Knudson, Diep0der, Stockwell
and Wahlund voted in the negative.
A Constitution.
Mr.. Bell, of Ramsey, opposed the
Keyes bill, calling for a convention to
revise the constitution, delivering an
exhaustive and eloquent address. For
the reason that the people of this state
were in turmoil, he submitted wheth-
er this was the time for constitutional
convention. He thought not, and en-
larged upon the weighty Importance
which a revision OF the constitution in
volyed.
Mr.. Walsh. r. A., suggested that the
bill, considering its Importance. be made
a special order for March i.
Mr.. Keyes did not desire 10 press the
question. He wanted full discussion
OF the bill, but was opposed to putting
that off indefinitely. Mr.. Keyes car
ried his point, and it was decided TO re-
port progress on the bill.
Opposed to Single Tax.
The bill, introduced by Mr.. Walsh, NJ,
introducing the thin end of the wedge
of single tax, was summarily treated.
Mr.. Greer, of Wabasha, strenuOusly op-
posed the bill, moving its indefinite
postponement. Mr. Walsh, K. A.,
thought that the bill should be properly
discussed. There were many good
points in it. and he suggested the COM
mittee report progress upon it. Mr..
Greer replied that the members could
gain no more information on the sub
ject than they now possessed. Let them
decide the question at once. Mr.. Glldea
thought that the matter should be left
to the people. If a city or county want
ed the single tax, well let them have it.
Mr.. Knudson argued that they were
wasting time in discussing TINS bill,
and in this he was supported
by Mr.. Turrell and Mr. Searle. The
latter referred to the carelessness with
which constitutional amendments were
voted upon BY the people. lie only be-
lieped in submitting amendments 10 the
people when there was weli-detined
caH for 1t. In the present Case, outside
of few individuals, there was no call
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