The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-04-10
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Jacobson Gross Earnings.
Bill PASSES tll6
Senate.
That Body Changes Front
on Vote OF Two
Years hgO.

E The Jacobson gross earnings bill
passed the senate very Unexpected
Isly on Thursday morning Of last
week, and was returned to the house
that afternoon, sent to the enrolling
clerk a few minutes later, and on
Friday morning was placed in the
hands of Hon. Samuel r.. " AN SAINT.
Governor, for his signature. It be-
came a law 50 far as his signature.
t#could make it, since that time, and
lit will now be submitted to the.
voters of the State for their APP.
proval or rejection at the election to
be held in November. 1902 That
the amendment will be adopted -
the amendment proposed by the bill,
increasing the tax on the gross earn
ings Of railroad companies from
three to four per cent. there is
very little doubt.
| 1t will be remembered that when
the bill was transmitted to the sem
ate there was a stampede on the part
Of the friends of the bill to make it
la special orde At one time it was
even suggested that the bill be re-
ported to the senate at "a certain
time, when conditions would permit
| a suspension Of the rules, and the
giving Of the first and second read
ing to the bill, and then making it a
special order for some day shortly.
after the reception. But the plan.
did not meet with the approval Of
Iall of the friends of the bill, and the
tmeasure was reported from the.
house when there was a good at
tendance III che senate. An ATTEMPT
was made to suspend the rules, but
the senator's would not stand for it
that is, two-thirds Of the actual
membership OF the senate would not
do so, and the bill was sent to the.
committee on taxes and tax laws.
AS soon as this reference was made
Ia motion was adopted instrncting
| the committee to report out the bill
! by the following ursdaythat
was last Thursday, and on Wednes-
day evening the committee, after
listening to exhaustive arguments
on part Of the railroad companies
against the bill, decided to recon-
mend the measure for passage, there
being only two votes against such
"a recommend dation
y The next morningg g, under the head
ling Of reports -of standing commit
tees, the bill was reported out for
p assage. An attempt vas made to
make it a special order for a time
certain, but senators who had OPP
posed the measure III previous ,ses-
sions were more or less nervous
4 and seemed anxious to vote upon
the proposition, with the result that
after a few moments of discussion
lover the matter Of making the bill a
special order it was decided to sus--
1 pend the rules and place the bill
upon its final passage. Just at this
4 iuncture a call of the house was de-
lmanded, and W hen all but two sena-
tors had been rounded up for the
final vote on the imp portant question
further proceedings under the call
4 we're dispensed with. At this time
l several senators announced that the
purport of the measure was fully
und erstood that further argument
was unnecessary, and hence a call
was made for the previous question.
The main question having been de-
manded BY q majority Of the senate
the roll call commenced, and from
1 the start it was apparent that there
was going to be q stamped for the
passage Of the bill. When the sec.
retary finished the roll call it was
announced that 53 senator's had cast
their votes il favor Of the measure,
4 leight against, and two were absent,