The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-18
They Recall the Tax Bill and Make
It a Special Order for
Tomorrow.
Keep It Separate From the Amend
ments in the House Senate
Lets Down Bars.

and bith sides agreed to make the tax
bill a special order tomorrow morning.
A third time Mr.. Dunn came up smiling
with his proposition making the tax bill
and the constitutional amendments spec
ial order together. Friends of the bill had
all they wanted by this time and when
Mr.. Roberts, as a substitute, moved to
adjourn, they rallied around him. The
vote was 60 to As.
A Special Order Now.
No other business can head off the tax
bill. By the action of the house it be-
comes special order Immediately after
the hearing of petitions and communica-
lions. This brings 1t ahead of motions
and resolutions and of committee re-
ports. special order is held to until
finished, and unless suspended by two
thirds vote nothing else can intervene.
Friends OF the bill are jubilant. They
have the amendments prepared which
were to have been submitted to the tax
committee. They are all agreed that
compromise will be necessary, and with
this understanding commanded: the situa-
ton in the house to-day.
AT the earnest request Of Representa-
tive Sherman Smith, the house judiciary
committee agreed to-day to report his
constitutional convention bill The mem
bers Of the committee favor 1t unanimous
~, but held off. not Wishing to confound
the issue. They will report the bill with
out Recommendation, but when that re-
port is to be made no one knows. Com
mdttee reports must wait tomorrow on
the tax bill, which is a special order and
must be Finished.
The Senate Is Waiting.
The senate is wsiting on the house and
will not attempt to reach any conclusions
on the tax bill until the house has fin
tshed. Meanwhile, it will clear the
tables of the other legislation that is
pending. The Bobleter release bill may
be an exception. 1t was laid on the table
this morning and is likely to stay there.
Dunn Was Headed Off,
The contest began soon after roll call.
Mr.. Wallace Of Hennepin took the floor
in the house this morning and stated with
some formalhy, his motion. as follows:
At the request of the committee on taxes
and tax laws. I move that all bills relating
to amendments to constitutional amendments
be recalled from the committee on judiciary
and referred to the committee on taxes and
tax laws.
Mr.. Larson moved as substitute that
| the committee on taxes and tax laws be
discharged from further consideration of
H. F. 1, and that the bill be reported back
by the chairman
Mr.. Dunn sent up another substitute,
:
which was ruled out of order. This was
the move of the opponents Of the bill, and
would have directed both the taxes and
judiciary committees to report their bills
not later than Thursday. This was shut
off by Mr.. Larson's promptness in catch
ing the speakers eye.
Mr. jacobson demanded call of the
house.
A Dog Bill InterIude.
During the tedious proceedings of the
call, Mr.. Nyquist created g diversion by
moving that his dog bill repeal be taken
up.
Messrs. Afford, Daggett, G. Peterson,
Potter and Stark were excused. Messrs.
Hogan, Lee, Mark and Stevenson were not
found
The motion was carried, 1O7 to 1, Mr..
Mallory voting no.
Mr.. Dunn then moved that the
tax bill be made special or