St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-09
A FIGHT IN SIGHT.
Continued From First Page.

In the dilemma the house will be
compelled to adopt one of three
courses: % it will have to reconsider
the vote by which the F'oss report
was adopted and enter into that
matter again, showing that the rates
are not just and equitable; (2) commit
the companies to the control of the
railroad commission, with the formal
Endorsement of the house and the i'm
piled injunction not to disturb the
rates, or 81 defeat the Miller bill
Representative Staples, supported
by his usual strong following in the
house, will lead in the attempt to
reconsider the vote by which the
FoSs report was adopted, and here
will be nice little fight, all in the
Republican party, for if the house
reverses this report, it will be con-
fesSion that some very naughty
practices have been permitted in the
holy of holes, to which the Repub-
licans hold the only key, and it will
dispel some very popular Illusions.
This fact will not, however, deter Mr..
Staples from making a fight, to
which he has already committed
/ himself, nor will it cost the gentle
man from Dakota county the loss of
many of his personal followers.
Members are looking forward to the
presentation of the Miller bill in the
lower house with mingled feelings of
trepidation and satisfaction-trepida
ton at the thought of party split
and satisfaction at the prospect OF
righting wrong which has seemed
inevitable ever since the Miller bill
received favorable consideration in the
senate. The partisan Republicans are
inclined to let the Miller bill go to de-
feat rather than publish the reelection
on the committee of investigation
which would be contained in the re-
consideration of the vote by which its
report was adopted. The Populists and
Democrats have no particular interest
in the matter. except to prevent the
preparation of an Imposition on the
people, while the independent Repub-
licans, of whom there are quite a NUM-
Der, are ready to fight any proposition
which comes along.
NO EXEMPTION FROM ROYALTY.
The session of the house yesterday
was an uneveltful one, though decis-
i've action was taken upon several mat
tiers of consequence. AT the forenoon
session q bitter and successful fight
was made on Mr.. Johns favorite meas
ure, the proposition to exempt FROM
the payment of royalty all iron ore
smelted within the state. The country
members led in the opposition, and al
though the bill had oEce been recon-
mended to pass the fight yesterday re-
suited in its indefinite postponement.
Mr.. Jones, of Todd county, created a
wild sensation by a motion to recall
the Stevens anti-pool bill from the
special committee on crimes and pun
ishments, to which ii had been referred
in order that the house might avail it
self of the opportunity to strike an
other blow at gambling on the state
fair grounds. Mr.. Jones threw out
some rather pointed insinuations that
there was an organized effort to stran-
gle the bill in the committee, and his
proposition to recall 1t was adopted
The bill is rather more offensive to the
lessees of the race track than was the
one introduced by Mr.. Horton two
years ago, which had stormy career
and several close calls.
The house remained in session for the
greater part of the day, and recon-
| mended the following bills for passage:
s. f. 436-An act to permit county
| funds to be expended on town roads
/ Stockton. To pass. to
he's. Fl. 489-Requiring bonds for pub
lie contractors, etc. ---.
H. F. 526-Relating to the incorpo-
| ration of villages.
H. F.. 6S9-Relating to instruction in
! public schools.
/ H. F. 1910 amend section of ar
! ticle of the Constitution.
| H. F. 431-To provide. for the dis
| charge of sureties upon the bonds of
public officers.
| H. F. Officiating to poundmasters.
H. F. 643-With reference to actions
| brought for injury to minor children.
H. F. 199-For the relief of H. Dillery.
HI. F. 6&-To require commission mer-
| chants to keep a record of sales.
III. F. 693-To authorize counties to
| employ attorneys in certain cases.
| s. 3. 375, to forfeit rights of Hast
ings g. Dakota Railway company.
| s. F. 292, to allow town insurance
companies to change the location OF
| their office.
| S. F. 34, relating to the salaries OF
county auditor and treasurer in coun-
| ties having a population of 100000 or
over, and fixing the salaries of such
| officers at S., 600 per annum.
| H. f. AS, to amend chapter 46, Cen
| eral laws of 1889.
H. f. "a, relating to notaries public.
ANOTHER RAILROAD BILL.
| Senator Young's bill to forfeit the
Hastings & Dakota land grant was
| the feature of the afternoon session.
| w nen the bill was reached on general
orders, Mr.. Littleton advised that 1t
be referred to the judiciary committee,
holding that if the company had car
ried out it's contract it had earned it's
grant and no power of the legislature
could abrogate the contract at this
time. In support of his position he
submitted the report of the sub-com-
mittee of the senate judiciary COM
! mittee of 1893, when the bill was de-
feated in the senate.
Mr.. Jacobson followed Mr.. Littleton
in one of the most forcible arguments
which he has made during the session.
lie SalQ all CnaL was asked by the
friends Of the bill was to put the squat
| tiers on these disputed lands in a po-
sition to demand their rights and go
before the courts and the land de-
partment at Washington with fair
show of getting their rights. He re-
ferred in scathing terms to the man
ner in which the bill was defeated in
the senate two years ago, and init
mated that the same tactics were be-
ing attempted at this session.
Mr.. Staples Endorsed all that had been
said by Mr.. jacobson, and added some
pointed insinuations as to the cfiarac-
ter Of the opposition.
This did not deter J. N. Jones, ''the
nonpareil," from going on record in
favor of what he termed a common
sense treatment Of the case. In view
of the position taken by the senate jul
dietary committee on the Anderson
railroad land taxation bill, he was not
disposed to accept as final the dictum
of that committee, and thought the