The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-18

der tomorrow and that the ju-
dietary committee be instructed to report
at that time bill proposing amendments
to the constitution, which should be mace
special order at the same time
This brought the issue before the mouse
raised in committee yesterday.
Speaker Bowling said that under MT.
Larsons motion the bill was now pe1ore
the house, and that under the RUE
adopted it was now 6. special order.
Mr.. Dunn demurred to this ruling, ana
stated the rule, which was drawn py h,ni'
1t provided that the bill, on coming pc
fore the house, should be made speclal
order at such time as fixed by majority
of the house.
Mr.. Jacobson asSented but said that tine
remainder of the motion, referring TO inc
judiciary committee, was out OF order ana
would require a suspension OF the rules.
This the speaker held, and ruled the
Dunn motion out of order
Mr.. Dunn stated that in his view the
constitutional amendments should be con :
sidered together with the tax Dill.
Roberts Is Emphatic.
Mr.. Roberts said that he favored the
, adoption OF amendments, and hoped some
thing in this line would be adopted. he
did not, however. want to see the TWO
uestionqs tied together, ami declared
dramatically:
Yesterday a majority of this tax COM
mittee, standing for certain corporate IN
terests, undertook TO play horse WIN tne
people CT this state
He moved that the tax bill be made
special order Immediately. Mr.. Smltn
wanted the date changed to 2:So p m.
Il had hoped said Mr.. Roberts, that
. the judiciary committee might nave a
session this afternoon
That's just what l want, returned
Mr. Smith n his colleague. Il want the
committee to get my constitutional con-
vention bill out tomorrow.
Mr. Dunn moved as substitute that
the bill be made a special order to-mor-
row morning, Immediately after the head
of petitions and communications.
Mr.. Anderson supported the motion,
and appealed to Mr. Jacobson to agree to
Mr.. Jacobson replied that it was per-
fectly agreeable to him. and the Dunn
substitute was carried without dissent
ing vote.
Mr. Dunn bobbed up again with his
, motion, directing the Judiciary commit
: tee to report out a constitutional amend
ment bill not later than tomorrow, and
making such bill a special order IN con-
nection with the tax bill. He SAID he
wanted the committee to sit all after
noon, and all evening if necessary to agree
upon bill.
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calling for a report, but not in favor OF
the special order. -
Test Vote Adjournment.
Mr. Roberts then made the parliament
airy coup of the day.
We do not want to tie up these Two
propositions he said, land we will not,
unless a majority of this house is Diet err
mined not to pass a tax bill. AS sub
sritute | move that we do now adjourn.
Friends of the tax bill and its enemies
were lined up On the motion for the first
tine but there was no roll call to put
men on record
The ayes were louder but the foes OF
the bill demanded division.
Sixtythree members rose to their feet
in support of adjournment. AS only 10S
members Of the house were present, this
left only forty-five opposed and they were
not asked to stand up. The house was
declared adjourned.
st. Louis Emissaries Heard.
Adjournment was taken at II o'clock,
but the house members were held in their
seats TO hear from representatives of the
st. Louis exposition.
Clinton Rowell, a prominent attorney Of
the exposition city, presented the claims
of the exposition in eloquent language.
He said that SIG, 900 900 was already behind
the enterprise, which would be the great
est exposition ever held. Minnesota and
the Dakotas, the great granary Of the
world, would be important factors in the
exposition s-.
r: H. Kern made an eloquent plea COM
plimenting the state on it's prosperity,
and asking the Legislature to lay the
states great products before the eyes of
the world at st. Louis. -..
e. o. Stannard, former lieutenant gov
ernor of Missouri and one Of the great
St. Louis millers, read from President
McKinley's speech "expositions the sign
boards of progress" He said Iowa had
appropriated $15O,OOO. and the same was
hoped from Wisconsin,. They looked for
one of the best exhibits of all from Min
nesota. St
FRev. Cornelius H. Patton announced the
objects and scope of the exposition in an
eloquent address.