The Saint Paul globe., 1901-04-01
D|SP]SES 0F TWO BILLS
GROSS EARNINGS AND HOARD OF
CONTROL MEASURES PASS
THE HOUSE
BRIBERY CHARGES STILL UP
Time for Introduction of New Leg
isIatiOn Expires at Noon To-
dny-WOrx of Week
Reviewed.

For this session at least the house has
finally disposed of Mr.. Jacobson's rail-
road gross earnings bill, which raised the
rate CT taxation from to 4 per cent.
Unless the senate changes it's biennial
course though, the lower body may get
another whack at this veteran two years
hence, providing the good people of Lac
Qui Parle county do not desert their long
time representative. The bill passed the
house on Friday with votes to spare. The
result was seventy-eight for and thirty
six against the bill.
All week the house was mixed up di-
rectly or indirectly with this measure.
When it was not under discussion in
some form or other, the talk of bribery.
which it was the means Of creating, had
the floor, and thus until its final depar-
ture for another onslaught in the senate.
this bill held the boards in the lower
branch of the legislature.
Next, or perhaps greater in Importance
to the jacobson hin Gt seems to be
matter of Judgment, which the house
last week had the privilege of finally
disposing Of was the much mooted board
of control bill With all it's senatorial
variations it passed the house with
large majority, the result being eighty
six to twenty-three. AS the measure had
already passed the senate, after the gen.
uemen in that chamber fixed it up to suit
their fastidious tastes, it went from the
house to the office OF the governor, whose
signature makes it a law
No more sensational bill has been intro
duced in either house this session than
one submitted in the house Saturday by
Representative NoyeS, of Carlton county
But for the G O b e's publication of the
bill the morning on which it was intro
duced, it would have taken the represent
atives wholly unawares. 1t was able at
any rate to arouse quite bit
of unusual interest. The bill. pro-
poses to repeal the act creating the
state tax commission. Having been in
lrodUced because the Jacobson gross
earnings bill passed the house with the
reasonable assurance that it will also
pass the senate, the action of Mr. Moves
Is virtual acknowledgment upon the
part of the Republicans that the primary
object in establishing this state tax COM
mission was to prepare a convenient
humping ground fOr the gross earnings
bill. Mr.. Moves confirms this theory by
declaring that there is nothing now for
the commission to do since the Jacobson
bill was not referred tC it for considera-
ton, but was passed instead.
BRIBERY CHARGES PENDING.
The house took rather unexpected
Blep III passing the Nichols bill, which
excerpts the real estate of ali eX;@Tesg
companies from taxation, but levies
gross earnings tax upon the companies of
) per cent, thus raising it per cent.
Originally the bill called for an Increase
to only per cent, but the senate amend
ed 1t, making the rate even double
The house is still baSking under the
warmth Of those bribery charges hurled
out some two weeks ago. They may
be cleared up, however, before the pres
ent week endS, as the committee on III
VestigatiCn had agreed to meet, and
MesSrs. Jacobson and Washburn the ac-
cusers, have agreed to relate their little
tales. This mutual agreement by which
the house may find its means of escaping
from the grave stigma, it is cnly fair
TO say, was induced by means of a reso-
luton introduced and adopted by the
house Saturday. 1t contained pretty
strong appeal to the committee and the
ether gentlemen involved in this affair
TO come to tie mark
According to the committees state
ment a meeting will be held today, az
which evidence will be .adduced, and to-
morrow the giving out process Will be
undertaken.
Up to date the house has introduced 69t
bills After noon today no others can
be introduced without the governors sig
nature. This may help little in ster,-
ming the tide