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VOL. XXV.—NO. 35.
FIGHTING
EVERY STEP
-fifiPUBLICAjr MAJORITY IN SENATE
MUST ANSWER. PUZZLING
QUESTIONS
CYCLONIC DEBATE YESTEBDAY
Senator Carmack Arraigns Philip
pine Tariff Proposition in
an Incisive Speech That
Stings the Majority.
TILLMAN GOES FOR BEVERIDGE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—Another spir
ited debate with the Philippine bill as the
text was precipitated In the senate today
as the result of some statements made
by Mr. Carmack (Dem., Term.) in the
course of an extended speech on the gen
eral Philippine question. It was the Ten
nessee senator's first speech In the sen
ate, and he was given notably good at
tention on both sides of the chamber.
He spoke without manuscript, with earn
estness, force and eloquence.
At the conclusion of Carmack's address,
which had been listened to by many of
his former colleagues In the house of
representatives, Mr. Beverldge (Ind.)
challenged some of his statements.
The debate which ensued was very
lively for a few minutes, taking on a
political phase which proved particularly
interesting to the auditors, who crowded
the floor as well as the galleries. Mr.
Beveridge and Mr. Tillman (S. C.) bs?
oazne involved in a heated colloquy, in
Which the exchanges were as hot as both
senators well could make them.
Framed by an Autocratic Body.
In his speech Mr. Carmack said proper
Consideration of the bill involved the
whole Philippine question. He contend
ed that congress was not prepared to
deal understandingly with the Philippine
situation, in any of its phases, because
it was not familiar with the facts. The
bill, he said, had been framed by the
Philippine commission, an autocratic
body thousands of miles away, and not
a change had been made in it by con
gress. It is, he said, framed on the
theory that the Philippine islands are
a deadly menace to our own trade; and
that the less we trade with these isl
iads, and the less we have to do with
them, the better it will be for us. The
only trade that will flourish under such
conditions is that of the exploiters, and
it is proposed to turn the islands over to
them. ]t is for the benefit of the carpet
baggers, and not for the benefit of the
American people, that a war of criminal
aggression is being waged in the Phil
ippine islands.
Minority Doesn't Like Bilt.
"We of the minority cannot support
this bill or the policy of which it is a
part. We are opposed to the bill because
we are opposed to the whole policy of
colonial empire."
He next discussed briefly the subject
of the censorship of press dispatches in
Manila. IJe declared it was not a cen
sorship for military purposes, but had
been "established by, for and In the in
terest of the Republican party."
Important information had been sup
pressed by the censor, he declared, and
the people of this counry had been kept
in ignorance of matters to a knowledga
of which they were entitled.
Referring to the Republican supporters
of the present Philippine policy Mr. Car
mack said:
"You lift your hands in holy horror at
the lynching of a colored man in tfie
South, and yet you are engaged in lynch
ing 10,000,000 of people who recently were
your allivr-s and your brothers in arms,
and who ha-ve committed no crime ex
cept the crime upon which this govern
ment was founded."
With great earnestness he declared that
If the president of the United States had .
properly characterized Aguinaldo and his
associates as bloodthirsty Apaches, then
Admiral Dewey and those who secured
Agulnaklo's help and assistance could not
escape the charge of deliberately violat
ing the laws of civilized warfare, and he
hoped the charge against Admiral Dewey
Would be investigated.
"From the beginning," said Mr. Car
rcnek, "we knew that Aguinaldo was
fighting, not for a change of masters, out
for absolute freedom, and Gen. Anderson
had assured Aguinaldo that the American
People never have established colonies,
and he could trust ia the honor of the
American people. These facts," he said,
"constitute a landing obligation upon us
to give them their independence."'
Bevcildge Chip* In.
At the conclusion of Mr. Carmacks
speech, Mr. Beveridge, Republican mem
ber of the Philippine committee, sharply
challenged a statement by the Tennes
cee senator tlm the Philippine tariff had
not been well or carefully considered. As
a matter of fact, ho said, that scale was
fixed afteT months of consideration and
After co.nibulting every interest in the
Philippines.
"Did the Philippine committee make
an investigation of the Philippine tariff
scale?" inquired Mr. Carmack.
'"No," replied Mr. Beveridge, ' but the
Philippine committee has been eonsrder
lng that scale for two years."
Mr. Beveridge declared that if the Dem
ocratic party had given to its last tariff
bill the same care which had been given
the Philippine tariff scale this country s
prosperity would not have withered as it
had under the tariff it had enacted.
Further along Mr. Beveridge declared
that the reason why ex-President Cleve
land. ex-President Harrison and ex-Sena
tor Edmunds, all of whom had not been
in sympathy with the Philippine policy of
the administration, declined to follow the
Democratic party, was because that par
ty would not accept the decision of the
eupreme court and the verdict of the
American people as final.
"The people will not follow you," he
declared, shaking his finger at the Demo
cratic- f :do, "because you are calling our
soldiers 'murderers' and 'doers of dirty
•work.' "
>«w Comes Till man.
As lie was proceeding to discuss some
of the conditions in the Philippine isl
ands, Mr. Tiilman interrupted with the
Inquiry:
"Will the senator be explicit and give
us the benefit of his personal observations
cr any official information he has in re
gard to the despatch from Gen. Bell that
he proposed to make war so terrible that
they would want peace and want it bad?
I? that true or is it not?"
"That was not dene while I was there."
replied Mr. Beveridge. "I will ask the
senator whetlKT, when he ts making war,
be wnuM not make war so terrible that
the enemy would want peace?"
'That would depend," said Mr. Till
xnan, "whether I was honestly engaged
in a war that I thought was decent and
Continued on Third Page.
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE
FOLLY'S FASCINATION
FIXED ITS FANGS IN FAVOR OF
EDWARD FAKEw
Special to The Globe.
CHICAGO, 111., Feb. 3.-That his fas
cination for the excitement Involved fn
housebreaking and burglary outweighed
his love for the daughter of a millionaire,
is claimed to be the reason Edward Fak3,
a graduate of Notre Dame university, led
the,wild life of a criminal in ChicaßO
while engaged to be married to a Cleve
land heiress.
Today, as a confessed burglar and the
principal in many daring adventures of a
gang of nine "silk-hat burglars," the
young man, who is only twenty-three
years old, occupies a cell at the Hyde
Park police station. He has tried to con
ceal his true naiiic?, which is Edward P.
Fake.
NOYES' CASE
UP IN SENATE
HEATED DENUNCIATION OF LEXI-
EXCY SO FAR SHOWX
Senators Toller and Tillman Dwell
on the Halting Quality of Ad
minis! ration** Treatment
of the Case.
FROM THE GLOBE BIREAU,
Waahingtoii, D. C.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 3.—Senator
Teller took occasion today to denounce
the action of the administration in the
matter of Judge Arthur H. Noyes, of
Cape Nome notoriety. He declared that
the case was without parallel in the his
tory of American jurisprudence.
"For fifteen months," he declared, "UII3
man had been branded by a higher court
as corrupt and utterly unfit to admin
ister the duties of his position. He is
now under sentence to pay $1,000 fine, yet
he is on the pay roll of the government
and drawing his $10 a day expense money
as judge of Alaskan courts."
Mr. Tillman asked for Information us
to who had authority to remove Noyes,
and why it had not been done.
Senator Foraker thought It would re
quire impeachment proceedings, but Mr.
Teller informed the senator that the
president was authorized to remove ter
ritorial judges at any moment. "It is
inconceivable," he declared, "why he has
not done so in this ease."
Mr. Tillman wanted to know who were
the politicians and members of congress
with pull enough to keep Noyes in of
fice. No one replied.
C. A. S. Frost, private secretary to
Noyes, is here, and saw the attorney
general today. He was promised oppor
tunity to be heard. C. R. Lane is ex
pected from San Francisco to take rp
the fight here against Noyes, and Judge
Morrow is also here from California. It
is stated that Noyes never has paid his
fine, and that the money he has drawn
from th-e government since complaint was
made of him is already more than $5,000.
ANGLO-RUSSfAN
ALLIANCE WANTED
BY THE SCHOOL OF ENGLISH POLI
TICIANS THAT FEAR THAT
GERMANY IS BECOMING
TOO STRONG.
Special to The Globe.
LONDON, Feb. 3.—Prince Henry's pro
posed American tour, the kaiser's rumor
ed intention to visit the czar in July to
witness the special maneuvers of The
Russian Baltic fleet, and the disclosure
by the Berlin Vorwai-rts of Ihe German
governments recent, plans to amplify tho
large naval programme sanctioned by thp
reichstag In 1900, form a combination of
circumstances vastly disquieting to fna*
school of British politicians which inter
prets every German move as embodying
ultimate danger to the British empire.
There is no doubt that the school in
question, whose principal mouthpiece is
the National Review, embraces a consid
erable number of influential men who
mean to work unremittingly f O r an Anglo-
Russian alliance at the expense of Ger
many.
Sir Edward Grey's remarks in the house
of commons during the recent Persian de
bate indicate that the supporters of this
policy will have his brilliant and energetic
assistance.
810 GAME EXHIBITION
CHICAGO MAKES AJiMAI SHOW A
SOCIETY EVE'XT.
CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-The opening of the
second annual sportsman show of the
International Forest, Fish and Game as
sociation at tho Coliseum tonight took
the aspect of a society event. Nearly
5,000 people were in attendance. The
building has the appearance of an im
merse forest with a large artificial lake,
duck nwrshes and ponds and animal
parks. One of the features is a sylvan
stage, upon which fifty Ojibway Indians
and an orchestra of thirty pieces present
ed the dramatization of Longfellow's
"Hiawatha."
The exposition, it Is claimed, contains
the largest collection of living game from
American and Canadian forests and
streams ever shown in this country.
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IS MISS ELY FOUND?
Report of Important Capture at Cu«
selton, X. D.
CHICAGO, Feb. 3.—Chief of Police
O'Ncil today received a telegram from
Chief Royal Bailard, of Casselton, N. D.,
raying that Florence Ely and Frank Ely
Rogers, the boy whom the woman is said
to have kidnaped from Evanston last
July, are in that tow::. A second tele
gram stated that Miss Ely was said to
have confessed her identity.
'•I btlieve Bailed has found the right
people, although, of course, there may be
some mistake," said Chief O'Neil "No
time will be lest in making the identifica
tion absolute one way or the other."
FOUR KILLED BY GASOLINE.
The Fluid Exploited In a Bakery in
Pennsylvania.
EOYERTOWN, Fa , Feb. 3-Four per
sons were killed and one was probably
fatally Injured as the result of an explo
sion of gasoline tonis?ht in. the bakery of
George Carver, of this Mace. The dead
are-. Her.ry Shaner, thirty-eight mar
ritd, and leaves a family of four; Frank
Shaner, his ecn, aged thirteen; Georgo
Gormin, thirty-five, married, and leaves
a family of six, Charl«a> Hough, thlrte-'n.
TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 4, 1902.—TEN PAGES.
ABSENTEES
' IN DISGRACE
TWO* DEMOCRATS AND TWO REPUB
LICANS FAIL, BABCOCK AT
LAST MOMENT
REDUCTION OF STEEL TARIFF
\Vaa Involved, and Tawney, of Min
nesota, A'oted With the Badger
Tariff Reformer, Who May
let Win Out.
MINORITY REPORT IS STRONG
FROM THE GLOBE BIREAU,
Washington, D. C.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—The failure of
two Democrats on the ways and means
committee to be present at today's meet
ing prevented a favorable report of Bab
cock's bill to reduce the duties on steel
goods; but there were two Republicans
absent also and the vote was I to li
against reporting. Tawney voted with
Babcock.
cooper, of Texas, and Newlahds, of Ne
vada, were absent, also Hopkins, of Ill
inois, and Long, of Kansas. Neither
Hopkins nor Long have committed them
selves on the Babcock proposition and
there is still a chance that it may get be
fore the house, as Babcock promises to
bring it before the full committeee.
When the committee reported the tax
reduction bill, Mr. Richardson, for the
minority, made a report saying:
"When the war revenue act was passed
it was declared that it was a measure
temporary In its object and nature, but
it has been kept in force to the injury
of the business interests of the country
leng after the war ended."
Tiie minority report contends for repeal
to go into effect immediately. It also
promises to amend the bill in the house
to require publicity for the affairs of
trusts.
What the Reports Say.
The conclusion of the majority report
says it cannot be denied that a large sur
plus furnishes temptation for extravagant
expenditure. W ThiJe congress may gen
erally be relied upon to keep the national
expenses within reasonable bounds, it
should be relieved from the pressure
whicn comes with plaus'tle schemes from
every quarter to raid an overflowing
treasury."
The minority report says: While ap
proving in general the policy of repealing
the war taxes, we insist that certain tax
es on accumulated wealth should be al
lowed to remain. We refer to such taxv^s
as are imposed on sugar awu petroleum
refiners. The tax of one-fourth of one
per cent on the annual gross receipts of
sugar and petroleum refiners in excess
of $250,000 yields about $1,000,000 annually.
Thus tax has been paid without demur or
protest, and there is no reason why the
great combinations which monopolize
these businesses and from which colossal
individual fortunes have been buHt u>p,
should not pay seme part of tne national
expenses as we'll as the masses of the
people who use and cpnsume the various
things which are the subject of customs
and internal revenue taxation. As the
supreme court has denied to congress the
rlgiht to tax incomes ior the support oi
the government, it Is well to place ac
cumulated wealth under some form of
eontrloution and we know of none more
just or equitable than a tax such as that
Imposed by the war revenue act on oil
and sugar refiners."
MARCH WAS DANGEROUS
ACCORDING TO TESTIMONY OF-
FERED AT GRAXD KORKS
Cashier of the Hotel Where Parties
l»ivecl Says Dead Man Threat
ened to Kill West,
His Slayer.
Special to The Globe.
GRAND FORKS, N. D., Feb. 3.— When
court convened this morning to resume
the trial of the West case Judge Kisk
announced that after carefully consider
ing the matter he had decided to over
rule the state's objection to the admission
of testimony as to the reputation of Mr.
March, and would allow the testimony to
be introduced at this time.
Harry Blackburn, wThose testimony on
Saturday had been cut short by the
state's objection, then stated that March
had the reputation of being a quarrel
some and vindictive man. He went into
some details of the subject, and on this
point he was a very gcod witness for the
defense, lie also retold the story of the
actions of March and West in the Pres
cott just preeedng the shooting.
A. Nordeen testified in a similar man
ner as to reputation.
J. J. Marr, a traveling man, told a story
which was listened to with great interest
by jury and audience, but which was
afterward ordered stricken out. He said
that he had been on familiar terms with
March for a time, and that they had
taken a two weeks' trip together over
the same territory, stopping at the same
hotels and occupying the same rooms vt
the small hotels. He heard March use
threats. On cross-examination witness
admitted that he and March had had
some trouble, and that he thought March
had tried to do him injury.
C. R. Elgas had asked West why he
shot, and West sa4d he had to, and that
he had done his best to keep away.
Several local men called to testily as
to March's reputation said he had the
reputation of being quarrelsome, some of
them called him vindictive, and some of
them considered that he possessed these
qualities only when drinking.
One of the most important witnesses
was Mr?. Addte Connors, cashier of the
Prescott. Mrs. Connor rooms near the
March apartments. On Nov. 20 she heard
March threatening West in the hallway.
Be said: "I'll fix you," West said: "You
may kill me, if you like." March re
plied: "Yes; I'll kill you, kill you, kill
you."
Judge Fisk has a terrible cold, and is
so hoarse that he can hardly speak, but
there is no reason at present to believe
that he will not be able to go on with
the case.
STRENGTH OF MILITIA.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.-An abstract
of the returns of the adjutant generals
of the militia of the several states, p e
pared by the adjutant general of the
army, was sent to the senate today.
This abstract shows that the total num.
ber of commissioned officers in the mili
tia of the several states and territories
Is 8,751, and the total number of the
enlisted men 108,998. The num-ber of men
available for military duty, unorganized.
Is shown by the statement to be 10,845,268
SANTA FE CUTS OUT TIPS
DIRECTS THAT PASSENGERS MUST
BE PROTECTED.
Special to The Globe.
CHICAGO, Feb. 3. — The ; Santa Fe is
the first railroad In the United States to
take definite action, to abate the tip nuis
ance. An official order £ went • out r from
Samta Fe headquarters * today to con
ductors of dining cars rnotifying them
that passengers must be protected against
negligent service, usually the lot of those
who do not tip the waiters; Back of this
is understod to be a wish that passengef>
abandon the practice. ! ■. -
Waiters regard this: as - a serious blow
to them financially, because" in the past
they have made the greater part of their
salaries by. tips.
m'clearTKels
highly elated
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THAT THE AXTI-OLEI> BII*L IS IV
iiixu WITH HIS ideas
Congressman Tawney Will, How
ever, Be on Hand. Today to Take
Up the Cudgel* on the
Floor of the House.
FROM THE GLOBE BUREAU,
Washington, D. C. >t
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 3.—Both
Representatives Tawney f and McCleary
were on hand today to fight the battle
of cow butter against oleo. Both were in
fine fettle and snorting for the fray.
McCleary claimed this was his time to
gloat, as the bill reported to the house
by Representative Henry, of the commit
tee on agriculture, contains a clause
keeping the tax of a quarter of a cent
a pound on uncolore&butterine. This is
like the so-called Grout j bill of last ses
sion, and Is different : from . the Tawney
bill, which strikes out all tax on un
colored oleo. McCleary: has : been shouting
for the unmodified Grout. bill. -. Tawney
expects to get the floor tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Feb. The house de
voted today to general debate on the
oleomargarine bill. The. opponents of the !
measure attempted to filibuster against
it at the opening of the session, but were
beaten by more than a • two-thirds vote.
The speakers today were Henry (Conn.),
Haskins (Vt.) and Graff (111.), in favor of
the measure,-" and Wadsworth (N. V.),
Foster (111.), Burleson (Tex.) and Clay
ton (Ala.), in opposition to.it.
Those who antagonized th»-bill favored
| the adoption of the substitute, which is
I designed to prevent -the fraudulent sals
! of oleomargarine under the guise of but
t ter. *->•>;- :<'P .'•;:: ~:v ; - , ,;.-,:■. = * r ,: ■ .
In committee of the whole, with Mr.
Lacey in the chair, Mr. Henry •> (Conn.),
in charge of the measure, made the open
ing presentation in its "behalf, following
closely the arguments of th« committee
which reported the bill. The purpose, ■he
said, was to make the sale of oleomar
garine, colored In imitation of butter, un
; profitable by : imposing a tax of 10 cents
per pound. It would not, however, inter
fere with sale of the uncolored product,
on which the bill purposes to reduce the
tax to one-fourth of a cent per pound.
The house adjouissed while) the Wll waa
still under discussion.
HER HUBBY IS VERY OLD
BIT THIS INDIANA WIDOW SE-
Cl RED HIM QUICK.
Special to The Globe.
FLORA, Ind., Feb. 3.—John Ilgenfrlez,
ninety-two years old, and Mrs. Marian
Lxindis, aged thirty-two, living at Pyr
mont, a village nea* Irere, eloped lasx
night. Mr. Ilgenfriez Is so feeble that
he was unable to carry out their plans,
so the woman secured a horse and buggy
and, going to the house of her aged lover,
stole him out and they drove to Frank
fort, where they were marrted. Ilgenfriez
is wealthy.
STUDENT KILLS HERSELF
DAUGHTER OP' A MICHIGAN DOC-
TOR WAS DESPONDENT.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 3.—Miss Ag
nes lngli=<, a sophomore student in the
medical department oi the University of
Michigan, committed suicide by shooting
herself this afternoon. She was a daugh
ter of Dr- David Jnglis, a prominent phy
sician of Detroit. The young- womin
was an unusually bright and promising
student, and iiad already made a name
lor herself among her professors. §ha
was prominent in athletk 1?, being cosfh
of the freshmen 'basketball team and tak
ing great interest jn gymnasium work.
No n-.otive for the deed has been dis
covered, but it is known that she was
subject to attacks of great mental de
pression.
BIXI-ETIN OF
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
Weather Forecast for St. Paul:
Fair; Colder.
I—Extra Session Begins Today.
Tlllnian-Beverldgre Debate.
Democrats Overlook Good Bet.
3—Dow ling; Favors Xew Tax Code.
Governor's Mrssasc Xot Ready.
Xeed Not Re-elect Speaker.
Stickney Co. Given M«re Land.
Ponltry Show May Try Mill City.
Minnesota in Butter Show.
Help to Reclaim Arid Lands.
3—Gen. Wood's Appeal for Cuba.
Forakcr a Foxy Dodger.
Waterbnry Fire Losses.
Sew* of the Xorthw-est.
4—Editorial Comment,
Latest Political Gov«i|i.
Story of the Street.
5— All the Sporting-*«ew*».
Last Year's• Taxes.
Fresh Eggs Are His*.
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6—The Woman's Pajge.
Dally Short Story.
7-Day's Doings in Minn«apuils. ..
B—News of the Railroads..^ "'._
O—Grain and Provision Market*.
Bar Silver, 55 I-80.
May Wheat,' 78" I-Sc. .-'"
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lO—Dairymen Are Active. - 1.
Commissioner Gray Dropped. -
Two Bushel* of Answers.
. Fund for Mayer Growing.
EXTRA SESSION BEGINS
Minnesota's Lawmakers Ready to Begin Wrestling
With the Report of Governor Van Sant's
Tax Commission.
LURID PYROTECHNICS ARE LOOKED FOR
The legislature will assemble In session
extraordinary at 11 o'clock this morning,
formally organize and adjourn until 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Comparatively few legislators were in
town Sunday night, but every morning
train brought its contingent, and at noon
there was a quorum of both houses at
the hotels. During the afternoon and
evening they came singly, dn pairs ana'
parties, and when the houses assemble
this morning both will be complete with
the exception of the members of the Du
luth delegation, who have gone home to
vote.
The senators had no organization trou
bles to worry them, but both senators
and representatives frankly admitted
they were all at sea in regard to the
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SENATOR C. 0. BALDWIN,
Of Duluth, One of the Democratic Leaders In the Senate.
work of the session. No one had the ter
merity to suggest a caucus prior to the
reception of the governor's message, and
the legislators are as much in tne dark
as the public touching the duration and
work of the session. The predominating
sentiment yesterday was plainly* against
■a caucua calculated, to interfere with the
fullest consideration of the tax bill, and
there is a growing sentiment in favor of
the reception of local bills.
MEMBKKS IX FAVOR
OF A SHORT SESSION*.
A majority of the members express
themselves as favoring a short session,
but, with a notably few exceptions, balk
ed when anything leas than thirty days
was suggested. Many of the more con
servative legislators who are old-timers
and have for several sessions been recog
nized as leaders, after sizing up the sit
uation, estimated the duration of the
session at from forty to fifty days.
The house organization completed, on
Wednesday morning a joint session will
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GEOEGE K. LAYBOUENL,
Of Duluth. Who Will Lead the Fight Against the New Tax Code.
be called in^the hall of the house of rep
lesentatlves, and a joint committee sent
to invite Gov. Van Sant to transmit his
message. His excellency has promised
that his message will be short and appre
ciates ihe fact that he will not be called
upon to deliver it until tomorrow, as he
has not finished it. It is said the mes
sage will touch only the tax bill and the
"merger" fight to the extent of request
ing an appropriation for the legal de
partment. It is also intimated tinat Gov.
Van Sant will attempt to shift the re
sponsibility for the extra session to the
PRICK TWO CENTS**! SfiS^ft..
shoulders of the legislators. He will tell
them that they created the tax commis
sion, directed the special session, and
that it is up to them to expedite their de
liberations.
AFTEiR THE MESSAGE
THE FIREWORKS.
With the passing of the governor the
fight—and a figiit there will be—will be
precipitated. In respect to a time-hon
ored custom, the tax bill will probably
be intrusted to the senior members of
both houses, Senator Stockton and Repre
sentative Jacobson. Jacobson ia supposed
to represent the "friends" of the bill, and
has a railroading programme mapped out.
His scheme contemplates making the bill
a special order and railroading it through
within a limit, which he placed yesterday,
at two weeks. His special order scheme
will give the tax bill precedence and shut
out-other legislation, but it will at tne
sarr.e time defeat the desire of a large
number of the legislators who want to
give public hearings.
The most prominent Indications are
that Jacobson will get, at the start, a
repetition of the drubbing he received
at the closing sitting of the regular ses
sion. Fortunately for the interests that
want to be heard for and against the
bill both Lieut. Gov. Smith and Speaker
Dowllng are opposed to a railroading
scheme. A majority of the senators in
St. Paul yesterday expressed themselves
in favor of considering the bill section
by section ,a.fter Its commission to com
mittee. The opposition, which Is not op
position to the bill, but to some of its
features, will be led by Representative
George R. Laybourne, of Duluth, which
starts the fight in the house just where
it was laid down—between Laybourne and
Jacobson.
The Laybourne plan contemplates com
mitting the bill to the committees on
taxes and tax laws, which will be ex
pected to report it back to the respective
houses in sections. It contemplates giv
ing notice of the consideration of the
various sections In committee so that
delegations wishing to be heard may
go before the committees instead of turn
ing the floors ef the houses into schools
of general debate in which the public ana
legislators may indiscriminately mix.
SPEAKER DOWNING
HAS A PROGRAM Ml?.
Speaker Dowling's plan is to refer the
bill to the tax committees, have them
meet jointly afternoons and evenings to
listen to arguments and objections, and.
then frame a report recommending such
amendments as they may decide ut>on
and report the whole thing back to their
respective branches. While the commit
tees are wrestling with the subject mat
ter of the bill proper, the houses may
take up the proposed constitutional
amendments.
Only a very small coterie pretends to
expect opposition to the bill as a whole.
The great majority of the legislators be
lieve the bill should be passed, but with
amendments. There is scarcely a man in
either house who has not an objection
to some clause, which he or his constitr
uenta have made a pet aversion. Th«
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M. J. DALY,
Of Perham. Senator From Otter Tall
County and Candidate for Congress
From the New Ninth District.
strongest apparent organized opposition
will come from the St. Louis county
delegation. Its fight is first against the
proposed elevator and vessel taxes. The
ore tonnage tax amendment, which will
be proposed by W. H. Noyes, of Barnum,
is not agreeable to the Duluth members',
but it will have to come in the shape of
a constitutional amendment to be acted
upon by a future legislature, and it will
not receive the bitter opposition that will
be waged against the elevator and ves
sel clauses.
The "friends" of the bill claim the Du
luth people are "crying out"' before they
are hurt, and that their fear of the loss
of grain handling business is feigned.
They say Duluth's interests will not be
injured, and that the opposition does not
come from the interests the delegation
pretends to defend. Noyes' proposition for
a constitutional amendment placing a
minimum tonnage tax on all ores and
minerals mined in Minnesota seems to
be in a fair way to get to the people.
The friends of the measure argue that a
real estate taxation of mining property
would amount to only a nominal sum
realized by the state, and that the mines
are being depleted without ben ring their
share of the tax burden. The chief objec
tion of the Duluth delegation to a ton
nage tax is that it will deprive Duluth
and St. Louis county of the larger haif
of their tax revenue and at once raise
the local rate.
L.AYBOIRXE WAXT9
code AMKxnrcn.
Representative George R. Laybourne, of
Duluth, says the position ol the Duluth
delegation has been misinterpret* d. lta
members and their constituents, lie says,
recognize the code's good features; the
W. W. DUNN,
Chairman of the House Committee on
Rules.
admirable work done by the tax com
mission and want to see it adopted, but
with some amendments. He says the pro
posed constitutional amendment a have
met with more opposition in the mining
and lake region than the cede itself. Ha
believes the amendments are dangerous
and that they will fail wfren tney ar*
sent to the people. Representative A. B.
Kelly is also one of the chief doubters in
the matter of amendments anu believes
that the only way to Insure their proper
consideration by the people and their pas
sage is through a Special election. Nearly
Continued on Third lose,