The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-21
THIRD SUBSTITUTE
FOR HORTON Bill
Committee Will Probably Re-
ject All and Present
Its Own

A third bill providing for the con-
troll of the new state capitol and de-
claring the authority for engaging the,
necessary employees is expected in the
legislature next week. Capt. ]. T.
Lewis, chairman of the committee on
public buildings, was notified yester-
day by leading house member, whose
name he declined to divulge, that he
would shortly present a bill as sub
stitute for the Horton bill, which was
: considered yesterday by the commit
tee.
1t is possible that the committee will
refuse to recommend any of the bills
relating to the control of the new state
house. and that the committee will
itself prepare bill covering the ques-
ton. IF this is done it is almost sure
to be along lines that will reserve to
Gov. Johnson every bit of the authority
and the patronage of his Office. Capt.
Lewis, though an ardent Republican, is
a warm admirer of Gov. Johnson, and
believes that nothing should be done
by the legislature which will in any
way reflect on him.
Valves Party Politics
Gov. Johnson is a gentleman, and is
entitled to every prerogative of the
governors Office" the Duluth man said
yesterday. while l do not feel it
proper for me, as chairman of the COM
mittee before which the Horton bill is
pending, to criticise the measure, am
not in favor of any bill which in any
manner will curtail Gov. Johnson's
patronage. The mere fact that he is
Democrat, while the legislature is Re-
publican, will not be allowed to influ-
ence my position in, the least
The committee on public buildings
met yesterday to hear statements relat-
ing to the control of the new capitol
from Col. c. H. Graves, of Duluth,
member of the commission, and Archi-
tect Cass Gilbert Charming Seabury,
the st. Paul member of the commission,
/ was not present. Both Col. Graves and
Mr.. Gilbert denied knowledge of the
origin Of the Horton bill. and neither
was committed unreservedly to it's pro-
visions. They were questioned by the
committeeman as to their views of the
supervision of the new capitol Both.
agreed that the new building will not
be fully completed for a year and they
said they believed that the commission
should be continued in control of the
building until its work was done. In
stances We're cited by Mr.. Gilbert where
in other public buildings injury had
been done.the marble walls by incom-
petent employees who scrubbed the
walls with materials which effaced their
polish.
Monks Measure
The bill introduced by j. L. Mork. of
Bricelyn, in the house yesterday had
not reached the committee and was not
considered. 1t provides for the opera,
ton of the new capitol by the capitol
commission for one year, to be then
succeeded by permanent commission
consisting of the governor, auditor,
treasurer, secretary of state and attor-
ney general. Power to employ and
discharge all necessary employees is
vested in the permanent commission
which is given $4,000 annually for the
operation of the building. Mr. Mork
said yesterday that he had been con-
WINGED that the. appropriation feature
of the bill would have to be increased.
The public buildings committee adj
journed without taking action, and
Capt Lewis said that he would call a
joint meeting of the senate and house
committee in the next ten days to con-
ci1 ar.a FOL l.,