The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-04
The LEGISLATURE.
Senate Monday Afternoon, March 1.
NORMAL SCHOOLS.

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Senate Monday Afternoon, March 4. I
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
When the bill making additional ap-
for the Normal Schools first
came up for passage il lacked two votes
of enough to pass it.
Senator wilkins n, who had voted IN
the negative for that purpose, moved q
and said that these three
schools are educating some six or seven
hundred pupils, and altogether cost $751;
900 year for their support, while the
State University, which accommodates
only third as many pupils, costs alone
as .uch or nearly as much as the three
Normal Schools. If the Senate wished !
to stop these schools, then it would re-
fuse the necessary appropriation to keep !
them up. But he hoped no such action
would be taken.
The disc ..ssion was continued by Seoa-
tor Child, who questioned whether the
scholars in the model department should
be credited to the Normal School
at Winona, as charge
against the State; by Senator
Berry who warmly advocated continu-
ance in the plan Of support Of the Nor
NAL Schools, which was agreed to last
year; and by Senator Doran, who said
there was feeling among the people that
| the Normal Schools are an unnecessary
expense, that he had never seen grad
uate of one of those schools at work IN
his county, and that he was still IN favor
of donating the Normal School property
to the localities where it is situated.
| Senator Wilkinson was again about to
compare expenses Of the Normal Schools
with those of the University when Sena.
tor Murray remarked that he would sup
port the bill and hoped the gentlemen
would not antagonize them with the Uni
versity. Senator Pillsbury added sug-
gestion that each institution should be
allowed to stand on its own merits, with
out referenc. to others. Senator Wiikin.
son said his comparison of the one insti-
tuition asking appropriations for current
expenses quite equal to those asked for
the three others, was to show the fact that
the Normal Schools were and had been
especially and only opposed.
Senator Child said the Normal School
claims have been crowded ahead Of the
charitable institutions Of the State, al
WAYS, and the question now was whether
the State was running the Normal Schools
or they running the State: and that was
the way the people felt about it.
Senator Doughty, through lengthy
argument as to the burdensomeness Of
the taxation imposed in this State, ar
rived at the conclusion that he would con-
tinue to vote against this bill.
Senator Coggswell found that there
we're about thirteen normal pupils FOL
J each teacher employed at the Winons
, school. At Mankato he found there we're
five less teachers. He thought the nor
NAL pupils should be brought together al
one institution, for which he would b.
willing to vote reasonable appropriations
He felt, and his people felt, that in tn
present condition Of affairs enough wouit
be given by the statute appropriation
without adding any more.
The motion to reconsider prevailed, "a
to II. A call Of the Serate was ordered
Senators Armstrong and Westfall wer
excused. The other absentees having re
ported.
Senator Murray thought no State Il
the west was more economical than MIN
nesota. Whatever he thought Of tn
!. Normal schools he would not now reius
e an appropriation SO rs to close them uE
t If those schools are to be done away Wit
:. or consolidated it should be by law 10
I that purpose.
e Senator's Hill and Macdonald explaine
T their votes by saying that so long as thes
' schools remain as they are. State lnstitt
e tons. established and recognized by Law
t they should vote for the appropriation
s necessary to sustain them. Senator Mes
s. lev explained that he would favor redu'
r ing the Normal schools to two or to or
}. in number, but meantime felt obliged
F, sustain them oil.
The bill, on this second trial, passed
1t yeas a, nays Is, rs follows:
Yeas-Benedict, Berry, Blake, butle
a Capser, Conkey, Drake. Finseth, Folsor
W Freeman, Graves, Hill, Langdon, Ma
h donald, McKusick, Mealey, Murray, NJ
d son, K, Page, Pillsbury, Rice, Smit
5, White. Wilkinson--N.
h Nays-Buckham. Child, Clark. Cogg
ut we'll, Donnelly, Doran, Doughty, Fran
te enfield. Hubbard. Lenau, McGover
S. Meishen, Nelson. Alb.
Absent-Armstrong, Cox. Wells Al
Westfall
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
y. Authorizing the Historical Society
publish two hundred page pamphi
l,5Oo copies, Of its collections
Amending the statutes relating to Il
at tiers testamentary.
4 The general appropriation bill.
;. Requiring railroad companies to fer
ne their roads in Freeborn. Fillmore
Use Winoua counties.
cid Appropriating money for support
we the State Normal Schools 81 ,O0O for
ey First. $1,000 for the Second. and S4.t
~ for the Third, in addition to the ann
e statute appropriation.
y Appropriating $4,000 towards co
lus pletion Of the Insane Asylum
to BILL INTRODUCED.
Of By Senator Graves. making cert
certificates issued by the city Of Dull
NJ. prima faeis evidence Of the facts the'
r. stated.
coNNoN PLEAS JCDSSHIr, ETC.
The Senate having gone into exeeut
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