The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-18
FIGHT TO THE END


pealed the beet sugar bounty law The
mouse had agreed when the Roberts bill
was passed that If the senate should not
concur in the bill then the Batz bill
| should be taken up and considered. The
senate had at its morning session killed
the Roberts bill, and for this reason he
considered 1t his duty to report the Batz
bill to the house
Mr.. Jacobson Rep0, Of Lac qui Parle
said 1t was understood by the members
that the Batz bill should be taken UP
when the Roberts bill had been acted
upon by the senate
Mr.. Roberts said, take it up in regular
order.
Continuing, Mr.. Jacobson said the
agreement should be considered sacred
by the members of the house All knew
that the member from Hennepin had
agreed that the Batz bill should be
brought back when his had been disposed
Of
ACTION OF COMMITTEE.
After further running debate, Mr.. Sta
pies stated the committee had unani-
mously decided to report the bill back.
The bill should be amended so as to make
1t take effect JAN l. 1900. If the objec-
ton was not withdrawn he should move
call Of the house on the question to
accept the report.
Speaker Dare ruled that it would re-
quire suspension of the rules to get the
Dill before the house, and on motion of
Mr.. Staples a call was ordered.
The motion to suspend the call was
carried after rising vote, and then the
question came on the roll call to suspend
the rules.
The suspension of the rules was de-
feated on a roll call by vote of 55 to 81,
and 1t was supposed the incident was
closed.
The next bill on the calendar was an
important measure by Mr. Wethern
(Pop), Of Reltrami, but Mr. Fosnes
Onion), of Chippewa, moved call OF the
house. Mr.. McCollum Rep0. of Kit
son, objected. saying this was simply
done to ohstruct business.
Speaker Dare said ten members had
demanded the call and nothing else
could be done. There were twelve alb
sentees reported, and Mr.. Fosnes moved
further proceedings be dispensed with.
MIR. jacobson demended roll call on
the motion to suspend the call and was
greeted with shouts of derision and told
to sit down. The member from Lac qui
Parle, however, was not to be howled
down and retorted that certain members
had taken advantage of parliamentary
practices and he could do likewise
On the roll call the motion to suspend
proceedings under the call was voted
down by a vote of AZ to co., and the ser
geant-at-arms was directed to secure a
list of absentees.
At this stage of the proceedings Mr.
Morris. (Rep0, of Hennepin, moved an
adjournment, and on this Mr. jacobson
demanded another roll call.
Speaker Dare ruled that the motion
was out of order under a call of the
house.
WOULDN'T FLAY HORSE.
Mr.. Yale took occasion to say he had
been disappointed in securing the pas
sage of bills he was interested in, but he
would not play horse and delay the pas
sage of good bills.
Mr.. Dunn (Rep.), of Ramsey succeeded
In having the call dispensed with by a
viva voce vote, and then the Wethern
bill was passed.
There were no obstructive tactics for
fifteen minutes and four bills were
passed in quick order. but on the fifth
Mr.. Jacobson demanded call of the
house
BATE BILL AGAIN.
Mr.. McCol1om suggested that as soon
as the house bills on the calendar were
disposed of the Batz bill be received.
Mr.. Roberts, however, objected, and the
call of the house went on.
Mr.. Babcock Rep), Of Wadena, as soon
called, moved the call be dispensed with
Mr.. Jacobson demanded a roll call on
this motion, and ten minutes more was
taken up in calling names Of members.
The motion to dispense with the call was
carried by vote of 80 to %.
The clerk was directed to call the roll
on the passage Of the bill, when Mr.. Hen
messy Dem.), of Ramsey, sprung a new
one by moving an adjournment of the
house. Mr.. Hennessy demanded roll
call on his proposition, and % voted to
qlit, but 81 were recorded as opposed to
going home at once.
When the house bills on the calendar
had been disposed of, which was at 5
o'clock, reports from the Judiciary and
insane hospital committees were received
without objection.
Mr.. Staples again offered the report on
the Batz bill from the committee. Mr..
Roberts objected, and for half an hour
the house was kept busy.
Further difficulty over the BATE bill by
the obstructionists was finally shut off
by the senate reconsidering the vote by
which the Roberts bill was defeated, and
putting 1t through.
DRAINAGE BILL BEATEN.
The drainage bill was beaten by two
votes 1t was 1890 o'clock this morning
when the measure was reached in the
house. A call was ordered, and hustle
made by the members from the Srthcrn
part of the state to rush In the me,dbers
who were lettering in the corridors and
temporary lunch rooms. The bill, as It
passed the senate, called for IN appropri-
alton of 100000, but this was amended In
the house so as to reduce the amount TO
$50,000 On the roll call but fifty eight
votes could be mustered Cor the bill and
there were forty-ohe against it.
GARDEN SEED BILL.
At 1 o'clock Mr.. Ferris Rep.), Of Crow
Wing, for the third time in the days
session, moved the suspension of the
rules and the passage of the garden seed
bill of Senator Jones Rep3, of Todd
The house refused to consider the mo-
ton. This was the eighth effort to place,
the bill where it stood show of passing.
MORE SUGAR AT NIGHT
It was expected at the evening session
the trouble was all over, SO far as the
beet sugar bounty question was con-
cerned, but the senate had amended the
Roberts bill fixing the price to be paid
for beets at $3.50 per ton. The bill, as it
passed the house, called for 81 per ton,
and Mr. Roberts, backed by majority
Of the members, insisted on non-concur-