The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-15
4 "JOINI" ON TAXES
The House Asks for a Taxation
Conference With the
<&. Senate.
The Anti" -"Leg-Puller" Bill Is
Amended and Put
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Taxa ton amendments to the constitu-
tion are once more an occasion for conter-
ence between the two houses.
When the house bill was returned from
the senate this morning in it's amended
form, Mr.. Fryberger moved that the house
concur in the amendments. Mr.. Arm
strong moved as substitute that the
house do not concur, and that a confer
ence be requested. This carried without
debate. Speaker BabcOcg appointed as the
conference committee OH the part or the
house, L.. G. Stevenson, r. J. Wells and
George w. Armstrong.
When the house communicat ton came
into the senate Senator Somerville moved
that the senate accede to the request for
conference, and the lieutenant govrnor
appointed as managers for the-senate SEN
ators Somervlle, Dunn and Wilson. These
three were on the committee that drew
the senate bill. OF the house committee
Messrs. Stevenson and Armstrong are
strong advocates Of the wide open plan
.but Mr.. Wells is understood to lean in
the other direction, which gives the re-
stricted form Of amendment an advant-
age In THE joint comittee.
Candidates Are Protected.
The Shepard ''anti-leg- pulling bill,"
beaten Monday and reconsidered Tuesday,
was passed to-day, amended so as to ap-
ply only to C andidates for state, county
or city offices. 1t declares the solicita-
tion of ''aid'' from such candidates to be
a misdemeanor
Freight Line Taxes.
Mr.. Nelson's bill, taxing property with
in the state owned by freight line COM
panies, was passed.
immigration Board Dead. -
The Oleson bill, creating state board
of immigration. was fl naly killed, this
morning. The bill was beaten Saturday
and was irretrievaby lost to-day when a
motion to reconsider. made by Mr.. Hugo
Of Duluth. was beaten. Personal hostility
to H. P. Hall, who was slated for an ap-
pontment, in the event of the bills pas
sage. was responsible, in measure,
for the action taken.
Won't Hurry School Inspectorshps.
An attempt was made to hurry up the
Nyquist rural school inspector bill, DR..
Dorsey urging motion that the bill be
placed on general orders. This was op-
posed by w. A. Nolan. who explained that
he favored the bill but believed it should
be taken up only in it's turn. Mr.. An
deregg wanted it placed upon its final
passage but the house refused to sus-
pend the rules and the bill will take
it's regular course. !"
Schedule Has Friends.
Mr.. Minrette called up his resolution
directing the speaker to appoint a com
nlittee of three to examine the house
printing and stationery accounts and re-
port. This was considered slap at Chic
Clerk Schn1all and was tabled by a big
vote.
Lumber Liens ReconsIdered.
The Armstrong bill. making good lun1-
bermari S hsffaon lumber only at the close
of the season which was passed yesterday
was reconsidered to-day and sent back
to general orders. The fight against il
was led by MI Bennett who had con-
sdera bic to say regarding q "certair
prominent Minneapolis lunloernan," who
he claimed. had lobbied tor the measure
The bill. he argued. could be of advan-
tage only to numbering corporations, alC
was a blow against the laboring man. Mr.
Armstrong replied that he had himself
worked in lumber mill and altho he hat
introduced the bill by request, he con
sidered it a highly meritorious measure.
Sleeping Car Tax Recalled.
The Nelson bill, taxing the property O
! sleeping car companies, was recalled from
committee and put on general orders.
New Kind of Contempt.
bill introduced by w. w. Bardwell
makes it contempt Of court for any on
who has not been admitted to the bar t,
pra ctice in any court in the state, in ad
dition to retaining the provisions Of tn
present law, making such practice mis-
demeanor. -
Mr. Stevenson introduced bill provid
ing for a change in the methods of book
keeping in vogue in the Faribault schools
and effort to pass it Under. suspension
Of the rules met with failure.