St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-18
FOR AN INCOME TAX.
The Senate Passes the Bill to
Subject 1t to a Vote OF
the People.
Senator's O'Brien and Keller
Have a Lively Tilt on
TWine Machines.
The Testimony Of the Sena-
tOrial Investigation Will
Now Be Printed.
Considerable Routine Work
Accomplished in a Short
Session.

The most notable achievement of the
Democratic and Alliance senators was
won after hard fight yesterday, when.
by a vote of 81 to IA, the bill submitting
to the people at the next election the
question of the amending Of tho consti-
tuition OF the state so as to allow the
levy and collection of an income tax.
Led by Senators Dean and Tawney the
Republicans made a hard fight against
the measure, but the opposition, under
the guidance of the 'little giant from
Meeker," Senator Leavitt. and Senators
DOnnelly, Lommtn. La Due and Wood,
met and answered every point made by
the eloquent Ramsey county senator
and the brilliant representative Of Wi
mona.
OF course the passage of this bill does
not mean that an income tax Is To De
levied and collected at Once-indetd up
wards of three years must elapoe before
such law can go into effect If success
ful in the house, before the governor
and the people. In the fall of 1892 the
voters OF the state will have an oppor-
tunity to vote for or against the amend
ment proposed 10 the constitution 10y
this bill OF Senator Leavitt. Ii adopted
by the people the duty OF passing law
regulating the taxation of incomes will
devolve upon the next legislature.
For some reason the Republican sena-
tors do not seem to be quite so anxious
as they were for the publication of the
report of the Doodle investigating com
mittee Of the legislature of 1889, but it
Will be published just the same. When
the Republicans took up this subject
and headed by Senator John Day Smith,
insisted upon its publication, fhey did
SO with the idea that the opposition
senators no longer cared to have the
testimony printed. Their design was
to cast the Odium of its suppression
upon their enemies. The scheme did
not work. and Mr.. Smiths motion pre-
vailed and it was ordered printed.
Through the fear that perhaps
something would creep into this pub
licati0n that they would not like,
Republican senator asked for the APP
pointment of committee of three, con-
sisting of Senators Day, Crandall and
SevatSOn, to supervise Its publication.
Secretary Van Duzee, in whose hands
the testimony now is, has several times
rendered it to this committee, but they
declined to accept it. This fact coming
to the knowledge of Senator La Due,
he offered motion yesterday morning,
which was adopted, discharging this
committee and directing the secretary
TO take charge of the matter and See
that the printing was done. Senator
Day favored the motion and explained
the delay, which he attributed to fall
ure to secure meeting OF tile commit
tee.
The Work Of the Day
was commenced with the usual amount
of pyrotechnics yesterday ih the senate,
Senator Stevens commencing the trouble
by Offering resolution allowing 10
cents per day to each senator for news
papers. After numerous amendments.
the whole matter was indefinitely post
poned. Senator DOnnelly sent up Pc
tition from the people of Douglass
county asking for annual sessions of the
legislature, and Senators Stockton and
Davis several against the passage OF
laws increasing the liability or employ
erS to employees.
Senator O'Brien. who seems to have
been investigating the twlne machinery
business quite extensively Of late, now
arose, with telegram in his hand, and,
with blood in the eye nearest Senator
Keller, said:
Il rise TO question Of privilege. l
made the statement III caucus short |
time ago that John Good made no ma
chinery that would make twine as we |
desired. l desire TO have this telegram |
read"
NEW YORK, Feb. 14-Hon. J. 8. OBrien, |
ST. Paul, Mimi: My machinery will make |
twiue from MANILA siral, New leland hax |
and American hemp. JOHN GOOD.
Mr.. O'Brien claimed that the Good |
machinery would not do the work re-
quired by the people of this state, and |
declared that the telegram showed that |
fact. Senator Keller also rose to a |
question OF privilege, and literally |
dumped all over" the senator from
Washington. And thus ended the sec |
ond chapter Of the Keller-O' Brien diff |
culties amid considerable laughter.
Senator La Due offered a resolution |
dschaiging the committee appointed to |
supervise the printing of the testimony |
taken after the senatorial contest two |
years ago and few days ago ordered |
printed by the senate. MIR. La Dues |
motion directed the secretary To hand it |
over to the printer and see that it was |
printed. In urging the passage of this |
resolution the Rock county senator |
stated that the secretary had rendered |
the testimony to the committee several |
times, but it had been declined. This |
committee was made up as follows: |
Senators Day, John Day Smith, Seyat-
son and Mayo.
Senator Day explained that he had at
tempted to get meeting OF the commit |
tee, but had so far been unable to do SO. !
The committee wished the testimony |
printed. and if the motion was not car
RED it would be done at once. Senators !
Donnelly. Mayo and Leavitt favored the |
motion and it was adopted by a vote Of |
q to II. The ''Scrapping" being at an |
end, the
Introduction OF Bills
commenced, the following being intro
duced:
By Mr.. Crandall, Senate File No BOP
Amending the law regulating the state pub |
lie schools. Schools.
By Mr.. Crandall. Senate File No. 3o3-Ap- |
propriating money for state public schools. !
Finance.
BY Mr. Bell. Senate File No 3O4--Amend- |
ing the law allowing Hennepin. scott and |
Dakota counties to construct bridges over |
Mississippi river. Local legislation.
By Mr. Probstfield. Senate File No. 305- |
license money for the construction OF four |
mill. Local legislation.
By Mr. Hammer, Senate File NO. 306-To |
protect trout placed III streams OF the state. |
Game and game laws.
BY Mr.. Hammer, Senate File Nc. 307- |
Amending the game laws relating 10 raising
and propagation of brook trout. Game and |
game laws
BY Mr.. stevens Senate File No 30S-Le- |
galizing certificates Of sale in certain cases. |
Judiciary.
By Nr. Eaton, Senate File No. 900-Annex- |
ing the village of Mauritius to the village ~ |
Monticello. Local legislation.