The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-03-05

sr. PAUL, March ID, 1868.

members from The State Hsuse. H..
Two Of the measures which are just
now exciting tho greatest interest are,
First, the Southern Minnesota "point"
question. A bill has passed the Sen.
ate which virtually repeats the law o.
last session which vas 30 obnoxious to
that Company, and the big fight, tho
real conflict on this measure, comes off
in the House. Mt. Pitcher, Of Man.
kato, has introduced = bill, relieving the
Vsuey road from crossing the Mime
sofa river aud running into and through
St. Peter. This of course, evokes the
earnest hostility Of the St. Potter dele.
cation and their friends, and the battle
will doubtless be fierce and bitter. The
plan Of campaign has not yet boon de.
veloped sufficiently to admit Of, al
opinion a. to the chances Of success Of
either party. Both are wary and de-
termiqed, and the preliminary skirmish.
ing will be as interesting to the dis
interested observer IS the. fight, is e.
citing to the participating parties. May
the right aide win. :. ;,
Among the bills and memorials which
have already passed the Senate, is the
memorial to Congress for tho oonstruo.
tiea Of two wagon roads to the: Indian
reservation. III Lake Superior: The
memorial was introduced BY Senator
Gilman, Of youir: place. ;'o
A bill has passed tho Senate submit.
ting to the people At the next general
election an amendment 70 the Coasti.
tuition abolishing grand juriee; md
another bill; companion 10 til, hal
also passed the Senate, Dssv;;liag h,
trials upon information; ~ sJjstsn h
take the place Of The Old 40 Il iadiet.
meuts, in eass Tie people vete b a1ep'
the amendment. '
The Normal School 4uasaies h,s ~
agitated 70 : considerable exte,t; ~ III
end is not yet. The proportion b u
tsblish . Normal School in the North
western College,, At w.sioj., Dodg,
county, was lost in the House by vot,
yeas Is, nays rs. This bin was in
troduced by Mr.. Shaw, from Dodg'
county. !:
Senator Bristol, from joint committee
70 whom was assigned the duty Of in
vestigating into the status of the n or
NAL School At Winon., made : majorit,
report on Saturday last. The repor
was rather condemn.toiryy = of tie man
ner in whic b the. school ID. question h.'
been conducted, and of'the present sys
TEN Of Normal Schools as well. III
teontle1n''.n showed what he considered
to be the best method, BY the introduc
ton Of a bill establishing normal de
partment in the graded school at Min
neapolis, and appropriating $4,000 t
carry the provisions Of the bill int
effect. He said in support Of thi.
measure that he was in favor Of est.b
fishing normal department in all tn
graded schools in the State sufficient,
advanced to warrant it. The bill va
referred, after some debate, to the Com
mittee on Education, with instruction
to report this morning. The bill vii
undoubtedly meet with determined op
position, and its 'fiaal passage is, to1sa!
I the least predetermined. Mr.. franklin
from the joint committee above refere,
to,<~ill bring in minority report "a
day, and it is confidently asserted cha
he will be able 70 clear up Ill that ma,
look cloudy down his way. now:
r. The suffrage amendment 70 the Con
stitution will probably be- submitte'
next fall for the third time, Gordon
bill providing for:saido amendment h.iv
ing been reported from committed Oft
wholSwith the Recommendation that j
pass. IL is tobsahoped int the'xeat
kneeds polieioips who have heretofore
upon the submission 'of the question
= lodged Il; wilt eithersw eri sEainst it q
} roll up their sleeves md do good ~orl
fse Ne god eause.:'g =: .=:1s /.
NJ; i 1tesnin, Of ; hlaulato, Intro
daeed2 - bin which has passed til
Senate, allowing criminals when o,
trial to testify a.. to their guilt or limo
oense. Tho bill met With voniiderabl
opposition and tho arguments both 10
!: and against The bill struck mo. a.: m
> anqWerable. H:.oy ~ -, i: .. ~..:
H. A. bill has besp istrol1os1 abolahin,
The st. Cloud log ist3sA :,s,e,u>ys
Tho bill q change tie aaas, Il AID
:Johnson county ~ Bea Bustes.; hi
met with varisss amsndnea,s, ~ ~
;; yet passed :tAs Hous&. 4; ;~.-. i, y
The town add eiti,s a. P..l Re-
Wing, Lake City, R.sds 1.adiss. ".
J b.sha and Aiansiaks have s;sh o.
Piled BY bill for power to Issue thei
bonds 10 nd Of the Chio.go / St. Pau
Railway, Red Wing goes 100000
Wabasha, and Lake City 81, 900, an,
Reeds and Minussk. $4,000 each
; The whole sum il n9t far from Eve huh
dred thousand; dollars, .. god lit b
the way - ~ ats II - .!.sye5:' y
The excuFsion to+Minneapolis b