The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-19
CALLED IT A TRICK
RURAL SENATORS ACCUSE RAMSEY
COLLEAGUES OF SHARP PRAC-
TICE AND SCHEMING.
EVEN CHARGED A COMBINE
TO PASS THE CAPITOL AND UNI
VERSITY APPROPRIATION BILLS
TOGETHER.
SALE OF COTToLENE MAY END.
Senator Lloyd Says the Minnesota
Hog Can Not Compete With the
Chemical Article.

There was a lively row in the senate
yesterday over the capitol certificate
bill. During the morning hour it was
skipped on general orders, but late in
the afternoon Senator Stevens called it
up and it was recommended to pass
in a rush, although few did vote no.
A number Of the country members, how
ever, claimed later that they had not
known what the bill was when it was
rushed through, and, in fact, it was
briefly referred to at that time as mo.
25 on general orders without any re-
marks.
On account of the feeling that seemed
tc be engendered by a suspicion that
sharp practice had been INDUCED in,
Senator Stevens, after the bill had
once been recommended to pass, con-
sented to it's replacement on general
orders, with the condition that it be
placed at the top Of that list. The re-
suit is that lively fight may be ex-
Pected on the bill this morning, not to
say anything about the Hastings-Ano-
ka controversy, which the adherents of
the Dakota county capital had pur-
posed to bring up today
When Senator Stevens brought the
bill up late yesterday afternoon in COM
mittee Of the whole, there was no de-
bate, and, while there were several
roes on the motion to recommend it for
passage, there were not enough to beat
IL.
The Snyder bill from the house, rails
ing the tax levy for the university
from Is to .23 of a mill, was also dis
cussed. Senator Wyman explained that
the institution had greatly increased
in size since the last bin was passed.
Senator Roverud opposed the bill, and
Senator Greer, while declaring in favor
of the bill, said he saw reason for
haste. He highly praised the institu-
ton for its work, which, he said, was
second to none. President Northrop
was the peer of any man in the state
in similar position.
Senator Wyman resented the imputa-
ton that the bill was being railroaded
through 1t had been one of the first
bills introduced in the house, and it
had taken the usual course since it
reached the senate.
Senator Hits said the Hennepin and
Ramsey delegations seemed to be COM
bining to railroad the capitol and uni
versity bills through. When the coun-
try wanted a peddler bill, and it passed
both branches of the legislature, it
remained for Minneapolis governor
to veto it. He did not propose to vote
for any more of these pet projects
through for Minnie and Paul until
more3important bills for the country
were passed.
Senator Stevens said the institutions
were not the property Of the cities i'll
which they were, but Of the state at
large. No institution in the state de-
served more of the people.
Senator Tits said he objected, not to
the institution, but to the idea of leg
islating for the money loaners which
was embraced in the capitol bill.
Senator Roverud said that there had
been an unusual practice in securing
the passage of the capitol bill. His
present attitude was due not SO much
to opposition to the bill itself as it was
to feeling that it was time to call
halt on such snap judgment.
Senator Greer said the institution
was not the school of the rich Of
his class that graduated nearly twenty
years ago, a large number got through
on their own resources.
Senator Wyman said IS per cent Of
were the sons and daughters of poor
men. He cited the case of a Min
neapolis business man of high standing,
q native Of one of the counties which
was opposing this bill, who had worked
his way through the university.
The bill was finally recommended
to pass.
When the committee rose, Senator
Culkin had the capitol bill excepted
from the report of the committee of the
whole, and when a fight was made on
it, Senator Stevens moved that the bill
be placed at the head of general orders
for today.
But in spite of the fight. the senate
did a good days work recommending
sixteen bills for passage and killing
two, thus getting rid of nearly twenty
of the sixty or more bills on general
orders.
The Thorpe bill is to give the state
board of equalization the power to in
crease but not to decrease valuations of
the property of any person, firm or cor
poration. At present it may only make
fiat increase or decrease in the county
total Senator Spencer wanted the
power to decrease left in the hands of
the board. Senator Schaller opposed
this. That amendment was defeated
Senator Sperry moved to amend by
giving parties whose assessment it was
proposed to increase, a hearing, which
was adopted. The bill was recommend
ed to pass.
Senator Knatvold brought his high
license bill back with an amendment
and it was laid on the table
The Whitney bill to make the SUI
preme court the legal advisors of the
legislature was recommended for in
definite postponement by the judiciary
committee, but was placed on general
orders.
The military code from the house was
favorably reported from the committee
on military affairs.
The finance committee killed the ap-
preparation for the state exhibit at the
trans Mississippi exposition at Omaha.
Ihs exnactad Gs.ht tho aS.ranr, .