The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-16
"SlNEWS" ARE FIXED
Omnibus Appropriation Bill Passed
by House With Minor
Changes.
Indefinite Postponement Is Voted
for the McGregor Bill @Au-
thorizing Horse Racing.

The omnibus appropriation bill, H. F..
9os, was passed by the house this morning
after a two hour session. It was passed
without changes except those put on by
the committee to-day.
The committees amendments increase
the appropriation to meet the expenses of
caring for and selling state lands, for in
specting the output OF iron ore ON state
lands and for prosecuting trespassers
from $4,000 to $4,000; for extra janitort
service at the state capitol from $2,400 to
$4,000; for the railroad and warehouse
commission for carrying out the laws.
from $4,000 to $500; for repaying moneys
paid into the state under the, inheritance
tax law, afterwards declared unconstitu
tional. from $7.377.70 to $9,641.s6; for
legislative expenses, from $4,000 to $780,,
900, and for printing. from $4,000 to $7B,-
900.
The additional appropriation for the
public examiners office was cut from $10,-
900 to $4,000; an appropriation OF $500 was
made to defray the cost of disbarinent
proceedings prosecuted agai| Minnesota
attorneys and the state auditor drew an
annual appropriation of $500 for additional
clerk hire. Other new appropriations In
cluded in the bill are $137.7S for an old
| coal bill at Moorhead. SO 900 for expenses
of this year in conveying prisoners to the
state prison, and 81 900 reimbursing Chi
sago county for the expenses of the trial
of murderer. .t..
! In urging the; passage Of the bill Am
I brose Tighe.. chairman of the sappropria-
! tions committee, stated that if the meas
! ure should pass as reported by the com
! mittee and without outside amendments,
it would mean the lowest tax rate In the
| history of the state. In 1899, he said, the
rate had been Is mills and in 1901, 1:3
mills. The increased valuation Of 1902.
he added, would have made a fiat ra teS Of
mill possible, had not the rate for the
| year been fixed previously: whi1esth pres
ent bill would necessitate only the mill
levy.
Continuing, Mr.. Tighe said that he per-
sonally took to himself no great amount
of credit for the work of the committee
He conlpli1nented Senator Brower for his
! part in the drawing Of the bill and also
spoke il, high terms of the work done BY
the house sub committee. In conclusion
he said: ': 20 &s4 s s
"The work Of the committee was as
painstaking as it was arduous. The car:
mage at the end, gentlemen, was ter
rtble. We offered up patriarchia1ly ou1
own friends in order that the limit shoult
not be exceeded" Mr.. Tighe then asked
that the bill be passed without amend
1nent but made, no formal motion to ftha
effect.
Mr. C1ague of Redwood Falls secured
the floor and advised the house not t,
tinker with the bill. There are SOM
things he said, II should like to SCI
changed, but I realize if we begin t.
amend it everyone must be given a
chance. If you suit me you must ais
suit my friend Mr.. Wells, and my frien'
Mr.. Ofsthern. and finally we would hay
an increased levy. For this reason be
: lieve the bill should pass as it stands
move the previous question. .
: The chair. however, ruled there was n
question Before the house. An effort t
have the bill considered section by sec
tion failed and it was then given Its thir
reading and was placed upon it final pas
sage. z5z
The bill passed, 95 to O. It was take
!; up as a special order in the senate thi
6 afternoon.
The McGregor horse racing bill was in
: definitely postponed. on recommendatio
: of the committee on general legislation
and without dissenting vote. The bi
e was introduced following the killing Of tn
J. pool selling measure and, sif adopted
: would have made horse racing at tn
] state fair and elsewhere Within the stat
unknown, as it declared the giving {