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The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-28
DORSFY'S BILL HITS
THE VOTERS LEAGUE
House Judiciary Committee
Doubts ConstitutiOnaIity
of Measure

The allegation that the Voters league
. of Minneapolis contributed nearly s13,-
600 to the campaign fund of Mayor d.
Percy Jones of Minneapolis i'm the last
campaign, entered into the. eonsidera-
tion yesterday of the house judiciary
committees action on the Dorsey bill,
forbidding campaign contributions by
corporations.
The Dorsey bill, which prescribes
severe penalties for any corporation or
its stockholders contributing to politi-
cal campaign committees or candidates,
had been referred on Friday to the
judiciary committee for an opinion of
! its constitutionality Yesterday the bill
came back with a report from the COM
mittee declaring it unconstitutional
! No explanation was vouchsafed on the
. floor of the house, but Chairman W. b.
Anderson said that the bill destroyed
certain charter provisions held by ex-
| listing corporations. He pointed out
that in several cities of the state there
are municipal voters leagues and kim
dred associations, formed for the very
purpose that the Dorsey bill prohibits.
THESE associations are many of them
incorporated. and the Dorsey bill is un-
constitutional because 1t takes away
their charter rights.
DR.. ]. III. Dorsey, author of the bill.
asked that Ii retain its place on the
~
was told wherein its unconstitutionality
lay. No member of the judiciary COM
mlttee offered TO explain the fatal
weakness OF the bill, but Chairman An
derson, I'm conversation. explained that
1t had been found unconstitutional be-
cause 1t abrogated the rights of certain
corporations already licensed to do
business in the state.
That the corporations organized for
municipal improvement masqueraded
as nonpartisan, but usually are formed
forth sole benefit of Republican can
didates, may have influenced the COM
mittee in declaring the Dorsey bill un-
constitutional The Minneapolis mayor
is said to owe his election to cortribu-
tions made TO his big campaign fund
through corporations of the character
which 1t is admitted the Dorsey bill
would eliminate from the political
equasion. 1t is possible that DR.. Dor
sey VIII offer to amend his bill to make
its terms apply only to corporations
organized for profit, in the face of the
judiciary committees adverse report.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-28
OPEN new STREETS
Public Works Board Takes
Action on Long Argued Plan

After having had under advisement
for years time the matter of OPEN
ing certain streets in the northwestern
corner OF the city that the sewer SyS-
tenn might be more rapidly extended,
the board of public works, at their
meeting yesterday, voted to report
back to the council in favor of the
project. The motion for a favorable
report was not carried without some
little discussion among the members of
the board, the questin of benefits at the
present time being one giving rise to
| considerable argument
The district concerned is settling UP
rapidly, however, and ii was finally de-
cided to be best that steps be taken.
and the city council was advised to
take immediate action looking towards
the opening of the following streets:
South street, from Rice to Sylvan;
Woodbridge, from Carbon to South;
Marion, from Maryland to South;
Gaultier, from Maryland to South; Ma
tilda, from Carbon to South; Earring
ton, from Carbon to South; Hand from
Maryland to South; South from Gaul-
tier TO Western; Sylvan, from Willard
avenue TO Cottage.
Bids for the construction of q sewer
on James street. from View street to
point eighty-five feet west of the west
line of Fulton street, were opened, and
awarded to f. ]. Kirkland, who bid
1894. Other bids were those of John
Lind 1915, and Chris Johnson $1,169.
Action in the matter of placing sew
ers on Hudson street, from Mendoza
to Forest, and on Duke street, from
West Seventh to St. Clair, was de-
ferred because more people ap-
peared to object against the sewers
than had signed the petitions asking
the board to build them. The obiectors
who were out in force. contended that
the building the sewers at the pres
ent time. would work a hardship upon
them.
Arc lights were ordered placed at the
corner of Winifred and Winslow
streets, Winifred and Bidwell streets
and Winifred and Bellows streets.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-28
/ WORK OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE /
SENATE HOLDS A
HARMLESS SESSION
Postpones Calendar for the
Day and Recommends
a Few Bills

The senate was in session for only
three-quarters of an hour yesterday
Owing to the light attendance the call
endar was passed for the day, and the
senate considered bills on general or
ders.
Senator Rieke's bill raising the sal
aries of the judges of the district
courts from $4,000 to $4,000, was rec
commended to pass. The bill will not
increase the pay of the district judges
in Ramsey, Hennepin and st. Louis
counties, who under the present law,
receive $500 a year from the state
and $500 from their respective coun-
ties. Under the bill the state will pay
them $4,000 and the counties $500 a
year.
Representative Dorsey's bill requir-
ing embalmers of dead human bodies
to secure a license from the state
board of health, was recommended for
passage.
The committee of the whole ap-
proved Senator Schaller's bill authoriz-
ing county commissioners to allow the
county superintendent of certain ex-
penses in cases in which the county
$1,000 per annum.
The other bills recommended for
passage were Representative Dorseys,
fixing the term of office of trustees of
villages organized under title 3, chapter
10 of the general statutes of 1894, and
Representative Coles bill appropriating
money to build a road, bridges and
culverts in Cass county.
The private bank bill by the commit
tee on banks and banking was laid
over. .---.-. &C.,
On motion of Senator Calhoun S. F..
1923, by Somerville. providing for an
Inheritance tax, was transferred from
the calendar back to general orders for
discussion.
Senator McGilPs bill appropriating
$1,000 to defray the expense of moving
the old capitol flags of Minnesota
troops from the old to the new capitol,
was on its authors motion advanced to
general orders.
The bill contemplates an elaborate
celebration of the event. 1t authorizes
the governor to appoint as a commit
tee in charge of the event seven Min
nesota veterans OF the civil war, and
every old soldier in Minnesota who
served during the rebellion is invited to
attend. Music and a parade from the
old to the new capitol will be the chief
features of the day.
A resolution by Senator Somerville
authorizing the judiciary committee 10
print the proposed amendments to the
code was adopted.
The senate adjourned until 10 a. m.
today.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-28
CITIZENS SPEAK FOR
BRIDGE TO SMELLING
Ramsey Delegation viii Rec.
' Ommend Needed Bond
Issue

Heavy taxpayers of st. Paul last
night at the Ryan hotel urged on the
Ramsey county house delegation the
Importance and even the necessity of
the $150,000 bond issue to build a new
bridge at Fort Smelling. The delega-
tion, in executive session. later rec
commended the Flower bill, authorizing
the issuance, to the consideration of
the house. There were three dissent
ers. They were Rowe, Rosenthal and
Selb.
Frank Schlick Jr., representing the
retail merchants, and T. G. Walther,
c. ]. McConville and R. A. Kirk, rep
resenting the wholesalers. declared
that the enterprise of Minneapolis in
securing permission for the entrance
of a line into the military reservation
from the west made ii incumbent on
st. Paul to build street car line d.
rectly into the reservation from the
east.
L. G. Hoffman said that the Com
mercial club membership is unanimous
for the bridge proposition as being re-
quired TO save the trade of the post to
st. Paul. The only objection to the
proposition In the delegation came
from members who said they believed
that some concession in the way of a
single fare to Minnehaha falls should
be obtained from the street railway
company in exchange for the use OF
the bridge.
John Caulfield, secretary of the wa
ter board, spoke for the bill giving
authority for the issuance of $4,000
to condemn land and add improve
ments to the water works system. The
bill was laid over.
- n4la
spoke for the proposed bond issue of
100000 for the macadamizing of Uni
versity avenue from Dale street to the
Minneapolis city limits. 1t was agreed
to. The Flower bill to permit the city
to sell lands not used for public pur-
poses, the Lemon bill to make the Of
flee of city assessor elective in 1906,
the McGill bill to include some forty
three acres of land desired as an
| amusement park near st. Anthony
Park in the city limits, the Hickey bill
to include police matrons in the pro-
visions of the police pension bill, and
the Rowe bill permitting the estab-
| lishment OF water troughs on country
| roads, were all recommended to pass.
The Rowe bill to give the st. Paul
aldermen $1,000 a year salary was re-
ferred to subcommittee to draft a
new bill making the minimum $500
| and the maximum $500. Alvin Rowe,
ID. i. Hammergren and John F. Selb
were named on the committee.
The bill to regulate the salaries of
| the county auditor and his Office force
was amended to place Auditor Krah-
| mer's salary at $4,000 instead of 81, 5000,
! and then recommended to pass.
The Hammergren bill to issue $15,-
600 bonds for improving streets on the
outskirts of the city was killed and
the bill relating to changes in the
boundaries of the thirty sixth legisla-
| tive district was recommended to pass
Bills relating to the salaries of the
clerk, register and sheriff of the county
| were agreed to, and the bill giving the
chief clerk and stenographer in the
county auditors Office slight increases
| In salaries was recommended.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-28
DEMURRER OVERRULED
BAHAMA TIMBER CASE
Defendants Objection to Amended
Complaint Is Not Sustained

Judge Olin B. Lewis, in the district
court, yesterday overruled the de-
murrer of the defendant to the amend
ed complaint of the plaintiff in the case
Of b. ]. Van Week VS.. Elijah Hallen-
beck upon the grounds that sufficient
cause was not shown for sustaining
of the demurrer.
The case is one which has long been
pending In the district court and in
wolves claim held against the defend
ant for s14,500. The plaintiff alleges
that he became interested with the de-
fendant Hallenbeck in a grant of $780,
100000 feet OF timber in the Bahama
islands and that he was to receive S5,-
600 and an interest in the business
worth $4,000 for his services in the
promotion of the company formed. He
AYERS that all he got was $500 and asks
judgment for the amount of his inter-
est and the salary still due.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-28
HAVE NO QUARREL
Congregations of Two Negro
Churches Are Friendly

To my knowledge there has never
arisen a matter upon which the congre-
cations of the Pilgrim Baptist church
and the st. James A. NJ. E. church,
have disagreed" said Rev. w. d. Car
ter, pastor of the church, in denying the
reported feeling of animosity over the
resolutions concerning the John Brown
memorial window in the Peoples
church, passed by the Mems Sunday
club at their last meeting.
with regard to this matter I'm par
ticular." he continued, 81 would say
that the Mems Sunday club, which
passed the resolutions, has no further
relation with the Pilgrim Baptist
church than that of a body of men
meeting for the moral, social and in
tellectual uplifting of the race, to whom
the use OF the basement of the church
Is given as a meeting. place."
Frederick L. McGhee, who framed the
resolutions calling for a mass meeting
of the negroes to arrange for paying
the amount yet due upon the memorial
window. agreed with the Rev. Mr.. Car
ter. He said:
1 was one of the charter members of
that unhappy and long ago defunct or
ganiZation, the John Brown Monumental
association. and during all it's existence
grim Baptist church had anything to do
with the collapse of the movement to
erect monument to the memory of John
Brown was never before hinted at and is
absolutely untrue Those versant with
the facts know that the owner of the
plot OF ground where John Brown is
buried would not allow a monument of
any kind to be placed within the plot
Great nature placed a boulder there and
John himself selected this place and this
boulder for his monument, and no other
mark is allowed at his resting place.
The Mems Sunday club is not church
nor a denominational organization. 1t
and for three years met there. Many Of
its most active members are jealous and
devout members of the Methodist church.
Some of the most outspoken persons
against the adoption of the resolutions
are jealous members of Pilgrim Baptist
church, in fact. the leader OF the opposi-
ton is a Baptist. while those who favored
OF neither st. James or Pilgrim Baptist
church.
We hold, and no one disputes it, that
the resolutions embodied the truth and
there is no negro who does not deplore
the conditions therein set forth, and
that all regret the things Of which re-
gret is expressed in the resolutions. II
anyone feels someone has been censured.
and we disclaim any censure, because We
have been courageous enough to say that
we deplored. and We regretted conditions
that in nowise reflects credit on the race.
They have known of this for five weeks.
then all such have had five weeks within
manded we pay. They should have paid
IL or at least made some effort TO pay it,
and then there would have been no rea-
son for the resolutions.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-28
SPEAKER ClAGUE Dimes
THE NEWSPAPER MEN
Tenders Them a Round Table Ban
quet, Which Is Appreciated

Speaker Frank Clague of the house
of representatives rendered the news
paper men engaged in reporting the
proceedings of the house and senate a
dinner last evening at Carling's.' The
scribes, thirteen in number, the speaker
and the speakers clerk, L. c. Hodgson,
sat down at a round table and dis
cussed an inviting menu with appre-
ciative zest.
The newspaper men present were:
M. J. Donnelly and Vance Chapman,
st. Paul Dispatch; S. II. Bingham, Du-
luth Evening Herald; Fred c. Jackson,
Duluth s-Tribune; Harvey w.
Grimmer and Fred G. Hunt, St Paul
G o b e; Archie H. Veron and w. NJ.
Smart, Pioneer Press; W. G.. Nc
Murchy, st. Paul and Minneapolis
Daily News; Edward Koen, Minneapo-
lis Times; James c. Matchitt Mime
apolis Journal; Joseph E. Hennessey,
st. Paul News, and w. c. Harder, Min
neapolis Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-28
HOUSE PASSES BILLS
WITH BARE QUORUM
Members Vote on Half Dozen
Measures of Minor
Import

While the house had barely enough
votes TO pass a bill on the calendar
when it reconvened yesterday after the
Sunday recess, it passed a half dozen
measures against which there was no
opposition.
The Kinds bill to purchase additional
land for the Itasca State park was
passed. 1t carries no appropriation,
but the appropriation committees om-
nibus bill appropriates $4,000 for the
purpose.
The Saari bill to authorize county
commissioners of certain counties to
appoint mine inspectors was passed.
1t gives the county commissioners of
counties having at least five active
mines in operation the right to name a
mine inspector. The inspector is to
look after the safety devices for the
protection of employees. He is to re-
port at least annually to the state labor
commissioner.
Selb Bill Passed
The Selb bill to authorize the st.
Paul city council to issue $25, 900 bonds
for the acquiring of land for public
hospital purposes is designed to per-
init the hospital authorities to secure a
INDECENT children in the. event that a
site is not donated by public spirited
citizens. 1t had no opposition on its
final passage yesterday.
The O'Laughlin bill reimbursing GER
tain Lake City people for supplies fur
nished the national guard some years
ago, favorably recommended by the
claims committee, was passed. The
Wallace BILL dividing the forty-third
senatorial district, Hennepin county,
into two separate representative dis
tricts, was also passed. The bill gives
the country one representative and the
city the other. Wallace and i. H.
Johnson are the present members, and
one of them will be legislated out of
office in the interest of country men,
ber. Both members are from the city
part of the present district.
The Gjertsen senate bill providing
that charter amendments and bond
propositions to be submitted to the
people at a popular election shall go
on a separate ballot went through the
house today, as did the Collester bill
prohibiting the tying of horses to trees,
shrubs, fences and monuments in pub
lie cemeteries.
s,4. Water for Saltwater
The Durant senate bill, by which
Saltwater is authorized to purchase
through its city council the private
water works system of the city, was
put through the house, with scattering
negative votes. The opposition wanted
the people to have a vote on the ques-
ton as a means of giving the council
a line on popular opinion.
Senator Alleys bill excluding mort
cages held by state and national banks
from the lists of mortgages made by
register of deeds for taxation purposes
was passed by the house yesterday.
{nv l1Af,. fol
stocks and surplus, and the inclusion
of their mortgages In the registers
lists entail an expense to the counties
without any corresponding benefit.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-28
HOUSE REFUSES TO
START WORK EARLIER
Number of Bills Cause Wallace to Fear
the Outcome

The fact that nearly 900 bills are
before the house, and that but three
weeks remain in which to complete the
work of the session, brought a motion
from Carl l.. Wallace of Hennepin
yesterday that sessions begin at 3
o'clock in future unless otherwise or
dered. Mr.. Wallace's suggestion
aroused strong opposition in his own
delegation. Hennepin members, who
for the most part reside at home and
make daily trips to and from the state
capitol, protested against rising at the
hour that would be forced upon them
If the motion carried for 9 o'clock ses-
sions. j. A. Gates of Goodhue offered
a compromise at $3.50 o'clock, but even
this was unsatisfactory to Hennepin,
and when numbers of country members
Joined with them the substitute was
also killed. The vote was 80 yeas to
3S nays. The indications are that
shorter noon recesses will be taken or
that evening sessions will be neces-
sary for the remainder of the session.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-28
EVAPORATED CREAM
NOT UP TO STANDARD
Dairy and Food Commission to Make
Thorough investigation

The makers of an article labeled
"evaporated cream" are to feel the ef-
fects of the actions of the department
of dairy and food commission. The ac-
ton has been long delayed as the office
had had much work to do, but there
will be no further delay.
Claiming that the label which tends
to make the public think the article Is
cream is false, the commission will in
vestigate all so-called brands of ''evap-
Grated cream" All of that which is
found to be below the standard in but
ter fat must either be labeled CON
densed milk" or some other quality.
In cream the butter fat should show
at least as high as 20 per cent, accord
ing to the commission. The article
which has been selling as "evaporated
cream" does not show over to s per
cent of butter fat.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-28
GOVERNOR ALLOWS
FOUR NEW MEASURES
Editorial Association Bills Are Sent
Into the House

Four new bills were introduced in
the house yesterday by request of Gov.
Johnson. They relate to legal publi-
cations, and were drawn by a COM
mittee of the state editorial associa-
ton. Similar bills reached the senate
Saturday, but the house had adjourned
before the committee had completed
Its work. Elmer E. Adams, the Fer
gus Falls editor legislator, introduced
three of the bills, and DIR. 7. c. Fulton
of Ramsey introduced the fourth bill
by request. The bills:
II. F. No. S56: BY Misunderstanding to
the publication of articles of incorporation
In the county In which such corporation
is organized. Printing.
H. F. No. s57: BY Adams-To amend
chapter 307 General Laws of 1903, relating
to the publication of annual statements
of insurance companies Printing.
III. F. No. S5S: BY Adams-Defining a
legal newspaper. Printing.
II: F; No. S5s: BY Fulton (by requesD-
erss TO be printed in a legal newspaper.
Printing.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-28
FIRST THUNDER STORM
PASSES OVER THE CITY
Sheet Lightning and Little Thunder
Claps Announce Spring

Last night for the first time this year
flashes of sheet lightning were seen and
a few faint peals of thunder heard.
The lightning was visible between Z
and s o'clock and for a time a storm
seemed imminent, but a brisk wind
from the south blew over the threat
ening clouds. The air was oppressive
and close throughout the evening. Rain
was predicted by the weather man,
but failed to make its appearance, al
though there were several false alarms.
The first lightning and thunder this
year made its appearance about the
same time as in preceding years.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-28
CASES ARE STRICKEN
FROM CRIMINAL CALENDAR
Defendants Have All Been Convicted
of Previous CHARGES

On motion of County Attorney t. r.
Kane, Judge Kelly yesterday struck
from the calendar of the criminal di-
vision of the district court the cases OF
George Dunn, Gust Carlson, John Both
In, Albert Lakasgewski, Otto West
burg and James Diamond. which were
still pending. In each instance the
man concerned had been indicted upon
one or more counts and had been found
guilty upon at least one of the counts.
SO that further prosecution was unnec-
essary.
The cases pending in the criminal
court, those against William 1. Stine,
w. f. Carter, Phillip Ericsson, Emma
Hayeck. j. Nj. Mcdonnell and John
KubricZak. were continued over until
the April term.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-28
MILEAGE BOOK BILL
Is SLAIN IN HOUSE
Measure Musters Few Friends SWhen
Critical Moment Arrives

The house yesterday by a yive voce
vote killed Senator H. w. Stones
transferable mileage book bill. The bill
made mileage books good in the hands
of the holder. NJ. j. O'Laughlin, ]. j.
Lennon and others attacked the bill on
the ground that its passage would put
the present interchangeable mileage
books good on thirty-eight different
lines, out of business. 1t was argued
that the result of the enactment of the
bill would create conditions that in
self-defense the railroads would cease
Issuing mileage books. The bill had
few friends when it came, to, the final
vote
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-28
Blow for Grand jury Bill

Senator George r. Laybourn's bill to
abolish grand juries promises to have
a bad time in the house. The subcom-
mittee of the house judiciary commit
tee yesterday reported the bill for in
definite postponement. Out of courtesy
to the author of the bill the report will
lie on the table until the Duluth senator
can appear before the committee and
argue for his pet measure.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-28
Cares for schindeIdeeker Estate

Judge E. w. Bazille in the probate
court yesterday appointed c. J.. weyI
administrator of the estate of Christian
II. Schindeldecker. the murdered meat
dealer. The appointment was made
upon the application of Mrs. Ida Schin-
deldecker, widow OF Christian Schin-
deldecker. The estate is valued at ST.
600. consisting entirely OF personal
property. Mr.. Weyl is brother in-law
of Mrs. Schindeldecker.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-28
Bills Eriahten Leaders

The great accumulation of bills has
alarmed the Republican house leaders.
A call was quietly sent out yesterday
for a meeting of the committee chair
men, and steering committee will be
selected 20 shape, legislation for the re-
mainder of the session. The Republic
an majority in the house is so un-
wieldy that the leaders say that some
brake is necessary or the party may
make blunders for which 1t will be held
responsible In the next campaign.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-28
Ramsey Seeks Independence

County Attorney T. r. Kane is TO
be asked to draw a bill changing the
classiffcations of cities of the state for
legislative purposes. Under the pres
ent classification, Ramsey has to ask
the consent of the Hennepin and St.
Louis delegations for legislation de-
sired, while bills from those counties
do not have to run the gauntlet of
criticism insthe Ramsey delegation. The
Ramsey delegation last night asked
the county attorney to prepare a bill
which it is hoped will remedy the
trouble.