Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-18
Senate.


The resolution of Senator Lienau calling
for report from the majority of the School
Text Book Committee, and the communica-
ton OF Mr.. D. D. Merrill applying the eau
terlzing knife to the action of Mr.. Burt.
superintendent of Public Schools, opens up
the fight over that question, and your report
er predicts plenty of Emusic in the air. for
superintendent Burt before the matter is
settled. 1t may be stated in this connection,
that an examination of the journal of the
last session discloses the fact that there is no
record of the appointment and confirmation
of Mr. Burt as such Superintendent of Pub
Tic instruction, from March 9th last for two
years. This being the situation it may be
necessary for the Senate to act upon his case
at this session, and if SO, judging from the
tone of some Of the speakers, especially Mr..
Donnelly's threat that if he were member
of the other branch he would promptly
move for his impeachment, and the decided
majority in favor of printing Mr.. Merrill's
communication, he will be roughly handled,
if not rejected, which would be very I'M
pleasant for Mr.. Burt.
The Routine Report.
Senator Rice presented petition from citi-
zens OF Kandlyohi county for grant of ten
acres of land, upon which shall be built a CEN
| tral school house fer each congressional dis
trict.
GRASSHOPPER RELIEF.
Senator Ahrens presented petition of citi-
zens OF Renvllle county for an extension of
taxes for the past year, for reason of grasshop-
per devastations.
HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE
A resolution of Senator j. B. Gilfllan was
adopted for joint special committee: to
whom shall be referred the recommendations
OF the Governor IN relation to the Hospital for
the Insane. The President announced as such
| committee Senators j. B. Gil6llan, Edgerton,
and Doran.
| COMMITTEE rooms JAN1roR.
Senator Nelson's resolution, authorizing the
Sergeant to employ a janitor for the
bury moved to amend by substituting the
President OF the Senate and Speaker Of the
House for Sergeant-at-Arms The amendment
was lost, and a vote being taken the resolu-
ton was adopted; yeas 20, nays II.
ANOTHER CLERK.
Inc chairman of the engrossing and enrolling
committee was authorized to employ one clerk
for both committees.
4 BILLS INTRODUCED.
By senator Notwithstanding the act in
cooperating the city of St. Charles.
BY Senator Nelson-To establish a seconc
I hospital far insane at Rochester,. Transfers
the inebriate asylum lands and building K
that purpose.
By Senator Smith-To add territory to til,
county seat of Rock county.
BY Senator Rice-To amend the law relatins
to weights and measures.
by Senator Macdonald-Ch Changing school dis
trlct IN Wright and Stearns county.
By Senator MISUNDERSTANDING Gov. Pills
bnry ". d. Q. Folsom, L, w. Collins, L. L.
Wheelock and A. 3. Robbins board to select s
site Tor second hospital for the insane, onl,
such location to be selected as shall be accom-
panied by grant to the State of not less thar
twenty acres of land for such hospital purposes
By Senator MISUNDERSTANDING superintend.
ents of schools to hold institutes in common
school buildings.
! BILLS PASSED.
The legislative appropriation bill. 1t appro-
PIRATES $65,000.
\ BLAND SILVER BILL.
| Senator Page, chairman Of the finance com.
mlttee, to whom was referred the resolution
substitute and amendment in reference to the
silver bill, reported that the committee were
unable to agree, and it therefore reported same
back to the Senate for it's action.
senator Morton called attention to the fact
that su bstantially the same legislation was had
last winter, and he thought that the matter
should now be left with the Senators from the
State in the National Congress. He therefore
moved that the resolution be indefinitely post
poned.
Senator Donnelly hoped the motion would
not prevail. In his opinion the action proposed
IN the resolution was proper. Those Senators
were the agents of the State, and while othe,
States were acting in reference to this matter
he trusted the State of Minnesota would moi
dodge the question.
The motion to postpone was lost.
The amendment of Senator G. d. Gilfllar
was then read, when Senator Donnelly briefly
addressed the Senate explaining the objection
to the standard eff 1870, provided for by the
amendment. He read from the money reports
OF yesterday observing that silver coin was
now at a discount of 234, difference that he
CLAIMED would be overcome by reconciliation.
The theory of the amendment was pernicious
IN that 1T provided for a heavier coinage than
was issued at the time the bond debt was con.
tracted, at which time the bonds distinctly pro
vlded Tor their payment in such coinage
Bondholders have their rights-the right to
/ nave their contract honestly carried out, moth
ing less, nothing more.
Senator @. d. Gilfllan did not see that the
bondholders were Interested in this matter
more than other citizens. The question was
the character of the currency of the country
whether 1T should be sound and solid or an in
n n.1 currency, under the reign of which an
other period of unhealthy expansion should be
lnaugurated. The fact had been shown that
the bonds were held by the poorer classes, and
! so Tar as Minnesota was concerned, he ven.
tured to say, not one of the really wealthy men
held any of these bonds. The charge that the
National banks held these bonds was untrue in
TACT, the bonds held by them belonging to the
government and held by the banks simply in
trust 1t was assumed that we had not suffi-
Gent currency and that to make up this de
hclency silver coinage must be legalized. To
tins Is ne had no objection, provided the silver
dollar was of the same value as gold
Senator Henry believed in the silver dollar
OF the fathers, and the sooner Congress re-
paired the almost objectionable crime of de-
monetlzatlon the better it would be for it and
the country.
| A vote being taken on the amendment It WAS
| lost. =
Yeas-Edwards, Gilfllan, G. D., Gilfllan,
John B., Goodrich, Hersey, Langdon, Mcclure,
McHench, Morton, Kenmore, Smith-l1
/ Nays--Ahrens, Bailey, Clement, Clough.
Denel, Donnelly, Dcran, Drew, Edgerton, Fin
seth, Hall, Henry, Houlton, Lienau, Macdonald,
McNelly, Morrison, Nelson, Page, Pillsbury,
shadeen, swanstrom, Waldron, Wheat-24.
Senator Edgerton offered substitute favor
ing simply the repeal of the act of Congress de
monetlzing silver and for restoring silver to its
position prior to 1873.
Senator Donnelly accepted the substitute.
and a vote being taken it was adopted.
Yeas-Ahrens, Armstrong, Bailey, Clement.
/ Clough, Denel, Donnelly, Doran, Drewe, Edger.
ton, Edwards, Finseth, Goodrich, Hall, Henry.
Hersey, Houlton, Langdon, Lienau, Macdon..
aid, McHench, McNelly, Mealey, Morehonse,
MORRISON 9 Nelson, Page, Pillsbury, Rice, sha-
leen, Swanstrom, Waite, Waldron, Wheat-s5.
| Nays-C. D. Gilfllan, Morton, Remore-S.
On motion OF Senator Donnelly the resolu-