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

4U4D O6Ot0AtVU ObUSs
Senate Monday Afternoon, March !.
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
When the bill making additional ap- /,
,rcpriations for the Normal Schools first !
anne up for passage il lacked two votes
# enough to pass it.
Senator wilkins n, who had voted In
he negative for that purpose, moved
and said that these three
schools are educating some six or seven
hundred pupils, and altogether cost $3l,
300 q year for their support, while the
State University, which accommodates
only a third as many pupils, costs alone
as nuch 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 a 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 a 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 reference 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 for
each teacher employed at the Winona
school. At Mankato he found there we're
five less teachers. He thought the nor.
NAL pupils should be brought together at
one institution, for which he would be
willing to ote reasonable appropriations.
He felt, and his people felt, that in the
present condition Of affairs enough would
be given by the statute appropriation
without adding any more.
The motion to reconsider prevailed, ~
to IL. A call Of the Sepate was ordered.
Senators Armstrong and Westfall were
excused. The other absentees having re
ported.
Senator Murray thought no State II
the west was more economical than Min
nesota. Whatever he thought Of thu
Normal schools he would not now refuse
an appropriation so rs to close them up
If those schools are to be done away will
or consolidated it should be by law To-
that purpose.
1 Senators Hill and Macdonald explained
their votes by saying that SO long as thes
schools remain as they are. State lnstitu
tions, established and recognized by law
they should vote for the appropriation
! necessary to sustain them. Senator Mea
. lev explained that he would favor redue
: ing the Normal schools to two or to on
in number. but meantime felt obliged t
sustain them oil.
The bill, on this second trial, passed
yeas "a, nays Is, as follows:
Yeas-Bcnedict, Berry, Blake, Butler
} Capser, Conkey, Drake. Finseth, Folsom
: Freeman, Graves, Hill, Langdon, MAJ
4 donald, McKusick, Mealey, Murray, Ne
d son, K, Page, Pillsbury, Rice, Smitl
. White. Wilkinson--2.
b Navs-Buckham, Child, Clark. Cogg!
t we'll, Donnelly, Doran, Doughty. Franl
e enfield. Hubbard. Lenau, McGover
!. Meiehen, Nelson, A., -13.
Abssns-Armstrong,C Cox. Wells ~
Weskiall-4.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
:. Authorizing the Historical Society
publish two hundred page pamphi'
$500 copies, Of its collections
Amending the statutes relating to le
It tiers testamentary.
\ The general appropriation bill.
: Requiring railroad companies to fen
'e their roads in Freedom, Fillmore .
Sc Winona counties.
Id Appropriating money for support
ve the State Normal Schools; 5000 Tor !
- First, 5000 for the Second, and $4,O
!, for che Third, IN addition to the amt
" statute appropriation.
y Appropriating $4,000 towards co
us pletion Of the Insane Asylum
to ELL INTRODUCED.
Of By Senator Graves, making cert
certificates issued BY the city Of Dul'
10. prima fscie evidence Of the facts Their
of stated o,,,.ox ;, : ,rn..z,,. ETC.
The Senate having gone into execut