The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-19
JUDGE IITTLET0N'S CHATTEII
MORTGAGE BILL RECONSIDERED
By THE HOUSE.
THE AUTHOR WILL REVISE IT..
ANOTHER STEP TAKEN IN THE d.
RECTION OF A STATE REAP
PORTIONNIENT.
The Senate Not to Consist of Over
90 Members and the House I2O
Members,

Judge Littleton's new chattel mort
gage law, which was turned down by
the house a day or two ago, was taken
up yesterday long enough to allow q
vote for reconsideration, which was
unanimous. When the house was called
to order at the afternoon session,
Judge Littleton rose and explained the
reasons for the motion he was about
TO make. He believed, he said, the
former defeat Of the measure in the
house was due rather to an imperfect
understanding on the part of the men,
bers than on account Of any unfair
or unjust provisions. The present
chattel mortgage law was a protection
to the sharks who were robbing the
people who found themselves obliged
to borrow money. His law, he thought,
was an Improvement. He asked that
when the vote to reconsider had been
found to be favorable to him, that the
measure be laid upon the table until
the members could better acQuaint
themselves with the details.
Mr.. Foss said that Judge LittIeton
had been given all the courtesy due
him, and that, If the vote to reconsider
was carried, Judge Littleton might
call up the bill from the table at any
time when there was a small house
present and have 1t passed. Mr.. Feig,
while not inclined to oppose the &C
ton suggested by the Dodge county
man, asked If it were not true that
the sole bone Of contention was the
filing of the mortgages either with the
of xx-ifh
clerk. The speaker, from the floor.
said he had opposed the bill as SIREN
uously as had anybody on the first
presentation. He wanted due courtesy
shown every member, and could NOT
help being surprised at the stand taken
by Mr.. Foss, Of Grant county, when he
had himself been again and again ac-
corded the courtesy Of the house
He ought to remember this" said MI.
Jones. for his bills were resurrecteG
on several occasions through the cour-
tesy Of his fellow members" Mr. Jones
wanted to see the asked-for courtesy
granted
Mr.. Foss proceeded to get still fur
Their in the mire by delivering himself
of the following:
Our honored speaker speaks Of
my DILL mat Is all right. My
biI was an entirely different
Dodge took the precaution, when his
Dill was up, to ask a call Of the house
and. II we allow this bill to be laid on
the table, he will be able to have il
passed by hook or crook. I warn you
tnat l shall not vote for a reconsidera-
uon. After Mr.. Donnelly had sug-
Gested the extension of the courtesy
and subsequent reference of the bill
10 the author, Mr.. Jacobson who
nelped dig up Mr.. FOss' flower bill
from obscurity, rose and handed the
Grant county farmer a roast for his
attitude.
u only hope the gentleman from
Grant Will remember this" he said.
when he introduces some more of his
blllS this winter. He knows some Of
MS o1lls have been resurrected. I have
IeSuITected some of them myself long
after they were dead. This man SAYS,
IN the smallest possible fashion, that
ms OH may be brought up and pass
&c IN small house. He ought to know
peter than that. He has been here
long enough. If when the measure
GENES up he is at his home in Grant
county, his vote counts just as much
against the bill as If he were to cast
II IN opposition. I am surprised that
he can take such a stand, and I wish
TO add my request for a favorable vote
on reconsideration"
Representative Dahl asked the au-
thor II he intended to amend the filing
clause which was at present objection
able, to which Mr.. Littleton replied
that he did if a discussion showed that
the bill did not suit the members in its
present amended form. Mr.. Staples
came to the rescue and added his
mite to the sentiment against refusing
all the reasonable courtesy sought.
am glad,' he said. that there is
only one man on the floor narrow
enough to oppose this request, and I
trust there will not be another mean
enough to vote against the motion"
me matter was settled by voting a
reconsideration unanimously and then
referring the bill TO Mr.. Littleton with
the promise that when sent back it
should go to the top Of General orders
TRANS MISSISSIPPI EXPOSITION
When the house was called to order
in the morning an opportunity was,
on molten of Mr.; Jacobson, given the
representative Of the trans Mississip-
pi exposition. to he held in Omaha
in 1893, to address the house on the
proposition. Frank H. Peavey. of
Minneapolis, presented z. T. Lindsay,
OF Omaha. who briefly outlined the
project which, he said, was designed
to be the largest exposition ever held
wished to urge Minnesota, with her
varied resources, to send an appro-
pirate exhibit Of them, and bespoke the
cooperation of the legislature Mr..
Lindsay introduced his colleague. L.
A. Croffut, Of Omaha, who in a ten
minute talk, mapped out comprenen-
sively the plan Of the exposition, what
had been done by the city Of Omaha.
the state Of Nebraska and other states
in the wonderful trans Mississippi sec
ton. Minnesota with her iron. wheat
and other wonderful products, would
be asked to pay nothing into the gen.
eral fund, but should have a represent
tative exhibit or a big building or
both. The remarks were listened to
intently by the members and were in
substance like those made to the SEN
ate on Wednesday.
TO SEPARATE HENNEPIN.
The following resolution signed bv
the people Of Excelsior was submitted
by Representative Stockwell and re-
ferred to the committee ON reappor-
tionment:
Whereas, Certain illegal appointments of