Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-22

. Mr. West moved that the bill be read third
time and put upon it's final passage
Mr.. McCrea offered an amendment. which
was subsequently Withdrawn.
Mr.. Gilman, G. A., moved to amend by strik-
ing ont .stwo-thirds and inserting .ore-
third
Mr.. Ladd said the amendment was wrong
and that the matter ought to be decided by
majority vote. That was the Democratic prin-
c1ple. 1t was right, and should prevail here.
The vote was then taken on Mr. McCrea's
amendment, and resulted, ayes 80, nays &c.
Mr.. {. A. Gilman offered another amend
ment, as follows: Provided the legal voters of
any school district, may, at any annual election,
vote to relieve themselves from the operation
OF this act, by voting thereon in a manner to
be hereafter prescribed by law. and, in case
two-thirds of said voters, voting as aforesaid,
snail vote against said act such district shall be
relieved from the operation thereof.
Mr.. Mead hoped the time would come when
the Normal schools would cease having finger
| IN the affairs of the legislation of this State.
Here were Winona, Mankato and st. Cloud
leagued together to kill this bill.
Mr.. Campbell. S. L., did not intend taking
| any part in the argument. He had not pro-
ceeded far when he was interrupted by Mr..
Bowler, when Mr.. Campbell alluded to Bowler
| as being to much in love with the Merrill bill
that he was willing to take the books and leave
the school ma'ams to him (CampbelD. [Shouts
| of laughter. The speaker continued in this
| strain for some time and then spoke of the bill
as being sugar-coated for the county districts
| The bill had now been amended and further
amendments would not hurt its chances in the
Senate
| Let us go to work and put on the amend
ment proposed the other day, that the wages
| of the teacher should not be subordinated to
| the payment for Herrill's books.
MIR. Bowler replied at length to the last
speaker, defending his advocacy of the bill, on
the ground that his people and the people of
the State wanted it.
MIR. Ladd thought if the proposed amend
ment was adopted, the supreme court would
declare it unconstitutional. He argued that
giving the right to the people to decide whethe.
! they should have the books conflicted with
that constitutional provision which required
uniformity of text books.
Mr.. Colville urged that the supreme court
had decided the constitutionality of the loca
option law, and the principle in both was the
same. Uniformity has never existed and new
er will. The bill had to go to the Senate anC
they might well consider all amendments OF
their merits.
Mr. Bowler said if that amendment were in
corporated in the BILL the Merrill bill might a.
well be repealed.
Mr.. Laid undertook to show the fallacy o
Mr.. Colvill's argument, and said the constitu
ton required a uniformity of schools, and die
not require a uniformity of temperance
Mr.. Hicks reminded Mr.. Ladd that the con
stltutlon said schools not school books The,
might as well require uniformity of desks. o
clothing, &c.
Mr. Bowler asked if books were rot part o
uniform system of education:
Mr. Hicks--No more than the hat is part O
the boy. Laughter.
Mr.. Kinds made lengthy and dispassionat
speech. He thought the people could live un
der this law for five years. Uniformity o
books was most essential requisite The mos
serious objection to the bill was that it did no
require a uniformity of books. as a large por
ton of the State was exempted from the oper
alton of this law. He would certainly vote t,
make the law operative over the entire State.
The amendment was again read, and tn
clerk being about to call the roll a demand wa
made for a call of the House The demant
not being sustained, the yeas and nays wer
: demanded and resulted-ayes Az NAYS 81: