Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1913-05-02
EARLY CALL IS
NOT PROBABLE
Extra Session Of Legislature in
the Fall.
EXCITEMENT MARKS CLOSE
Finish of Biennial Meeting Even More
Interesting Than Usual on Such
Occasions.
EXCITEMENT MARKS CLOSE
Especial Correspondence


st. Paul. April 2S.-"Will Governor
Eberhart call a special session of the
legislature as threatened by him and
when will he call it," is the chief topic
with the state lawmakers. When the
finish of the session was reached
Thursday noon the members were
very much IN the air. Some hoped
that his excellency would issue the
call at once, while others cautioned
delay. To a certain class of interests,
however, an early call nAeant trouble,
as many bills were left on the ealen-
dar and another session Immediately
following would simply mean that
they would be put through. This left
over stun included many temperance
and anti-saloon bills. Before adjourn
ing both bodies arranged for selec-
ton of a committee to draft a state
wide utilities act as demanded by the
governor and which demand was the
basis OF his sensational veto of the
Minnette telephone control bill and
che Nolan home rule control bill,
which covered everything but tele
phones. If he does call the extra ses-
sion Governor Eberhart will defer to
this committee to the extent of await
Ing it's findings This will mean time,
30 if the session is called it will not
be much before next fall, for it is
hardly likely that an act which will
suit both bodies could be drafted much
before then.
The veto of the two bills mentioned
by Governor Eberhart is old news as
news runs these days, but it is news
of a kind that is not likely to be for
gotten for while. 1t gave the finish
of the session a line of excitement
that had everybody by the ears. All
that saved his excellency was the SEN
ate, which after two days period of
lobbying and wire pulling concluded
to back up the stand he had taken.
The Democratic members of that body
really did the trick With few ex-
ceptions they voted to sustain him,
this being especially so in the case Of
the Minnette bill, which it had to be
conceded was a popular measure as
far as the country is concerned. Some
say National Democratic Committee
man +. B. Lynch handled the Demo
cratic end Of the game, but he denies
any interference. Another prominent
Democrat seen about the senatorial
haunts when the wire pulling was on
was r. T. O'COnnor of St Paul Re-
port has it, though, that he was for
the Minnette bill and advised the
Democrats to stand by it.
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Governor Eberhart is generally
taken as a man not DESTROYS of stack
ing up any more trouble than he can
help and his veto of the Minnette bill
came as somewhat of a surprise That
bill, because of the physical connec-
ton feature contained in it, had the
support of hundreds of small tele-
phone companies over the state. Then,
too, the known opposition of the Bell
telephone forces added to the demand
for it. To have taken the stand he
did required courage and whether
you agree or not with the governor IN
what he did you do have to admire
his backbone. 1t took nerve. Some
ugly talk is being INDUCED in regard
Ing the methods used to force the SEN
ate into line, but talk of this kind
generally follows every sensational
legislative act Two big interests
were involyed-the Northwestern
Telephone company and the Twin
City Telephone company. The North
western stood to lose and the Twin
City to make in an added value to it's
stock. That is all there is to it and
Tor the rest just draw your own con-
illusions.
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The ffty-eighth session of the Min
Oesota legislature came to a close
Thursday with the usual horse play
features on the part of the house.
Some of the Twin City papers were
30 shocked because of these boyish
FRANKS that column or more of space
was given over to telling what rum.
my bunch the house was and how dig.
Mfed its sister body acted. A bunch
Of paper wad shooters" was the term
used by one Minneapolis daily. Last
night hilarity on the part of the house
is as old as the legislature itself. The
present house has been hard work
ing body and to its credit it must be
said that it has put more progressive
legislation on the books than any
previous house in the history of the
state. The senate was equally as cap
able.
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What possibly hurts the Twin City
newspapers is the seven senators
constitutional amendment 1t is III
for consideration again and will bt
voted on at the next general election
How it will fare, though, is problemar
heal as all the DOnulation cantare Will