Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-28

know that the action of the other House has
prevented the people of the State from getting
cheap text books az provided for in the con-
tract OF the State with Mr.. Merrill
senator Nelson-Does the Senator pretend to
say the State made any such contract with MIR.
Merrill as contained in Mr.. Halls supplement
ary bill.
Senator Donnelly-No; but it did make a
contract with him to furnish all the text books
OF the State for a specified time. That con-
tract was as strong and binding in its terms as
the English language could make it, and it was
the duty Of the Legislature to make all neces-
sary provisions for carrying the contract into
effect This Legislature had virtually refused,
for which refusal those responsible would have
10 account to their constituents. whose interests
they had betrayed.
Senator Nelson was glad the Senator now
saw the wisdom Of the action of those who OPP
posed the immediate action of yesterday.
Some further discussion followed, and Mr..
Donnelly's motion was adopted.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED. 81
Amending the charter of the city of Red
Wing; amending the charter of Lake City;
village OF Waseca to issue bonds; LIE Sueur
county to sell poor farm; changing school dis
tr1cts In LIE Sueur county.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Drain a lake in Meeker county: amending
charter of Anoka.
A recess was then taken.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Senator Holton-To provide for an adj
justment of the land grant for the Bralnerd
branch of the st. Paul & Pacific railroad COM
pany and to protect homestead and presumption
settlers thereon.
By Senator Goodrich ppropriating $500
annually for the payment of expressage and
postage for books, ETC., sent to other States in
return for like documents from such States.
The Senate then went into committee of the
whole, with Senator Hall in the chair, and con-
sidered some thirty odd bills-all fayorably but
that creating board of immigration, which
was again recommended for indefinite post
ponement-the most important of which are
mentioned elsewhere.
PROMOTING EMIGRATION.
The bill providing for a board of immigra-
ton and appropriating $4,000 therefor, failed
to be recommended to pass, when Senator
McNelly moved to indefinitely postpone. Sen
ators Doran and Donnelly spoke in favor of the
| bill and Senator Henry against, when Senator
Lienau offered substitute, the principal
change in the bill being that the president OF
| the board should act also as commissioner OF
| statistics.
Senator Nelson thought the principal feature
of the substitute was to legislate recent APP.
pointee of the secretary of State out of Office
| While he would not say that Mr.. jacobson was
as good selection could have been made
{ for that Office, he submitted that it was
unfair to Mr.. jacobson and to Secretary
Irgens to do what the bill proposed. When
] the bill was up the other day he opposed it, be
! lieving the money would be wasted as it had
| been in the past. Since then he had talked with
| persons interested in the measure, and he be
| lieved they meant business, and he should
| therefore support the measure for immigration
| if left to stand on its merits, and not coupled
with the proposition to legislate Mr.. jacobson
out of Office, but if that clause was retained he
should vote against it.
| Senator Lienau said he had no such int
ton in offering his substitute, and rs it was
| thought capable of such an understanding he
| would withdraw it.
| Senator Donnelly moved that the bill be re-
commended to pass.
| Senator Henry moved to amend that it be in
! definitely postponed, and his motion prevailed
| fourteen to sixteen.
| INSANE ASYLUM DEFICIENCY.
House bill appropriating $12,5 500 for the
| insane asylum coming up, Senator Nelson calico
for an explanation. which Senator Pillsbury
of the finance committee undertook to explain
which was in effect that the institution had rLr
out of money since November last when the
appropriation last year of 100000 had beer
expended, and that wood and other necessary
supplies had been purchased, for which the
institution was owing, the sum recommended
being to pay these men and carry the institu
ton along until the annual appropriation was
made.
Senator Drew thought the bill ought to pass
! and the amount taken from the annual appro
priation, and it was SO recommended.
The committee rose and the Senator not
having any business before it, adiOurned