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

| SENATE.-WEDNESDAY, 27.
Senator Waite's bill providing for a
constitutional convention, being put
| upon its passage, was lost. yeas %,
nays l5, not two-thirds in the affirma-
tive. The vote was reconsidered and
! the bill laid on the table.
At the hour l 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 provis-
! ions of the bill. He therefore moved
that the bill be made the special order
at IL a. IN. 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 a 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.. Merrill!
Senator Nelson-Does the Senator
pretend to say the state made any
such contract with Mr.. Merrill as con-
tanned in Mr.. Halls supplementary
bill.
Senator Donnelly-No; but it did
make IA contract with him to furnish
all the text books of the state for a
specified time. That contract was as
strong and binding in it's 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 BrLLsjPAssEp.
Drain q lake in Meeker county:
amending charter of Anoka.
A House bill appropriating $500
for the insane asylum coming up,
Senator Nelson called for an explana-
tion, which Senator PillssNry of the
finance committee undertook 10 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 nec-
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 1t was
so recommended.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A 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 favorablv but that cre-
ating a board of Enumeration. which
wassgain recommended for indefinite