The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-24
ADAMS BILL IS
AMENDED AGAIN
KARL DE LAITTRE RoBs MEAS.
URE OF SERIOUS OBJECTION.
Author Declares that the Amendment
Striking Out the Expose for sale'
Clause Nullifies the Bill, Which Now
Goes to the Calendar-New Primary
Election Bill vPresented-Hot Debate
on Corrupt Practices Act.

Goes to the Calendar-New Primary
Election Bill Presented-Hot Debate
on Corrupt Practices Act.
Shorn of it's features which would
prevent the manufacture of lumber at
standard measurements for consumption
outside of the state, the Adams bill
to forbid the manufacture and sale of
"short measurement lumber in Min
nesota, was recommended for passage
in the house this morning.
Karl De Laittre led the fight against
the bill, and the amendments were pro-
posed by him.
Mr.. Adams sent an amendment to the
desk, extending the time when the act
is to take effect to May l, 1906, and
when this was accepted he moved the
passage of his bill Mr.. De Laittre sub
stituted motion to indefinitely post
pone. There was a preliminary skirm-
ish and when the vote was taken H. w.
Putnam, who was in the chair, declared
the DeLaittre substitute lost
Mr.. De Laittre then offered two
amendments to the Adams bill. One
struck out the clause ''expose for sale -
with the explanation that Minnesota
manufacturers would thus be permitted
to manufacture lumber for sale outside
of the state, independent of local regu,
1ation.
: Another amendment offered by the
Hennepin county member added, Ebut
nothing in this act shall be construed
to interfere with the manufacture of
lumber. or Its shipment to other states
or the invoices therefore, He explained
that purchasers coming from other
seeing the lumber which they were to
buy. Mr.. Adams said that the first
amendment would nullify his bill,
w. B. Anderson of Winona made a
strong argument against the effect of
the, bill, but said that if the bill was
to be passed it's author should accept
the De Laittre amendments. No at
tempt should be made by the legisla.
ture to regulate the sale of lumber in
other states. The De Laittre amend.
ments were accepted by vote of II
to 36, and the bill was finally recon-
m M for passage by a vote of 46 to
3S. Doubt is expressed of it's final
passage in the house.
Defends Corrupt Practices Act.
W.. P. Roberts made a sensational
speech in opposing the Rachie bill, re-
peal1ng the corrupt practices act. He
declared that there was Just as much
need for such lawWas there was ten or
fifteen years ago. "Do you want to
60 back to the Merriam days. he de-
manded, "when the voters Of this state
were corrupted from one end of the
state to the other?" He declared that
the Merriam days were a black mark
on the history Of the state and the law
grew out of the scandals Of that day.
The need was for more stringent
law, such as the revised code has pro
vided. He also called attention to the
need of the section which protects labor
Ing men from intimidation. = +r...iT,.> ~,
Carl Wallace was equally positive
that the present law serves no good ,pur-
nesota,' said Mr.. Wallace. "We are
not troubled with leg-pullers in Hen
nepin, and | am ready to vote for the
repeal of the law in the hope that
something that will really serve the
purpose will be passed by this legisla-
! A motion to indefinitely postpone the
Rachie bill was lost, and the committee
reported progress.
Ware Offers Clapp Resolution.
representative A. K. Ware today took
off his hat to United States Senator
Moses E.. Clapp. M. J. O'Laughlin, g
democratic member, stopped him in the
Mr.. Ware offered a resolution me
moralizing Senators Clapp, Dolliver an6
, Cullom for their positions on the Esch
/! Townsend Interstate commerce bill. The
Mortified man, who was the lone re
publican member who refused to vote
for Senator Clapp on the final rollcal
in the senatorial election, explained hi
newspaper had just said that Clapp hat
shown himself a warm friend of the bill
and but for democratic opposition in tn.
committee he and his friends would
have recommended the bill for passage
The fling at the democrats brought {
notice of debate from Mr.. O'Laughlin
amid the laughter Of the house.
Money for Capitol Help.
Capitol employees, who have received
no compensation for their work sine,
the new capitol was opened, will hav'
pay day if the senate concurs in Cap
tain r. r. Lewis IS bill, passed by tn.
house today. The Lewis bill appropri
ates $4,000 for the pay of capitol EN-
of the state caplscl CO snmission. unit
i the final control Of the new building i
by the legislature.
81 A substitute bill for the Carlson stall
Hon bill, providing that stallion note
shall be negotiable when the seller O.
Che animal shall have fled with the sec
rotary of state a bond Of $4,000 t,
insure his guarantees, was reported tt
the house today by the committee OF
general legislation. It goes on genera
! orders in the place of the original Carl
son bill.
The house today passed under suspen
sion of the rules Senator Henry Gjert
sen IS senate file to increase the salary O.
Deputy Sheriff Frank johnson, keepe
of insane prisoners in Hennepin county
from $1,000 to $1,000 a year. The bill
was put thru the house by Representa-
tive w. w. Bardwell. rs ~.
New Primary Election Bill.
Ole Peterson presented a primar,
election bill combining the convention