The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-01
JACOBSON CALLED AGAIN.
His Little Lash Using Force From
Com slant Use.

Mr. Jacobson and Mr. Schmidt ex-
changed mutual expressions of distin-
gulshed consideration in a little debate
winch came Immediately before the
noon recess upon the proposition to
make special order for the Douglas
rate bill.
Mr.. Douglas asked to have his bill.
II. r. 352, made the special order for
tomorrow at 1920 o'clock The speak
er gave notice that he should rule that
1e required a tWO-thirds vote to sus-
pend the rules and take the bill off gen
eral orders. This necesSitated seven
ty-six affirmative votes, and the friends
or the Douglas bill realized that they
would be unable to force this policy
The principal opposition came from
Mr. Schmidt, of Duluth. He not only
was opposed to the bill, but he was OPP
posed to the policy of setting special
orders for bills
This opposition reused Jacobson's ire
He brushed his hair and started in
upon denunciation of the obstruc-
tionists. He said he wanted to remind
the gentleman from st. Louis that he.
too, had some bills for which he would
be anxious to obtain favOrs by having
them placed upon general orders. One
of these was the re-apportionment bill
which the people of the northern part
of the state were most anxious to have
DESTROYS of such legislation. He want
ed to say that unless this bill was Civ
en- fair show that the reapportion-
ment would never become a law.
Mr.. Foss poured oil on the troubled
waters. He was sorry there was any
opposition to making the special order,
and wanted the two sides to compro-
mise
Mr.. Schmidt was next recognized and
he read Mr. Jacobson lecture upon
his coercive methods, which brought
out volley of applause when he con-
Guided. He said: so far as 1 know I
was born in the United States. and 1
have always insisted upon the right to
do my own thinking. 1 have never
permitted myself to be driven by the
WhiplaSh of any man. If my mouth
is to be closed, if I am not to have the
right to speak, if 1 am not to be allowed
to express my opinions without a
threat that the rights of representation
of the people of st. Louis county are
to be jeopardized, the sooner know it
the better. But I do not fear anything
of that kind from this house. The
gentlemen who sit here are fair-minded
enough to do the people of my district
justice even though / may vote as L
believe is right and against the wishes
of some of them. 1 say 1 believe the
house is made up Of fair-minded men,
and L do not like to have any member
crack the lash over my head. AS for
favorS, / can say that, so far as / re-
member, there was only one occasion
when I asked for special favor, and
that was only to have two bills, which
were directly connected, considered at
the same time"
Then Mr.. Schmidt continued his ar
gument against so many special orders.
Mr. Jacobson replied and qualified his
previous remarks very materially. He
said it was not a threat that he in
tended to make; it was rather in the
nature of a reminder to Mr.. Schmidt
and others who were interested in re-
apportionment and other measures
that it was only by making special or
ders that these bills could receive the
consideration they demanded. He in
sisted that this was one of the leading
bills of the session, and whether it was
finally defeated or passed it could not
be hurried through by either side.
Henry Johns could not lose the op-
portunity to say a few words, for the
purpose of rubbing salt into the
wounds made by the cutting sarcasm Of
Mr. Schmidt. He reminded the leaders
of the house that the other members
also had rights and feelings.
Mr.. Meyers moved that the special
order be set for Tuesday at 10 o'clock.
Mr. Laing advocated a compromise
as to the time for the special order. He
should not feel bound to vote for the
bill although he wanted 1t to have a
fair show. Mr.. Staples spoke in much
the same tenor and urged the two sides
to get together. Compromise was not
in the air, and the Meyers amendment
was adopted, after which the motion
for a special order was adopted and the
Douglas bill will be on the boards
Tuesday forenoon.