The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-12
CAPITOL BILLS PASS
HOUSE HAD SOME LIVELY DE-
BATES OYER THE HORTON
BILLS
ANoKA- HASTINGS AsYLUMs
Amended Barker Bill Is Made a
Special Order In the House for
This ForenoOn-Calendn Was
Cleared Up After Hard Days
Work. Lasting TIL Nearly z
O'Clock.

The two senate bills relating to the new
capitol and its construction passed the
house. but not without opposition. S. f.
III, which amends the present law so as
to leave 1t In the judgment of the COM
mission as to the amount to be retained
On contracts instead of 10 per cent as
now provided, was first taken UP.
Mr.. Riley (Rep). of jackson, opposed
1t on the ground that In all large con-
tracts at least 10 per cent was retained
and he feared the state would get the
worst of 1t if the present law was
changed.
Mr. jackson (Rep), OF Ramsey, ex-
planned that the bill had been amended
py the committee SO that the consent of
the surety company which had bonded
the contractors in $S5O,OoO should first be
secured in case the commission decided to
retain less than the 10 per cent of the
contract, The bill passed by a vote of 61
to "a Those voting against the bill were:
Brusietten. Marin, Riley.
Daggett. Mausuen, Sander.
Emerson, NyuuiSt Scrjhnar
Estby. Ojen, Se]hv
Gait Oisson d S1oo,,'
Jacobson, Peterson. X TORY
JOhnsrud Peterson q Weston
Lynds, PloWman WiIkinSon
JACOBSON WAS AFRAID.
ON 5. f. l25 which allowed the tax levy
OIL two-tenths Of a mill to be extended
over period of years until the g, 900. GOO
Is reached, and also allowed the COM
mission to issue certifica tes of Indebted
ness In anticipation of the money, there
was a short and sharp discussion.
Mr. jacobson (Rep.), Of Lac qui Parle
offered an amendment making the levy
four-tenths Of a mill instead of two
tenths This, he said, would allow the
commission to get the money In and In
sure only $2,e0oO00 being expended. If the
Dill passed as it was now before the
mousse 1t meant the state would have to
pay about $250.000 interest on the GER
tificates to be Issued
Mr. Dunn tRep.), Of Ramsey, demanded
d caii or the house on the amendment
and for half an hour the house waited
for abseDtees
froceedlngS under the call were sl1s-
pended when all but seven of the mem
pers were reported present, and Mr.. Ia
copson renewed the assault He claimed
tnat the commission had not acted in
good fa1th. His amendment would mean
tnat the capitol would be paid for at the
eno OF the ten years, and it would onlv
cost $2,OOO.0O0. while without his amend
ment the building would not be paid for
IN nfteen years, and would cost s., 500 O9e.
Mr. Hennessy Oem.), Of Ramsey, said
the bill, with the Jacobson amendment
would not pass the senate, as that BODY
would do nothing to increase the tax levy.
Mr.. Dwinnell Rep.), Of Hennepin. cor
roborated this statement
MIR. Yale Rep), of Winona: Mr.. Gron-
dahl Rep), Of Goodhue; Mr.. Roberts
lRep). of Hennepin; Mr.. Dunn (Rep.), of
ramsey; Mr.. Riley .(Rep.), of Jackson,
and Mr.. Jackson Rep.). of Ramsey, spoke
In favor of the bill and against the Ja-
cobson amendment
The member from Lac qui Parle, rather
than have the amendment voted down.
withdrew 1T. and then proceeded to roast
the commission for what he said was bad
faith In trying to get the state to pay
from the general fund the interest on the
proposed issuance of certificates. He
wound up by declaring the commission
needed watching.
The bill passed by a vote of 73 to SO.
those voting against # hofno.s-