The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-08
Sen. Stockwell Alone Votes
Against Constitutional
Amendment Bill.
Bill for Liberation of gu"
and Normal Schools Is
.' Defeated.

The constitutional amendment bill
passed the senate this morning by vote
of 90 to 1. The only voice raised against
it was that of Senator Stockwell. He Of
fered as a substitute the wide-open
amendment passed by the tax commits
sion, and the following senators voted with
him Oh the propositions:
Daily, Fitzpatrick, Lord, McNamee, Mel
licke, Miller, Nixon, Ryder, Schellbach,
Underleak and Veisselman.-The vote was
y to 80.
Senator Young, chairman of the senate
conference committee. then secured the
substitution of the conference bill for
the house bill, and it was passed. In vot-
ing no. Senator Stockwen said:
We have a provision in the constitution re-
quiring that amendments must receive ma
jority Of all the votes cast at an election.
When that was adopted in 1898, l put crepe
on my arm I now see reasons to be thank
full for that amendment. l believe it will
prevent the adoption of these amendments
by the people They are step backward
toward the dark ages.
Senator Wilson tried to amend the ex-
emption clause by adding to the list OF
exempted property public markets.. 1t
was lost viva voce. Senator Young had
the title amended to read: "a bill for
an act proposing an amendment, etc., In
stead Of bill for an act to amend
The amendment as passed will re-enact
most of the present constitution. The
new features are an optional tax on pub
lie service corporations either on the
franchise or gross earnings, registra-
ton tax on mortgages, and an income tax
on other credits in lieu of all other taxa
tion. and an income tax on salaries above
81, 000 The full text Of the amendments
Is given below.
Adjournment will not take place till
Tuesday noon. The house resolution fix
ing this date is still on the senate table.
1t will lie there until the senators are
sure that their business can be concluded
Monday night. They still have the con-
.stitutional convention bill and much
minor legislation. Members are getting
FESTIVE and several threaten to go home
tonight and stay.
The university and normal school forces
met defeat in the house to-day. Mr..
Alfred introduced a bill similar to the
one the senate killed yesterday exempt
ing the educational institutions from
board of control supervision. But his mo-
ttion to suspend the rules was lost 43 to
40
.. The independent mine owners lost the
first stage Of their fight in the legisla-
ture this morning, though they had clear
majority in both houses.
At this late date bills may die without
being reached unless the rules are sus-
pended and this takes a two-thirds vote
The maximum rate bill introduced in the
senate by Senator Halvorson failed to get
suspension this morning commanding IS
votes to %. The Pennington bill in the
house, which Is Identical, got Sc votes tc
81, which was also a few shy of the
necessary number.
Amendment in Hand.
The passage of the senate bill for con
stitutional amendment was not reported
to the house until late this afternoon.
A. Peterson had prepared to oppose thu
bill. He argued that it was an injustice
to tax incomes from salaries and not ia.
other incomes. He made his objection
to the senate committee and anothe
amendment was agreed upon. It permit
the legislature to levy q tax on the in
come from all personal property otherwise
exempted. These amendments were sat
isfactory to the senators who sat on tn
conference committee and Mr.. Peterson
prepared them to offer in the house. TIL
prospects are that If the house adopt
them the senate will pOncI1r