The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-03
The Minnesota Legislature Will Meet
Tomorrow Only to Adjourn
for ID Hours.
Organization Will Be Simple Van
SAINTS Message Favors Some
Tax Bill Changes.

Both houses OF the Minnesota legisla-
ture will meet IN extra session tomorrow
morning at II o'clock Members are ar
irving in st. Paul to-day by dozens, and
already the preliminary program is be-
ginning to take shape. ....~.-. p.
AS it now stands, there will be no BUSH
ness transacted tomorrow. The house
will organize and then adjourn as mark
of respect to the memory of the late ]. w.
Torrey. Of Meeker county. The senate
can move on faster than the house, and
will also adjourn until Wednesday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock. This will POSTPONE the
appearance of the governors. message.
Speaker Bowling has talked with about
thirty members, who are agreed on this
program. The Duluth delegation will go
home tomorrow, to vote at the CITY cleo
ton and it is felt that tomorrow is the
day most easily spared.
This program suits the governor. who
is still revising the typewritten drafts of
MS message. 1t will not be ready for
the printer until late this evening, and a
days time will make it much easier to-
get the printed document ready.
Van SAINT for 500 Exemption.
The governor has prepared his mes
sage with much care. He will not urge
the legislature to adopt the tax code as it
stands. He will probably intimate that
the bill may be improved. He favors re-
tanning the 500 exemption, for instance.
He has never wanted the lawmakers to
rush the measure through without amend
ment.
AS to the rest of the message the gov
ernor sticks to his original purpose. He
will not drag IN any other subject but
the railway merger. Even the St.. Louis
exposition will be ignored for the present.
1t is bound to come up later Reference
to the merger question is made necessary
by the need of an appropriation for the
attorney generals use III fighting the case
and, in requesting the money, the, gov
ernor will explain the reasons for the suit
and it's present status, in some detail.
He will transmit the report of the tax
commission with the message.
1t is quite probable that in the mes
sage the governor will gently remind the
members that they are responsible for the
whole business - tax commission, extra
| session and all, and that it is ''up' to
! them" to carry cut their program and
pass tax law.
As to Organization.
Speaker Bowling called on Attorney
| General Douglas this morning for an opin-
ion. All are agreed that the house should
! reorganize. The question asked was
| whether this should be done by a simple
resolution, or by a formal election.
The attorney general was inclined tc
think there was no need for the speaker
| to be reelected, but reserved his de-
! cision for little investigation. He ad-
| vised Mr.. Bowling to call the house to
order himself, as there are no oats to be
administered. 1t is probable that the old
| order himself, as there are no oaths to be
| on the safe side. The elective officers
are the speaker, chief clerk, his two as
sistants, sergeant-at-arms and his assist
ant, chaplain, postmaster, enrolling clerk
and engrossing clerk.
The old officers will all be chosen with
out opposition, except the engrossine
clerk, W.. w. Wall, who oficiated last
winter. He is now secretary of the dairy
and food commission, and A. P. Allen OF
| Kasson, clerk Of the engrossing commit.
tee, will be his successor.
On converting Wednesday morning
Speaked Bowling will announce that the
committees of the last house are all re-
| appointed. He to-day notified w. w
Dunn Of St. Paul, chairman of the rule!
committee, to have a report read,
number and compensation Of the EN-
ployes, who are appointed by the speaker
There is some talk of dispensing with:
reading clerk. John T. Jones of Mime
apolis who held that position last winter
will likely be made clerk of the judiciar.
dian agent at White Earth. Captain Joh1
I'D. sFinehout of St. Paul is mentioned To-
the same place.
The senate is already organized, by
resolution passed on the final day of las
|:session. When the house has disposed o
preliminary business Wednesday, the sen
ate will be invited to a joint session, am
committee will wait on the governor
who will then appear and read his mes
sage.
who'll Introduce the Tax Bill:
Who will introduce the tax bill is
question. There is no precedent and i
is probable the senior member of eac]
house will be given the honor. This viii
be J. F. Jacobson in the house and Sen
ator A. W. Stockton in the other body.
Speaker Bowling finds sentiment IL
favor of referring the bill to the tax com
mittee in each house. The two commit
tees can then meet in joint session, after
moons and evenings, to hear argument
and objections. This joint committee
lmay then frame 4 report. recOmmendinl