Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-15
THE LEGISLATURE.
YESTERDAY NOT HEAVY WITH BUSI-
NESS.

$40, 900 for Deaf and Dumb--How to Sup
port the Reform Schoo1--West s. Co.'s
Job Ventilated--yery Much County Seat
In the House--Indefinite Postponement of |
the Temperance Bill.
conumdrum to ordinary humanity is how
to account for the fact that in nine cases out |
of ten the loud -mouthed legislative reformer
is to be found supporting tho jobs
coming up for action. The conumdrum has
been forcibly brought to the attention of the
Senate reporter of The GLOBE on several oc-
casions this session. Yesterday the puzzler
was again forced upon his attention by the
debate upon the bill endorsing the job of West
81 Co., for compilation of the statutes.
Senator J. B. Gilfllan, who has never laid
claim to the title of rcformer, but who is
most watchful and faithful guardian of the
peoples interests, promptly pointed out the
woodchuck in the scheme, the caudal APP
posed, and urged the members not to step
into the trap SO cunningly prepared to bleed
the treasury in the near future. Senators
Morton and Houlton, neither of which
gentleman has been labeled "reformer,' and
neither of whom desire to be SO labeled,
opposed the steal, while the Sage of MINI
ger, the reformer par excellence of Mime
sofa, the Senator whose voice in season and
out of season Especially if there are specta-
tors in the lobby is raised for justice to the
toiling masses, the horny handed granger
and mechanics of the land and whose vote
is almost invariably recorded against them,
was the principal advocate of the bill, though
he was supported by sufficient votes to order
it to a third reading. Verify, such reformcrs
are past finding out
| Senator Wheat's bill for regulating the
practice of medicine by requiring practition-
ers to be graduates of regular chartered
medical college is meeting with unexpected
opposition. 1t slipped through the different
stages to the committee Of the whole without
exciting much attention. Here the opposi-
ton was such that he thought it better to
modify its provisions somewhat, and he
drew up another bill, in which physicians
practicing for ten continuous years in the
State were excepted and the provisions il
relation to midwiyes made less imperative
This was offered as a substitute for the
original bill and accepted, when Senator
Doran stepped i'll with a new bill, and OF
his motion, both were referred to the iu
dietary committee.
The bill making commitments to the Stat,
reform school for criminal offenses, Stat
charge, the same as the criminals in TIL
penitentiary, was, after explanation by Senate
Edgerton, recommended to pass by a decided
majority. The reasons of the change pro
posed are very clearly stated in the remark
by Mr.. Edgerton below, to which attention
is invited. The following is the
i Routine Report.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 14.-Senator Drew presente,
petition, signed by over LOO ladies of full
age and sound mind, of Winona for an amend
ment OF the constitution, allowing women t.
vote on the question of license to sell liquors.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Senator Rice-Providing for the punish
ment of persons obtaining seed grain by falls
representations.
By Senator Rice-Fixing the time for holdin
terms of the district court in Swift county.
!, By Senator Morrison Changing the boundar,
of the independent school districtrof Pleasan
Grove, Olmsted county.
BY Senator Finscth-To change NAME
BY Senator Donnelly -Relating to streets ant
alleys of incorporated towns and villages.
By Senator Waldron- Authorizing the Stat
Auditor to abate all interest and penalties upo
, purchasers upon State school agricultural land
in the grasshopper counties.
By Senator misunderstanding the stat
: utes relating to corporations authorizing rail
roads to form connections, make running al
rangements, purchase or rent property of othe
railroad companies.
By Senator Notwithstanding the statute
J relating to county treasurcrs. Also appropr
ating money for building a bridge across til
, Pommc de Terre river in Polk county.
By Senator Armstrong-To regulate catchin
Of fish in Pickerel and Fountain lakes in Free
born county.
BY Senator Wheat-To amend the charter o
Preston. Passed under suspension of rules
By Senator G. d. Misunderstanding tn
survey of the street lines of St. Paul. Also re
, lating to the Treasurer Of St. Paul and Ran
sey county.
{ By Senator Misunderstanding for fisll-way
in streams obstructcd by dams, etc.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
81
Olmstead county.
Relating to manufacturing corporations.
Appropriating 900 for the institution Q
the deaf, dumb and blind
Allowing Belle PLANE to issue bonds in $40
: 900 for a free wagon bridge.
To allow Murray county to issue bonds.
SENATE BILLS LOST.
To detatch territory from Chippewa count
and attach the same to Yellow Medicine cou1
Subsequently the vote was rcconsidered, an
! the bill laid upon the table.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Authorizing Morrison county to issu
$25, 900 to build a pridge across the Mississippi
} river at Little Falls.
Authorizing Detroit, Becker county, to issu
bonds to fund It's floating debt.
incorporating the village of New Richland
, Waseca county.
THE REFORM SCHOOL.
The bill to change the manner of commit
ments to the reform school, making youths sen
there for crime a State charge, being reache
, in committee of the whole, Senator Edgerto
spoke in favor of the change in which he IT
viewed the management of the institution
comparing the expenses with that Of the so
dters orphans, in which it shown b
figures that the expenses of the former wer
much less than that of the latter
Abiding to the charge made tina
occupants of the school after dir
charge had drifted into the penitentiary,
said that since the school has been in operatio
4O had been discharged, of which number onl
six had ever been in the penitentiary. an
three of these boys who had been Withdraw
against the protests of the management, by th
counties, to save expense, and in one case, a
least, was of deficient mind. He also read fro1
the report showing that of the admissions las
year large proportion had been for crime
which, had it not been for the Reform Schoc