The Saint Paul globe., 1902-01-24

Consider it properly or beat it, is Mr..
Pope's slogan
He says the tax bill is the most import
ant legislation that has been proposed IN
the history of the state, and that 1t is
the duty OF the legislature to enact a law
that will be equitable and consistent or
let the present laws stand until there is
sufficient time to enact just laws. He
said yesterday he thinks thirty working
days few enough for the proper consid-
Grafton Of the bill He would have ii TAX
en- up by sections and each given proper
analysis, in committee, before it is acted
upon in committee of the whole He oe-
heves many features of the bill will be
objectionable to the people, and that there
are many more too complex to be sifted
by a majority of the members. who are
not lawyers, without the assistance OF
the experts assigned to the committees
Mr. Pope thinks the work of the extra
session need not necessarily be confined
to consideration of the tax bill. Since
the legislature is to be assembled, he
says. 1T should properly take up any leg
islation which may affect the interest
Of the whole state.
Many Of the Republican members OF
the Legislature are afraid that the extra
session will be used by the governor to
furnish red fire as we'll as money for the
prosecution of his merger" fight.
A prominent Republican member Of
the lower house said yesterday: 'I don't
believe in this merger business Of Van
SAINTS The state is in it now, and of
course If he needs money for the legal
department 1t will be only proper for
us to appropriate it, But there is where
draw the line. I will oppose any
scheme to drag the legislature into an
Endorsement of the governors fight His
intentions may have been all right; but
he had no rightpto drag the fight into
politics. The interests of the people
of one-half of this state are bound up
in the interests of Mr. Hill's roads, and
the representatives of these people are
not going to lend themselves to a politi-
cal play against the welfare Of their
constituents and the sections they repre-
sent. Van SAINT has got his foot into
1t, and ROW he wants the legislature to
lift him out of an unpleasant hole by
passing resolutions of Endorsement.
Senator Samuel Sweningsen, Of Austin,
who was in st. Paul yesterday, said that
the people Of Mower county and South
ern Minnesota generally are taking the
llyelfest interest m the extra session
The proposed tax bill is receiving the
closest attention from property owners
and business men. They are he says,
Oil IL Ad"OE c1 a JUST, nDeTal measure,
that will not retard the prosperity of
the state Or provo Injurious to any OF
it's interests. I'm my Judgment" he
said, the tax commission has compiled,
in general, a wise measure. There are
some minor provisions that can be amend
cd. The measure should be passed, prac-
tically as a whole. without delay, in the
interest, not alone Of the party, but the
people Of the whole state. L am heartily
In favor Of the proposed exemption re-
duction from s1G0 to SIS. believe that
provision has outlived its usefulness. For
years 1t has worked in favor Of the rich
and against the masses"
Senator Ole Myran, of Ada, was at the
Windsor yesterday, returning from
three weeks tour of the Pacific coast
and incidentally a visit with his old
friend former Gov David M Clough,
at Everett, Wash
Senator Myran says: Dave sent greet