The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-06
JACOBSON GETS
REAL DRUBBINC
LAC QUI PARLE STATESMAN FALLS
INTO "ALSO RAM CLASS.

The house settled down to real BUSH
ness yesterday by administering the ex-
pectlng drubbing to the former car Of
the house, j. F. Jacobson, and the ele-
ment committed to the railroading of the
tax bill.
The expected fight was precipitated nv
the report of the committee on rules 1t
was on the cards that Jacobson and his
followers We're to receive a repetition of
the Whipping given the member from Lac
(Qul Parle, at the last sitting of the ree1-
lar session and the WHY statesman was
prepared to shift the lasheS to another's
shouloers; Representative w. p. Rob
, erts, OF Minneapolis, was the lucky man
seIected to take Jacobsons whipping but
before the fight was over jacobson and
ROBERTS were fighting and Jacobson was
IN the also ram division, when the com
mlttee on rules and the fair play'' di-
vision, headed by Laybourne, of Duluth.
ana the speaker landed easy winners The
creaIt Tor the abrupt and entirely unex-
Pected ter1nina ton of the fight belongs to
Representative A. 3. Kelly of North
neld. who suggested the plan which made
JacobsonS retreat cornrara tv1,eJI1 sgrooa0
full.
At a meeting held at the Merchants
tuesday night the friends" of the bill.
headed by Jacobson, framed up the fight
' MHIcn, II was expected, would result in
ra1lroad1ng the bill through practically
intact. Inc plan contemplated the intro
ouctlon of the bill jointly by the commit
zee; headed respectively by Carl Wallace
De ordered to introduce the bill Monday
Then 1t was to become a special order
ana afterWard have its immediate second
reaolng and Id without the formality of
printing. The special order was to hold
from day to day until the bill was dis
posed of. 80 i
This plan, the management of which
was entrusted to Mr. Roberts Wo,11d
give the. interests who wish to be heard
give the interests who wisilsto he heard on
.ne oil until Monday to make their argu-
t tteL1s. After the bill was introduced
tHere could be no more hearings and until
1t was disposed of, no other legislation
could be introduced. The Committee on
rules report went along swimmingly. so
lar aS II covered the matter of EMPLOYEES
put Roberts was ready for the ciausa
committing all bills to the regular stand
ing committees, which insures the regn
lar procedure. ="
ROBERTS AMENDMENT
PRECIPITATES FIGHT
The amendment proposed by Mr. Rob
erts precipitated the fight which for an
dicu 1a. Was WaSed with all the warmth of
session on the ''Washburn bribery in
Vestigation." Mr. Roberts did NOT ar
Tempt to deny that his amendment womb
sllut out other legislation, but he de-
the session was called for the purpose
o. considering the tax code He said
oSner 1eglslation could be introduced
prior to Monday and that after the c11oc
lal order was in force the tax commit
zee couid hold daily sessions for the pur
lions. on" opJec-
He. claimed that under the rules nro-
posed by the committee, the house Womb
ne absolutely in the power of a one
e elIir@ vote and nd as he almost tearfuliy
tha pt e,S IL We will be in the hands Of
f tLae enemy. He said good many mem
o oeds are Ioaded with bills and their re-
oepelon In the regular course of bnsi-
"TSS would shut the tax bill ont
iun n
90 oIHIlu5h, the recognized leader of the
20 - caiied opposition, took issue with M
sa;6 IS IN z rather caustic vein. He
first t Ito, ROBERTS amendment was the
Hi attempt of the friends of fhe
49, ~ l0Fce II through without amend
r,.eiIecr, lie insisted that the bill should
evcI.eiy take its regular course and
10Y one interested be given a fa;I
S eaide to be heard for or against II H.
9 f Inc house cannot afford to sanno
tsrori suc1 h1gn handed methods as con
is orr du+, oy the raflroading scheme. IT
o ~ ~ IIu iH 10 pass a bill fair to everY-
$50 q pl5A tnat Will insure justice 10 tbe
fhi ana the people We can hest Dc
nv fly ny aoopting the plan recommende1
10 NOT expect too much haste T,bpp o 1n
p:arduon OF this code took the connpoie-
twent Ilii d9vn months We have had only
VIII venture the assertion that - Gnu u l
kmnr, every 1000 throughout the state
AISws the purport Of It's contents . &c
tv II 5sfnI atlve Burns of Fillmore conn
mia ~ ueLehse of the report of the con-
Of t6e bin On rules charged the frie f
gag rule. He Insisted that the ae'f "a tat at
raiIroadnet d had H. only one objeet~t6ss
glSssed surprise at the attitu 5arn ms s ex
one Of tb slnce from Minneapolis comes
Dill; He insisted that the on,v 70 the the
tax moo WAS to commit the bill to the
fair b eai,I1etee and give all interests a
the At tais J1ne IT, " Dswashburn Jr.
question. No one seemed do to e IN with IA
3WT asSpn,,n but ut the appearance Of Mr. e
Burns, Roberts, Kelly. Dunn 1na Ana brought
came on 70 their feet The oratory be-
4 fhe speakers gavel gave peterson so o4 tba
PETERSON GIVES
SCHEME AWAY.
Peterson, gave the friends" scheme
away to the members who were NOT ad9
VlSed of the meeting at the MerchonTe