The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-07
KILLED SENATE PETS
HOUSE SLAUGHTERED SOME MEAS
URES THAT FOUND FAVOR IN
THE OTHER BRANCH
TAX COMMISSION wAYLAID
House Gould Not Think of Passing
1t as Long as 1t Bore Rider
Giving the Members Any COM
Is Amended as to Salary to Be
Paid.

The house put in the day in routine
business yesterday. Nine bills were
passed and three new ones introduced
The balance of the session was whiled
away on general orders
COMPROMISE ON SALARY.
The bill Of Mr.. Dwinnell (Rep9, of
Hennepin, increasing the salary of the
reporter of the supreme court from
$4,000 to $500, met with opposition in
the committee Of the whole The author
stated that the net salary of the re-
porter was now only $780, and ow-
ing to the class of work performed the
raise was not excessive.
The bill was amended by Mr.. Gut
tersen (Rep), of Blue Earth, SO as to
make the salary $4,000 and recommend
ed to pass.
MIR. Jacobson (Rep0, of Lac qui
Parle, who was in the chair, did not
have a chance to talk on the bill, but
he had his say after adjournment with
Mr.. Roberts (Rep), of Hennepin, who
urged its passage.
Mr. Jacobson stated that the extra
work now being done by the reporter
was being paid for by the official who
had preceded him. Mr.. Roberts took
the ground that there were not five
lawyers in the state who could do the
work
To this Mr. Jacobson said there were
probably not five lawyers who could
do it, but it had been done for years
by lawyers clerks at $50 per month.
MEDICRAFT IS REIMBURSED.
The bill appropriating s547.3O to re-
imburse Mr.. Medicraft Rep.), of Ro-
seau, for expenses incurred in the
contest brought for his seat by Peter
M. HenrickS was passed after debate
by the narrow margin of two votes.
The bill, when introduced, provided
for $947.S0, but this amount was reduc-
ed $500 by the committee on claims
Mr.. Fosnes Union), of Chippewa
wanted the items of the expense read.
Mr.. Abbott, chairman of the commit
tee on claims, did not nave the figures
with him.
Mr.. Dunn Rep.), Of Ramsey, argued
that the time TO discuss or fight a
measure was when it was on general
orders and objected to the time of the
house being taken up in discussion
when the calendar was reached.
Mr.. Mcneil Rep), of Douglas,
thought the amount excessive There
were 62 votes for and 81 against.
TAX COMMISSION FAILS.
S. F. 62, by Mr.. Greer (Rep.l, Of
Wabasha, was killed in the house yes
terday after that body in the commit
tee of the whole had eliminated all of
the senate bill but the title and amend
ed it by inserting the substitute pre-
Pared by the committee on taxes.
H. F. 6, introduced by Mr.. Dwinnell
(Rep.), of Hennepin, providing for the
appointment of a commission to revise
the laws relating to taxes and taxa
ton went to the committee on taxes
and tax laws. The committee report
ed as a substitute H. H 319.
In The meantime the senate had pass
ed Mr. Greer's bill along the same
line and both measures were considered
at the same time yesterday in commit
tee Of the whole.
Mr.. Dwinnell insisted that the Greer
bill was not broad enough. 1t provid
ed for a cCdification of the tax laws
and the decisions of the supreme court
on the tax laws. This was not neces-
sary as everybody knew what the
supreme court had held, and the thing
the tax laws so as to show what prop
erty escaped taxation and a remedy to
make those who shirked taxes pay
He moved that H. F. 319, which had
been made over out Of his bill, be sub
stituted for all except the title in the
Greer Dill.
The house bill provided for the ap-
pointment of three commissioners, one
by the governor. one by the supreme
court and the third by the lieutenant
governor and the speaker of the house
The commission was to be appointed
thirty days after the passage of the
act and report to the legislature Of
1901 bill completely revising the
laws relating to taxes and taxation
The bill carried an appropriation Of
$1,000.
The amendment was made and then
the bill recommended to pass after
Mr. Foss CRep), Of Grant. had made
a talk against it, saying that it looked
like soft snap" for three people at
$40 per day.
When the committee rose, the bill
was, on motion of Mr.. Foss, excepted
from the report Of the committee, and
on a roll call was Indefinitely post
poned by vote of 43 to ST. Mr.. Gait