The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-25
DETAILS OF THE FINALE
Some Lively Short Arm SparrinR
~ Preceded the Vote.

Some Lively Short Arm Sparrin8
Preceded the Vote.
Mr.. Sweet opened the tax bill discuss
sion in the house this morning, declar-
ing himself for the bill. Mr.. Schurman
tried to get in an amendment to the
Oppegaard amendment adopted yesterday.
Mr.. Laybourn objected and shut him off.
The Oppegaard amendments cut the price
paid newspapers for legal publications,
and Mr.. Schurman soughe to restore the
figures in the code.
Mr.. Jackson spoke for the bill He said
the principal reason some members had
for voting against the bill was to kill
the gentleman from Lac Out Parle.
Mr.. Hickey OF St. PAUL spoke for the
farmers. He said he would have voted
for the bill as it was drawn, but would
not in it's present form. He said it would
increase the assessed valuation of farm
lands fvefold.
Mr. Jacobson called attention to the
fact that Mr.. Hickey voted for the Wal
lace amendments. Mr.. Hickey replied
that he had not done SO sincerely.
Mr.. Roberts, In reply to Mr.. Hickey.
said there was nothing in the bill to re-
quire the full valuation Of farm property
any more than the present law.
1 G. w. Armstrong spoke In support OF
the bill. He deplored the lack of patriot
ism In the house which led members to
come down battling for this or that in
terest. The only question to ask was,
whether the bill as it stands was better
than the. present law. He had not found
farmer or laboring man opposed to
| the bill. and he had never heard fair.
honest argument against the bin. He DID
not believe a perfect tax bill would ever
be framed.
Mr.. Sageng said he was not In SYM
pathy with much of the talk against the
bill He represented an element, how
ever, that was alienated from support OF
the bill by the Wallace amendments. He
did not believe they were necessary to it's
passage. He had found the assessed val
uation of real estate in Hennepin So per
cent of the selling value. He had voted
against the tax commission bill last win
ter because he thought it would be used
as club to defeat the gross earnings
bill, and he thought 1t just retribution
that the gentleman who introduced the
tax commission bill (Mr. Laybourn)
should now be trembling for Its outcome.
Mr.. Riley opposed the bill, declaring 1t
was imperfect and the legislature should
wait until next year. He said that under
the increased valuation the fixed levies
would produce too much revenue.
James A. Peterson said he did not I'M
derstand why the enemies of the bill were
protesting their sincerity. He did not see
the need of It. He called, attention to the
result of a permanent tax commission In
Indiana, where it has resulted in the just
and equal taxation of all forms of prop
erty. He wanted to 60 home conscious
that the mining, companies would pay
full rate of taxes, and that the public
service corporations would pay their
share.
Mr.. Anderson defended the gross earn
ings tax on corporations, as a better and
more just way Of reaching them than by
taxing franchises.
Mr.. Roberts said everything Mr.. Ander-
son wanted was In the present bill, ex-
cept his gross earnings tax. That propo-
gition. he said, came from interests OPP
posed to the bill He did not believe the
constitutional amendments would be
| adopted The house should attend to the
duty that was now before It.
A call of the house was then taken upon
the passage of the bill.
sympathy for the Governor.
concurrent resolution by Mr. Roberts
the legislature with Governor Van SAINT
in the death OF his father.
The following bills were introduced by
| unanimous consent:
New House Bills.
H. F. 4s, misunderstanding chapter 2sS Of
the laws of 1901, providing that cities of over;
Il, 900 shall pay the expenses Of smallpox
patients. Referred to steering COMMITTEES.
H. F. 40, Mountaineering the road and
bridge act OF 1901 to cure defect Passed
under suspension of the rules.
H. F. 80, Cumming-To provide for the aid
of resident paupers. Referred to steer
ing committee.
H. F. 81 Hurd-Amending the military
code, 1901, to restore provision for the gov-
ernor's s staff. Referred to steering commit
tee.
H. F. 81, Ferris-Amending the game law of
1901 relating to the killing of deer. Referred
to the steering committee.
H. F. 53, Morris-Substitute for H. F./4s
Referred to steering committee.