The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-03
CODE AMENDMENTS
ACCEPTED IN HOUSE
Lower Branch Viii Pass the
Trouble Up to
Senate

The house yesteday accepted the
1900 amendments to the revised code.
IL had seen numbers of the amend
ments printed from time to time in
the house journal, and scores of the
amendments it has not yet seen. for
they were not printed yesterday when
the report was presented to the house
by Chairman w. B. Anderson of the
judiciary committee. The amendments
will be printed today and copies dis
tributed. A thousand copies will be
printed and passed around among
those who have been favored with cop
les of the code. But the code and it's
changes were accepted on faith in the
Judiciary committee.
The code has been made a special or
der for Monday at IL o'clock. The ref
erence was made on the motion of Mr..
Anderson. There were several mem
bers who wanted the special order put
at O'Clock, but the original motion
was carried without division.
Pass Code Along
1t is the plan of the house leaders
to pass the code with its amendments
without considering 1T section by sec
ton. Speaker Clague and other house
leaders friendly to the code have de-
termined to put the code on its pas
sage Immediately and send 1t to the
senate Two weeks or more will be
given the senate to conclude conSidera-
ton OF the code as it comes from the
mouse and to compare 1t in its amended
form with the amendments agreed to
N the senate committees. 1t is not ex-
pected that the senate will concur with
the house on all important points, and
1t Is believed that each body will name
conferees to finally settle upon differ
enCeS.
The programme for the codes dispo-
sitfon In the house was semi officially
announced yesterday. 1t brought forth
expressions of surprise from the house
members who are not members of the
judiciary committee. for the laymen
had expected that the code would be
considered, with its amendments,
chapter by chapter and section by sec
ton on the floor of the house. To all
arguments in favor of the plan of de-
tailed consideration the house leaders
simply declared that it was impracti-
cal and almost impossible. 1t was in
sisted by the friends of the code that
the attempt would mean the defeat of
the code. for the earlier chapters
would receive careful attention, and
In the last days of the session the re-
naming chapters would not be consid-
cred at all. There would be every ex-
| cuse for members refusing to vote for
the code, they said. 1t was argued
that to adopt the code and send it to
the senate, while a dangerous expedi-
ent, was the only one which gave any
promise of the final passage of the
work or the revision commission AT
this session.
Some Legislation
A new element of danger has also
entered into consideration. Complaint
has been made on all sides that the
revision commission, by introducing
new matter into the code, attempted
10 Iegislate as we'll as revise and codi-
~. But the committees which have
considered the code. 1T is not disputed,
nave legislated as well as the revision
commission.
1t may be noted in passing" said
Judge Daniel Fish. chairman of the
revision commission yesterday, that
ABOUT half the amendments made to
the code in committee are new matter.
mat comes as dangerously near legis-
iat1ng as did the commission"
The house programme does not suit
the senate to any alarming degree.
When told of the decision of the house
leaders yesterday to Immediately pass
the code and send it to the senate. a
leading Republican senator said:
III the old story. The house is
passing the responsibility to the SEN
ate. The house closes its eyes and
gulps down the code, and 1t is I'D to
the senate to give it mature consid-
Grafton. 1t is fine example of dodg-
ing the issue on the part of the house -