The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-05

spect the same and providing for penalty
TOR violations thereof
s. Il. 96, Wilson-Relating to the letting of
contracts by county commissioners in all
counties having 100000 inhabitants or over.
S. F. 81, Larson--To legalize the action Of
county commissioners in certain cases rela-
tive to the construction of drains In Sibley
county.
+ s. f. 90, Schaller-To make records of sur
veys made by municipal engineering depart
ments evidence In court
NYQUIsI,s DOG BILL PASSED
House Has Fun Over list. Louis
Expo Bill Killed.
the Sivright bill repeating the tax on
doge this morning after one of his mimi
table talks. The representatives laughed
uproariously throughout the whole speech
but Nyquist sturdily stood his ground and
said his say. The vote was then taken
and the now famous bill was passed 70
to IS. It only needs the governors sig
nature to become law. Mr.. Nyquist and
his determined championship of the meas
ure have furnished barrel of fun for
the legislators, but they are glad 1t Is
all over.
When Mr.. Nyquist reached his seat he
found little puppy trembling with fear
over it's fate, tied to his desk. The pres
ent was accepted with thanks, but Mr..
Nyquist remarked that he preferred a
Newfoundland. He hoped that the canine
had not been stolen, but If it had the
owner was welcome to 1t.
In his. rich dialect Mr.. Nyquist attacked
Professor Shaw Of the state agricultural
college, who had opposed the repeal OF
the present tax, and also the newspapers
who had poked SO much fun at the bill.
r hirrh o1II ,1,,o
hat I can run that farmer school better
than they cam" he. declared. II have
been through a, farmer school myself in
Sweden, and they have better ones there
than in this country, and every one
knows it. a<| 4s
"And these papers-I want to rub 1t
into them. They have been attacking this
bill, and some have said that the tax
ought to be three times high er than 1t is.
The Journal said I was pleading with
tears in my eyes for this bill. When you
see me plead With tears in my eyes, you
will get left, I tell you. Why do they
speak about pleading for the dogs? The
dogs don't pay the taxes, but the papers
don't know that. plead only for justice
If you vote against this bill you will have
an awful time in the next campaign"
The speaker then called attention to the
opinion of Attorney General Douglas that
the present law was invalid, as dogs were
taxed not on basis of value as other
property, but 81 for male dogs and So fol-
females. ~.
St. Louis Expo Bill Killed.
The committee on reception Of bills
killed five measures this morning by rec.
ommending them for indefinite postpone
ment. In the lot was the bill appropr1.
ating $150,000 for Minnesota exhibit al
the Louisiana Purchase exposition. Al
effort was made to save this bill, but the
two-thirds vote could not be secured.
Other measures killed we're: The Burns
bill, abolishing the poll tax and roat
overseers and giving the control Of high
ways to the supervisors; Lees bill
amending the law relating to the killing
Of tuberculous cattle; Dobbin's bill
amending the law permitting county com
missioners to appropriate money for sol
diers' monuments, and a wolf bounty bill
Representative Allen called up his ad
journment motion this morning. He ex
tended the time, however, until TUESDAY
March II, at noon. His motion met witt
decided opposition from Messrs Roberts
Kelly and, Hickey, who did not want t.
| fix any time for adjournment until some
thing had been done. When the work ha'
| been completed adjournment could be ar
ranged in ten minutes. Mr.. Hickey CAV
notice Of debate, which put the question
| over until tomorrow.
The house continued the debate on MI
| Alleys amendment to the constitutions
amendment proposed by the house com
mittee on judiciary begun yesterday. IN
| speakers confined themselves to the ques
| ton as to whether the constitution shoul
definitely fix all matters relating to taxa
| ton, or whether the way should be LEI
| open for the legislature SO that it Nigh
meet emergencies as they arose. IN
| committees bill favored gross earning
tax on franchises, while Mr. Alley
| amendment provides simply that all take
| shall be uniform and shall be levied an
hinged upon the gross earnings ia
! proposition. J. A. Peterson favored tn
"open policy that is of giving the legis
lature some siscretion in tax Legislation
| instead Of fixing all matters irrevocabl
| by the constitution. He called upon al
| those who had opposed tax legislatio
| during the present session to come out i
the open and pass some sort OF bi!
I which would be honest and just to al
! parties. -
| Mr.. Anderson spoke at length in favo
| Of the committees bill. He declared tina
the Alley amendment might result in tn
practical confiscation of the property Q
| corporations. AS matter of fact, the
had as much right In the state as any on
.
position to the tax code had come fro1
the corporations At least none of the1
| had approached him regarding tax mat
| tiers, and his position on the tax code wa
| from a. honest motives as those VIII
| favored it.
Representative Wallaces bill maxim
the railroad and warehouse commissio
appointive, has been recommended for in
definite postponement.
Bills Passed by House.
H. F. SO, Hurd-Providing for examinatio
and licensing of elevator operators in elite
of over $4,000.
H. F. 50, Notwithstanding it a misdemean,
to catch black bass and trout out Of season
and providing for fine Of IS to SIS.
H. +. A, Berg-Increasing salary Of r.
cording clerk in the office of secretary
state to $1,000 per annum.
Dobbtn Asks for Justice.
The house was unable to finish it's dc
bate on the constitutional amendment
this morning, and the talk was resume
this afternoon. Mr.. Dobbin argued in f.
vor Of equal justice to all taxpayers, il
GLIDING public service corporations. The
II We're a necessary part of the communit
and have an interest in its welfare The
were not soulless, as charged. The sire
z railway company in Minneapolis he
r shown itself time and again as publ
spirited as any individual. Recently
raised the wages of it's employees witho1
3 any pressure from any source whatever.
Mr.. Roberts disagreed with the majo
"a ity Of the committee ON Judiciary. I'll
constitutional amendments ought to
submitted in the simplest form possibl
There should not be too many Limitation
for the legislat ure, representing the pc.
pie, should have some latitude.