The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-03-26
Temperance Committee 70 Twiiied
About Considering Measure Not As
~ Dry As Anderson bin
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
st. Paul. March 20.-In session
that opened with the breaking of the
doors OF committee-soom so that
quorum might be obtained and ended
in a turmoil over the vote to adjourn
until ~ a. m, Monday, the house last
night passed three bills of game and
fish committee and killed one.
The session was I'm turmoil from
the start TO the finish. and IL was not
until after two votes had been taken
on adjournment that the house final.
ly decided to adjourn at 1890 p. m.
When the session was called to or
der at S:15 p. m. many members were
absent. A call of the house was or
dered and Gordon 7. Bright, sergeant
, alarms, was sent to get the members
OF the temperance committee who
we're holding meeting in room 203.
Sergeant-at-Arms Broke In Door.
Members of the committee were
holding the doors and wouldn't let
me in" the sergeant-atarms reported
TO the speaker. so put my shoulder
against the door, and with the aid OF
Lieutenant Brace broke into tho
room"
When members of the committee
reached the house, II was IN an up
roar over charges Representative An
derson had made that the temperance
committee was trying TO dodge the
responsibility Of acting on his bill
providing for statutory prohibition.
He gave notice three days ago that he
I would he
/ tee unless il was acted on yesterday.
the last day possible under the house
rules.
Jim Dryer Makes Denial.
II Representative James Dwyer arose
and denied the charge and said IL had
been impossible for his committee TO
act on the bill yesterday because OF
the three sessions OF the house. Rep
resentative Robert Carmichael arose
and also denied Representative An
dersons charges and was finishing
speaking when representative in
in the back of the room cried ont that
he thought the temperance commit
tee had been considering some meas.
ure not half so dry rs the Anderson
BILL"
When the upraar had subsidized the
house passed the bill changing the
limit on all game birds except ducks
from fifteen To ten day. II left the
number of ducks which may no killed
In one day at fifteen.
| The bill prohibiting the carrying OF
guns of owing firearms by foreign.
born residents who had not sienified
their intention of becoming citizens
brought out a hot debate.
Made Gunnar Mad.
Representative Gunuar Bjornson de-
Iclared IL was an insult TO every for
eign.born resident or the state, and
the bill was killed by vote OF &c
to IS.
The bill limiting the number of
pike and bass to fifteen n day and
permitting spearine by artificial light
in streams 500 feet from q lake dur.
ing October and April was passed by
Ia vote OF Il to 2.
The bill limiting the time game
might be retained after the close Of
the season to thirty days for birds
and sixty days for big game was
ipassed by a vote OF 60 to o. The two
other bills set for n special order
were replaced on the lead OF the
calendar
New Row Is Started.
The uproar started anew when Rep
iresentative l.. A. Lydiard moved to
adjourn until 10 n. m. Monday. II
was lost, and the motion to adjourn
until IN a. m. Saturday was carried.
Another motion to adjourn until ~
a m. Monday was made. and amidst
shouting and screaming the motion
Twas carried.
The temperance committee last
night recommended the Christi1nson
bill prohibiting the cashing OF labor
ers' pay checks I'm saloons for pas
sage. II also recommended for pas
sage Representative J. II. Boyd's bill
providing for the repayment of all sa-
loon licenses not expired when the
saloon might be closed.