Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-14

Donnelly, Goodrich, Lienau, Mcclure, Nelson
Remore, Rice and Wheat
HOUSE ELL PASSED.
Incorporating the village of Montgomery, LIE /
Sueur county.
Recess to o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Senator Goodrich-An amendment to sec
ton 4 article !, of the constitution, giving
courts power to receive as verdict the finding
of nine jurors in civil cases; Also bill for car
rying such provision iuto effect if adopted.
By Senator Finseth- Making paupers town |
charge in Goodhue county.
By Senator Notwithstanding the spe- |
cial law creating the Independent school district
of St. Cloud.
By Senator McHench- Authorizing the con-
veyance of lots in Plainview cemetery.
HIGHER EDUCATION.
Senator Mealey presented bill creating
commission consisting of the superintendent of
public instruction, the president of the State
be appointed by the Governor, to be called high
school board whose duty it shall be to inspect
such independent and high schools which may
teach such branches prescribed as requisite for
admission to the collegiate department Of the
State University not lower than the third or
| sub-freshman class, with view of giving such
| schools aid not to exceed $500 each for any one
year, and $4,000 in the aggregate. The men,
bers of the board are to serve without compen-
sation except the last named, who is to receive
$3 per day when actually employed.
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Nine bills were ordered engrossed for third
reading, including memorial to Congress to
make the head of navigation on the Minnesota
river at Little Falls, Carver county. The bill
in relation to foreclosures by action was re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee for amend
ment, and that in relation to commitments to
L {hnR ofor 1orl - H. r
Senator Mealey.
| The President announced the special com.
mittee on the memorial Of the State Agricul-
tural Society, Senators Donnelly, Shallcen
Clough, Swanstrom and Drew.
Adjourned.
House.
Now that the Page matter is nearing its close,
at least preliminarily, the petitions read be-
fore the House comprehend and are en-
braced within three subjects-the text book
bill. the temperance bill and the bill for the
removal of the Scott county county seat.
Upon each side of the two first named there
were several petitions read yesterday, to each
of which was attached quite an array of
Names
Upon the county seat question, Represent
alive Giles sent up petitions claimed to be
signed by 1,448 persons, in favor of it's re-
moval to Jordan, or rather the sub
mission of the question to the vote
of the people. To offset this petition,
Mr.. Kinds sent up remonstrance
which was said to have been signed by ,424
persons. It thus appears that 1872 persons
have enrolled themselves pro or con on this
question, OF nearly 500 more than the num-
Der of votes cast in the entire country du ring
the late Presidential campaign.
When the reading Of the petition had been
gone through with, on the order of reports
from committees, Mr.. Ladd. from the COM
mittee on ways and means, threw bomb
shell into the House in recommending for
indefinite postponement all the bridge bills
thus far presented this session. The sonor-
GUS voice of Chief Clerk Flower had scarcely
echoed through the hall when half dozen
cham lions were on their feet prepared to
battle for their pet projects. Mr.. Bowler, of
Renville, moved to amend the recommends
{ ton of the committee, by referring
all the bills to special committee
consisting of the members who had intro
duced them. Brandt, of Brown, and Bohan
of Blue Earth, made earnest and vigorous
protests against the proposed action of the
House in consigning these relics to an un-
timely grave. But it was all in vain. The
House was bent on the sacrifice and it was
consummated despite all the piteous appeals
that could be made.
One of the reports of the committee Oh
education also provoked quite breeze. Fol
2 some time past bill had been pending be-
fore that committee, in which the author
DIR. Miller, of Winona-sought to change
$ the rule whereby the proportion of schoo
moneys is allotted to each district on the
: basis of actual attendance, and make, in
stead, the actual number of schoolable chill
dren in the district within the ages of five
| and twenty-one the basis, as was heretofore
e the practice. In this view, the committee
were not inclined to coincide, and accord
: ingly recommended the bill for indefinite
! postponement. This of course, did no
$ meet the Doctors ideas, and he accordingl,
g waded in in defense of his bill, and in til,
f charged the committee with want of dis
g position to show fair and courteous treat
! ment to the measure. He contended tina
V his bill provided the only fair and equitable
y basis for the country districts, and demanded
that the bill be allowed to go to the com
mittee of the whole for discussion. TIL
earnest appeal of the Doctor prevailed, an,
), he will yet be heard defending his propose,
e system for ascertaining the numerical basil
n of school children in each district.
e During the afternoon session Col CoIvill
e created some merriment by seeking to hay
r, the temperance bill referred to the commit
;, tee on military affairs. 1t was question
y he said, affecting military supplies and b
l thought the committee knew how to dea
e properly with such momentous question
:. The friends of the bill, however, were evi
r, IDENTIFY afraid to trust it in the hands of tn
a gallant colonel and his committee, and SO t.
# crafty them, the House refused to take j
e from committee of the whole, where
e now is.
n Later en- in the afternoon, the bill appro
:, e priating $4,000 annually for three years TO
,e geological survey of the northern sectio,
a of the State, to be expended under the direc
- ton of Prof. Winchell of the State Univer
e sity, came up for its third reading. Unani
nous consent was asked to amen
% by inserting .:four'' instead of s.three
" The roll was then called, when it was foun
n that Al ho6 voted no hill or1 ooo;,,,