The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-02
SAY LOBBY is INSOLENT
RENEW FIGHT FOR SCHOOLS
Horton Retaliatory Insurance
Bill Is Passed After Hot
test Fight of Session In
cident to Which Opposing
Lobby Is Treated to Rich,
Brown, Roasts.

Senator Hiler Horizons retaliatory
insurance bill, designed to bar from
minnesota all life insurance compa-
MES organized in states that have
hung out the mo admittance" sign to
life insurance companies organized in
this state, was passed by the senate
yesterday afternoon.
The fight on the bill was the fiercest
and most bitter of the session and SEN
ator Horton aided by Senators SchaI-
Ter, Laybourn and Dunn, literally drag
ged the measure through to passage.
Three roll calls were necessary to
accomplish this. On the first call
number of the senators refrained from
voting and the bill lacked seven votes.
A call for the absentees brought four
more votes for the measure, and with
defeat threatening the bill, Senator
Horton insisted upon the silent SEN
ators declaring themselves. Senator
Brewer came to the rescue and en-
phatically declared that no senator had
the right to shirk the responsibility Of
| vote.
Mausten Passed Bill.
The names of the senators who had
not declared were called again and the
bill had 81 votes. just 1 one more being
necessary for passage.
would like to know how Senator
| Mausten votes?" said Senator Horton,
| and the questioned senator who was
entering the chamber, responded with
an aye" This passed the bill, but
senator Horton was persistent and
| called upon Senator Johnson. 'T
| 10
| son votes" insisted the senator from
| Ramsey, and then Senator Johnson de-
| clared for the bill.
The fight began the moment the bill
was reached on the calendar and in the
! debate following both sides refused to
mince words, and Senator Horizons
hint Of a lobby made Tuesday after
noon developed into an outspoken and
plain declaration against the methods
of the insurance men who have been
working to defeat the bill.
Roast Persistent Lobby.
| Senator Laybourn, noting that the
| insurance representatives were making
one last effort to defeat the measure,
| declared the lobby sent to the capitol
was not only aggravating and annoy
| ing, but insolent and persistent. SEN
ator Horton denounced the lobby in
even more heated terms and called
forth protest from Senator Wilson,
who took exceptions to the attacks and
insisted that the insurance companies
| had right to have their representa-
tives at the capitol Senator Laybourn
replied that the lobby was an insult to
the senate, being nothing more than
an insinuation that the senators did
not know how to vote.
Arguing against the bill Senator Will
son maintained that 1t would drive
| good and reliable life insurance COM
panies out Of the state to the loss of
the state as they now pay large taxes.
He did not believe in taking up the
! fight of the Minnesota company barred
from Massachusetts, it being evident
| that this company had not complied
with the Massachusetts law.
Force Massachusetts, to Terms.
Senator Horton declared that the bill
Hennepin claimed. The bill merely de-
signed to force Massachusetts, to ex-
! tend to Minnesota companies the same
rights that Minnesota extends to the
Massachusetts companies Of good
|
MES, he said, drew half a million of dol
lars year from Minnesota and would
not give up this profitable business.
The roll call on the passage as final
| ly reported was as follows:
Ayes-Benson, Brewer, Buck, Camp
| bell, Dunn, Du Toit, Durant, Eberhart,
Everett, Ferris, Hardy, Harrington,
Hawkins, Horton, Johnson, Laugen,
Laybourn, Mausten, McNamee, Nor
gan, Nichols, Peterson, Pugh, Putnam,
Schain, Schaller Shell, Stephens, Sund-
berg, Thompson, Torsen, Ward, Wood
total, 33.
Nays-Alley, Batz, Calhoun. Coles
| ter, Cook, Dale, Fitzpatrick, Gjertsen,
| Lord, McGill, MCGOWAN, Naeseth,
Peachey, Reike, Schultz, Smith, E. E.,
Somerville, Thorpe, Wilson, Wither-
stine-total 20.