The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-28
JACOBSON Wins AGAIN
GROSS EARNINGS BILL Is MADE
SPECIAL ORDER FOR
TODAY
D0WLING'S VOTE DECIDES IT
Scene of Disorder In the House
When the Result of the
Ballot Was De-
clared.
D0wLING's VOTE DECIDES 1T

Overpowering the most formidable OPP
position that has been waged against 1t
this session, the Jacobson gross earnings
bill forged it's way to the front yesterday
in the house and is now direct issue in
that body. 1t will be taken up as a
special order tomorrow when final and de-
cisive action is expected.
1t was the vote of speaker lowing
which gave the victory to the jacobson
bill and enabled it's author to command
the admiration of both foe and friend for
having won prolonged and embittered
fight. The vote to take the bill from the
table, where it had been for a week,
stood 90 to Sc when the clerk finished the
roll call. The speaked votes aye" said
Mr.. Bowling and the battle was over.
Representative Laybourne who has been
the champion against the bill from the
first, realized that, though not decisive
by any means, his opponent had won
and thus weakened to some extent, the
chances of ultimately defeating the Dill.
When the result of the vote was an
nounced Mr.. Jacobson was oVerJoyed.
He arose from his seat waved his hands
threw his handkerchief IN the air, clap
ped and yelled at the top of his voice
The emotional conduct of Representative
Morris of Hennepin, who is a friend of
the bill, and that of several Others were
nearly as attractive The house was in
the midst of the widest scene It mas
witnessed since the beginning of the ses-
sion, barring possibly the scene following
the election of Senator Clapp. The SEN
ate was unable to accomplish much bust
ness during the fight on the bill as most
of its members were in the house. The
galleries and floor were crowded during
the entire period.
At 1910 when the house reached the
order of motions and resolutions Mr..
Jacobson moved to take his bill from
the table and on the motion demanded a
call of the house.
HUSTLE FOR ABsENTEEs.
There were but four unexcused alb
sentees and two of these were located IN
a very few minutes. But at least an
hour was consumed in waiting and
watching for the other two, Representa-
tives G.. w. Armstrong. of Minneapolis.
and g. R. Wilder, of Amboy. Mr.. Wild
Ell was finally unearthed and brought into
the house by the sergeant but
Mr.. Armstrong did not appear He was
III Minneapolis and his friends said he
knew nothing about the bill coming up.
The /ffouse decided to proceed without
him. At several stages of the fight the
cross-fre got so hot between Representa-
tlVeS Laybourn and jacobson that 1t
looked again as if nothing but the ex-
change of a few blows would settle
matters. Mr.. Jacobson talked all around
the bill, repeating all the argument he
had ever used before and calling into &C.
ton everything new he could think of
During the course of his remarks Mr..
Laybourn declared that Take was using
the same old tactics" He said he had
tried by every possible way to brow
beat the members into voting for his
measure even by accusing some of brib-
several notches and Speaker Bowling had
to pound hard on his desk before he could
command order.
J. A. Peterson took a hand in the fight,
speaking on the Jacobson side of the
question, and Messrs. Rich and Dobbin
both spoke at length against the bill.
Representatives Whitferd and Wash
burne then relieved the monotony of the
harangue by engaging in a spicy little
dialogue. 1t was brought on by means
of a statement uttered by Mr. Umland,
who said he would vote to take the bill
from the table as he favored the BILL
but for one thing He said he could
never give his support to the bill so long
as the unsubstantial charges of bribery
remained against the house. If the
members making these accusat ons would
prove them he would vote for the bill He
wanted to know why the committee on
investigation had not reported. At this
Mr.. Washburne, one Of the accuSers,
arose and said: