Daily globe., 1878-02-16
THE LEGISLATURE.
IND NoW TIE BATTLE wAxEs HOT.

IND NOV THE BATTLE WAKES HOT.
Making the Reform school State AFFAIR
The Law Compilation job Goes Through
That Scott County, County Seat Fight
The Text Book Bill--A Lively Fight in
the House--Pr roposed Amendments Voted
Down.
Senate.
A citizen of St. Paul or Minneapolis in the
Senate chamber would have been aston
ished by hearing rural Senator speaking
good words, yes, eulogistic words, of their
II has become so much
practice of these rural gentlemen to snub
and cuff and traduce these two cities, as they
before the Legislature, that no
other treatment was expected. For this
reason, when Senator Nelson, in reply to
Senator Mealey's assertion-in speaking of
the proposition to make commitments to the
reform school for criminal offenses, State
charge, the same as in the case of all other
criminals-that the change was only de-
manded by St. Paul and Minneapolis, spoke
in earnest and enthusiastic praise of the iber-
aity ever shown by the representatives of this
people, and by the people themselves, to the
unfortunate of the State, every resident of
the two cities present was struck dumb with
astonishment. It was new sensation, and
a decided innovation on custom as old as
the State itself. True, Senator Nelson said
r,o%hirr Int 1uh icl To
in the State having any knowledge of State
affairs, but the surprise was in an acknowl-
edgement of the truth, and that, too, upon
the floor of the Senate while, as Senator
Nelson stated no demand for aid, public or
private, for the benefit of frontier portions
of the State, especially those sections afflicted
for years past by grasshopper devastations,
has ever been unheaded, the general practice
of the representatives of those sections, has
been, with scarcely an exception, to combine
to defeat any special measures
desired by these two Cities accompanying
the opposition, as rule, with innuendoes
rejecting upon the honesty of the motives
of the petitioners, and like ungenerous and
untruthful remarks. It is to be hoped thai
the remarks of Senator Nelson fell upon re-
tentive minds, and that they may be the
means of inaugurating reform in this matter
without the State propers, and no ont
knows this better than the sagacious bust
ness men and capitalists of these cities, ans
knowing this it is worse than foolishness t,
suppose that it is to their intereset to secur
legislation injurious to the good of the en-
tire people. And, paying as they do, on
| ,r%h %ho+ oe ho
right to ask little consideration at tn
hands of the rural members, occasionally
without being met with the charge of desir
ing to secure benefits to themselves at tn
expense of the State at large.
! It will be seen by the proceedings belo,
that the bill bringing out the remarks al
luded to above passed. Also that the com
pilation job passed. Readers of The GLoB
would do we'll to cut out and preserve til
yea and nay vote on the latter BILL It wi
be interesting to con over another winter a
the job develops. The following is the
Routine Report.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 15.-The Senate held but on
session yesterday, meeting at the usual hour.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Senator Armstrong authorize the pu1
chase and use of Campbell system of indexin
4 | 4OI OGdLc dIu county OWCerS.
by Senator Waldron-Appropriatin $3, 1927
to reimburse certain counties for moneys use
in the purchase of sheet iron and coal tar fc
grasshopper destruction
By Senator Drew-To amend the charter G
Winona prohibiting traffic in liquor withou
first procuring license and giving bonds.
By Senator rDeuel-Amending the constitutio
to allow women of 81 years and upwards to vot
upon the question Of license
By Senator rShaleen-Relating to animals rur
ming at large in Chisago county.
BY Senator Armstrong-From the committe
on judiciary, relating to appeals.
By Senator Mealey-Relating to the town pls
of Lower Monticello, Wright county.
l By Senator G. D. Gslfllan-Relating to I'll
treasurer of the board of education of st. Pau
Requires him to make monthly statements {
the moneys under his control, and deposit til
same.
By Senator Mealey-Appropriating $38 to r,
imburse John Phelps for excess Of interest 0
State school lands.
By Senator Rice-To change the name {
Moransville, Swift county, to Kildare. Passe
under suspension of rules.
By Senator Page-To legalize certain roat
in Otter Tail county.
By Senator Langdon-Amending the laws {
1878 relating to municipal aid to railroad CO
porations.
] By Senator G. d. Gil6llan-Relating to civ
, actions before justices. Also amending tt
law relating to registration in corporated tow1
and cities.
By Senator Shalleen-Basing the apportio1
ment of school moneys on children of schoo
able age instead of enrolment.
REFORM SCHOOL.
This bill coming up on it's passage Senat,
Mealey spoke against it. He said the inten
: say what you might, was to fasten another il
stitution upon the taxpayers of the Stat
There was not, as far as he knew, any deman
; for the change proposed except by few pa
ties in st. Paul and Minneapolis.
Senator Edgerton briefly explained and d
Tended the provisions of the bill.
l Senator Nelson also spoke briefly of the op
rations of the law as proposed to be change
: He also spoke of the injustice too often show
the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, viii,
paid one-fourth of the taxes, when measures
relief were proposed for their benefit, at IL
same time acknowledging the generosity show
l by these cities to the suffering frontier cou
ties.
Senator Doran believed that the State oug
to assume the entire expense of the institutiO
The vote resulted:
+ Yeas-Messrs. Ahrens, Armstrong, Bonniwe
Clement, Clough, Doran, Edgerten Gilfilla
Q. D., Gilfllan, j. B., Hall, Hersey, Houlto
Langdon, Lienau, Mcclure, McHench, Morto
stga% Neson' whas1 R5isbu5y Remore Rice Smith, swa
Nays-Bailey, Deuel., Donnelly, Drew. Fl
seth, Goodrich, Macdonald, McNelly, Meale
] Morrison, Shaleen, Waldron-12.
>, SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Amending the statutes relating to the ord
of argument.
Amending the statutes relating to eviden
, for the protection of children.
Relating to appointment of guardians.
Relating to challenging jurors.
Relating to actions concerning property.
j Authorizing the Minneapolis gas company