The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-19
A PILE OF RUBBISH
W. A. Nolan's Contemptuous Allu.
sion to the New Capitol in
To-day's Debate.
The Capitol Appropriation Is AID,
vanced After Some Heated
Remarks.

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The capitol appropriation bill was re-
ported out to the house this morning for
passage and was, the cause ,sof another
row. w. A. Nolan moved that the report
be tabled. pending the printing Of the re-.
port or the committee on public accounts
and expenditures on it's investigation OF
the capitol commission. He was persuad-
ed to withdraw his motion, however to al
low Ambrose Tighe Of st. Paul to be
heard. Mr.. Tighe complained that the bill
had been held UP in committee for six
weeks and said the time had now come to
consider it. ~
The gentleman from Mower and the
gentleman from Fillmore" said he, a 9
he caught sight Of Mr.. Burns who was
gesticulating wildly, in an effort to attract
the speakers attention "have played
horse with this bill, think, as long as the
house ought to let them He then moved
that the report Of the committee be ac-
cepted. - e. -
In reply Mr. Nolan said The gentle
man from Ramsey, in his opening, said
he didn't know anything about the ner-
its Of this biz; Well, I'll tell you some
thing about th@>nill 1t means an appro-
priation of mi oni and a half for that
pile of rubbish up the street here. Two
years ago the capitol commission came
into this house and asked us for 81, 0O0, 900.
They promised to complete the work if
given that amount. Well, they didn't do
1t. The previous speaker complained be-
cause this bill had been held up in COM
mittee for six weeks But the commits
sion has been holding up the public for six
years. AS a substitute for all motions,
move that this report be laid on the
table, =.
The roll was called on the substitute
and it was beaten, ~ ayes to SO nays. The
committees report was then adopted by
viva voce vote and the bill will be
printed and put on general orders "
This capitol bill has been a thorn in
the side Of the st. Paul legislators for
some time. Country members have used
it as club to win st. Paul support for
various freak measures. To-day the Hen
nepin delegation voted almost solidly to
lay the bill on the table. Mr.. Gillette,
ings, although he had objected to the ac-
ton taken in committee, stood by the re-
port s.,a. s.~s.yf ...;>s-...- ..> - e..
Election Bills Fought over
| The house INDUCED in little scrap
over the two primary election bills SUBJ
mitted by Mr.. Bowling of Eveleth. both
reported by the committee on elections,
for indefinite postponement. One pro-
posed to change the date of the primary
from September to June; the other pro-
vides that names of judicial candidates
tshall appear on all ballots. The report
was sustained, but the house afterwards
put the second measure on general orders
= To Stoy a Dual Salary. Z.
|: Mr.. Anderson Of Sacred Heart is or
| the trail of some state enlpleye who, as
he alleges, is drawing more than one
Esalary. He sent In a bill to prohibit SUI III
practices, and also a resolution calling or
the state auditor to inform the house as
ITO whether any person S name appeared
twice on the state pay roll Tfesresout
ton went over. notice of debate, being
Igiven by Mr.. Burns. r s>s. zes"Z :s;t
The Anderegg-Lenon bill, calling FOL
a blanket ballot. also reported for indef
mite postponement. was likewise placed
upon general orders. The committee OF
vidng that all questions to be submitted
to the people, whether of a constitutions
lcharacter or involving the gross earning.
tax, shall be printed upon separate ballots
/ So Soldiers Can't Drink
j Mr.. Hugo, Of Duluth introduced a bill
u prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating liquor
within one mile of any military .reserva
ton. This, if passed, will compel. the
!, closing of the Fort. Smelling road house
which has long been a rendezvous for GER
tain twin city sports" az ....s:...~.
Memorial Day Saloon Hours
. M L. Fosseen of Minneapolis sent w
a bill requiring all saloons to close or
Memorial day. It was referred to the
: temperance committee. -
Girls Cottages at Red Wing -.
Mr.. Anderegg had a bill appropriatins
money to erect cottages for the girl in
mates of the Red Wing training schoo
and providing for the separation of TIN
boy and girl inmates. The girls schoo
r is to be located at lie Sueur.s s2-
! Soldiers Home Enlargement ~,
"A bill introduced by Mr. Randall, b.
request, appropriates $4,000 for the cree
ton Of cottages at the Soldiers home.
Peachey- Morley Debate
E The house spent 50 much time il
8 wrangling over the capitol and election
bills, that the calendar was not reached
This afternoon the Peachey and Morle,
bills, removing the university and othe
educational institutions from the manage
; ment Of the board of control were consid
cred. H..
r The Peachey bill has been amended ii
committee, so as to give the control boar,
full control of the Owatonna. Faribaul
!. and Red Wing schools, but taking from /
! any power over the curricua or facultie
of the university or normal schools, al
Though left in charge of the flnancia
MANAGEMENT of those institutions tn,