Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-02-12
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.

mlNNkSOIA- LEG1SLAI UNE.
Digestive Report of Special Session Called
by Governor Van SAINT to Consider
Report of Tax Commission. -
st. Paul, Feb. 5.-The extra session Of
the Minnesota legislature began tamely
yesterday morning. Only preliminary
business Of the most routine character
was transacted and both houses ad-
journed at noon as a mark of respect
to the memory of the late Representative
J. W. TORY.
Adjournment was taken until 10 a. m.
tomorrow and at 1880 the only move
significant Of program was in the SEN
ate, where Senator Young introduced a
resolution for the appointment of a COM
mittee. The object is to limit senate
committees to the tax commission and a
few others that may be necessary. 1t
Is part of the program to restrict the bus
mess of the senate to consideration of
the tax bill until that is finished.
A little after II the senate began to
perfect its permanent organization. The
ohcers of the last regular session were
Reelected, as follows:
| Secretary, S. A. Langum. Preston.
assistant secretary, A. D. Countryman,
Appleton.
st. Paul.
Engrossing clerk. Albert Myran, Ada.
Sergeant-at-arms. Thomas Downs, Min
| neapoIis.
On motion of Senator Samuel Lord the
following were added:
second assistant clerk, w. D. Smith,
Chaplain, Rev: H. A. chouinard, St.
| Peter.
| Assistant sergeant-at-arms, George w.
I.Geesey, Albert Lea.
Sergeant-at-arms in the gallery, John
j. Gjerness, Austin.
Doorkeeper, N. H. Forsyth Caledonia
ASSISTANT doorkeeper. H. A. Plymat,
Pages, William Marquardt, Max Ernest,
warner henry, Dick Whitney and Claus
The house was called to order at II
oSlock sharp. The only absentees were
Whitford, Dealy, Burg, Afford, Mallory
ana pugh; The first two arrived after adj
! JOurnment, and the rest will be on hand
The house was reorganized by resolu-
| ton, introduced by Mr.. Allen declaring
the following officers elected:
Julius Schmall, chief clerk.
! w r. Verify, first assistant clerk; Jens
W. ". Wall ens sros5Tt c cLerk
Frank A. Holcomb, enrolling clerk
s. w. Melendy, assistant enrolling clerk
|
Edward Tanning, sergeant-at-arms:
Swan Johnson, assistant.
harry " Knowles, chaplain.
per man succeeds 9 e MTknow sna ng"sR spa
IS busy at Grand Rapids with his law
Mr.. Iaybourn wanted tho snoa,-er,s
name included in the resolution, to re-
move any doubts as to his title With
this amendment the resolution passed.
ed on motion of Chairman Dunn Of the
committee on rules.
Speaker Bowling announced the old
minutes later Chairman Haugland, an
nounced that the report was on the
clerks desk. 1t was adopted and the
afternoon: There is left from the appro-
mileage will nearly exhaust: Mr. Dunn.
the twenty. cents due him omitted from
omy.''
Speaker Bowling, in calling the house
to order, sounded a key note. He said
this was the third time the Minnesota
legislature Legs tn had been called into extra SEES
that the house. would bear in mind
the governors object in calling the SEES
wond mot s o% the at pa hS Close
innate of it,, created by it's record in the
regular session.
st. Paul, Feb. 6.-The tax bill scored in
question of procedure was Settled, 50 far
as the lower house was concerned, and
to the entire satisfaction of the friends
until nearly O'Clock this afternoon.
Before the fight, both houses met in
joint session and heard the governor 9
report Of the committee on rules This
recommended new rule limiting legis-
This action of the house means that no
genera! legislation will creep in except
through the committee on Introduction
of bills. the personnel Of which win be
measures and curative acts viii be rec.
commended for passage by this committee
and hustled through without, ceremony.
posed by the tax commission were re-
ferred to the taxes and judiciary commit
The senate committee on rules SUBJ
mitted it's report but the expected fight
over its adoption did not take place. ac-
m H. Hn Smith OF
county. He asked that the report be
printed in the journal and that further
time be given for its consideration.
The capitol building was on fire yes
terday morning, but no damage was done
and members of the legislature, both
houses of which were in session at the
ter until it was all over. The blaze
started in a pile Of excelsior in the base
ment near the Cedar side, and was put
out by the engineer and capitol barber
before the fire department arrived upon
the scene.
! St. Paul. Feb. 1.-The tax bill will be
introduced in the senate by Senator Som
merville, temporary chairman of the tax
committee. 1t will at once be referred to
the committee. which will then hold pub
lie: hearings. The committee, however,
will not meet in joint session with the
house committee as requested, the invi-
tation having been turned down at a
meeting held after the morning adjourn
ment. Before any consideration of the
bill, however, 1t will be printed with
wider margins, allowing room for annOta-
tions.
The morning session yesterday was
brief, but rather lively, the senate finally
adopting the report of the committee on
rules in an amended form.
The tax bill was launched on it's peril
Gus house voyage yesterday morning. 1t
was introduced by the committee on
taxes and tax laws.
This committee lost no time. Chairman
Wallace Immediately moved an adjourn
1nent.
A delegation from Duluth was on hand
TO- protest t against the abolition Of the
ssssl ia tnG They were mme-
Speaker Bowling requested members to
! remain and the tax committee, in whose
hands the bill now is, filed to the front
| and took seats together.
lace. chairman, and Messrs: Torson, Bar
teau, Ferris, Larson Laybourn, Jacob
| son, Hymes. Kelly, J. A. Peterson, Wash
burn; Bevans. Hurd, Berg, Ward, Rich
III The ' Committee will begin at once to
hold separate sessions in the senate
| chamber to hear those interests opposed
| to. the proposed tax code. All the sena-
tors are expected to attend these hear
ings.