The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-30
HOUSE CAUCUS
ON The VETO
It Will Be a Close Shave to Pass
Horton Bill Over Gov
el.nor's Veto.
Legislative news on page 81

It will be close shave for the Hor-
ton capitol bill in the house. The SEN
ate passed the bill over the governor s
veto today, and the republican members
OF the house held caucus after the
not adopted and Of the 1O2 members
present only 70 went on record for pass
ing the bill over the veto. A dozen
votes were cast against it and the rest
refrained from voting.
The vote on the bill in the house to-
morrow may raise constitutional ques-
ton. Two-thirds of the whole house is
eighty, votes, and it has been supposed
a bill over a veto. Speaker Clague,
however, claims that only two-thirds
Of those present and voting are needed,
providing sixty votes are cast for the
bill. This question has been referred
to the attorney general.
The attorney general this afternoon,
while declining to express formal
opinion, said that the constitution Of
the state was similar to that Of the
congress was to require simply two
thirds majority Of those present and
voting. --E ..,..... /.
The friends of the bill claim they
will secure the eighty votes and several
to spare from those not voting, or alb
sent from the caucus today.
The caucus was executive and the
tive N. s. Hugo Of Duluth presided
r. Morley moved that the unit rule be
adopted, binding all those present to the
Adams, George E. Perley and M. B.
Flower all protested and the motion was
withdrawn. ~
There was lively debate on the mo:
tion to pass the bill over the gov
ernor's veto. John G.. Lennon of Min
neapolis made an impassioned speech,
saying, among other things:
off vote was taken in Hennepin
county today it would be five to one
in favor Of the governor on this propo-
sition. If you pass this bill, you will
put martyrs crown on the governor 8
head and he will 90 out next year and
appeal to the people and be reelected
by larger majority. If Bob Dunn had
been elected governor you never would
have heard Of this Horton bill.''
Messrs. Armstrong, Ware and Raiche
Messrs: Haskell las Lund, ssari and 8 8
Peterson were excused. :@i
Negative votes were cast by Messrs
Adams, Fraser, Fosseen, Jefferson, Len:
AOu, OUuu6Uu, &tMduuIA, w. IL A\O1cA
Smith, simons and Peigen. ~
Those who voted in the affirmative
agreed to stand by the proposition,
Some question is raised as to whether
seventy votes were cast. One member
who kept tally checked only sixty
eight votes.
Or. J. H. Dorsey created diversion
| when the call was read in the house al
the suggestion of Speaker Clague: IL
this the business of the state7'' the
| democratic member asked. c., ! .'==5sz5ss2 :.
~ !ssThe chaix stated the announcement
was made by request, the sspeake,
said with smile. 81
The. call was signed by two mem
| bers from each congressional district
The signers were: J. 81. Morley, Bur
| Gates, second; j. B. Kelly, A.. j
Rockne, George Mackenzie, third
John W. Nelson, John L. Oleson, Wal
ter T. Lemon, fourth; H. B. Chamber
lain, J. G.. Lund, fifth; II. A. Rider
Frank A. Carlson, sixth; William WITCH
man, Frank: Clague, seventh; n. F
Hugo, 6. H. Wyman, R. T. Lewis
! eighth; B. s. Bennett, Elmer E.. Adams
| ninth.