The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-14
S|lONS At WORK AGAIN
HOUSE HOLDS TWO SESSIONS AND
DLSPOSES OF ROUTINE
BUSINESS
JACOBSON ROBERTS ola.
BiH Providing an Additional Appro-
priatiOn for the New Capitol
Is Introduced by MIR.
jackson.

A large amount of routine work was
done in the house yesterday during the
forenoon and afternoon sessions The
davis memorial, which had been planned
Tor o'clock, was postponed unit! Mon
DAY at that hour. This was occasioned
by the failure of many Of the senators
to attend. The house passed the resolu-
ZION Saturday arranging for this func-
ton after the senate had adjourned,
and many of the members of the uppcr
body had not received announcement If
the meeting. AS some of the senators
are being depended upon for active par
tcipation in the memorial services it
was desired that full quota from that
body be present
The change in affairs was the means of
disappointing a large number of specta-
tors who had come to hear and see what
should take place. AS early at l o'clock
the visitors began to arrive and bv 9
o'clock the gallery and Hobbies were
crowded. Many remained and witnessed
the regular proceedings, which continued
until 4 O'clock
The forenoon session was devoted to
the introduction of new bills In the list
was one from Representative Sageng, OF
otter Tail county, providing for a con-
Unuous term for the normal schools Of
the state. The author believes that tie
normals should be carried on through
the summer months in order that pub
lie school teachers Of deficient trainina.
or education, who desire and can do so
at no other time, may attend the nor
mas and receive special instruction
Under the present system the normals
regularly have a two months summer
vacation, and it is held that this gives
the teachers who are in need of this
special training little or no opportunity
Tor the benefits which the normals Of
fer
The measure imposes no compulsory
provision for the continuous attendance
OF the normal students, but does require
the teachers to remain at their work
throughout the year. 1t is believed that
Whlle the bill is said to have friends
among the normal directors. it will meet
with stout opposition for this latter re-
uiiehent. The salaries OF the normal
teachers, except that of the principal.
are not affected by reason of the in
creased terms. The principal is to re-
ceiVe maximum oil So, $50 per annum
MI jackson of Ramsey has placed a
measure before the legislature, intro
uuclng 1t In the house yesterday, asking
Tor an additional appropriation for the
~ liipletlon or the new state capitol of
SI'VOV,VVO 1t is framed as an amendment
raising the appropriation of 1000 G00
originally made to $3,O0O,O00
An eHort to protect the modesty of
the public from the Odium Of gazing into
the interior of a saloon was launched
by j. A. Peterson, who introduced a hin
compelling saloonists to keep screens
before their doors and making viola
uon of this law a misdemeanor subject
to the following penalties: For the FIRST
oHense, fine of from $50 to 500 or 20
TO 60 days in jail; second offense the
same fine or 80 to 80 days in Jail; and
for the third offense 80 days in Jail or
the same fine
WRANGLE OVER TAX BILL.
The two hours of the afternoon sess' on
were consumed chiefly in a wrangle over
tax bill introduced by Mr.. Deming of
Hennepin. It affords Messrs. Jacobson
and Roberts another opportunity of air
ing their forensic talents and allowed
few others to interpose some argu-
ments that broke the monotony of the
day.
Mr.. Deming's bill which relates TO the
assessment and collection of taxes and
provides for the redemption of lands upon
which taxes have become DELINQUENT
was vouchsafed by the author as a meas
nre fully calculated to benefit all classes
of taxpayers, but Jacobson took ex-
ception to this defense and frantically
declared that the measure was a vicious
scheme to benefit only the rich property
owners and would, if passed. work an
INJURY TO the small taxpayers.
Mr.. Roberts found an opening and
went in after Jacobson with vengeance
He discovered flaw in the Lac qui
Parle mans argument and said he was
glad for the chance to get back at the
gentleman as he so violently hurled
his phiiippics last week at him (Rob-
erts) in the fight over the Burns tele-
phone and telegraph bill, in which Rob-
erts took the side of the corporations.
Roberts embraced this OnnOrtunitv of
informing the house that jacobson was
allied with the tax-dodging sharks and
was against the honest taxpayers by
his attitude on the present bill
Such g. thrust at a man who poses
as the first champion of every measure
that may possibly be construed as detri-
mental Interpretations was more than
he could gracefully submit to and Jake
retorted with all the ire and emphasis