The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-19

opposition when it fell into line on thA
special order motion, to escape shou,ines
It's strength, or a different fight n,ioh+
nave been made. But as ii Is II IsSa
victory for the friends that thew will
hardly dare press, even If they can nnus-
ter su1nclent strength. In the first place
the constitutional amendment bill which
the Judiciary committee will prepare win
pc really part of the tax code, in that
~ Will be supplemental While i might
pc possible for majority to accent that
Din from the committee and reject fine
oHilln Dill for constitutional convention.
it is hardly probable
Then there is another side to the ouas-
ton. Only a comparatively few members
or the house hope to defeat the tax mir
entire, with the constitutional convention
DILL Many Of the members who are CON
elsned TO the opposition are opposed only
10 the drastic form of the proposed code
Ihey want an amended bill passed with
sucn constitutional amendments az NAV
FORM basis for some legislation in the
way Of temporary relief. Then thew want
70 pass the constitutional convention bin
II the convention bill is passed its, fruits
y, VII Il not be ripe for four or five years, and
II the convention is ever to be called. mo-
crastlnation now will onlv hammer tte,
work. Many of the friends" notably
JACOBSON and Roberts, are constitutional
! convention men. They have voted for tta
| proposition at former sessions and have
pleoged themselves on the floor of tbe
mousse, to vote for 1T again bTt after ~
tax code is out Of the way. Then - an 90
tempt to shut off committee reports
should be made the friends 1ro,,11
nave to reckon with the authors Of tha
oils, now calmly reposing in the COM
m1ttee on the reception of bills. In order
TO get their own bills out, combination
"a SD
and the nope Of a majority would be per-
manently dashed.
Mr.. Dunn evidently reached too far
When he proposed to have the COMMITTEES
on judiciary report out the constitutional
amendment bill this morning. The COM
mlttee went to work Immediately after
adjournment yesterday morning IN an ~
Tempt to frame, from the four bills. before
II, set OF amendments on which if can
come near enough to an agreement IL
secure a report to the house. All Of the
committeeman were present at the morn
ing session. In the afternoon they showed
UP in numbers sufficient to constitute 4
quorum. Attorney General Douglas and
General Childs appeared to discuss the
amendments. The discussion was long
and when the committee got ready to
patch UP bill at O'clock, the quorum
was missing. Allen, Roberts, Dunn and
oI-e]SSl0u ALONG Until b o CLOCK
without agreeing upon anything more
than method of work and then threw
up the Job. The committee will be called
together again this morning and after
noon, but at the same rate that it pro-
crossed yesterday it will not get bill
out this week.
me committee on the reception of bills,
VIII, If 1T is given chance, report Rep
reSentatVe O'Neill's Itasoa mark hin oI,t
with the recommendation that il PASS
There is about $1,000 worth Of down tim
Der in the park which Mr.. O'Neill wants
sold and the proceeds turned into 1und
for the erection of a state house on the
shore of Lake Itasca. Dowling's two bills
to Iegalize municipal bonds and certin-
Gates OF indebtedness, supposed to be
curative acts for villages in RenvilIe
county, will be recommended for indef-
mite nnstnnr,erraarnt