The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-21
THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE
AFTER FREE LUMBER PASSES OF SOLONS
House Members Promptly Decide
Not to Investigate Under the
Yoerg Resolution.
Rosenwald Leads Out Again and
Burns Again Flashes Some
Fine Sarcasm. >

The alleged abuses Of railroad passes
issued to members Of the house will not be
investigated by legislative committee,
the house having killed Representative
Aoerg's resolution to that effect this
morning. A- 81
The resolution, introduced Thursday,
called for the appointment Of a committee
t9 look into charges made by President c..
81 Mellen OF the Northern Pacific road,
that house members had transferred
passes issued to them, and, at that time,
Went over under notice of debate. 1t
was called up this morning by Mr.. Yoerg
VINO explained that he, had no intention of
rejecting upon the integrity of members,
but thought the charge should be investi-
gated so that all members should not be
under suspicion. Said he: -, 49,,
Il do not think it is wrong for members
to use railroad passes. In fact, think
they are eptitled to them, providing they
are used in a, proper manner. But my
resolution also calls for an investigation
Of passes issued to others than members
of this legislature. understand that
passes are granted to county officials gen
orally, all over the state, and particularly
tp sher1ffs and county attorneys and, if
am informed correctly, to judges of the
district court, whose use of such
courtesies might be regarded with sup
plclon.- Passes are also issued to heavy
shippers and, in such cases, operate as re-
bates, to the detriment of smaller
operators. ~ - -. 49,.
''Mr. Mellen says that if members of the
legislature will be good and behave them
selves, he will extend their passes, on
application, to the end Of the year. What
does he mean by that? Does he mean
that the extension will be granted pro-
N1ded that the passes are not misused or
provided that members are good when
Northern Pacific legislation comes up for
| consideration? believe he means the
| latter .~,..,..
Mr.. Young then moved the adoption of
| the resolution.
| George w. Armstrong Of Hennepin Sc
| cured the floor, however, and moved as
Ia substitute, that consideration of the
| matter be Indefinitely postponed. The
S substitute carried by a viva voce vote and
Armstrong then made all secure by NOV
ing reconsideration, which was prompt
| lY defeated.
| Representative Rosenwald Of Lac qui
F1arle county,, created some excitement by
urging a motion instructing the committee
Of public accounts to investigate the mat
| ter of legislative expenses and report,
within five legislative days, whether any
RI trenchment would be possible without
detriment to the public service. Repre-
sentative Burns; at once replied that, I'M
der the rules, this was part Of the COM
rhittee's duty, and asked whether the
member for Jaeobson's old district
!
npittee to do it's duty.
| Il think it would be a very good thing -
retorted Rosenwald, and the house
| laughed. The motion however, went oyer
Under notice of debate F. ......-
| '71tI For Better Game Protectlon.za:>
7 A resolution was received from the Min
neapolis Commercial club urging the ap-
preparation Of, $4,000 annually for the
state game slande fish commission and an
ill66iti0n4l q Of or he
erection of a. building at the state fish
hatchery The present annual appropria-
ton is $25, 900.
| The speaker announced the retirement
y of; SOD. Peterson from the committee on
roads and bridges and the appointment
lof Ole Peterson in his place. He&also sub
stituted Representative Gandrud for Mr.
) Iemke on the committee on municipal
legislation. " -"
The following house bills were reported
to pass and were given their second read
ling: Legalizing the 500, 900 bond issue
for the St. Paul armory; legalizing trans
fer of cemetery property already made
amending the law relating to forcible en-
TRY and detainer; legalzing the organiza.
tion of municipal courts in cities of less
than 5000 inhabitants, and legalizing sher.
IFS certificates in certain cases.
Twelve bills were introduced, none O.
them, however, OF any particular impor
lance. Representative, Shearer of Henne
pin introduced bill providing for an an
lpual appropriation of $1,000 to defray thu
expenses of disbarment proceedings insti
tuted against attorneys, and Representa-
tives Lemon and Gregory Of ST.. Paul in
PRODUCED a bill which might we'll be 1mi
tated by members Of the forty-first dis
trict in which similar conditions exist
The bill provides that representative
, from the thirty third district shall be di
. Yided between the first and second wards