The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-17
MEN AND MEASURES

When Speaker Babcock named George
w. Armstrong for the second time to
preside in his absence he did a popular
thing. This was manifest when Dr., Dor
sey yesterday afternoon moved Mr.. Arm
strong's selection as speaker pro tenn. II
was a remarkable honor to be won bv
so young man. Mr.. Armstrong was the
youngest member two years ago, and
probably holds that distinction: at this
session He was the only one Of the four
Ola members from Hennepin who did not
cherish speakership ambitions this time.
and his selection to fill the chair ad in
term is just another Instance OF the
meek inheriting the earth. He has fair
ly earned the honor paid him by the
house, for he has proved an excellent pre-
siding officer. r. 3.:. =
Apparently the house and senate will
repeat their battle of last winter over the
constitutional amendment relating to taxa :.
tlon. The house is even more strongly
constitutional amendment relating to taxa
last year and passed the amendment with
little opposition. The senate sub commit
tee will not agree to it, and the temper of
the senate points to the adoption of re-
strlcted amendment Three Of the new
senators We're foes of the wide open plan
when in the house. :. Those who are look
ing out for the interests of eertains,cor-
porations are always opposed to- the wide
open anendm ents, and In the senate they
are reinforced by such high minded and
disinterested members as Senators
Thompson, Wilson and Somerville, who do
not believe in leaving legislatures with too
free a rein. Senators Lord and Alley.
with others, will fight for the house
amendment but the indica tions are that
something like the extra session amend
ment will be adopted by the senate.
This will mean another conference. COM
mittee, which will have hard time to
agree, If the conferees accurately repre-
sent the tempers Of the two houses.
If a third judge is. provided for the
seventh judicial district and C. A. Lind
berg Of Little Falls is elevated to the
bench, this will remove a prospective
rival Of Judge Baxter, who comes up for
reelection next year Judge Baxter wa
at first opposed to having another col
league, but has come around and given
| his assent to the proposition. It will win
unless some Of the watch dogs make too
hard a fight on this So, 500 salary to be
! added to the states pay rolls. Ak.
Hunters who, have killed wolves in the
northern part of the state say that the
wolf bounty bill as it has been shaped up
by the special committee is ridiculous. It
will make the collection of a bounty prac-
tically impossible, for it. requires that the
entire carcass Of the animal be produced
| before the town clerk. In the northern
| part Of the state a hunter who kills 200
| pound animal is not going to carry him
on his back thirty miles to get a IS
bounty. He could produce the head and
.pelt, but more is certainly unnecessary.
Attorney General Douglas says the county
clerk should receive proof and pay boun-
| ties in all cases, rather than a town clerk
/ If the law is to encourage killing of wolves
1T certainly ought to be differently drawn
q Charles B. Cheney. rs
The principal wealth of Honduras lie
undoubtedly in its mineral deposits
/ There are but few sections that do no
sl1oWsveins of silver, and many that carr,
gold as well. 53S