The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-05
WILSON'S aUII TALK
TELLS REPUBLICAN LEGISLATORS
THEY ARE SIMPLY WASTING
THEIR TIME
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portance, and he wanted no evasion on
this point He voted for the motion
1t was amusing to see the various
members jump up and demand that GER
tain measures, which they were support
ing be attended to before adjournment.
Mr.. Hurd wanted the oil bill and the
primary election bill cared for and tried
to amend the original motion so that it
would be binding upon the legislature
not TO adjourn until these matters were
disposed of; Senator Ryder wanted the
same favors shown a bridge and road
tax commission bill in which he was in
terested, and then Representative Ander-
son offered an amendment to include all
pending legislation. All motions were
finally voted down. but before they could
be disposed of there was a regular babel
of confusion. Mr. jacobson saw the
fatality of Mr.. Andersons motion which,
if passed. he said would enable the
Democratic minority to say when the
legislature should be adjourned and thus
control the session in this particular.
Senator Greer gave Mr.. Hurd a dressing
down, by saying: IF this oil inspector
bill ever passes the senate in the form
in which it slid through the house. it
will he the biggest disgrace that the Re-
publican party had ever been guilty of
in this state Mr.. Hurd was assured by
others that his bill would be attended
to" and he quit. Senator Ryder was not
SO easy. He continued to take up the
time of the caucus in protesting against
everything in general. He declared.
among other things, that Senator
Youngs motion was "a false motion;
rot intended to state what it meant -
He further asserted that the move for an
early adjournment was a mere scheme
to help certain Republican politicians
and he was against it for that reason,
too
LAYBOURN INDORSES WILSON.
In the midst OF the uproar Mr. Lay
bourn of Duluth, got the floor and tried
to urged upon his Republican brethren
the wisdom of proceeding with the work
of the legislature. He took much the
same view as Senator Wilson and saia
that the legislature was behind with its
work and that if the business which is
even now before it is completed it will
require all the ninety days.
The caucus was distinctly a political
one and everything done was done with
the view of aiding in the manufacture of
good campaign material for the next
election, but this dominant spirit of the
occasion seemed to escape Representa-
tive ]. A Peterson of Minneapolis, until
called to his attention. He thought the
early adjournment for the purpose stated
was not essential. He said
This thing of changing the tax laws
of the state is not of such vital I'M
portance that it must be done before the
next election. I think that if necessary
this matter could lie over until The next
legislature. 1t is more important that
we give this gross earnings tax bill fair
and final consideration Mr. Peterson
and others also thought the board OF
control bill deserved some consideration
The position of MIR. Peterson was de-
cidedly Objectionable to his Republican
colleagues, however, and was doWnad
with a vengeance.
The purpose OF adjourning early to take
action on the tax comm ission's report
next year is a two-fold party purpose.
First. it is intended to get campaign ma
terial out of the report OF the commits
sion and next to finish the work of tho
extra session so as to have a few days
of the regular ninety-day term left OYER
that the party may hold up TO the state
an "exanple never before set by any
legislature Of completing its work
III less than the allotted time This will
be the most popular thing we can do.
was repeated by a score of the members
and it was the evident motive which
act2ated the burning desire to clear Up
business i'll a hurry
It is the purpose of those most inter
ested in the adjournment that the action
OF the caucus last night shall be con-
sidered as a criterion by which the legis-