The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16
TAWNEY IT'S AUTHOR
DwINNELL AMENDMENT TO UN-
DERLEAK BILL ATTRIBUTED
TO WINONA MAN
TO RUN HIM FOR GOVERNOR

S3lO Ihat James AS Amb1tlOn Is
to Succeed Gov. Lind Two Years
Hence-Basic Plank of His Plat
The so-called Underleak antitrust bill.
S. f. 592 was special order in the house
yesterday morning. The expectation that
there would be a flood of oratory on the
bill was prevented by a rush Of business,
the members having bills on the calendar.
and general orders in which they were
interested, shutting off the talk.
Mr.. Dwinnell, who had charge of the
bill in the house, and who substituted
what he called an amendment, which was
all new matter but the title, spoke briefly
on the measure, saying that it prevented
the New Jersey corporations, which, in
the last few years, had been capitalized
for Sc, 900, 0e0 900 and had stock of $1,000.
0Oo,0O0 from doing business in the state.
Mr.. Foss (Rep), of Grant, demanded
that the member from Hennepin inform
the house if the bin was constitutional.
Not being lawyer Mr.. Foss said he
could not understand how bill could
be good law which provided a penalty
for one class and not for another.
Mr.. Dwinneii assured the members that
If the bill was unconstitutional he GER
tainly would not have introduced or IA
Vored it..
Mr.. Kelly Rep), of Rice said the bill
was of the greatest interest. He had
given the matter much thought, and ar
rived at the conclusion that the bill was
one of the safeguards of the republic. 1t
was what was needed, and would II en-
forced avert great calamity.
On the roll call there were 70 votes for
the measure. and no negative votes. The
bill will go to the senate for concurrence,
and. while another caucus may have to
be held, 1t is quite certain that 1t will
be passed by the senate
There is quite little story about the
bill which passed the house yesterday.
The papers which continually "boost" for
the Republican party in the Twin Cities
have in the last few weeks commenced
TO attack the trusts, and demand legisia-
ton by the majority party in the state
along this line.
Simultaneously With this editorial war
fare on the question Senator Erderleak
Rep), Of Olmsted, introduced March q
the bill which the house passed yester-
day. At the time it was presented Moth
ing was said to the rank and file of the
party as to the author of the
bill ana it Is supposed that the olmsted
senator had lain awake nights drawing
UP the measure.
TAWNEY FOR GOVERNOR.
AS a matter of fact the bill was drafted
by Congressman 1awney, Of the First
district. and was and is intended to be
the first step toward malsing the con-
gresham candidate for governor. The
measure was referred to tho judiciary
of nd in
mittee was carefully considered. It was
evidently too drastic to suit the friends
of the corporations for the committee
threw away nearly all the sections but
the enacting clause and inserted new
matter.
S The bill as reported out by the senate
committee was so unsatisfactory as to
cause Mr.. Jacobson, the republican leader
In the house, to state openly that it
amounted to nothing. but a burden on
the statute books.
The Republicans OF the senate how
ever, were convinced, or rather so stated
I that the bill Would put, asi end to the
rulesof trusts in the great state of Minne-i
fSota.-. a caucus Washetd and the bill
recomme nded tpz be pushed Through both
branches of the legislature.
This aetfun was followed and the bill
passed WITH CONSIDER able red fire edi-
torials in the Republican papers, as show
ing. the attitude, OF the party in the state
against the trusts.
When a'copy ct the bill as reported by
the senate seomnittee reached Congress.
man Tawney he was simply paralyzed
The leaders were notified and another
caucus of the Republicans was held. 1t
was too late to- recall the bill to the
senate, and in order to prevent Il scandal
and talk Mr.: Dwfnnell was instructed to
have it amended on general orders by in
serting the sections of the measure
drafted by Congressman Tawney which
the senate committee had either from ig-
norance or design thrown in the waste
basket.
This was done according to instructions
and the bill will now go to the senate for
concurrence. 1t is possible that Con-
gresham Tawney will not have a suffl-
Gent pull In the senate to get the meas
ure through, considering the fact that
there are a number of the members Of
that body who, while willing TO make a
record by passing antitrust legislation,
first have Ito be assured that the law
would not injure their own friends
FIVE-MINUTE SPEECHES.
House members during the remainder of
the session will be required to limit their
oratorical efforts to five minutes; a mo-
ton to that effect being adopted early
yesterday morning.