The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-22
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE WEDNESDAY, MARCH o. 1905
HOUSE REPUBLICANS
PASS HORTON BILL
Measure Turning Capitol Over
to Commission Is Rail-
r0aded Through

In spite of the strenuous objections
from Representative Henry McColl that
the bill was irregularly on the calen-
dar, the house yesterday by a party
vote passed the Horton bill.
The bill gives the new state capitol
to the control of the capitol commits
sion for the next two years.
Republican protestations of fairness,
and ability to arise above mere par
usan lines. were realized only in the
votes of four Republicans. B. II. JEFF
ferson of Cottonwood, Asher Murray of
Wadena and j. T. Mannix and w. d.
Washburn Jr. of Hennepin- were the
Republicans who refused to step to
the crack of the party whip, and the
four cast their votes against the prop
osition TO continue in control of the
capitol commission whose sole function
Is TO build and not to operate.
William II. Meyer of Waseca was the
only Democrat to vote with the Re-
publican majority. More than a score
of Republicans sat dumb in their seats
and refused to stultify themselves by
voting for the Horton bill. They lacked
the requisite independence, however, to
cast their votes in the direction in
which their sympathies lay in OPPOSE
ton TO the party bosses
Thoughtful Ramsey Delegation
The Ramsey county Republican del
egation voted solidly for the bill in the
hope that their members may share in
the distribution of the official pap to be
doled out by the capitol commission in
the naming of the employees for the
building
There was no debate on the Horton
bill when it came before the house yes
terday for final passage. Henry Nc
Coll r1iSad ha nnlnf nT
bill was not properly on the calendar
because ii had been rewritten in the
appropriations committee. He cited
rule 20, which provides that il any
amendment is added to a bill in COM
mittee other than in committee of the
whole, the bill must go back to general
orders for consideration and debate
before being moved to the calendar for
its final consideration.
cIasue Rejects Point
Speaker Clague refused to entertain
the point of order raised by the Ram
sey county Democratic member. He
said that the report of the appropria-
tions committee had been unanimously
received by the house and that that
action settled its fate. Mr.. McColl
urged that the suspension of the rules
was necessary to have permitted the
placing of the bill on the calendar
Wnen II had been amended by the COM
mittee. Mr.. Clague said he did not care
to argue the point and ordered the roll
call.
The vote showed the following men,
berS voting against the bill, eight of
the number being Democrats and two
Democratic members being absent:
Deegan, Dorsey, Handlan, Herbert,
Jefferson, McColl, Mannix. Murray,
O'Laughlin, Ramsland and Washburn.
The Horton bill, as amended in the
house, gives the custody and control of
the capitol to the capitol commission
for two years from the date of the pas
sage OF the bill. II orders the pur-
chase of coal and supplies through the
board of control, and carries an APP
preparation of $4,000 for the annual
maintenance of the new building.
1t is expected that the bill as amend
ed will be passed by the senate. The
senate rushed the original bill through
for passage at a night session soon aft
er the legislature convened.