The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-02-18
LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

senate Talk About q Second State
Prison-.Winona 4 St. Peter Land
Grant.-The Doctors Post Mortem
BILL Before the H0use..The Incbris
ate Asylum Law Test Bill Passed by
the House.
Senate.
On re-assembling at three P. N. the Sen.
ate went into committee Of the whole.
Senator Drake in the chair, with forty
seven bills on the general order.
L. S. / Y. LANDS.
Mr.. Folsoms bill, for renewing title to
the L. S. & NJ. land grant, was recon-
mcnded to be referred to the judiciary
committee for examination whether the
bill guarded equally all rights and two
other bills relating to the same subject
were sent to the committee with it.
SECOND STATE PRISON.
Mr.. Cox's bill for locating a second
state prison at Kasota, in lie Sueur coun-
ty, coming up, Mr.. Cox proceeded at
length to present the inducements fer the
location at Kasota, and made really a
good case by showing that stone, wood,
lime, sand and water, convenience
to railroad lines, etc., all that can be re-
quired are to be had at Kasota, to make it
just the place at which to locate and
cheaply build sufficient prison for all
time. Another point was that within the
ground twenty acres proposed to be
donated for the purpose to the State val
liable quarries may be opened, at which
most Of the prisoners might profitably
be employed.
Mr.. Lienau thought the prison ought
to be located on forty-acre island in
Lake Waconia, where something could be
saved in the way Of guards, and if the
prisoners couldn't be employed in quarry
ing they might 60 fishing.
Mr.. White thought there would be no
ne ed Of second prison for many years.
The removal Of the United States prison
ers and the addition of fifty-two cells to
the Saltwater prison would supply all the
room likely to be wanted for many years
to come.
Mr.. Benedict presented the advantages
Of Sauk Rapids as the place for second
rriEon-its granite rock, its water power,
and its convenience to pine and hard
timber.
Mr.. Doran read from the report Of the
Board Of Health the objections Of that
Board to the Saltwater location and their
recommendations that no further addi-
ton be made to that prison on account oi
its location and the faults Of the build.
ing and that . second prison be built SC
that the prisoners may be permanently
separated-the hardened and life criminals
from those who may be under better in.
fuences, reformed. He held it to be thu
duty Of the State to provide another
prison.
Mr.. White still held that there would
be no need of another prison for five year,
to come.
Mr.. Drake (Mr. Child having taken th,
chair was agreed with the gentleman
from Le Sueur Doran) that the Stat,
ought to make no more appropriations fol
adding to the prison buildings on th,
present location at Saltwater. As j
would take several years to build tn,
prison. he held the objection as to presen
need was not we'll taken. It was an i'm
portant advantage Of the proposed loca
ton at Kasota that there the prisoner
could al, from the day Of their arrival
be profitably employed. Again the pris
oncrs learn the business Of quarrying An,
cutting and dressing stone. would acquir'
; skill BY which they could support them
selves after leaving prison-in m occupa
tion thsy could undertake alone and with
out capital If need be.
Mr.. McKusick thought there was N
doubt that the State wsuld in time wan
another prison, but it was > question Q
dollars and cents. The committees prop
erly charged with the work Of inquirin
into this matter will recommend IN add
ton Of room 1t Saltwater by completin
the building according to the origins
plan. Considering the new prison projec
IS question Of dollars he thought it un
necessary to undertake it for ct least tw
or three years to come.
Mr.. Doran repeated his former query
! if there is so much room in the prison :
Saltwater Why are we to be asked to %
propriate $4,000 this year for adding {
the building.
Mr.. Cox said if fifty-two cells wer
: added 1t Saltwater, the grounds ther
would be overcrowded and too man
prisoners would Be gathered in one bodl
| while the $4,000 wanted for the pr
posed addition 1t Saltwater weuld ful
nish the lumber and most Of the iron Il
; second prison It Kasota, to Be bui
: mainly Of the stone to Be quarried On Il
proposed location
Mr.. McGovern thooght the locatio
ought not to b fixed, but left at the di
! ] cretion Of the commissioners named. au
! moved to amend accordingly, vhi<
5 anendnent W. adopted, - that the b
: lrsad @at Kasota, u L. Suem county, |
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