The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-03-07
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.-WEDNESDAY. q.


Senator Waite's bill providing for a
| constitutional convention, being put
| upon its passage. was lost. yeas %,
nays 10, not two-thirds in the atfirma-
i tive. The vote was recOnsidered and
! the bin laid on the table.
i At the hour ! / a. m. the president
announced the special order, the text
! book bill
Senator Donnelly said that his state
ment made yesterday that Mr.. Mer-
rill was willing to accept the House
| amendments, was without authority
! that gentleman holding that the sec
| Ond amendment nullifed the proyis-
ions Of the bill. He therefore moved
! that the bin be made the special order
at Il a. m. tomorrow. to give the
| friends of the measure time to con-
! suit as to what they would do.
Senator Nelson WAS glad the Sena-
! tor had seen the force of the
! objections made to action on the bill
| yesterday. There had been nothing
received from Mr.. Merrill to signify
his willingness to accept the provis-
ions attached by the House, and it
| became a grave question whether
their incorporation did not give Mr..
Merrill claim against the state for
| damages.
Senator Donnelly-Is the Senator
glad to know that the action of the
other House has prevented the people
of the state from getting cheap text
books as provided for in the contract
of the state with Mr.. Merrilll
/ II
| pretend TO say the state made any
such contract wi tn Mr.. Merrill as con-
tanned in Mr.. Halls supplementary
| bill.
Senator Donnelly-No; but it did
| make ii contract with him to furnish
| all the text books of the state for a
! specified time. That contract 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 necessary provisions for car
| rying the contract into effect. This
Legislature had virtually refused, for
| which refusal those responsible would
! have TO account to their constituents,
whose interests they had betrayed.
Some further discussion followed
and Mr.. Donnelly's motion was
adopted.
House BILLS PASSED.
Amending the charter of the city
of Red Wing, amending the charter
Lake City: village of Waseca to issue
| bonds; lie Seuer county to sell poor
farm, changing school districts In
| lie Seuer county.
SENATE BILLsJPAssEp.
Drain lake in Meeker county.
amending charter Of Anoka.
\ House bill appropriating $500
for the insane asylum coming up,
Senator Nelson called for an explana-
ton, which Senator Pills hry of the
finance committee undertook TO ex-
plain, which was in effect that the in
stitution had run out of money since
November last, when the appropria-
tion last year 100000 had been ex-
pended. and that wood and other nee
essary supplies had been purchased,
for which the institution was owing,
the sum recommended being to pay
these men and carry the institution
along until the annual appropriation
was made.
Senator Drew thought the bill ought
TO pass, and the amount taken from
the annual appropriation, and it was
so recommended.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
/ 4 few bin were introduced. when
/ the Senate went into committee OF
+ the whole. with Senator Hall in the
chair, and considered some thirty
odd bills-all favorahly but that Gre
ating 2 board Of immigration. which
! was again recommended for ind afinifs