St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-23

make the first exhibit of it's CONNER
ciai and Industrial standing at time
when business was depressed and
stagnant, was the height of folly,
leaving out of the question the consid-
Grafton of expense.
Representative P. H Kelly stood
alone in the Ramsey county delega-
ton in opposition to the idea of a
commercial and Industrial census. He
pointed out the folly of taking such
a census under existing conditions
when all branches of industry were
ianguishing, and when the state would
show to the worst possible disadvan-
tage. He maintained that it was es-
sentlal to enumerate the population
In compliance with the mandate of
the constitution for the purpose of re-
districting the state, but held that it
would be unwise to go further than
that. Throughout the discussion he
gave an active support to Jacobson,
Staples and the other members who
opposed the bill, and was largely in
strumental in accomplishing it's de-
feat.
FEIG SHIFTED AROUND.
Mr.. Feig, in the earlier stages of the
discussion, strongly favored the bill,
but as Jacobson, Gibbs, Lockwood,
Scoheld and the other hard hitters put
on the gloves and took rap at it, he
gradually receded from his original
position and finally voted with the
majority which killed the bill and in
structed the committee to draw anoth-
er Dill providing for a census of the
population only.
Mr.. Johns favored the bill very
strongly ard made warm speech in
Its favor, saying that in the face of the
charge that the state was on the down
grade, We should have an inspection
that would determine just where we
stand.
Mr.. Wright, chairman of the census
committee, and author of the bill. plead
ed earnestly for it's passage, declaring
mat the state had no reason to fear a
disclosure of the true conditions. To
this Mr. Dingman replied that it would
be folly for the house to pass sucb a
measure as this. for it would surely be
defeated in the senate any how. Mr.
wright and Mr.. Dahl called Mr.. Ding
man to order on this point, claiming
mat he had no right to use the senate
some dispute the chair sustained the
point, and Mr.. Dingman subsidized with
a parting shot.
MT Jacobson was evidently saving
ms Wlhd and ammunition for some
.hihg later on, and took but little part
III the discussion on the Staples amend
iheht' and when vote was taken il
stood 81 to 40 against the amendment.
Mr.. Feig moved an amendment to AL
low the superintendent of census. who
is the secretary of state, $1,000 a wear
salary instead of the $1,000 allowed by
the bill. Mr.. Gibbs thought it was
entirely unnecessary to allow the sec
retary of state any additional COM
pensation, as he already had a liberal
salary, and Mr.. jacobson sent up an
amendment to strike out the whole of
section 27. which reads as follows:
section ~. AS a compensat ton for his
services as superintendent of the CEN
sus, the secretary of state shall receive
the sum of $1,000, and there shall be
paid to the chief census clerk the sum
OF $l,oO, and to the second chief clerk
the sum of $1,000
LIKE A WARD CAUCUS.
To the CONSERVATION of the friends
OF the bill the amendment carried. and
while the iron was hot, Jacobson kept
pounding away at it. The utmost con-
FUSION followed, Messrs Johns, Sander.
Gibbs. Dahl and others vainly seeking
TO gain the speakers eye Mr.. Sander
was so 1nsistent for recognition that
the speaker called down the whole
house and refused to recognize any
one until order was restored. Mr..
DAM then proposed an amendment to
re-insert section 27 but Mr.. Jacobson
promptly coppered the proposition on
a point of order, which was sustained
by the chair.
Mr.. Warner offered an amendment
providing salary of 81 600 for the sec
rotary of state, explaining that the
secretary would have additional du-
ties to perform and should be compen-
stated. This would not go either, but
Jacobson had better luck with an
amendment for making the limit o.
pay for canvassers SO a. day or cents a
name, with 10 cents for each farm
listed, and no mileage to be allowed
except in extremely isolated localities.
Another squabble arose over the
question of a call of the house, but
this was decided by the chair in favor
of the friends of the bill, and this was
accepted by them as a favorable omen.
Before the roll was called, Jacobson
again squared himself, and savagely
attacked the bill. denouncing it as a.
scheme to furnish employment for a
lot of political workers and caucus
fxers who had a pull. If such census
was to be taken, it should be done
under the supervision of the county
auditors, who were most familiar with
the various locations. He said the bill
had been shorn of some of its worst
features, but he could not support 1t,
even if it was. There was no call for
an Industrial census at this time, and
if it were attempted it would be found
that it would cost a quarter of a mill
ion dollars before it was finished Mr..
Robbins and Mr.. Lockwood joined Mr.
jacobson in opposition. Mr. Wright
made one more plea for the bill, and
when the roll was called there were
only AZ votes in its favor, with so
against.
Mr.. Jacobson moved that the census
committee be instructed to frame a
new bill providing for the taking of a
census of the population only, and this