The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-16
No NOSTALGIA IN HOUSE
MEMBERS. FAIL no GET ENTHUsI-
E AsTIc OVER EARLY ADJ
JOURNsiEET
TOO MUCH WORK ON HAND
If Doors Are Closed April 5, Great
Deal OF Important Legislative
Business VIII He Left
Undone.

The house evidently does not see the
wisdom of passing the early adjourn
ment bill originated by Senator Young
and other Republicans. AS an evidence
of its lack of desire to perform the
enormous amount OF work on hand, so
that early adjournment might be within
the range of possibilities, the house yes
terday adjourned until Monday morning.
This is regarded as conclusive proof of
the intention of the lower branch to de-
feat the measure. The bill was taken UP
in the morning as special order and
after some discussion was postponed
until next Wednesday at O'clock. The
friends of the bill saw that if their pet
scheme was submitted to vote yester-
day it's defeat was assured and they
were therefore favorable to another
poStponement. 1t is the consensus of
opinion, however, that the passage Of the
bill will be no more likely next Wednes-
day than yesterday. Daily it's opponents
are becoming more numerous.
Had the bin gone to vote yesterday
its defeat would have been accomplished
with at least twenty votes to spare
The friends of the bill, which includes
some of the machine Republicans, are
doing their utmost for its passage, 1t is
known the purpose of early adjournment,
as stated by Senator Young and others,
is to allow time for a short session in
1902 to act upon the tax commissions
report. 1t is expected that the report
will yield some valuable Campaign ma
telial for the Republicans. Aside from
this, by the early adjournment PROPOSE
tion twenty days of the regular session
Will be left and the thoughtful politicians
have conceived the novel idea that only
ten days may be necessary for the re-
port of the tax commission, which will
leave still ten days that will be most
Off tive "a
up to the voters at the next election.
HOST OF BILLS WAITING
There is, however, a great deal of real
argument against the early adjournment
as opposed to the party political reasons
that have been advanced in favor of it.
When the matter was under debate yes
terday Representative Laybourn called
attention of the house TO some i'm
portant reasons showing why the legis-
lature cannot afford to close its doors
on April 5. AS Mr.. Laypourn said. there
have been introduced 52S bills in the
house and 395 in the senate; a total OF
923 This does not include the bills in
PRODUCED yesterday. OF the 52S house
bills introduced, only 101 have passed the
lower house and 10 have passed the SEN
ate. Including house and senate bills
the senate has taken action on but 1872
bills and this embraces q batch of 80 or
80 bills that were killed on committee
report. Less than so billy from both
houses have been signed by Gov. Van
SAINT and thus become laws
A review of these facts plainly sugge SITS
that If the legislature does adjourn on
April 8, merely because a few grasping
politicians want it to- it will do so to the
detriment and sacrifice of a large bulk of
the work undertaken, and which is in
cumbent upon it.
TO Illustrate the time occupied BY a bill
IN its ordinary course, Mr.. LaybouNl
said that H. F. 70, introduced by Mr..
Anderson on Jan. %, against which there
has been no opposition whatever, is still
IN the committee, and will not be ready
Tor action in the house until next Mon
dav or Tuesday
ton to the early adjournment movement.
Is watched with some interest Mr. Jacob
son is silent at present, preferring to
await the fate of his gross earnings bill
When the Republican caucus met and de-
cided IN favor of early adjournment. Mr.
Jacobson, believing then that his bill
would be safely acted upon voted with
the majority in favor of the proposition,
but conditions have changed and even
at the risk of opposing the decision of
the Republican caucus, Mr. jacobson
tacitly declines to countenance the early
closing. With him the gross earnings bill
comes first, and he is said to regret the
action in the caucus
Under the law bills cannot be introduce
ed in either house during the last TWEEN
ty days of the session without the consent
OF the governor. But, according to q SEN
atorial ruling, when the regular session
Is shortened the twenty-day period is
proportionately shortened. BY this
method there will he fifteen dave lef+
between next Wednesday. when the early
adjournment proposition is again to be
acted on, and April o. So that if it is
then decided to close, down on April s. no
bills can legally be introduced after wed
nesday.