Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-27


concluding, however, he gave way for mo-
made the special order for this morning at
80 o'clock.
Routine Report.
ST.. PAUL, Feb. 26.-On notion Immediately
after the reading of the Journal the House pro-
ceeded to the order of third readings, and
passed the following bills:
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Authorizing the town of GAINESVILLE, Waseca
county, to issue bonds.
Incorporating the village of Taopi, Mower
county.
Devine against the United States. Lost-veas
46, nays 81.
Amending the charter of Mortified.
Repeating the charter of the village of
Shieldsville Rice county.
Consolidating the acts incorporating the city
of Saltwater.
Amending special laws relating to Lake City.
Changing the name Of the town site of Nord-
land, Lyon county.
Relating to school district in LIE Sueur coun-
ty.
Relating to the charter of st. Cloud, Stearns
county.
Authorizing the town clerks of Plainview and
Elgin, in Wabashaw county, to record deeds of
cemeteries.
Attaching certain territory of Renville to
Yellow Medicine county.
Restraining the running at large of cattle in
Fillmore county.
Relating to the pay of jurors in Big Stone
county.
Granting certain lands to the Southern Min
nesota railroad extension company.
Authorizing county commissioners of Sibley
county to give bonds.
Proposing amendment to the constitution
prohibiting special legislation. Lost, yeas so,
nays 81.
Authorizing LIE Sueur county to sell poor
farm and purchase another.
Increasing the number Of commissioners in
Morrison county.
Legalizing the action of the city council of
Duluth.
Authorizing Red Wing to lease portion of
Main street.
Amending the act relating to the fire depart
ment of Duluth.
| Prhibiting the running at large of cattle in
the west half Of Grant county.
| Legalizing the action of the Lansing Gene
| terry association in Mower county.
! Amending the act Incorporating the village
of Lake Crystal.
Regulating the salary of the treasurer of
Isanti county.
town of Washington Lake, Sibley county.
| Appropriating $14, 1000 for the enlargement of
the western wing of the Capitol Yeas Is. nays
| 20.
! Amending the laws Incorporating the CITY OF
! Rochester.
! lating to liens.
Recess to 2:3O.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion of Mr.. Muir, the House took ur
| the order of first reading of bills when on mo-
! ton of MIR. Mead, the rules were suspended
and memorial read from DeGraff L. Co.
| The textbook bill bei2g the special order
Mr.. Bohan moved that it be postponed one
! hour.
| Mr.. j. P West objected, and the bill was then
taken up.
Mr.. Teller offered the following amendment
Add the following section: Any county in this
| State shall be exempt from the operation OF
this act and of the act to which this act is sup
Elementary, if three-fourths of the voters OF
| such county at any general election upon the
| question shall vote against the law created by
| said acts.
| The voters voting in favor of exemption from
the operation of said acts shall have written OF
printed, or partly written and partly printed
| upon their ballots at such election the follow.
| ing words: "against textbook law" and those
voting against such exemption shall have writ
| ten or printed, or partly written or partly
printed on their ballots the words sfor the text.
| book law"
| Returns of such vote shall be made and can
| vassed in the same manner and at the same
time as in case of returns for county officers
| and the result shall be made matter of record
in the Office of the proper county auditor. and
| IN the office of the secretary of state.
Whenever citizens of any county in mum bers
| equal to one-tenth part of the voters voting at
the last preceding general election in such
county shall petition the county auditor SO to
do, he shall include in his notice of election a
call or notice for vote upon the said question
for exemption from the operation of said acts
but the failure of said auditor SO to act, shall
| not invalidate any election under the provisions
of this section.
Mr.. Bowler offered the following amend
| ment to the amendment
| Provided, that the inhabitants of cities or
| towns or special school districts, not under the
operation Of this law, shall not vote upon any
| such question.
DR.. Cole said only the schools acting under
special charters were exempt.
MIR. Bowler's amendment to the amendment
| was adopted.
Mr.. Hicks offered to amend the amendment
by striking out the words ''two thirds,'' and
insert the word majority. The amendment
was then withdrawn.
Mr.. West commended that the people had
already voted upon this bill, and by sending a
majority in favor of it. had ratified the
measure.
Mr.. Colvin denied Vests position. The
bill was worth at least 100000 to Merrill for
the fifteen years.
Mr.. West supported it without reference to
Merrill profits, but solely because it was good
for his constituents.
Mr.. Kinds announced his intention to sup
port the bill.
Mr.. Giles said he had been friendly to the
so-called Merrill school book bill but had been
most pointedly advised by many of his con-
stituents to support any amendment leaving it
optional with large majority of the people to
be released from the operations of this law.
Hence, I should vote yea on the amendment
offered by Mr.. Feller.
The yeas and nays were then called on the
adoption of Mr.. Feller's amendment and re-
suited ayes 81 and nays A., as follows:
Alfred, Emmel, McBroom,
Anderson, Emmons, McCrea,
Barthel, Tanning, McDermott,
Bishop, Teller, Morse,
BOhan, Fetzner, Mosher,
Buffum, Fiddes, Muir.
Bye, Giles, Perrin,
Campbell, ST.. Gunvalson, Purdie,
Chandler, Harvey, Richardson.
Christophersen, Hicks, Rieland
Clark, Holland, Robinson,
Colby, Holton, Sanborn
Cole, Hyland, Stanley,
Colvill, Johnson, Thompson, J.W.
Crandall, keenan,, Valstad,
Currie, Langemo, Mickey,
Cowing, Larkin, Williams
Dresbach, G.B. Lien, Mr.. Speaker.
Edison, Eutz, 81.
Bowler, Geib, Rahilly,