Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-02-13
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
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 adj
Journed at noon as a mark of respect
to the memory of the late Representative
]. w. TORY.
Adjournment was taken until 10 a. m.
tomorrow and at 1880 the only move
significant of a program was in the SEN
ate, where Senator Young introduced
mittee The object is to limit senate
committees to the tax commission and
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
officers of the last regular session were
re-elecr'
The The house was called to order at Il
Whitford. Dealy, Burg, Afford, Mallory
and Pugh. The first two arrived after ad-
journment, and the rest will be on hand
tomorrow.
The house was reorganized by resolu-
ton, introduced by Mr.. Allen declaring
the following officers elected:
Julius Schmall. chief clerk.
w. E. Verify, first assistant clerk; Jens
5. Aresor, second assistant clerk.
". w: Wall. engTossing clerk.
frank A. Holcomh. enrolling clerk.
and postmaster.
Speaker Bowling, in calling the house
TO- to order, sounded a hey note. He said
legislature had been called into extra ses-
sion for a specific purpose. He hoped
that the house would bear in mind
sion, and that its record at the close
would not detract from the public es-
innate of it., created by its record in the
regular session.
st. Paul, Feb. 6.-The tax bill Scored in
the housa yesterday. The important
question of procedure was settled. SO far
as the. lower house was concerned, and
to the entire satisfaction of the friends
of the bill. This result was not reached
until nearly o'clock this afternoon.
Before the fight, both houses met in
message. The house then took up the
report Of the committee on rules. This
recommended new rule limiting legis-
-latiOn.
This action Of the house means that no
general legislation will creep in except
through the committee on introductionI
announced tomorrow morning. Local
measures and curative acts will be rec
commended for passage by this committee
The constitutional amendments pro-
posed by the tax commission were re-
ferred to the taxes and judiciary commit
tees.
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, it will be printed with
wider margins, allowing room for annota-
tons.
The tax bill was launched on its 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
ment.
to protest against the abolition Of the
diately heard in the house chamber.
Speaker Bowling requested members to
hands the bill now is, filed to the front
and took seats together
The committee consists OF G. L. Wal
lace, chairman, and Messrs. Torson, Bar
teau, Ferris, Larson, Laybourn, Jacob
son, Hymes, Kelly, J. A. Peterson, Wash
burn. Bevans, Hurd, Berg, Ward, Rich
and SchwaTg.
The committee will begin at once to
hold separate sessions in the senate
chamber to hear those Interests opposed
tors are expected to attend these hear
ings.
ST. Paul, Feb. s.-The senate held
adjourned until Monday at 2 p. m. Fol-
lowing the adjournment, the tax commit
tee held public hearing in the senate
chamber, committee representing the
Duluth shipping interests being present
tax.
The tax code and proposed constitu-
tional amendments were introduced in
the senate by Senator Somerville, tenn
porary chairman Of the tax committee,
and were at once referred back to tnat
On motion Of Senator Knatvo1d the
committee on the reception of bills was
increased from five to nine members.
This was to give representation to all
parts of the state. The motion was car
ried without opposition.
Senator Miller Introduced a memorial
to congress asking that the state be paid
5 per cent on the minimum price of lands
within its borders, sold by the federal
government. The amount involved is
s495,000 The memorial was passed unani-
mously.
In half an hours session of the house
this morning nine bills were introduced,
two OF. which were passed under suspen-
Senate file No. /, appropriating $4,000
for the expenses of the session, was
passed under Suspension Of the rules.
Speaker Bowling introduced four of the
bills, and secured the passage of one, a
curative act The other bill passed was
to fix the time of holding court in Jack
The other bills were laid aside for con-
sideration of the committee on reception
of bills, yet to be named.
Mr.. Nyquist introduced a bill repeal
ing the notorious dog bill of last ses-
sion, and tried to get suspension Of the
rules. He failed, and the bill must take
its chances.
Mr.. Morley introduced a bill changing
the hours Of holding primary elections in
small cities.
st. Paul, Feb. 11.-Lieutenant Governor
L. A. Smith, presiding officer of the SEN
ate, announced the members of the COM
mittee on the reception of bills this af-
ternoon as follows: Samuel Lord, chair
man; II. J. Miller, John A. johnson, R.
S. McNamee. George P. Wilson, Ripley
P. Brewer, E. J. Jones, E. B. Hawkins,
A. Grindeland. This is the committee to
which all bills will be referred. Its mem
bers are distributed one to each con-
gressional district.
The senate met at p. m yesterday and
remained in session only twenty minutes.
On motion Of Senator ,somerville the
constitutional amendments, referred to
the tax committee, were recalled and
sent to the committee on judiciary.
The house committee on taxation re-
sumed its session at .2:so p. m. Messrs.
Childs and Ives, Of the tax commission,
attended. Henry -Plowman, from Otter
Tail. spoke for the California plan OF
mortgage taxation. His bill embodying