The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-16
CAPITOL BAT TIE
IN u. THE ] ]. HOUSE { | !:
FRIENDS OF COMMISSION WIN A
PYRRHIO VICTORY.
And Then Lose Their Advantage by a
1 Parliamentary Blunder Much Per
fervid Oratory Turned Loose Over
the Control Over the New statehouse.

the Control Over the New statehouse.
In a test of strength this morning in
the house, the friends Of the capitol
commission secured decided advan-
tage, and then lost it by parliament
tary blunder after revealing enough
paign. AS a result, the issue is still
in doubt.
In the struggle this morning, adj
herents Of the commission secured, by
a vote Of IS to 48, the indefinite post
ponement Of the bill leaving the GUS
tody Of the capitol with the governor.
A motion to recommit the bill to gem
eral orders was made by the opposition,
and this was laid on the table on a
motion by General NJ. D. Flower by q
vote of 81 to "a. In view of the first
vote, there is no question but what the
motion to- recommit the bill could have
been killed, whereas, now it is on the
table, whence it can be called up at
any time.
The debate was the iveliest Of the
present session. The house had under
Consideration three bills relating to the
control of the new capitol.
committee on public buildings vesting
the control Of the capitol in the gov
eronr, which has been the rule ever since
Minnesota had capitol. The other
bills were the Horton and Mork measures
continuing the commission. in power
for various periods.
George W: Armstrong supported the
committee IS bill, arguing that there was
should be deprived Of his preregatives.
The fact that the: present governor was
of different political faith from the
majority in the legislature was no rea-
son why his authority should be su.
perseded. His remarks evoked some
perfervid oratorY from George Mac.
Kenzie Of Gaylord and Burdette Thayer
of Spring Valley, who offered their
plause for their flights Of eloquence in
behalf Of the much-abused capitol COM
mission.
W. H. Putnam, chairman Of the COM
mittee that drew the substitute
measure, explained that there was no
reason why the capitol commission
should feel jealous because some one
81 else wa? s given n, the the authority to name
the commission. 1t was not deprived Of
one iota. Of it's authority, prerogatives
or honor
General M. D. Flower insisted that
the members of the capitol commission
were sensitive over the action of the
committee on public buildings, regard
less Of these denials. They had been
vested with. full control of the building
say that it's work was done.
George E. Perley felt that the Horton
bill even in its emasculated form was
an attempt to create permanent CAPT
toll commission. It, was misleading to
argue that the building was incomplete,
as there remained only little decora-
tion to be done and: this has all been
provided for. -;
: Lawrence H. Johnson called attention
to the courthouse; and city hall in Min
neapolis where the building was cared
| for by the usual county and city author
| tiles, while the building commission was
entrusted with the task of completing
it. There had been. no conflict what
ere, altho the dual authority had ex-
listed for more than sever. years.
Numerous others spoke but added lit
tie to the main issue. = The vote on the
motion to lay on the table favored al
most exclusively by the friends Of the
Horton bill was as follows: :.
| ,Ayes-Adams Bouck. Carl. Cole. Densittre,
Penzss, Dogling' Erickson, Fannine IL Flower,
Kelly, NJ. Kelly, Klein Krostue tandem, Eaurit.
ss Msp eF hcTf M R Nssen % T.
son. koSe, saari, Sei5. sl@ons: Skinner, stock,
W Wehma zeeR Mr.
Nays--Anderegg,. Anderson, Armstrong, Bjorges
Eknn ra
Gandrud. Gates, i. A.; Handlan, Haugen, Her
bert, Kinds, Hinton, jacobson, Jefferson John
er, Morley, murray. Nolan, ". T.; oIanghiin,
opdahl Palmer, Pehler, Perley, Putnam. Rachie,
| ThOmnRon ash.
burn, Wohlhuter, Wyman-54.
Drainage Bill In.
| o. B. Ekman of Roseau offered two
bills relating to the drainage. Of wet
lands in the northern part Of the state.
pended in l9O6s07 and the other creates
a drainage commission under whose di-
rection the money is to be disbursed.
The commission is to consist Of the gov
ernor, state auditor and secretary Of
state just as at present. Its duty Is ia
| be to ascertain what state lands are too
wet to be available for farming, and to
take such steps as may be necessary
to drain such lands and # Thorn fol
cultivation. T..
>. Peddlers' License Bill.
Sievren Swanson of Moose Leke
wants peddlers and itinerant merchants
to obtain license from the audito,
in the county in. which they are work
ing. The license fee is placed at So fol
, foot peddlers, $40 for carts with one
horse, SIS for 2-horse carts and 500 70,
vehicles with more than two horses
, Any peddler not supplied with license
;; for the county in which he is working
may be punished by q fine up to $50
or Imprisonment up to thirty days.
Adds to Holidays.
!. No more will the public be deprived
| Of holidays because they happen to fall
on Sunday, if a bill proposed by N. F
Hugo Of Duluth become law. The
day following legal holiday when the
| same falls on Sunday is made legal
holiday, upon which no public business
, is to be transacted nor any civil process
served. The holidays thereby affected
| are New Year g Day, Lincoln s birth
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