The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-28
bridge at Mankato. e., -,
Relating to the charter of the VII
lace of Waterville, LIE Sueur county
county,
AFTERNOON SESSION.

county,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Til .ex, took bill was tx
ter the bribery matter WAS disposed o.
"A noticed elsewhere and the questlon
being on Hicks amendment, 1t was
Mr.. Cole offered the following:
That section eight be amended by
striking out all after the word "that,
at the beginning of the second line,
and substitute the following:
"This act shall not take effect IN any
school district of this state until 1t has
been decided by majority OF the
voters in the district. at regular
meeting, or by special meeting called
for that purpose, to accept all the pro-
visions of this act and the act to
which this is supplementary.
Provided further, that at any annual
meeting of the district thereafter,
the use of the state text books may De
discontinued by vote OF a majority OF
the voters in the district.
At this point the Speaker sent up
and had read communication from
four of the leading publishers in Gin
cinnatti, New York, and other cities,
offering to supply text books upon
certain terms.
Mr.. Bowler objected to further
reading after the clerk had gotten
about half through.
Mr.. Rice read a shirt advertise
ment, and contended that that hau as
much to do with the matter before the
House AZ that which the clerk was
then reading. -
After considerable discussion MI.
Cole rose and read a very ernest, fore
ible and we'll considered argument
against the Merrill bill, which ne
claimed had come from ''well known
introducer of eccentric bills, ana
was in the interest of the man VINO
had sold more high-priced text BOOKS
than any other man in the state:
Mr.. Hicks thought the proposition
leaving the matter to vote OF the
people eminently wise and democrat.
ic. He spoke of the revolving fund
which scoops out $4,000 every year
from the state treasury into the peck
ct of d. d. Merrill. He moved the
following as substitute for section
!, of the printed bill:
SAT the general election OF the year
1885 the question of the continuance
of the text book contract. provided
: for in this act and the act to which
, this is supplementary, shall be sub
., mitted to "a vote of the legal voters o.
: the state, and if twO-thirds OF those
: voting upon that question shall vote
against the continuance of said con
tract in the manner provided in Thu
4 section, then and in that case thu
Il said contract shall cease to be in fore
Q rs soon as the result of said vote shall
I be determined and announced by tn
J: canyassers of votes for state officers
IL whose duty it shall be to canvas
!. the vote herein provided, and to an
nounce the result at the time and i
Il manner observed in canvassing an
+ announcing the result as to electlo
of state officers. At the polls in eac
- voting precinct a separate ballot DO
. shall be provided by the proper oil
le GERS; the vote herein provided fo
u shall re upon separate ticket an
u voters fayOring a continuance of sal
'e contract, have written or printed, {
a partly written and partly printed @
u their tickets the words, ''For boo
contract" and voters opposing sue
X continuance shall have upon the
es tickets in the same manner the word
.. Against book contract
a After an unimportant discussion
VI, too great length for our limited spac
III the vote was taken, ayes 81, nays I
es Mr.. Rice offered the following pr
&c test, in which Mr.. Kinds subsequer
ly joined:
The pending amendment is clear
unconstitutional, for the reason tn
ng at the end of the five years it delegat
er the power of continuing contract
the people. or making law for
lis people. which power can only be
an ercised by the legislature.
IRE Mr.. McCrea proposed an amer
he ment, but subsequently withdrew
M The question recurring upon t
adoption of Mr.. Coles amendmel
the yeas and nays were ordered a
or. recorded, ayes ~. nays 50.
ng \ long and exciting squabble en-
ed. motions and various suggestio
to following each other in rapid succe
ion. Several attempts. were MAJ
the but failed to agree upon some co
sht promise. when an effort was made
force vote by means of the preylt
ing questions. The Speaker. MIR. Nor
having recognized the sonorous vo
ing of Mr.. Hicks. who had risen with
'er other amendment. and had address
cry the chair. aud first attracted attenti
the demand for the previous quest
the could not be put, and the determi
ton of the opponents OF the bill
alb contest desperately every inch
sso- ground becoming every moment M
observable. all hope of forcing a
pri- was foregone. Accordingly Mr.. W
,ov moved that the bill be again made
special order for go this afterno
the This motion. however. failed. and
,un- House adjourned after probably
most exciting day of the session.
-ens memorable Saturday. the 10th, alw
,urt excepted.
>ENATE-FRIDAY.I
l OF BILLS INTRODUCED.
yer. By Senator Goodrich--Two
amending the general laws Of 1870
ing lating to challenge by juries in
CIV. actions.
By Senator Pillsburry--Ament
the general laws Of $50 relating
ssue fees for conveying convicts to
state prison. Also, to provide for